The Flourishing Era of Female Merchants

His gaze sharpened, and just then, Mei Yingxue's maniacal laughter abruptly stopped. With a thud, she fell heavily to the ground. The prefectural magistrate was startled and immediately gave a signal to the constable beside him, "Go and see what's wrong with her!"

The constable stepped forward, checked her breathing, and then reported, "Your Excellency, she has fainted. What should we do?"

The prefectural governor frowned, but before he could speak, a serene voice suddenly rang out…

“Your Excellency, this Mei Yingxue is the eldest young mistress of the Liu family. It is really inappropriate for her to faint here. In my opinion, it would be safer to have her sent back to the Liu residence. What do you think, Your Excellency?” An Mi lowered her brows, her calm eyes still filled with unfathomable coldness. Mei Yingxue's fainting was probably due to being unable to withstand the successive blows.

Having lost her status as the eldest daughter of the Mei family, Mei Yingxue will likely find it difficult to move an inch in the Liu family. As for Liu Zhan, getting rid of this wife will probably not be an easy task either.

She wanted to see how Mei Yingxue would survive in the Liu family from then on...

The woman's thoughts about her from her past life surfaced in her mind, and the hatred in her eyes intensified. She would not let the Liu family have an easy time, and naturally she would not let Mei Yingxue have an easy time either. Letting Liu Zhan and Mei Yingxue torment each other would not be a bad thing!

The prefectural magistrate paused, a look of understanding flashing in his eyes. He quickly chimed in, "Yes, yes, yes, of course the young mistress of the Liu family should be sent back to the Liu family. Miss Yan is so thoughtful. Men, take the young mistress of the Liu family back to the eldest young master of the Liu family."

"Yes, Your Excellency." The constable took his name and immediately carried out the prefectural governor's instructions.

Meanwhile, An Mi felt unusually pleased. The prefectural governor glanced at An Mi, then at the Prince of Bohai, and understood that the two were clearly very interested in the Liu family's affairs. Since that was the case, he naturally had to cater to their interests. "Your Highness, Miss Yan, how should we handle the Liu family's matter? May I hear your opinions?"

Bai Yi raised a handsome brow, his interest piqued. He glanced at An Mi, a sly glint in his eyes. He hadn't forgotten how this woman had left that morning, making him a laughingstock. Thinking of something, a smile crept onto his lips, and he said loudly, "How about this? The Prefectural Governor has prepared wine and food today. Miss Yan and I will come to his residence to discuss this."

As he spoke, his gaze lingered unabashedly on An Mi's face, and sure enough, he saw a slight hint of embarrassment in An Mi's expression...

An Mi felt the teasing gaze and immediately thought of what had happened last night and this morning. A slight blush rose to her face beneath the veil. She lowered her brows and tried to keep her voice calm. "This is a matter I am not familiar with, so there is no need for me to be present for our discussion."

Anmi paused for a moment, then continued, "However... Your Excellency has come to the right person to ask the Prince of Bohai about this matter. The Prince of Bohai is a prince of our Great Jin Dynasty, and he is naturally well-versed in the law. In addition, the Prince of Bohai has always been compassionate towards the people, so he would naturally be happy to offer some suggestions to Your Excellency. Don't you think so, Your Highness?"

Bai Yi was slightly taken aback, his brows furrowed tightly, and his gaze towards An Mi deepened. The next moment, his eyes showed a hint of doting affection. An Mi had now turned the tables on him.

You say no? Ha... Of course not!

"Never mind..." Bai Yi smiled, "Miss Yan really knows me well."

Although there was no explicit yes or no, nor was it stated whether or not the suggestion would be made to the prefectural governor, the meaning was crystal clear. The prefectural governor was not stupid and naturally understood, immediately saying, "Thank you, Your Highness!"

How could the governor not see the strange atmosphere between the King of Bohai and Miss Yan? The way the King of Bohai looked at Miss Yan was so naked and undisguised in his love. It seemed that Rong Jincheng would soon produce a golden phoenix.

Inside the mortuary, the main characters of today's drama had already left, so An Mi naturally saw no need to stay. She bid farewell to the prefectural magistrate, ignoring Bai Yi's arrogant gaze, and led Cheng Ying out of the mortuary. But just as they boarded the carriage, before it even started moving, Bai Yi's tall figure squeezed in again, "Cheng Ying..."

Before Bai Yi could finish giving his instructions, Cheng Ying, still smiling mischievously, got up to get off the carriage. "Your Highness, Miss, I forgot that I have to go to the silk reeling workshop today, so I won't be going back to Shengshi Lieyan with you two."

Anmi's lips twitched slightly beneath her veil. Go to the silk reeling workshop? The silk reeling workshop is well-managed and everything is running smoothly. What else does Cheng Ying need to do?

"Go, go, I will escort your daughter back safely." The King of Bohai raised his handsome eyebrows slightly, thinking to himself, Cheng Ying is indeed a discerning person.

"Then I'll have to trouble Your Highness." Cheng Ying got off the carriage and lowered the curtain, completely ignoring An Mi's sharp gaze. The Prince of Bohai was such a good match for her, but the young lady was too slow to react. She had to create opportunities for her to seize the opportunity with the Prince of Bohai.

Inside the carriage, only the two of them remained. An Mi caught a glimpse of Bai Yi's smug and satisfied expression, like a cat that had just eaten a fish. She frowned slightly and glared at him fiercely. However, this glare only made Bai Yi's smile grow wider. He grinned lewdly and looked at An Mi with even more undisguised glint in his eyes.

An Mi's face stiffened beneath her veil. This Bai Yi was far more shameless than she had imagined. She lowered her brows, avoided looking at Bai Yi, and said in a low voice, "Your Highness, there is something I am unsure whether I should say."

"What can't we say between us?" Bai Yi raised an eyebrow, his tall body leaning slightly against the carriage wall, a posture that added to his languid charm. Even An Mi felt that Bai Yi was undeniably captivating, and secretly cursed him: "Troublemaker!"

“Your Highness, our relationship…” An Mi frowned and continued to speak, but before she could finish, Bai Yi abruptly interrupted her.

"More than just partners, we're friends!" Bai Yi said firmly, as if afraid An Mi would forget. He looked extremely serious and nodded firmly at the end. "I'm right. What can't friends say to each other?"

An Mi's face twitched slightly. She knew that even she had little chance of gaining the upper hand in a verbal battle with this cunning fox. However, some things still needed to be said. An Mi looked up and met Bai Yi's smiling eyes, deliberately ignoring the doting look in his dark eyes. "Your Highness, I think Your Highness shouldn't let people mistakenly think that Your Highness and 'Miss Yan' have an ambiguous relationship."

Bai Yi frowned slightly, a hint of unease creeping into his heart at what An Mi was about to say, but he still spoke up, "Oh? I don't think there's anything wrong with that."