The Flourishing Era of Female Merchants

Yu Ling'er launched into another tirade of curses, but everyone present dismissed it as mere mad dog barking. Meanwhile, Master Yu's face grew increasingly grim.

"Shut up!" Master Yu shouted sternly. This brainless woman, does she even know what she's doing? Her actions will only make things worse.

Now he understood that Ling'er might not be able to be saved. At this point, he had to make the right choice and try to minimize the damage to the Yu family.

"Father, this woman is going to kill me!" Yu Ling'er cried out in her heart, unwilling to accept her fate.

Master Yu sighed inwardly, ignoring Yu Ling'er, and turned to Bai Yi, "Your Highness, I was so eager to protect my daughter that I listened to others' slander and did such a thing. I am willing to bear the consequences of Your Highness's actions. My daughter's assassination attempt on Your Highness is an unforgivable crime, and I will leave it to Your Highness to decide. However, I have always been devoted to serving the royal family, so I beg Miss Anmi to forgive my unintentional mistake this time."

Master Yu wasn't stupid after all. With a few words, he pushed Yu Ling'er out to be dealt with by the King of Bohai, while admitting that this kidnapping was aimed at An Mi. Although An Mi was favored by the King of Bohai, she was not a member of the royal family, so the nature of the kidnapping was much lighter.

Bai Yi and An Mi raised the corners of their mouths, a faint smile appearing on their faces, while Yu Ling'er was still immersed in what Master Yu had said and did not react for a long time.

That sentence kept echoing in my head, I just couldn't process it: "Unforgivable crime, at the Prince's disposal?" What did my father mean?

"Father... I didn't assassinate him!" Yu Ling'er was even more confused. She might have already guessed her father's meaning, but she was unwilling to believe it.

She had previously placed her hopes on her father, but now that even he was treating her like a discarded pawn, who else could she place her hopes on?

Master Yu glanced at Yu Ling'er but ignored her clamor. What he cared about most now was how the King of Bohai would handle today's matter. "Miss Anmi, I was really confused for a moment. I apologize to you here. I hope you will be magnanimous and not hold it against me."

“Master Yu, this isn’t just a matter of whether she cares or not. You dare to touch my people! Tell me, shouldn’t I pursue this? Besides, An Mi, whom you speak of, will be my queen in the future. Do you think you can get away with 'apology' for what you did today?” Bai Yi didn’t mince words. He understood Master Yu’s intentions perfectly well, but he was determined not to let him have his way.

If the Yu family dares to touch his people, they should be prepared to pay the price.

Master Yu's eyes widened suddenly. He realized what Bai Yi meant and understood that it affected not only him but also Sima Yan. Even An Mi was stunned by this sentence.

What does it mean that Bai Yi so openly announced An Mi's status in front of so many people?

Sima Yan smiled slightly, seemingly relieved. She couldn't wait for An Mi to truly become the King of Bohai's woman.

Yu Ling'er gritted her teeth. To her, An Mi's ability to arouse her brother-in-law's interest was already an unforgivable sin. Even if An Mi became the Princess of Bohai, it still wouldn't eliminate her jealousy.

Princess of Bohai? Once she becomes Princess of Bohai, her status will be completely different. She's just a concubine's daughter from Rong Jincheng. What makes her so special?

Yu Ling'er felt even more resentful. She looked at An Mi, whose face was flushed. At this moment, An Mi was like a dazzling radiant being, breathtakingly beautiful. The sweetness in her eyes was even more enviable.

"This..." Master Yu was speechless. He never expected the King of Bohai to say such a thing. If An Mi really became the Queen Consort of Bohai, then what he had done would not be so easy to resolve.

Master Yu regretted it. On the one hand, he blamed the useless subordinates he had sent out, and on the other hand, he regretted listening to the King of Donglin and doing this foolish thing.

Now look what's happened! He's undoubtedly handed himself over to Bai Yi, at Bai Yi's mercy.

Bai Yi raised an eyebrow slightly, "Yu Ling'er is naturally at my disposal. Even if she is torn to pieces, your Yu family has no power to interfere, but you..."

Bai Yi smiled slightly at this point, but didn't continue. However, his eerie gaze was more terrifying than any of his sharp words.

Master Yu was covered in cold sweat. He wanted to ask more questions, but he didn't dare. He could only keep guessing in fear, and his fear only deepened with each guess.

He knew that his actions had thoroughly enraged the King of Bohai, who would likely not let the Yu family off the hook; the King of Bohai was declaring war on him!

Master Yu's mind raced, but before he could think of a way to salvage the situation, Bai Yi's voice rang out again, "Master Yu, I apologize for disturbing you with my sudden visit tonight. You should get up and rest to recover from your injuries."

Master Yu was slightly taken aback. Before he could recover, Bai Yi flicked his sleeve and walked to An Mi's side. "Guards, Yu Ling'er's crime of assassinating me has been confirmed. Immediately send her to the Imperial Prison. Once I receive the Emperor's decree, I will execute her on a chosen day."

After Bai Yi finished speaking, he called Liu Guang back in and instructed her to escort Sima Yan back to the mansion. Bai Yi held An Mi's wrist and gave Master Yu a meaningful look before leaving. Although it was just a look, it conveyed too much information. Even after Bai Yi and An Mi had left the room, Master Yu was still frozen in place, with only one thought flashing through his mind: The Yu family is probably doomed this time!

Bai Yi and the others left the villa, but the unease in Master Yu's heart intensified because of his departure, and he couldn't sleep for almost the entire night.

The next morning, Master Yu quietly returned to the Yu residence by carriage. When he arrived, Prince Donglin was sitting in the hall, seemingly drinking tea and waiting for his return.

The moment Master Yu saw the Prince of Donglin, he knew from the prince's grave expression that things were not going well. Thinking of the plan that should have succeeded last night, Master Yu felt a surge of frustration.

"Your Highness, about what happened last night..." Master Yu's expression was extremely unnatural. The idea came from the Prince of Donglin, and he felt guilty. However, given the other party's identity, he could not blame him.

Before Master Yu could finish speaking, the Prince of Donglin cast a cold glance his way. "This morning at court, the third prince submitted a memorial requesting instructions on how to handle Ling'er's assassination attempt. Father Emperor immediately agreed to the execution, which will be scheduled for noon tomorrow."

As soon as Donglin Wang finished speaking, Master Yu felt a wave of dizziness. Although he had been mentally prepared and had made up his mind to give up his daughter, he still couldn't bear the news.

Tomorrow at noon?

"Alas, what a terrible thing to do!" Master Yu wailed. Not long ago, his wife had just been buried. He thought that his wife's death would spare Ling'er from death, but he did not expect that Ling'er still could not escape this calamity.