On the wedding day, my wife was abnormal

Chapter 1220 I'm Going to Do Business

This silly girl.

She's always like this.

With her seemingly strong but actually incredibly fragile shoulders, she shouldered everything for him.

A surge of immense, indescribable heartache and guilt welled up in Lin Zhen's heart.

He slowly rose from beside the cold dragon throne.

Although his body is still very weak.

Although his face was still pale.

But his upright posture and the innate, supreme aura of dominance he exuded were still so compelling that people dared not look directly at him.

He walked down the steps one by one.

He walked up to Murong Yan's side.

Then, in front of everyone, he reached out and gently embraced the woman who was still holding up the entire empire for him.

"Yan'er," his voice was soft and gentle, yet it carried an endless affection and doting that could move heaven and earth.

"Thanks a lot."

He didn't say anything more.

I just held her quietly like that.

It was as if he wanted to use his own body to shield her from all the storms of the world.

Murong Yan's body trembled slightly.

Her carefully constructed facade of strength crumbled the moment she felt that familiar and warm embrace.

Tears streamed down my face uncontrollably once again.

She buried her face deeply in his broad chest, which, though still showing signs of illness and weakness, was still so reassuring.

"Husband..."

She only managed to utter two words before she choked up uncontrollably.

Lin Zhen looked at the woman in his arms who was crying like a child.

Besides love, all that remained in my heart was endless regret and self-blame.

He knew that he was wrong.

He was wrong from the very beginning.

He shouldn't have left her alone in this cold, cannibalistic palace just because of his ridiculous so-called "male chauvinism" and his so-called ambition to "make a name for himself".

He shouldn't have collapsed because of his stubbornness when she needed him most.

Let her face this overwhelming pressure alone, enough to crush anyone.

He gently patted her back and whispered in her ear in the gentlest voice in the world.

"I'm sorry, Yan'er."

"It's my husband's fault."

"My husband shouldn't have let you suffer so much alone."

“I promise you,” his voice became incredibly firm and solemn, “from today onwards, I will never leave again.”

"No matter where you go, I'll be with you."

"If you go to the East China Sea, I'll go with you."

"If you go to the Western Regions, I will go with you."

"Even if you want to go to the highest heavens to pluck stars, you still have to go to the deepest hells to fight Yama."

"I, Lin Zhen, will always be with you."

"Through the highest heavens and the deepest hells, we, husband and wife, will never be separated."

Lin Zhen's confession was filled with endless affection, doting, and a sense of responsibility.

Like a ray of the warmest sunshine, it instantly dispelled all the gloom and fear in Murong Yan's heart.

It was like a powerful stimulant, instantly filling her already exhausted heart with renewed strength.

She raised her head, her beautiful phoenix eyes, already blurred by tears, gazing at him intently as if she could never get enough of him.

"Husband..."

She sniffed, her voice thick with nasal tone, yet filled with an unprecedented sweetness and happiness.

"You...is everything you're saying true?"

"Are you really willing to come to Japan with me?"

"of course it's true."

Lin Zhen looked at her still somewhat incredulous and adorable expression, and smiled as she gently pinched the tip of her small, pert nose.

"When have I, Lin Zhen, ever lied to you?"

He turned his head and glanced at the civil and military officials who were still kneeling on the ground, all of them staring in disbelief as if they had seen a ghost.

A playful smile appeared on his lips.

“However,” he changed the subject, “our trip to Japan this time is not to fight and kill with them.”

"what?"

Murong Yan and all of His Highness's officials were stunned.

Not going to war?

So what are they doing, going to all this trouble, issuing war bonds and forming a joint fleet?

Are you going to the East China Sea for sightseeing?

“Husband, you…” Murong Yan looked at him with some confusion, “What do you mean by this?”

"What I mean is simple."

A sly glint flashed in Lin Zhen's eyes.

He took Murong Yan's hand and walked back up the high imperial steps.

Then, in front of everyone, he pointed to the inconspicuous little island nation on the huge geomantic map and slowly said...

"Our trip to Japan this time is not for conquest, but for 'borrowing'."

"borrow?"

Everyone was even more confused.

"That's right, it's a loan."

A mysterious smile appeared on Lin Zhen's lips.

"First, we need to 'borrow' money from them."

His gaze fell on Zhou Xing, the Minister of Revenue.

"Minister Zhou, weren't you just complaining about being poor, saying that the national treasury was empty and we couldn't afford a two-front war?"

"Now, the opportunity has come."

"Japan is full of silver mines. This time, we don't need a lot, just 'borrow' thirty to fifty million taels of silver from them. That shouldn't be a problem, right?"

"Thirty...fifty million taels?!"

Upon hearing this astronomical figure, Zhou Xing's small eyes widened instantly, becoming as big as copper bells!

I was so excited that I almost fainted on the spot!

Thirty to fifty million taels of silver!

That would be enough to fill their Great Qian's national treasury several times over!

With this money, let alone fighting a two-front war, even a ten-front war, Zhou Pangzi dares to guarantee that there will be plenty of food and military pay!

"Borrow! We must borrow! Borrow as much as we can!"

Without thinking, he made a frantic statement in a voice that was almost a roar.

His greedy and avarice-obsessed appearance made Wang Anshi and the others roll their eyes.

Lin Zhen looked at his comical antics and couldn't help but laugh and cry at the same time.

He cleared his throat and continued, "Secondly, we need to 'borrow' people from them."

His gaze then fell upon Li Ge, the Minister of Works.

"Minister Li, although our Great Qian is a vast country with abundant resources and a large population, there are very few people who truly understand shipbuilding and ocean navigation."

"The Japanese are surrounded by the sea, and their people have made a living by fishing and sailing for generations. Among them must be many highly skilled shipwrights and experienced navigators."

"Our purpose in going there this time is to 'borrow' all of these top talents to our Great Qian!"

"Let them serve us! Build for us an invincible fleet that can roam the seas!"

"Your Highness is wise!"

Upon hearing this, Li Ge was so excited that he trembled all over.

He knew that the prince's move was a complete and utter failure!

Technology can be learned.

But talented people, especially those top talents who have been immersed in this field for decades, are rare and hard to come by!

With these people, he was confident that within three years he could build a super fleet for the Great Qian Dynasty that far surpassed that damned "East India Company" in both scale and technology!