The Flourishing Era of Female Merchants

He was planning to hand over all of the Mei family's businesses to him in a few years, but he never expected that the news he heard today would be that a parent outlives their child.

Master Mei stood outside the mortuary, confronting the constables guarding it. According to the rules, anyone who wanted to enter the mortuary to see a corpse needed permission from the prefectural magistrate. However, since Master Mei wanted to see Young Master Mei, the constables couldn't let him in without the prefectural magistrate's written order.

Therefore, they can only remain in this standoff!

"Men, smash it!" Master Mei ordered the servants behind him through gritted teeth, his fierce anger sending chills down everyone's spine.

The constable trembled, his legs went weak, and he had no doubt that Master Mei could tear him to pieces.

Several servants rushed forward menacingly, and the constable swallowed hard, worried, when he heard a cry for help rang out...

"Master Mei, what is going on?" As the prefectural magistrate stepped out of his sedan chair, the constables immediately went to greet him. "Sir, this gentleman wants to go to the mortuary to see Young Master Mei, but he does not have your written order."

The prefectural magistrate frowned, but chuckled and said, "Master Mei is one of our own, so why don't you let him in? Do you really want to see the mortuary smashed up?"

The constable was stunned for a moment, then immediately understood and hurriedly walked up to Master Mei. "Please, sir. Young Master Mei is in room number one, the top-tier room."

Master Mei took a deep breath, as if preparing himself mentally, and ignored the constable, striding into the gate of the mortuary.

In room number one, in the top-ranking seat, Master Mei looked at the white sheet covering the corpse on the board, reached out his hand, and his hand trembled uncontrollably. Was this his son covered up under the sheet?

Just a few days ago, he happily sent his beloved younger sister off to her wedding, but today...

Master Mei gritted his teeth, closed his eyes, and yanked off the cloth. After a long while, he opened his eyes. When he saw the deathly pale face under the white cloth, Master Mei was mentally prepared. At that moment, he seemed to have been struck by lightning, and his body staggered.

"My son..." Master Mei gritted his teeth, his trembling hand still holding a corner of the white cloth. He suddenly lifted it, exposing the entire corpse to the air and revealing it to his eyes.

Seeing that face was already shocking and painful, but Master Mei never expected that his body would be so gruesome, covered in holes, making his whole body look incredibly hideous.

"Who...who was so cruel...to take your life!" Master Mei murmured. He could almost imagine the pain and torment he had endured while suffering these injuries.

Recalling Fusheng's description, the entire bed was soaked in blood... and looking at the pale corpse, Master Mei clenched his fists tightly and howled in anguish, "Ah... who is it! My son... don't worry, I will make the Liu family... pay for your blood debt!"

At that moment, Liu Zhan and Mei Yingxue, who had just entered the room, happened to hear Master Liu's hateful oath. Liu Zhan was stunned, tugged at Mei Yingxue's sleeve, and gave her a wink.

Mei Yingxue's face was already pale, and now, feeling her father's furious anger—a side of him she had never seen before—she couldn't help but feel afraid, and her face paled even more. But receiving Liu Zhan's urging look, Mei Yingxue bit her lip. What she had to face, she had to face. Thinking of her and Liu Zhan's goals, and her own choice, Mei Yingxue took a deep breath and finally stepped forward, "Father..."

When Master Mei heard the voice behind him, his body stiffened abruptly, and a dark look quickly gathered in his eyes. In his opinion, if Mei Yingxue hadn't insisted on marrying Liu Zhan, his son wouldn't have gone to the Liu family. With this incident, the day she got married would be the day her elder brother would die!

How could he not feel resentment?

Master Mei took a deep breath, turned around, and looked in the direction from which the sound came. However, when he saw Mei Yingxue's pale face and the weakness between her brows that even makeup could not conceal, his eyes narrowed.

"What happened?" Master Mei was a smart man. A few days ago, when Mei Yingxue left the Mei family for her wedding, she looked very healthy. But after only a few days, she has become like this. If something hadn't happened, she would definitely not be like this.

Mei Yingxue bit her lip, her gaze hardening as she thought of the child she had miscarried the other day. She knew her father's temperament; even if she didn't say anything, he would definitely investigate himself and eventually find out what had happened. Just as she was about to speak, she heard Liu Zhan's voice from behind her...

“Father, Yingxue was too sad and suffered a heavy blow, so that’s why…” Liu Zhan immediately stepped forward and stood beside Mei Yingxue. How could he let Master Mei know that Mei Yingxue had miscarried? If he knew that he had not taken good care of his daughter, the blame would naturally fall on him. Considering the current situation of the Liu family, he was determined not to let Master Mei’s impression of him be further damaged.

But Master Mei was much more experienced than him. He glanced at Liu Zhan indifferently, then his gaze fell on Mei Yingxue. The sharpness in his eyes was even greater than before, and his tone was even more stern. "Yingxue, tell me, what happened? I'm only asking this one last time."

Mei Yingxue's heart skipped a beat. Under Master Mei's sharp gaze, she felt a little guilty. But when she thought of Liu Zhan, Mei Yingxue struggled with her conscience. She knew that she and Liu Zhan had to make some sacrifices. She had to tell the truth so that her father would believe her more later. For the sake of the bigger picture, she could only let Liu Zhan be blamed by her father!

Mei Yingxue frowned and took a deep breath. "Father, your daughter is unfilial. Your daughter... has miscarried."

This undoubtedly tells everyone that she was already Liu Zhan's woman before she married him.

Everyone present, except for the servants brought by Master Mei, including the prefectural governor who had just entered, the Prince of Bohai, and An Mi and Cheng Ying, were all taken aback.

Mei Yingxue miscarried? This was something none of them knew!

They never imagined that what happened to the Liu family was more than what they saw!

An Mi's eyes flickered. Thinking of Madam Liu, a smile involuntarily appeared on her lips. Whether Madam Liu knew or not, she was heartbroken at the loss of her grandson. Was this the retribution for the Liu family?

Liu Zhan's face suddenly darkened. How could Yingxue...?

The moment the blame welled up in his heart, he heard a loud slap, the sound exceptionally clear in his ear. Immediately, his face stung with pain. Liu Zhan's heart skipped a beat as he looked at the person who had hit him, only to meet Master Mei's furious eyes.

"Liu Zhan, you've got some nerve!" Master Mei glared at Liu Zhan, gritting his teeth as he said, "I entrusted my Mei family daughter to you, and this is how you treat her, how you take care of her! Humph, do you even remember what you promised me when I handed Yingxue over to you?"