The Flourishing Era of Female Merchants

What if it's a daughter...? An Mi bit her lip. No matter if it's a boy or a girl, she will love her child!

"Madam, push, push harder, it'll be out soon!" the midwife urged excitedly.

Anmi regained her composure, listened to the midwife's instructions, and continued to push.

"Wow……"

The baby's cry suddenly rang out. Anmi listened to the clear, bright sound and breathed a sigh of relief. It was born! She had finally brought her child into the world safely—her child! Judging from the sound, the baby seemed to have a very strong life force!

"It's born! Madam has given birth! Congratulations, Madam!" The midwife happily held the baby, wrapped it up, and her gaze fell on a certain part of the baby's body. Her expression froze for a moment, but she quickly recovered and left the delivery room with the wrapped baby in her arms.

Outside the delivery room, the anxious women all had different expressions when they heard the baby cry. Seeing the baby being held by the midwife, the concubines all clenched their embroidered handkerchiefs, unable to calm down.

"Congratulations, Your Excellency! Your wife has given birth... to a young lady!" The midwife, holding the baby, greeted the expectant man.

The man's hand, which was about to take the baby, froze, and the smile on his face vanished, replaced by a gloomy expression.

The four women, who were initially filled with worry, were overwhelmed with intense joy upon hearing the word "Miss".

Miss? Haha, it's a daughter! Not a son, no! Now they can finally relax!

However… simply being relieved wasn’t enough. Third Aunt Yi Zhuxuan frowned slightly. “The midwife must have made a mistake. The old lady consulted a Taoist priest who was certain that my sister was carrying a young master. How could this be… Oh… Old… Old lady!”

Before Yi Zhuxuan could finish speaking, she saw a dignified woman walk over, suddenly kneel down on the ground, looking flustered but secretly overjoyed.

The old lady has arrived!

She wanted to see how the old lady, who had been hoping for a son, would react after her wife gave birth to a daughter!

Yi Zhuxuan's shout drew everyone's attention to the old lady's arrival. The other concubines curtsied, and Feng Xianglan, noticing the old lady's tense face, flashed a glint of shrewdness in her eyes. "Old lady, my sister has been in pain for so long, she must be suffering terribly. My brother from my maternal family sent me some tonics a few days ago, I'll go now..."

"Hard work? What hard work is there for her?" Before Feng Xianglan could finish speaking, Old Madam Liu interrupted her sharply. Supported by her personal maid, she walked to the midwife's side. Her eyes glanced at the baby in the swaddling clothes, and the disgust in her eyes was undisguised.

Feng Xianglan secretly smiled. The old lady's reaction was exactly what she expected. This time, their mistress was probably in for a rough time!

"Hmph!" The old lady snorted angrily, pushed open the delivery room door, and walked in aggressively.

The extremely weak Anmi saw the person who arrived and tried to struggle to get up and pay her respects, but giving birth had exhausted all her strength, and she could only softly call out, "Mother, daughter-in-law..."

"Mother? Don't call me that! I don't have a daughter-in-law like you. All you do is give birth to money-losing babies. How many years have you been married into the Liu family? You can't even give birth to a son. What use are you?" Old Madam Liu shouted angrily, disregarding her weakness after giving birth. Her tone left no room for argument. "Zhan'er, I want you to write a letter of divorce right now and divorce this useless woman!"

An Mi was startled. He was divorcing her? An Mi looked uneasily at her husband; his gloomy face only made her more uneasy. "Master..."

"Zhan'er!" Old Madam Liu raised her voice, urging impatiently, "What are you still standing there for?"

Liu Zhan didn't even glance at An Mi before turning and leaving the room. His resolute back view stung An Mi's eyes. Liu Zhan, her husband, showed her no pity or affection whatsoever!

Just moments later, Liu Zhan returned, holding a piece of paper in his hand. The contents were obvious: a letter of divorce! A letter of divorce for her!

Liu Zhan remained silent, expressionless, and placed the letter of divorce in her hand. An Mi clutched the paper tightly; she had seen the handwriting for seven years and knew it all too well. The words "no offspring" struck her as ironic. She glanced at the people in the room—her husband and the mother-in-law she had served so devotedly for so many years—and a bitter feeling spread through her. "Am I useless?"

She wanted to ask, if it weren't for her, would the Liu family have transformed from an ordinary merchant family into the prominent family in the capital in just eight years?

She did so much for the Liu family, but this is the result she got in the end!

A letter of divorce!

Is it because she gave birth to two daughters in a row?

How can we be content with tranquility?!

"Mother... Liu'er wants to see her little brother..." A voice rang out at the door. Liu'er, who had just been taken away, entered the door with a look of anticipation. She didn't hear her mother calling anymore. Was her mother no longer in pain?

A pair of lovely eyes searched the room and finally spotted the baby being held by the midwife. She immediately ran over, thinking that she wanted to be a good older sister and leave all the good things for her mother's newborn brother. However, before her little body could get close, a hand grabbed her and pushed her away hard.

"Ah..." Liu'er fell heavily to the ground, her hands scraped raw.

"Liu'er..." An Mi called out to her daughter with heartache, struggling to get up, but saw that Old Madam Liu had already taken the baby into her arms. The ruthlessness in her eyes made An Mi's unease even stronger. What was she going to do?

"Wah..." As if sensing danger, the baby, who had been calm, started to cry loudly, which tugged at Anmi's heart even more.

Old Madam Liu gave a cold laugh, slowly raising the infant in her arms. An Mi seemed to realize what she was about to do, her eyes widening in terror as she pleaded desperately, "No, no, she's my child, please don't... Husband, Marquis, you can divorce me, but please... don't let her hurt my daughter, please... ah..."

However, her pleas did not soften Old Madam Liu's heart of stone, nor did they move Liu Zhan in the slightest. Under everyone's gaze, Old Madam Liu raised the baby above her head, gritted her teeth, and with a fierce effort, slammed the baby to the ground.

With a bang, the baby's brains splattered, the baby's cries stopped abruptly, and everything in the room fell silent...

An Mi trembled all over, staring at the bloody mess on the ground, unable to believe what she was seeing...

"Our Liu family doesn't keep money-losing trash!" Old Madam Liu said coldly, as if what had just fallen was nothing more than a lifeless object.

An Mi's gaze slowly shifted to Old Madam Liu, her hands clenched into fists, her hatred rising rapidly. Her terrifying gaze made even Old Madam Liu tremble and sway.