The Flourishing Era of Female Merchants

The carriage slowed down, and soon arrived at the old inn. An Mi and Bai Yi got off the carriage and told the driver to leave. As they entered the inn, An Mi glanced at the street corner without leaving a trace and sure enough, she saw that cautious figure following them.

Ah! You've arrived?

"Let's go!" An Mi glanced at Bai Yi.

Bai Yi was slightly taken aback. He knew that the inn was only for An Mi to change clothes. Did An Mi mean for him to come in with her? This... A thought popped into his mind, but he quickly dismissed it. This woman, how could she be so perceptive? If she were, he wouldn't be in such a miserable and powerless state.

Let's see what she's up to!

Bai Yi thought to himself, and followed An Mi into the inn...

Outside the inn, Feng Xianglan watched the two people go inside at the same time, her hands already clenched into fists. This was Miss Yan's residence, and now the King of Bohai was going in...

Thinking about what might happen, Feng Xianglan felt extremely uncomfortable. She bit her lip and struggled internally, wondering what she should do!

Yes, what should she do?

Feng Xianglan paced back and forth, but after a long while, she still didn't see the King of Bohai emerge. Finally, as if she had made up her mind, Feng Xianglan took a deep breath and strode into the inn...

In the inn's room, as soon as Bai Yi entered, An Mi left him alone. Bai Yi sat on a chair, drinking tea by himself, but his gaze kept glancing at the screen that was hiding someone. Since entering the room, An Mi had been behind the screen, and Bai Yi knew without a doubt what kind of beautiful scenery was behind that screen.

He never considered himself a gentleman. Because of his status, many women threw themselves at him, but he didn't even bother to look at them. However, with An Mi, everything was completely reversed.

Bai Yi brought the teacup to his lips, but he couldn't taste the tea. He couldn't even describe his feelings at the moment. A bitter smile involuntarily appeared on his lips. He wanted to go forward and peek at the beautiful scenery behind the screen, but he was also worried that his abruptness would push An Mi further away.

Thinking of his careful explanation yesterday, An Mi only glanced at him indifferently, without any emotion whatsoever!

"Sigh..." Bai Yi couldn't help but sigh, filled with helplessness and frustration. He looked up and saw An Mi walking out from behind the screen. Their eyes met in the air. Bai Yi's gaze remained focused and gentle, but when it came to An Mi, she simply looked away and didn't look at Bai Yi again. She walked to the side and sat down.

Bai Yi's lips twitched involuntarily. This An Mi really didn't take him seriously!

Just then, there was a knock on the door, followed by the innkeeper's voice, "Miss, your guest has arrived."

An Mi lowered her brows, quietly sipped her tea, and said in a clear voice, "Please invite her in!"

Bai Yi raised an eyebrow slightly, recalling An Mi's instructions to the innkeeper before returning to her room: guests? He wanted to see what kind of guests they were!

The door was suddenly pushed open. Inside, An Mi sat with her back to the door, but Bai Yi could see what was happening at the door. When he saw the person being led by the shopkeeper, Bai Yi frowned.

At the door, Feng Xianglan was startled under Bai Yi's gaze, and her whole body tensed up. Just now, when she entered the inn, she only asked the innkeeper which room Miss Yan was staying in, but she did not expect that the innkeeper would greet her so warmly and tell her that Miss Yan was waiting for her in the room!

Feng Xianglan was immediately startled, instantly realizing that Miss Yan knew she was being followed! But how did she know? She had been so careful…

Feng Xianglan's first thought was to leave, but the next moment, she dismissed the idea. Since Miss Yan already knew that she was following her, even if she didn't face her today, she would have to face her eventually when she arrived at Shengshi Lieyan. Moreover, the thought of the King of Bohai and Miss Yan in the room only strengthened her resolve.

As she followed the innkeeper to the room door, Feng Xianglan kept thinking about how Miss Yan would treat her. She tried her best to appear calm and told herself that she must handle Miss Yan well when they met.

"Come in!" Anmi's voice rang out, much clearer than Yan's usual low tone.

This made Feng Xianglan frown, pull herself out of her reverie, and look at the back of the figure facing away from her. Why did that dress look so familiar? But she didn't have time to think too much and stepped into the room.

The innkeeper closed the door from the outside, and then the atmosphere in the room became extremely oppressive. No one spoke, which made Feng Xianglan even more nervous.

Bai Yi looked at Feng Xianglan. Even though her face was ruined and she was wearing a veil, his expression was still extremely ugly. Thinking of his sister's death back then, Bai Yi's hand holding the teacup suddenly tightened.

An Mi observed Bai Yi's expression. She had always suspected that Bai Yi and Feng Xianglan's past was not simple, but she didn't know what kind of past it was. The way Bai Yi looked at Feng Xianglan seemed to want to tear her to pieces.

Suddenly, with a bang, the teacup in Bai Yi's hand shattered. Both women in the room were startled, but An Mi was much calmer. Feng Xianglan, on the other hand, suddenly knelt on the ground, "Your Highness... Your Highness, please calm down!"

She was unsure whether she should appear in front of Bai Yi. Clearly, what happened back then still hadn't made him let go of his past.

Feng Xianglan's eyes flashed as she thought of something. "Your Highness, I am Xianglan. My sister is dead. You killed her with your own hands! What happened back then has nothing to do with me. You have already avenged yourself!"

An Mi was slightly taken aback. This news undoubtedly shocked her. Her purpose today was for Feng Xianglan, but she did not expect to hear such explosive news!

Feng Xianglan has an older sister? Even in her previous life, she didn't know this!

The Feng family lived far away in the territory of the King of Bohai. Even after the Liu family settled in the capital, she never heard of the Feng family's daughter. Sometimes when she heard the ladies mention the Feng family, she would quickly avoid the topic, as if the Feng family was taboo, and the Feng family's daughter was an even greater taboo.

Bai Yi personally killed Feng Xianglan's sister? What kind of anger could drive the King of Bohai to take action himself? And why was he so enraged even upon seeing Feng Xianglan?

An Mi frowned, glanced at Bai Yi, and suddenly noticed the blood on his hand. Startled, almost instinctively, An Mi quickly got up, took out the embroidered handkerchief from her bosom, grabbed his hand, and wrapped the cut hand with the handkerchief.