The Flourishing Era of Female Merchants

“You…” Liu Zhan’s eyes narrowed, not expecting that this person who had been loyal to the Liu family in the past would resign at this time.

"Young Master, it's the same for me, my situation is the same, please..."

"Shut up!" Liu Zhan shouted sternly. "How much silver have you made from the Liu family? Has the Liu family ever mistreated you? Now you're kicking us when we're down. Do you have any conscience at all?"

Everyone pursed their lips and frowned. Finally, one of them spoke up, "Young Master, the Master invested a lot of money in the Yao Family Tea Garden in the capital some time ago. Now, it's harvest time at the Yao Family Tea Garden, and that business is quite profitable. Young Master, why don't you borrow some money now to pay off those creditors? Next month, the profits from the Yao Family Tea Garden should be coming in, which might solve your immediate problem."

Liu Zhan's eyes lit up. That's right, how could he have forgotten about the Yao family's tea garden?

A smile played at the corners of his lips. "Okay, that's a good idea, but..."

Liu Zhan's smile froze instantly, replaced by a worried expression. "But nowadays, who would lend money to the Liu family?"

After he finished speaking, everyone present sighed inwardly. That's right, nowadays, who would still feel comfortable lending money to the Liu family?

But what should we do? We have to try anyway!

Meanwhile, inside the Flourishing Flame, An Mi was looking at the account books and was quite satisfied with the numbers. Not to mention the profits of the Flourishing Flame, the performance of the silk reeling workshop and the weaving workshop was also gratifying. It had only been open for more than half a month, and the order schedules of each workshop had already been booked for several months.

A smile played on his lips, and suddenly, with a bang, the door was pushed open, followed by Bai Yi's excited voice, "Haha... I have some really great news for you..."

An Mi looked up at Bai Yi, who was walking towards her with a big smile on his face, and frowned slightly. "What good news has made Your Highness so happy?"

"Happy, of course I'm happy, not only happy, but also exhilarated, ha... Do you know who I saw when I went to the bank just now?" Bai Yi sat down and casually picked up the tea that An Mi had drunk from, and naturally put it in his mouth.

An Mi frowned slightly but didn't say anything. She could only turn a blind eye to his actions. With her brows furrowed, An Mi asked softly, "Who did you see?"

"Liu Zhan!" Bai Yi put down his teacup and uttered those two words heavily.

Liu Zhan? An Mi glanced at Bai Yi, who looked so excited. Could it be some big news about the Liu family?

What is good news for them must be bad news for the Liu family. Knowing this, An Mi was immediately filled with curiosity about the "great good news" that Bai Yi mentioned.

But Bai Yi noticed the interest gleaming in An Mi's eyes, yet deliberately remained silent for a long time. This made An Mi's brows furrow, and a hint of displeasure flashed in her eyes. She abruptly stood up and said, "An Mi remembers that I have to go to the weaving workshop today, so I won't keep the prince company."

As soon as he finished speaking, Bai Yi's smug expression froze. He immediately grabbed An Mi's wrist. Bai Yi, who had originally wanted to get some benefits before speaking, thought to himself that An Mi was cunning. In the end, he still spoke up, "Today, Liu Zhan hurriedly left Tianxiang Money Shop, and his expression was very suspicious. So I went into the money shop and asked the manager. Guess why Liu Zhan was in such a hurry?"

An Mi frowned slightly, her eyes shimmering with a gentle light. "You rushed out of the money exchange? Could it be that the Liu family is having financial problems?"

Bai Yi raised a handsome eyebrow, his appreciation for An Mi growing even stronger. She was indeed a clever woman!

"All the silver belonging to the Liu family at Tianxiang Bank was taken away by Liu Jing using Liu Xuan's seal. Besides Tianxiang Bank, Yongtai Bank and Wanxing Bank were also taken away in the same way. Now, Liu Zhan must be in a terrible predicament!" As Bai Yi said this, the evil smile on his lips grew even stronger.

An Mi's body stiffened, and her heart filled with excitement. "Great, wonderful, truly wonderful!"

Liu Jing? She never expected that Liu Jing would pull such a stunt at this time. Liu Jing had taken the money and should have left Rongjin City. Since Liu Jing would do this, he must have made sufficient preparations. Even if Liu Zhan wanted to find him, he would probably have a hard time finding him!

"These past few days, the Liu family has had quite a few debt collectors!" An Mi sat down, poured herself another cup of tea, and sipped it slowly. The Liu family's current situation... Liu Zhan probably feels like dying. Facing debt collectors, they have no money to pay. Ha...

She could almost picture Liu Zhan's expression at that moment. Her gaze sharpened, a glint of light flashing in her tranquil eyes, and a gentle, soothing voice flowed slowly from beneath her veil, "Your Highness, if you were Liu Zhan, how would you handle so many people demanding repayment?"

Bai Yi's lips curled into a slight sarcasm, "Robbing Peter to pay Paul, we can only borrow money, but who would lend money to the Liu family now? That's no small sum!"

An Mi's smile deepened. "Of course there are people who will support you, Your Highness."

Bai Yi paused, noticing An Mi's expression change, "You mean..."

Before Bai Yi could finish speaking, An Mi smiled but remained silent. The two exchanged a knowing smile, and then Bai Yi looked at An Mi and burst into laughter, "If I were Liu Zhan, I would never provoke a woman like you!"

An Mi snorted coldly. It was a pity that the Liu family had offended her in her previous life, so in this life, the Liu family was destined to have no peace.

“Now, Liu Zhan will definitely try to cover up the news that the Liu family’s money has been embezzled. However, the more he tries to cover it up, the less we should let him have his way. I think it is necessary to let the Liu family’s creditors know about this. What do you say, Your Highness?” An Mi looked into Bai Yi’s eyes and said meaningfully.

Bai Yi raised an eyebrow. "If you say so, then so be it. Don't worry, by tomorrow, everyone who needs to know will know!"

An Mi nodded, thinking of the Liu family's gradual rise to glory in her previous life, and how spirited Liu Zhan was. But in this life... ha! She wanted to see what fate awaited the Liu family!

That evening, the King of Bohai hosted a banquet at the most luxurious restaurant in Jincheng, and the invited guests were all people who had done business with the Liu family.

The next morning, just as dawn was breaking, the area outside the Liu family's gate was already bustling with activity. The noise carried over the high walls into the mansion. Inside the room, Liu Zhan was awakened by the commotion. Coupled with his recent bad mood, he immediately shouted loudly at the door, "What's going on outside? Why is it so noisy?"

At this moment, the servants of the Liu family were already waiting outside. They tremblingly reported, "Reporting to the young master, we don't know what's going on outside. They kept knocking on the door, saying that they wanted the young master to hand over the silver. We servants don't know what's going on and dare not open the door."