The Flourishing Era of Female Merchants

At this point, Yu Ling'er's expression changed. She never expected that An Mi would talk such nonsense and be harassed by thugs. For a woman, especially a young lady of such noble status, this was a stain on her reputation. Who knew what these young ladies would think of her after hearing this!

"An Mi, what nonsense are you talking about?" Yu Ling'er was getting anxious and even disregarded her composure, shouting sharply.

At this moment, An Mi's words undoubtedly stirred up the gossipy minds of these young ladies. They were all born into prestigious families. Although the Yu family had a deep foundation in the Great Jin Dynasty, these women did not think that much. Seeing Yu Ling'er's ugly expression, they felt that what this woman named An Mi said was somewhat credible.

At that moment, the daughter of Minister Liu spoke up, "Ling'er, why are you stopping her? Let her finish speaking first!"

Yu Ling'er glared at Miss Liu. Wait until she finishes speaking? By the time she finishes, her innocence might be ruined.

But little did she know that she, the second young lady of the Yu family, spent most of her time following her brother-in-law, the Prince of Donglin, around. In people's eyes, her innocence had long since vanished.

An Mi smiled. Even without Miss Liu, she wouldn't have let Yu Ling'er stop her. Now that this princess's daughter had spoken up, if An Mi didn't say anything, wouldn't she be offending the princess's daughter?

"Ling'er, don't be embarrassed. Even though those hooligans saw you naked, you're still alive and well, aren't you? Luckily, I reacted quickly. I'm a rough woman, but it wasn't easy for me to rescue you from them. You're a grateful young lady from a respectable family, and since then, you've treated me like a sister..." An Mi ignored Yu Ling'er's already ugly expression and continued talking. It wasn't far-fetched, but precisely because of this, it made people more willing to believe it. An Mi couldn't help but sneer inwardly. This Yu Ling'er, wasn't she said to be a habitual liar? Well then, she'd give her a lie right there and then, let her experience it!

As An Mi spoke, the other young ladies who were listening looked at Yu Ling'er with increasingly strange expressions, filled with disdain, contempt, and even a sense of watching a good show. They began to whisper among themselves.

In their view, although Yu Ling'er was eventually rescued as An Mi said, the fact that her body had been seen by men, and not just one man, was a great humiliation for these young ladies.

It would be better to die. You see, in the Great Jin Dynasty, women valued this very much. If their chastity was ruined, they would either marry the man who ruined their chastity, or... hehe, or live shamelessly like Yu Ling'er. But living meant bearing the price of living.

In some places, such women are not even allowed to live, especially women from wealthy families, who are subject to severe punishment. Everyone looked at Yu Ling'er and a slight smile appeared on their lips.

"Ling'er, in my opinion, living well is more important than anything else," a young lady from a wealthy family said, her tone clearly tinged with bitterness.

“Yes, you are a daughter of the Yu family. You can’t just take your own life because of these things. Your sister is already dead. You are the only daughter left in the Yu family. Besides, the Yu family is large, powerful and influential. Your future husband shouldn’t mind your past.” Another young lady spoke up, her words carrying even more implications.

Yu Ling'er often stayed by the side of the King of Donglin, so her innocence was probably no longer a thing to her.

"Shut up, all of you!" Yu Ling'er was furious, completely furious. This An Mi was spouting such nonsense, it was clearly baseless, yet these women actually believed her. "She's talking nonsense, she's trying to smear me! Don't you have brains? How could you believe what she said?"

When Yu Ling'er shouted like that, An Mi's lips unconsciously curled up. This Yu Ling'er, she brought this upon herself. Which of these young ladies doesn't think highly of themselves? They usually give Yu Ling'er, the only young lady of the Yu family, face, but they may have been jealous of her for a long time. Now that they have a chance, how could they not mock her?

Yu Ling'er's arrogant rebuke of them for being brainless will only provoke more resentment towards her, and the consequences... An Mi glanced at Yu Ling'er, then looked at the young ladies, and Yu Ling'er was probably in for a world of trouble!

Just as An Mi had predicted, the young ladies, led by the daughter of Minister Liu, all darkened their faces, followed by an even more intense barrage of sarcastic remarks.

"Ling'er, you just said that she is your friend. I believe she wouldn't be so heartless as to throw mud at you."

"Yes, yes, Miss Yu, I think this woman is very simple and sincere." Yes, isn't she simple? She simply revealed these shameful things in front of so many people.

"Hehe, Ling'er, don't try to cover it up. It's not your fault that your body was seen naked, it's the fault of those thugs. Did they all know you were a young lady of the Yu family? Hmph, if you ask me, they should all be arrested and cut into a thousand pieces. That would be a lesson for them, to see if they would dare to bully a young lady of the Yu family again. But... do you remember who those people are?"

If we remember them, and if we could find those people, things would be much more interesting.

Yu Ling'er's anger surged abnormally. What thugs and hooligans? These people and these things simply didn't exist! But now, they all believed An Mi and probably wouldn't listen to her explanation at all.

Yu Ling'er's chest heaved violently, her expression as if she wanted nothing more than to tear these women who believed the rumors to pieces.

However, even though she usually considered herself superior as a young lady of the Yu family, there was one thing she understood: the fathers of these young ladies also held a certain position in the court, although some were not as powerful as hers, but she couldn't do anything to them at will.

Yu Ling'er was furious and thought about how things had turned out this way.

She had intended to thoroughly humiliate An Mi in front of these young ladies, but in the end, it seemed that she was the one who was humiliated. Feeling the gazes of everyone, Yu Ling'er's eyes fell on An Mi. Seeing the faint smile on her face, Yu Ling'er instantly understood.

Anmi... She underestimated Anmi. This Anmi was doing it on purpose. She probably knew that her sudden enthusiasm was not for any good, so she took the initiative and put her in this situation.