The Flourishing Era of Female Merchants

"Young Master Liu, you are truly lucky to have received something personally embroidered by Miss Yan." Someone chimed in. Now, everyone in Rongjin City knows that Rongjin City has produced a splendid embroidery shop called Shengshi Lieyan. Every piece of embroidery there is exquisite, and even the King of Donglin and the King of Bohai are frequent visitors.

Liu Zhan frowned, a hint of displeasure flashing in his eyes. The embroidery by Miss Yan? It seems he is determined to obtain Miss Yan!

Just as she was thinking this, the woman's voice rang out again, "Gentlemen, I'm in a good mood today. Some time ago, I placed an order with Shengshi Lieyan, and the esteemed customers who were supposed to pick up their embroidery today, if they wish to exchange it for embroidery personally embroidered by me, can place a new order. As for the previous order, if you don't want it, you can cancel it. If you do want it, could you allow me a few days? I can come and pick it up in five days?"

Upon hearing An Mi's words, the customers who had come to collect their embroidery became excited; this was undoubtedly great news for them.

You should know that the female manager of Prosperous Flame had previously said that Miss Flame's embroidery had already been snatched up, and that Miss Flame had not been in the mood to embroider herself recently. When they came to Prosperous Flame, they naturally hoped to get something embroidered by Miss Flame herself. However, since it was no longer available, they could only choose other things. Now that Miss Flame herself said that they could exchange it, why wouldn't they be happy to do so?

"I want to change..."

"I want to place a new order..."

In an instant, the customers in the hall became excited, and without thinking of anything else, they found the shop assistants and began to tell them their needs.

Liu Zhan stared blankly at the scene. No, how could this be?

They should have made a scene since they couldn't get what they wanted, so why... Liu Zhan turned to look at the woman in white, only to see her looking at him with a smile in her eyes, the sarcasm in them unmistakable, as if to say: How about that? Your scheme has ultimately failed!

Damn it! Liu Zhan cursed inwardly. This Miss Yan not only knew about the Widow Village, but also knew that he was responsible for the fire. But how did she know?

His hands clenched into fists unconsciously. Liu Zhan didn't hide anything as he watched Miss Yan approach him and meet his gaze. The provocation in her eyes was exceptionally intense.

"You have no evidence!" Liu Zhan said in a low voice. She might have guessed it, but without substantial evidence, she couldn't do anything to him!

An Mi smiled slightly, but said calmly, "I don't need evidence!"

Because she never intended to involve the authorities; she would take revenge herself!

Liu Zhan's eyes narrowed, and under her gaze, a sense of unease rose in his heart. "What are you going to do?"

"What am I supposed to do?" An Mi chuckled. "Young Master Liu, why don't you ask yourself what you've done? Besides, haven't I already told you what I'm supposed to do?"

Liu Zhan was taken aback, completely bewildered. Had she told him? When had she told him?

An Mi observed his reaction, a half-smile playing on her lips. "Thank you, Young Master Liu, for thinking of helping Shengshi Lieyan, but..."

An Mi glanced at the bustling atmosphere in the hall, where every waiter was busy and the scene was thriving. The corners of her mouth turned up slightly, and she continued, "However, judging from the current situation, Young Master Liu doesn't need to worry about this."

After An Mi finished speaking, she gave Liu Zhan a mocking look before turning around and walking towards the second floor... As she turned, a fierce glint shot out from An Mi's eyes: Liu Zhan, we're not done yet!

Upstairs, in Anmi's room, Anmi had just sat down when she heard a knock on the door. Anmi thought it was Cheng Ying, so she let her in. But when she saw who entered, Anmi was stunned for a moment, then immediately stood up and curtsied to the person, saying, "Greetings, Your Highness."

The King of Donglin still exuded that same cold aura. He glanced at An Mi, then sat down in his chair. After a moment of silence, he said, "From now on, you'll be embroidering so many pieces all by yourself. I'm afraid you'll be working very hard."

An Mi was slightly taken aback. She looked up and met his gaze. His eyes were full of understanding. Indeed, although the King of Donglin did not know what had happened, it seemed that An Mi had resolved the consequences of that matter.

"Thank you for your concern, Your Highness. I'm fine." An Mi forced a smile, her eyes filled with hatred as she thought of the dead villagers. But knowing that the Prince of Donglin was present, she deliberately suppressed her anger.

"If you need anything, just ask me. There are some things I might be able to help with." King Donglin said this while sipping his tea, and he felt extremely awkward about it.

The sudden concern from the King of Donglin caught An Mi off guard. Her lips twitched involuntarily. Should she speak to him? An Mi knew that she had initially chosen to cooperate with the King of Bohai because he better met her requirements for a partner. However, she also understood that by choosing the King of Bohai as an ally, she could no longer get involved with other princes. Otherwise, in the end, she would be the one who suffered.

"Thank you for your kindness, King Donglin." An Mi lowered her brows and said in a deep voice. She thought to herself that she could not accept too much favor from King Donglin, nor could she offend him. It was really difficult to find the right balance.

Anmi politely declined, and the King of Donglin didn't say anything. He sat in the room for a while longer before leaving.

After An Mi returned to her room, Liu Zhan stood in the main hall of Shengshi Lieyan for a moment in silence, and no one could see his emotions.

Liu Jing stepped forward and said, "Brother, we should go back now."

Liu Zhan finally came to his senses, but the mockery, disdain, and provocation in Yan's eyes were still vividly present in his mind, driving him crazy. The lively and busy atmosphere in the hall made Liu Zhan feel even worse.

Had his plan failed? He burned all the village's stock, thinking that Miss Yan would be in a terrible mess today, but he never expected... that she would turn the tide so easily.

Damn Flame Girl!

Liu Zhan was so angry that he had no desire to return to Liu's Embroidery Shop. So he and Liu Jing took a carriage back to the Liu residence. At that moment, the atmosphere in the Liu residence was also in a very strange state.

"Father, what's going on?" Liu Zhan sensed something was wrong and immediately strode forward to ask.

Liu Xuan's face was grave, his usual composure completely gone. "Oh...this...oh! What should we do?!"

Liu Xuan looked distressed and overwhelmed, while Liu Zhan felt an even stronger sense of unease. "Father, what happened?"

"Burn it, it's all burned... The entire warehouse, not a single thing left, it's all... it's all burned!" Liu Xuan cried out in anguish, his words becoming incoherent.