The Flourishing Era of Female Merchants

Empress Feng narrowed her eyes. "This is interesting. I summoned her today not because I had any ill intentions, but to give this embroiderer a hard time. Now, I'd like to see this woman for myself."

"Then shall I summon that embroiderer?" Han Yu asked tentatively.

"No rush." ​​Empress Feng waved her hand, as if considering something. "Where is the Eighth Princess at this time?"

"Your Majesty, some time ago His Majesty gave the Eighth Princess two koi fish, which she adored. These past few days, whenever she had free time, she would go to the Taiye Pond to play with the koi fish," Han Yu replied, secretly wondering what her mistress was thinking. She knew that the Empress must have her reasons for asking about the Eighth Princess at this time.

The Eighth Princess has always been arrogant and domineering. If the Empress were to associate the embroiderer with the Eighth Princess, the embroiderer would be in for a world of trouble.

"Have someone take that embroiderer to the Taiye Pond to admire the koi. If the koi dies during this process, then..." Empress Feng stopped there, but the malice in her eyes was undisguised.

Having served Empress Feng for many years, Han Yu immediately understood Empress Feng's meaning. "This servant will make the arrangements right away."

Empress Feng nodded and watched Han Yu leave. She was just an embroiderer, but Han Yu was so calm and composed that Empress Feng couldn't help but wonder how long she could remain so composed.

Today's show of force was hers to intimidate, and the embroiderer had to bear it!

Finally, someone entered the side hall. It was the same eunuch who had brought An Mi. The eunuch walked up to An Mi and, as instructed by his master, said, "I'm sorry to have kept Miss An Mi waiting. Unfortunately, Master has important business to attend to. It must be quite stuffy in this room. How about I take you for a walk in the Imperial Garden?"

"Thank you for your trouble, Eunuch." An Mi stood up, her attitude humble. She still didn't ask who the master behind the eunuch was. She followed the eunuch out of the side hall. In fact, she knew perfectly well that whoever summoned her had a purpose, and that purpose was exactly what she wanted to find out. However, she was in no hurry.

Since that person summoned her, he must have something to say about her, right? She just needs to wait.

“Miss Anmi, there are two precious koi in this pond. Please stay here and admire them. I have other matters to attend to. I will come to call you when Master has time,” the eunuch instructed before leaving.

Only Anmi, Liuguang, and Yifei remained in the entire Taiye Pond, along with some palace maids standing in the distance.

The tranquility of the pavilion, gazing at the pond outside, brought a faint smile to her lips. In truth, waiting was the same everywhere, and she didn't think that someone would go to such lengths to care whether she, a mere embroiderer, was bored waiting in the palace.

Besides, she had been waiting in the palace all morning without anyone showing any "concern," but now, this "concern" has finally arrived.

It seems that the eunuch led her here, and his purpose behind it is probably not simple. But what is that purpose?

Anmi watched two koi swimming happily in the pond, lost in thought, when she heard a cheerful voice coming from not far away...

"Hurry up and get this princess moving! Don't spill this top-quality fish food. It was specially bestowed upon you by the Emperor. If you spill even a little bit, you'll be in big trouble!" The Eighth Princess strode over in a flurry of activity. The palace maids under her command were all extremely cautious, seemingly filled with a deep-seated fear of this unruly princess.

The Eighth Princess was known for her arrogance and cruelty. In the palace, she had killed several maids, and her little hands were stained with a lot of blood. However, she was the Emperor's most beloved youngest daughter, and even when the Emperor found out, he did not punish her in the slightest.

The palace maids would avoid the Eighth Princess whenever they heard her voice, and if they couldn't avoid her, they wouldn't dare to offend this jinx.

The Eighth Princess hurried to the pavilion and saw the koi carp thrashing in the water. "Bring me the fish food."

The Eighth Princess was busy instructing the palace maids, paying no attention to the others in the pavilion. Or rather, she only had eyes for the koi and didn't notice An Mi and the others at all.

An Mi was completely ignored. In her previous life in the capital, although she didn't have much involvement with the royal family, she had heard about the reputation of this Eighth Princess, and even heard about the tragic life of this unruly Eighth Princess in her previous life.

Even if she was the emperor's most beloved princess, what difference did it make? In the end, she still became someone else's bargaining chip and tool.

A hint of irony surfaced in Anmi's mind, but a startled exclamation interrupted her thoughts.

"Ah... my koi, what happened?" The Eighth Princess was furious. She was still holding the fish food she hadn't thrown in. The two fish that had been thrashing about were now floating on the surface, dead!

Everyone realized what was happening, their hearts trembled, and they all knelt on the ground in fear and trepidation.

An Mi frowned, vaguely sensing something unusual. At that moment, she gave Liu Guang and Yi Fei a look, and then knelt down on the ground along with the palace maids.

"My koi was perfectly fine, how could it be dead? Who will give this princess an explanation? Otherwise, this princess will throw you all into this Taiye Pond and drown you alive." The Eighth Princess became vicious with anger, her gaze sweeping over the people in the pavilion, finally landing on An Mi, Liu Guang, and Yi Fei. She frowned, "Who are you? Why do you look so unfamiliar?"

Before An Mi could answer, a palace maid spoke up first, "Eighth Princess, it was her, it must be her. When the princess left just now, they were the only ones here. When the princess left, the two koi were fine, but after they were here for a while, the koi died. Isn't that obvious? They must have tampered with the koi and killed them."

A label of guilt was firmly placed on An Mi's head. A hint of sarcasm appeared in An Mi's eyes. She immediately understood that this was the purpose of the eunuch bringing her here!

Let her "kill" the koi fish, and then offend this evil star in the palace?

Such a clumsy method, yet undeniably brilliant!

It was clumsy because the method of framing her was too ordinary; it was clever because the other party anticipated that she, a nobody embroiderer in the palace, would have no say, and knew even more that this unruly eighth princess would not give her any chance to defend herself.

Just as An Mi had predicted, when the Eighth Princess heard that An Mi had killed her beloved koi, her eyes turned piercing as she looked at An Mi. "Well, where did this audacious servant come from? Who in this palace doesn't know that these two koi were gifts from my father? You actually killed them! I will make you pay with your lives for my koi."

Upon hearing this, Liu Guang and Yi Fei's eyes sharpened, as if they were preparing to take action. They didn't care whether the person in front of them was a princess or a prince; they were clearly protecting their young lady, and even if it meant risking their lives, they would not allow their young lady to suffer the slightest harm.