The Flourishing Era of Female Merchants

Yunxiu's initiative to plead guilty and beg for death only chilled Empress Feng's heart further. Was this woman trying to advance by retreating?

Yunxiu knew that Empress Feng would not take her life, so her strategic retreat was actually to her advantage.

"You..." Emperor Mingde's eyes narrowed, "You are indeed guilty!"

"Your Majesty, this woman must not be killed." Empress Feng spoke up, and seeing Emperor Mingde frown, she continued after glancing at him, "Your Majesty, Yunxiu is now the fiancée of the Prince of Bohai. The marriage was only bestowed yesterday. If news of Yunxiu's death were to spread today, how would we explain it to the Prince of Bohai? Moreover, it would only make the ministers and the people more suspicious of what's going on."

Emperor Mingde agreed with Empress Feng's words. Empress Feng was right. Yunxiu could not die, at least not now.

However, Yunxiu is no longer a virgin. Thinking about the absurd things that happened last night, even though it was Yunxiu's deliberate scheme, she still ended up taking her son's fiancée's body. She couldn't help but feel a little guilty towards Bai Yi.

Emperor Mingde sighed heavily in his heart. How could things have turned out this way?

If Bai Yi were to find out about this, then… Emperor Mingde’s tightly furrowed brows would never relax as he pondered how to handle the matter without making any mistakes.

"Your Majesty, I am worried that the Prince of Bohai has found out about this..." Empress Feng said worriedly. At this moment, she was less angry and more virtuous as an empress, thinking of the emperor. "It's all Yunxiu's fault! But she is sincere to Your Majesty, which is why she is so foolish."

Emperor Mingde glanced at Yunxiu, his eyes filled with indescribable complexity. Empress Feng saw this and realized that Emperor Mingde's reaction was exactly what she wanted to see. She could not let Yunxiu die, nor could she let Yunxiu have an easy life, and she certainly could not let the emperor completely despise Yunxiu.

She also wanted to use Yunxiu to stay close to the Emperor and do things for him!

"Your Majesty, Yunxiu has been staying in my palace for a while. It was my fault for not teaching her properly, which led to this mess. Hanyu, you should teach Yunxiu the rules of the palace now." Empress Feng narrowed her eyes. No matter what, she had to get revenge for the anger she felt last night.

The thought of not being able to sleep all night made Empress Feng feel even colder.

Emperor Mingde did not object to Empress Feng's order, which was exactly what Empress Feng had expected. Emperor Mingde was still struggling with how to explain things to the Prince of Bohai. Although he felt pity for Yunxiu, his anger outweighed his pity at this moment.

Han Yu accepted the order and immediately stepped forward to pull Yun Xiu over. Yun Xiu did not stop her. She knew that she could not escape this lesson today. Empress Feng was venting her frustration from last night and telling her that everything was in her hands!

The so-called "teaching her manners" was nothing more than subjecting her to some physical torture. Sure enough, Yunxiu was pulled away by Hanyu, and what came in front of her was a slap from Hanyu. The sound of the slap was unusually loud in the room, even more forceful than the slap that Empress Feng had given her earlier.

Yunxiu could only grit her teeth and bear it, hoping that Empress Feng would vent her anger. However, she had already made a mental note of this matter. Empress Feng, there is a saying that fortunes change, isn't there?

Having served Empress Feng for many years, Han Yu had honed her slapping skills to perfection. Soon, Yun Xiu's once beautiful face was swollen and red from the slaps.

"Your Majesty, spare me... This servant knows her mistake... I know her mistake..." Yunxiu pleaded, looking as if she truly could not bear the pain.

In Yunxiu's eyes, Emperor Mingde seemed somewhat reluctant, while Empress Feng's eyes held a hint of smugness. To make matters worse, her pleas for mercy became even more pitiful. The only sounds in the room were the slapping and Yunxiu's pleas...

Empress Feng's lips curled into a subtle smile of smugness. "Yunxiu, Yunxiu, this is the interest you accrued for challenging my authority last night!"

So next... Empress Feng had already planned everything in her mind. At this time, she wanted to offer advice to the Emperor and think of ways to give the Prince of Bohai an explanation. In fact, her goal was to completely quell this matter.

She already had a perfect plan in mind, which would not only allow Yunxiu to continue to have the opportunity to follow the Emperor, but also make it seem as if the previous arranged marriage had never happened.

"Your Majesty..." Empress Feng began, but just then, a commotion arose outside the door...

"Your Highness, you cannot enter...you..."

The eunuchs seemed to be trying their best to stop the "prince" they were talking about. For a moment, the people inside the door were all in a panic. Emperor Mingde, Empress Feng, and even Han Yu and Eunuch Qin were stunned for a moment. They had a faint guess in their hearts that made them afraid: who was the prince they were talking about?

In the capital city today, only the Prince of Bohai can be called a prince!

Sure enough, the next moment a man's angry shout rang out...

"Get out of my way, I can hear her voice..."

That's the voice of the King of Bohai!

"Eunuch Qin, quickly... quickly stop him..." Emperor Mingde reacted and immediately gave the order. Even he was a little flustered. He had only one thought in his mind, which was that he must not let Bai Yi in and witness this scene!

For the first time, this emperor felt fear.

Empress Feng was also somewhat stunned. How could Bai Yi be here? Bai Yi's sudden appearance was not part of her expectations. In fact, the plan she was going to present to the Emperor was entirely without the knowledge of the Prince of Bohai. But now, if the Prince of Bohai had discovered it on the spot, then all the plans she had come up with last night would be useless.

When Eunuch Qin came to his senses, he immediately accepted the order and wanted to go out to stop the Prince of Bohai. However, just as he reached the door, the door was pushed open from the outside with a bang. The person who pushed open the door was none other than Prince Bohai, Bai Yi!

Bai Yi pushed open the door and immediately saw Yunxiu kneeling on the ground, covering her face and sobbing. He frowned, then immediately stepped forward and pulled her into his arms. "Yunxiu... what... what happened?"

Bai Yi questioned her angrily, and Yun Xiu subconsciously shrank into Bai Yi's arms. He's here, he's finally here. She knew in her heart that Bai Yi was acting according to their agreement. However, for some reason, his strong body made her feel inexplicably at ease, and at this moment, she even had a greedy desire to absorb the warmth of his body.

Bai Yi's handsome face was tense. Emperor Mingde's eyes narrowed. He knew that Bai Yi loved An Mi, but any man would be furious if his fiancée looked like this, even if he didn't love her.

This is a matter of a man's dignity!