The Flourishing Era of Female Merchants

Just now, Miss Yan was clearly reluctant to go with Bohai, but King Bohai so forcefully pulled her into another jewelry shop. Was he going to choose jewelry for Miss Yan?

Envy welled up in my heart. The King of Bohai must really dote on Miss Yan! A prince of such high status, personally and carefully choosing jewelry for a woman!

If only she were that lucky woman... But...

Thinking of her current situation, a bitter smile appeared on her lips. It was impossible. The King of Bohai had never been interested in her, and now she had even less of a chance, not even the right to fight for him. The King of Bohai, what kind of woman hadn't he seen? How could he possibly like a woman who wasn't virtuous? Besides, how could she possibly have the face to... appear before him?

"Miss Liu, you've arrived? Your order has been prepared for you. Please come in, Miss Liu." The shopkeeper greeted Liu Xu warmly upon seeing her. Although the Liu family was not as wealthy as before, they were still a well-off family. These young ladies from wealthy families were the bread and butter of their jewelry shop.

Liu Xu snapped out of her reverie, remembering the purpose of her visit to the jewelry shop. She frowned slightly, remained silent, and followed the shopkeeper into the shop.

As soon as Liu Xu entered, the shopkeeper instructed the shop assistant to bring out what Liu Xu had requested and personally delivered it to her. "Miss Liu, this is the hairpin you ordered some time ago. I had the shop assistant work overtime for you for days, and it's finally finished. Please take a look and see if you are satisfied."

Liu Xu took the box, opened it, and her eyes immediately fell on the tip of the hairpin. It was an ordinary hairpin, but its golden color made it very dazzling.

Liu Xu took out the hairpin, toying with it in her hand, her eyes icy cold. "Was it done according to my instructions?"

The shopkeeper was stunned for a moment, then realized what he meant and immediately said, "Yes, yes, yes, the gold is plated on, and the inside is iron."

"Good, very good. Here's the silver, keep it." Liu Xu took out a silver ingot, handed it to the shopkeeper, and put away the hairpin with satisfaction. She got up to leave, but as if she remembered something, she suddenly stopped and turned back to the shopkeeper. "Shopkeeper, I just saw the King of Bohai and Miss Yan from Shengshi Lieyan come to your shop. Are they here to buy some jewelry?"

"Indeed, the King of Bohai wanted to choose jewelry for Miss Yan, but after searching for a long time, he couldn't find anything he liked. Alas, he thought he was about to close a big deal," the shopkeeper sighed.

Liu Xu frowned slightly. She really was choosing jewelry for Miss Yan!

"Then what will the King of Bohai choose for Miss Yan?" Liu Xu asked tentatively again.

"Earrings, I've brought out all the earrings. I don't know what kind of earrings the King of Bohai wants. If I can't find them here, I'm afraid I won't be able to find them anywhere else either." The shopkeeper pointed to where the earrings were placed and snorted coldly.

Liu Xu looked in the direction he pointed, and without thinking, she stepped forward. Seeing the dazzling array of earrings in front of her, she immediately took a liking to several of them. "Were all these earrings chosen by the King of Bohai?"

"Isn't that right?" the shopkeeper replied.

Liu Xu lowered her eyes slightly, "What the King of Bohai wants to give to Miss Yan must be one of a kind. Miss Yan, you are really lucky to be so favored by the King of Bohai. Shopkeeper, I'll take this pair. Wrap them up for me."

Liu Xu sighed inwardly, then took out some silver from her bosom and placed it on the counter.

The shopkeeper was stunned for a moment, then came to his senses and immediately said excitedly, "Good, good, good! What are you waiting for? Quickly take it out and wrap it up for Miss Liu."

Looking at the pair of earrings, Liu Xu felt a bitter taste in her mouth as she thought about what she had to do. But she was also filled with determination. She had vowed to make them pay double for what she had suffered!

The 12th is not far away, the day my eldest brother will marry Mei Yingxue!

The wedding day drew closer day by day, and soon it was the 11th. The Liu family had sent out wedding invitations to all the prominent families in Rongjin City, inviting them to attend.

Because Jicheng and Rongjincheng are some distance apart, Liu Zhan set off for Jicheng with his wedding procession yesterday.

In the villa where Rong Jincheng, the Prince of Bohai, was temporarily staying, Bai Yi did not expect to receive a rare guest.

At this moment, Liu'er sat on a low chair, her whole body embraced by An Mi. She held a pen in one hand, with her small hand covering a slightly larger one. She was writing words attentively under An Mi's guidance, and she was very well-behaved.

Suddenly, Liu'er turned her head to the side and complained softly, "Mother, Uncle hasn't taken Liu'er to see you in so long. Uncle is so mean!"

"Yes, Uncle is so naughty!" An Mi chuckled. She hadn't seen Liu'er for quite some time. Some time ago, Bai Yi would occasionally take Liu'er to Shengshi Lieyan, but later on, the number of times became less and less. Sometimes when she mentioned Liu'er, she would try to get Bai Yi to bring Liu'er to see her, but Bai Yi would always make excuses and refuse. Many times, he would just make up excuses and refuse.

Bai Yi, who was drinking tea to the side, twitched his lips. In this world, there were probably only these two women who dared to openly say that he was bad in front of him!

However, he had to admit that he had his own selfish reasons for not taking Liu'er to see An Mi. He could see Liu'er's affection for An Mi, but An Mi's doting on Liu'er made him a little jealous. Every time Liu'er went to Shengshi Lieyan, An Mi's thoughts were always on Liu'er.

He didn't understand how a little girl could capture An Mi's attention so completely. Just like now, Liu'er was in An Mi's arms, the two of them snuggling together. An Mi was holding Liu'er's hand and teaching her to write. The two of them were whispering to each other occasionally. Where was there even a shred of Bai Yi's place?

Every time she went to Shengshi Lieyan, this woman would always ignore her, and if she stayed too long, she would even tell her to leave. But as soon as Liu'er was there, Anmi seemed to forget the existence of time, just like now...

The peaceful midday hour has arrived, and now the sun is about to set. For such a long time, Liu'er has occupied the entire time, leaving him being ignored by the two women. When has he, the King of Bohai, ever received such treatment?

His gaze fell on the stack of invitations on the table, and Bo Yi's eyes flickered. "Have you forgotten something?"

Hearing Bai Yi's voice, An Mi frowned, looked up at Bai Yi, and glanced at the stack of invitations. "The rest is up to Your Highness. Your Highness can send out these invitations more effectively than I can, so I'll trouble Your Highness."

Today, she wasn't supposed to be delivering the invitations, but Cheng Ying had something to do, and she didn't want such an important thing to pass through someone else's hands, so she had no choice but to make the trip herself.

After Anmi finished speaking, she focused on teaching Liu'er to write.

"Hmph!" Bai Yi snorted, somewhat unwilling to be ignored like this, but he had no choice but to pick up a stack of invitations, get up and walk out the door, instructing Uncle Ji outside the door, "Send these invitations out, and remember to tell them to do them the honor of attending in person."