The Flourishing Era of Female Merchants

She wanted to see how remorseful Yu Fangfei would feel in the future, and An Yuefeng... would probably be the first person who wouldn't let Yu Fangfei off the hook!

Thinking this, An Mi raised the corners of her mouth and turned to leave without lingering. As soon as she looked up, she met a pair of cold eyes. Who else could it be but the King of Donglin looking at her?

An Mi felt a tremor in her heart as he looked at her. The scene of their interaction at the Liu residence that day flashed through her mind. Her eyes flickered slightly. For some reason, she felt that the way the Prince of Donglin looked at her was exactly the same as the way he looked at "Miss Yan" that day.

Did he know that he was Miss Yan?

This guess made An Mi frown, but she didn't dwell on it. She lowered her head, withdrew her gaze from his, and silently left, thinking to herself that she hadn't gone to Shengshi Lieyan today and wondered how things were there.

King Donglin watched that figure leave. The two people beside him, one with a furrowed brow and the other gritting his teeth inwardly.

As perceptive and meticulous as Qinglan was, how could she not have noticed who her fourth brother was looking at? Recalling what she saw at the Liu family's birthday celebration that day, her brows furrowed even more.

Yu Ling'er gritted her teeth and swallowed her anger. She thought An Mi would be the one to drown today, but who would have thought...

Now, An Mi is still perfectly fine, but her brother-in-law seems to care about her even more. How can she be content with this?

An Mi left, but instead of returning directly to the An residence, she went to the Grand Flame Palace. At this moment, in the private room on the second floor of the Grand Flame Palace, which was reserved for "Miss Flame," An Mi sat on a soft couch, holding a teacup in her hand, sipping tea intermittently, listening to Cheng Ying standing in front of her, reporting on the situation of the Grand Flame Palace that morning.

I heard that the items she offered were sold out quickly, which also boosted the sales of other embroidery products. A faint smile appeared on Anmi's lips.

“Cheng Ying truly admires you, Miss. Yesterday, when you announced the prices of those embroidered pieces, I was stunned for a long time. The lowest embroidered handkerchief was fifty taels, which is a hundred times more than usual. Who would be willing to be such a sucker? But today, Miss, didn’t you see how people fought over them when they learned that you only had ten pieces of embroidery? Hehe… Miss, you are truly amazing.” Cheng Ying’s admiration for An Mi grew stronger. An Mi had given her a new life, and now she had given her hope.

An Mi raised her lips slightly. God? After what happened at the Liu residence yesterday, and with the previous dozen or so embroidered handkerchiefs as a warm-up, this result was obviously within her expectations.

Not only that, she deliberately set the price so high for other reasons. The wealthier people are, the more they care about their status symbols, and she wanted to take advantage of this to make her Anjing embroidery an object of pursuit for those nobles and royalty.

Many of the guests at the Liu residence yesterday came from other places, which conveniently helped her expand the scope of her publicity.

However, to let more people know the quality of her embroidery, she still had to do something. Thinking of something, Anmi's eyes narrowed, and a glimmer of light gradually gathered.

"Miss, when will you have time to embroider again?" Cheng Ying asked tentatively. "Today, many people who didn't manage to buy any left disappointed. I think if you, Miss, were to release another batch, it would definitely be very successful."

Anmi smiled but remained silent for a moment. Then she put down her teacup and said softly, "No rush. Some things are valued for their rarity. Too much of them won't achieve the desired effect."

Cheng Ying was stunned for a moment before she understood. "What you say is true, young lady. Then Cheng Ying will ask the women in the village to speed up the production. This morning, quite a few people placed orders."

Anmi nodded, paused for a moment, as if she had thought of something, and said, "By the way, send someone to Yongzhou to find a family surnamed Shang. Make sure they buy their mulberry orchard no matter what."

“Miss, you want to…” Cheng Ying asked doubtfully, “Mulberry garden? Does the young lady need silk? But there are also excellent mulberry gardens in Rongjin City, or nearby, and the silk they produce is quite good. Why would the young lady specifically go to Yongzhou…? Yongzhou is in the south, especially…”

Yongzhou was once part of the Southern Frontier. Although the Southern Frontier had surrendered to the Jin Dynasty and was now part of its territory, it was said that there were too many poisonous insects in the Southern Frontier, and even the people there were strange...

Although the Southern Frontier and the Great Jin Dynasty were now one family, the former subjects of the Great Jin Dynasty were unwilling to deal with the people of the Southern Frontier.

An Mi seemed to see what Cheng Ying was thinking. She smiled slightly, glanced at Cheng Ying, and chuckled, "Just do as I say. Often, the more dangerous the place, the more surprises it can bring us."

Southern Xinjiang? Although she had known for a long time that Southern Xinjiang was peaceful now, that person in Southern Xinjiang would not remain dormant forever. Thinking of the Gu she had obtained last time, she frowned slightly. Was that person still in Rongjin City?

Going to find him to seek out the Gu poison on my own, I wonder if it's really a risky move!

But this time, someone has to make a trip to southern Xinjiang. The merchants' mulberry orchards... such a lucrative opportunity, she can't wait until others discover it before she regrets it.

If she wants to fight the Liu family, she naturally has to keep increasing her bargaining chips.

Just then, there was a knock at the door. An Mi frowned and gestured for Cheng Ying to go check. Cheng Ying opened the door and, seeing it was a shop assistant, immediately asked, "What is it?"

"Reporting to Sister Ying, the eldest son of the Liu family downstairs has arrived, saying he wishes to visit you, young lady," the waiter reported.

Cheng Ying looked at An Mi, who had naturally heard the waiter's words. An Mi frowned, a cold glint appearing in her eyes. The eldest young master of the Liu family... Liu Zhan? Thinking of Liu Jing, who had returned to the family yesterday, the former young master of the Liu family now had the added title of "elder." The eldest young master? Ha! With Liu Zhan's personality, he probably hated that title to the core!

She got up and walked to the inner window, opened it slightly to reveal a crack, enough for her to see everything on the first floor. Who else could it be but Liu Zhan standing in the middle of the shop?

With his head held high and chest out, he maintained his usual haughty demeanor, as if Liu Zhan were something special. "Hmph," An Mi said with a cold smile, "tell the young master of the Liu family that I'm busy right now and don't have time to see any irrelevant people."

The voice was loud enough that everyone downstairs could hear it clearly. As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Zhan's arrogant demeanor was tinged with embarrassment. All the customers around, including the shop's staff, looked at the young master of the Liu family with expressions of anticipation.

This fiery young lady from the prosperous era, is she really busy? She clearly just doesn't want to see this "unrelated person" like the eldest young master of the Liu family!