The Flourishing Era of Female Merchants

Madam Liu's face stiffened, unsure how to explain. She pulled Liu Zhan aside and whispered, "Zhan'er, we clearly sent out so many wedding invitations, but..."

"What kind of Liu family is this? How dare they humiliate the Mei family like this? They're marrying our Mei family's eldest daughter without even inviting a single guest!" An elder of the Mei family retorted, his face filled with anger.

Madam Liu cried out in alarm, "No, we invited guests, but the guests..."

"Master, Madam, Young Master, guests have arrived, guests have arrived..." Before Madam Liu could finish speaking, a servant's urgent report came from outside the door.

Liu Xuan, Madam Liu, and Liu Zhan were also delighted. "Look, we did invite guests, but they were late because they had something to do."

After saying this, Madam Liu hurriedly instructed the servants, "Quickly, quickly invite the guests in!"

Now that's good, as long as there are guests, even if there are few, it will be an explanation to the Mei family. Just thinking this, Madam Liu, Liu Xuan, Liu Zhan and the others all looked towards the door, feeling grateful to the guest who had solved their urgent problem. However, when they saw a woman in white with a veil covering her face appear in their line of sight, their expressions froze, and they became even more uneasy, as if facing a formidable enemy!

Miss Yan? What...what is she doing here?

Madam Liu became extremely wary. After what had happened some time ago, she harbored intense jealousy and hatred towards Miss Yan. She also had to admit that seeing Miss Yan made her feel uneasy. If she had to say who she least wanted to see today, it would be Miss Yan. She had deliberately not sent Miss Yan a wedding invitation, but to her surprise, she still came.

An Mi entered the room, her gaze subtly sweeping over everyone. She was pleased to see the darkened expressions on Madam Liu and Liu Zhan's faces, their fierce glares at her making An Mi's lips curl into a smile beneath her veil. Heh, it seems these two are quite wary of her. But so what if they are wary? She would show them that no amount of wariness would work!

Under everyone's gaze, An Mi led Cheng Ying slowly toward the crowd.

"What are you doing here?" Madam Liu asked first, her eyes sharp as knives. Thinking of the losses the Liu family had suffered at the hands of this Miss Yan these days, her face darkened even more. "It seems our Liu family didn't send Miss Yan a wedding invitation. Humph, is there any reason for you to come uninvited?"

An Mi ignored Madam Liu's sharp attitude, instead glancing at Liu Zhan before her gaze fell on Mei Yingxue, who was dressed in a bright red wedding gown. She remembered that in her previous life, even when Mei Yingxue married Liu Zhan as a concubine, her entry into the Liu family was still a grand affair, with no fewer guests than when Liu Zhan married her in her previous life. After all, she was the eldest daughter of the Mei family of Jicheng, wasn't she? Naturally, some effort had to be put into it; even as a concubine, she couldn't let the Mei family lose face. But today, he was marrying a legitimate wife…

Seeing the desolation of the Liu family mansion, An Mi smiled slightly. Today's joyous occasion for the Liu family was truly quite bleak!

The Liu family probably won't be able to explain this to the Mei family!

And this was exactly what she wanted. She lowered her brows and looked up to meet Madam Liu's gaze again, her smugness undisguised. Her clear voice flowed slowly from beneath the veil, "What are you saying, Madam Liu? I truly did not receive a wedding invitation from the Liu family, so my visit is not here to offer my congratulations!"

Liu Xuan frowned, and a sharp glint flashed in Liu Zhan's eyes. "Since you're not here to offer congratulations, then the Liu family doesn't welcome you!"

"Hehe, not welcome?" An Mi raised her beautiful eyebrows. "I understand, but I certainly welcome any guest, including members of the Liu family! I've come personally to deliver the invitations on behalf of the Liu family. I'm afraid this good intention will be wasted. Oh well, so be it! Since I'm here, I can't leave empty-handed, can I? Cheng Ying, please give the invitations to Madam Liu, Madam Liu, Master Liu, Young Master Liu, or..."

An Mi paused, glanced at Mei Yingxue who was covered by a bridal veil, and smiled more broadly before continuing, "Or this newly appointed young mistress of the Liu family. Whoever is interested and willing to grace us with their presence, I will welcome them all equally. Please prepare some light wine to properly entertain our distinguished guests!"

As soon as An Mi finished speaking, Cheng Ying immediately took out an invitation from her sleeve and walked up to Madam Liu. "Madam Liu, please keep this safe. It is a token of our young lady's goodwill."

Cheng Ying was also extremely happy. She had not forgotten that it was Mei Yingxue's younger sister, Mei Ningxiang, who had seduced her husband and caused her to be divorced. How could she not be happy to see Mei Yingxue's wedding so shabby?

The girl's slap landed on the face of the Liu family, but wasn't it also a slap on the face of the Mei family?

That was truly exhilarating!

After giving the Liu family members a deep look at their ugly faces, Cheng Ying returned to An Mi's side.

Madam Liu clutched the invitation in her hand, her brow furrowing slightly. She exchanged a glance with Liu Xuan and Liu Zhan. This invitation was from Miss Yan? Some time ago, they had heard that Miss Yan of Shengshi Lieyan was preparing to open a silk reeling workshop and a weaving workshop. So this invitation was for the silk reeling workshop and the weaving workshop?

Intuition told Madam Liu and Liu Zhan that this Miss Yan was definitely not just here to deliver an invitation; was there something fishy about the invitation?

The more they thought about it, the more uneasy they became. Madam Liu looked at the invitation in her hand as if it were a raging flood, wanting to open it but fearing that Miss Yan might have some kind of conspiracy.

An Mi saw the expressions on their faces, and a slight smile appeared on her lips behind her veil. How could they know that even if there were any schemes or tricks, they had already begun to carry them out, and they were caught off guard!

“Madam Liu, won’t you open it and take a look?” An Mi asked. She wanted to see what Madam Liu’s expression would be when she opened it and saw the date. Frowning slightly, An Mi continued, “What? Is Madam Liu so timid now that she’s afraid to even open an invitation? Isn’t that a bit too paranoid and an overestimation of this young lady?”

Anmi said this with unmistakable provocation.

Madam Liu's expression softened slightly, and she glared at An Mi. If she didn't open it, wouldn't everyone think she was afraid?

Fear? When has she ever been afraid?!

It's just an invitation; she'd like to see what tricks this Flame Girl can pull.

Frowning slightly, Madam Liu opened the invitation in front of everyone. Hmph! It really is about the silk reeling workshop and embroidery workshop... Wait... Madam Liu's eyes widened suddenly as she stared intently at a certain spot on the invitation. When she was sure she wasn't mistaken, she froze completely.

"Mother, what's wrong?" Liu Zhan noticed Madam Liu's unusual behavior and immediately stepped forward, taking the invitation from her hand. Upon closer inspection, his face suddenly fell. "This..."