Chapter 506
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"I've never thought of being anyone's benefactor."
Wei Ziyao fixed her eyes on the Northern Wen Emperor and said, "I've never thought of being a person who stands aloof from worldly affairs, so I can't be anyone's benefactor. I'm doing all this just to protect the people who are very important to me. I've worked hard all my life. If I can't even protect the people I want to protect, then I can only be a joke."
Wei Ziyao's words were like a sharp sword that pierced the Northern Wen Emperor's heart.
"Are you saying that my life is just a joke?"
He recalled the past and combined it with the present.
"Ha …" Wei Ziyao was right. It was indeed a joke.
Since ancient times, emperors have always been lonely. Every decision you make is related to the lives of countless people, so you have no choice but to sacrifice your family for the greater good. But I'm different. I've always been insidious, and I'll do anything to achieve my goal. Before you make a decision, you have to consider the common people. But before I make a decision … I only think about myself and the people I want to protect.
"What a good excuse."
Her words made the Northern Wen Emperor feel much better.
He didn't expect Wei Ziyao to be so artistic.
"I'll leave it to you. Whether you succeed or not, I won't blame you."
He was talking about Jian Ning's marriage.
"I heard that the sanatorium opened today with unprecedented grandeur. There are also many new things on the market, which are far more luxurious than the palace. There's even a peerless transparent wall. You must have spent a lot of money on those things, right?"
"Transparent wall?"
She should be referring to the aquarium.
"Your Majesty, are you here to test how I got so much money?"
Wei Ziyao knew that if the emperor was suspicious, he would be suspicious sooner or later.
"In fact, I didn't spend much money on those things. The main thing is that I put in a lot of effort. You should know that I'm very good at judging jade. I made a lot of money by gambling on stones. Later, my mother's family gave me ten miles of red dowry. That's the wealth of the Marshal's Mansion. Although it's not very rich, it's enough to invest in a sanatorium."
"Are you saying that you've invested all your assets into the construction of the sanatorium?" Northern Wen Emperor looked at Wei Ziyao with a scrutinizing gaze. "Such a desperate action doesn't seem like something you would do."
"You said it yourself. This was a gamble. What if I won? Indeed … it doesn't seem like something I would do. But reality has proven that I won. Whether it's the green guarantee or the sanatorium, I won."
As she spoke, she raised her head confidently. "Do you know how much I earned from the membership of the sanatorium today, other than the money from the green guarantee?"
"How much?" Northern Wen Emperor wanted to know how much money could make Wei Ziyao so arrogant.
Wei Ziyao stretched out her hand and gestured a five.
The Emperor's eyes widened in disbelief: "Five million!?"
"No." Wei Ziyao shook her head. "It's fifty million."
"What!?" That number was simply too shocking. It had only been a day.
"There are many rich people in Shengjing, and even more people who know how to enjoy life. Today, everyone saw how the sanatorium was on fire. If they didn't make a reservation earlier, they would've lost all the good seats. So, those rich and powerful people who have money to spare naturally have to show their boldness."
Fifty million …
That was enough to cover the disaster relief fund for a few years.
And that was just a day's worth of squandering.
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