On the wedding day, my wife was abnormal

Behind her, the train, which was more than ten meters long, was still carefully held by twenty palace maids. The brocade on the train sparkled with colorful light in the dim light, and the embroidered mountains, rivers, flowers, birds, fish and insects seemed to have spirits, swaying gently with her steps.

Lin Zhen glanced at Murong Yan: "Yan'er, if you think there are too many palace maids, I can assign them some work, maybe even generate some income for you."

"Really?" Murong Yan's eyes lit up when she heard about the money. "Then tell me!"

"The wool-gathering machine at Xiling's place is almost finished. I'm thinking, if it works, I'll send people to the Manmeng region to collect wool. The wool will then be run through the machine and turned into yarn. Then, I'll organize skilled craftsmen and palace maids to weave it into sweaters, coats, and other clothing to keep warm."

"Wool can keep you warm? Is that true? Besides, what can we use to exchange wool with the barbarians? Food?"

"Yes, it's winter now. The Manmeng are afraid of our Daqian's strength and dare not go south to plunder. So they are in urgent need of food. Now is the best time to discuss cooperation."

Murong Yan lowered her head and thought for a moment, then said, "If that's the case, wool should be very cheap. This trade is indeed profitable... But those palace maids used to serve tea and water, and at most they only know simple needlework. As for weaving, can they handle it?"

"Ling'er is very thoughtful. She took ease of use into consideration when developing this machine. This wool-rolling machine is easy to operate, and with just a little training, the palace maids will be able to master it. Once the first batch of wool yarn is produced, we can select a few skilled embroiderers in the palace to weave a few sample garments to demonstrate their warmth and exquisiteness, and then gradually promote it. By then, not only will the palace have a new source of income, but private workshops will also see the profitability and will surely follow suit. This way, the people's income will increase, and they will no longer have to worry about lacking warm clothes in winter, which will truly be a boost to all industries."

Lin Zhen couldn't tell Murong Yan the entire working principle of the wool rolling machine, and even if he did, she wouldn't understand, so it was better to keep it simple.

In fact, Lin Zhen had wanted to control the Manmeng area through wool a few months ago, but... he didn't know how to make a wool ginning machine.

He was a straight-up liberal arts student, and knowing the ratio of gunpowder was a sign of being a bookworm. As for such a "high-end" machine, he simply couldn't make it. At this point, he began to envy those science students who traveled through time.

As the saying goes: Master math, physics, and chemistry, and you won't be afraid to travel the world. Just like the Tang Dynasty next door, when Li Shimin became emperor, he brought potatoes back from South America.

Although Lin Zhen didn't know how he did it, he felt it was very powerful.

As long as wool can play a role in Daqian, Man Meng will have an inseparable connection with Daqian from then on, and the relationship will become better and better, and there will be fewer and fewer cases of extortion.

In fact, the reason why they went south to beg for food was mostly because of hunger caused by lack of food in winter. Who would be willing to risk their life if they could have enough food to eat?

Lin Zhen wanted to use this method to control them and make them obediently herd sheep and cattle for us in the vast grassland.

Murong Yan said, "My husband, do you mean that this wool factory should be set up in the imperial palace?"

"Yeah, there's such a big place in your Xiyuan that's empty. What are you keeping it for?"

"No!" Murong Yan immediately refused: "Too much wool will definitely fly everywhere, and it will smell! I don't agree!"

"Okay, let's put this matter aside for now."

"no!"

"Huh?" Lin Zhen was stunned. "No... You can't do this or that. What on earth are you trying to do?"

"How can I not take advantage of such a good business? You will be responsible for finding a workshop. If that doesn't work, you can set it up directly in Wuqing. You will also be responsible for teaching the palace maids how to weave and find a way to sell the finished clothes. The profits belong to me!"

Lin Zhen’s eyes widened.

"Then what are you doing?"

"I'll provide the palace maids? Is that not enough?" Murong Yan paused, as if realizing she was being too extreme, and then added, "I'll provide the palace maids, but you have to pay for them."

"You provide the workers, I pay for their wages, and the profits from the sales are yours? Are you money-minded?"

Lin Zhen had never heard of such a request in his life.

Originally, he wanted to help Murong Yan relieve some of the burdens in the palace, but who knew that he would get into so much trouble.

Murong Yan clenched her fists stubbornly and looked at him angrily: "I'm really short of money now, are you going to agree or not?"

"Okay, okay! I surrender, I surrender!" Lin Zhen raised his hands to express his surrender. Murong Yan smiled foolishly, "Hehehe, this is my good husband!"

After saying that, she rolled her eyes charmingly, put her arms around Lin Zhen's neck, and kissed him lightly on the corner of his mouth: "Baji! Don't worry, you won't suffer any loss. I will serve you well later."

"No, just let me bury my head in your chest and cry."

Lin Zhen was about to lower his head as he spoke, and Murong Yan was so scared that she quickly dodged and covered her chest: "No! There are so many people watching, I can't kill everyone in the palace! Go back first, and come see me after you've dealt with it!"

The palace maids holding the train behind them were trembling with fear.

Lin Zhen was completely unaware.

He put his arms around Murong Yan's waist, and put his big hands into the mink fur, covering the luxurious phoenix robe.

"It's still not peaceful lately. I wanted to transfer Yanyan in to protect you, but who knew that this girl actually took Laifu into the mountains to hunt. You have to be careful."

"Yeah." Murong Yan felt Lin Zhen's concern and nodded shyly.

Lin Zhen lowered his head, kissed her lightly on the forehead, then turned and left the palace.

Murong Yan touched her forehead, which was still slightly warm, smiled sweetly, and then returned to her cold and aloof appearance as the empress, and spoke to the palace maids and eunuchs behind her.

"Let's go to the imperial concubine."

......

Sima Chunlei has been very upset these days, having dealt with more than a dozen eunuchs and palace maids in succession.

The reason was simple: Gu Zhen was actually pregnant.

Damn it, Sima Chunlei became angrier and angrier the more she thought about it. She tried so hard and tried so hard to please him, but he still couldn't get pregnant. Instead, that woman who was like a dead fish got pregnant first.

Although Gu Zhen was not very favored, she was Lin Zhen's woman after all, especially since Lin Zhen's family was small and in urgent need of an heir.

This will invisibly elevate Gu Zhen's status to a very high level, and he may even surpass himself one day.

This is something Sima Chunlei absolutely cannot accept.

She could bow to Murong Yan, but she would never allow any woman other than Murong Yan to stand above her.

At this moment, she was sitting on the Luohan bed in the palace, holding a packet of medicine powder in her hand.

She was thinking.

Should we abort Gu Zhen’s unborn child?

As long as she has no child, Gu Zhen will be her little follower!

Thinking of this, Sima Chunlei's expression froze and he wanted to stand up.

Suddenly, a loud cheer came from outside the palace gate.

"Your Majesty has arrived!!"