The Flourishing Era of Female Merchants

At this moment, Yang Jingyu met An Mi's eyes, her arrogant posture as if she were looking down on a servant. Before An Mi could speak, her aura grew even stronger, "You are An Mi, right? I've heard of your existence for a long time, but seeing you today, you're nothing special, just a country bumpkin!"

Yang Jingyu is the daughter of the Prime Minister's family. Some time ago, she went to stay at a temple with the Prime Minister's wife and missed the Ghost Festival banquet. However, since she returned to the capital, news about Anmi has been reaching her ears one after another.

There are many noble daughters in the capital, but if we really count them by status, only Sima Yan and Yang Jingyu are the highest. Yang Jingyu has a prime minister father, and she is always the focus of attention wherever she goes. She has always been very proud of herself, so how could she be willing to let a commoner girl from a small town like An Mi steal the limelight?

Hmph! Yang Jingyu harbored ill intentions; she wanted to dampen An Mi's arrogance!

Seeing that An Mi did not answer, Yang Jingyu was very pleased and thought to herself, An Mi must be afraid of her!

She said that she was just an illegitimate daughter from a small town, and only those women who had never seen the world treated her like a treasure. How could she not feel inferior in front of a real lady from a prominent family?

A smile crept onto Yang Jingyu's lips. An Mi remained silent, but she had no intention of letting An Mi off so easily. She had heard that An Mi had captivated the Prince of Bohai, so she must possess some seductive skills. Today, she would make An Mi look foolish in front of everyone, so that she would know that this country bumpkin was not worthy of any prince or nobleman in the capital!

Thinking this, Yang Jingyu slowly walked towards Anmi. All the young ladies of the officials present knew Yang Jingyu's arrogance. Judging from her imposing manner, it seemed that this Miss Anmi was likely to suffer.

Sima Yan's lips curled into a smug smile. To her, whether Yang Jingyu or An Mi won or lost, it would be beneficial to her. Moreover, if Yang Jingyu and An Mi caused trouble in the palace, not to mention whether they would be investigated, their image in the eyes of outsiders would be greatly diminished.

"What? So you really are just a country bumpkin? Look at you, everyone, you don't even dare to speak. I really don't know how someone like you has the nerve to appear among so many young ladies, in this kind of setting!" Yang Jingyu said sarcastically, her arrogance particularly overbearing. Suddenly, the expressions of those around her turned strange, and they couldn't help but gasp inwardly. At this moment, Empress Feng, surrounded by a group of palace maids, approached. As astute as she was, especially after vaguely overhearing some things, she had roughly guessed what kind of situation was unfolding before her.

She knew what kind of person Yang Jingyu was. Judging from the current situation, An Mi had encountered such a person. Hehe, she was happy to watch a good show!

Empress Feng walked even slower and remained silent, thinking it would be good if An Mi could learn a lesson!

An Mi caught a glimpse of the people walking towards them from behind Yang Jingyu, and a slight smile appeared on her lips. "Miss, you should know who invited everyone here, right?"

Yang Jingyu frowned, but didn't take An Mi too seriously. "Of course I know!"

"Since you know this, are you questioning Her Majesty the Empress? Are you complaining that Her Majesty included a crude countrywoman like me on the invitation list, thus diminishing your status?" An Mi spoke calmly, but then her tone suddenly changed, rising abruptly, "If you're not complaining about Her Majesty the Empress, then what are you? How can anyone question Her Majesty the Empress? This is clearly a great disrespect to Her Majesty the Empress!"

Yang Jingyu was taken aback, not expecting An Mi to throw such accusations at her. However, after a moment of surprise, she felt more angry. An Mi had undoubtedly provoked this young lady who rarely paid attention to others.

"So what if you're disrespectful? Today, I'm going to expel you from the palace on behalf of the Empress!" Yang Jingyu declared loudly, her arrogance rising. At this moment, she acted as if she were the mistress of the palace. "Guards, teach this country bumpkin a lesson!"

An Mi looked at her aggressive demeanor and felt a touch of irony. This rich young lady was really an easily angered person. She exploded as soon as she was provoked, which saved An Mi a lot of trouble.

Yang Jingyu's orders were ignored. At this moment, everyone except her probably saw Empress Feng's arrival. With the Empress here, how could she possibly give orders?

Moreover, that phrase, "So what if it's disrespectful?" made some of the other young ladies present break out in a cold sweat and silently mourn for Yang Jingyu in their hearts.

An Mi noticed that Empress Feng's expression darkened slightly not far away, but it returned to normal after a moment. As intelligent as An Mi was, how could she not understand the meaning behind Empress Feng's expression?

Empress Feng probably hopes to suffer a loss at Yang Jingyu's hands. So, she's probably going to turn a blind eye to Yang Jingyu's blatant disrespect. Ha! She's already provoked Yang Jingyu to be so rude!

But how could it be so easy for her to turn a blind eye?

A subtle, enigmatic smile flickered across An Mi's lips, followed by a slight furrowing of her beautiful brows. "She's just a lowly young lady without any rank. What right does she have to speak on behalf of Her Majesty the Empress? Could it be that someone harbors some treasonous intention?"

Upon hearing this, everyone present was stunned, even Sima Yan glanced at An Mi and frowned. An Mi clearly saw the Empress walking over, and she was deliberately provoking Yang Jingyu!

Her words clearly implied that Yang Jingyu harbored ambitions to replace the Empress!

If the Empress heard this, even if she were the most magnanimous, wouldn't it damage her dignity if she didn't say anything in this situation? Who would be afraid of the Empress then?

Sigh, although Yang Jingyu is arrogant and domineering, she's no match for An Mi in terms of intelligence!

Sima Yan felt a pang of regret. She had originally wanted to see An Mi suffer some mistreatment at Yang Jingyu's hands, but now it seemed that Yang Jingyu was the one who had fallen into An Mi's trap.

Sima Yan was always good at judging the situation. She knew that she couldn't watch An Mi make a fool of herself. So, she naturally didn't hesitate to stand on An Mi's side. Soon, Sima Yan made a decision. Seeing that Yang Jingyu was obviously flustered, she added fuel to the fire for An Mi, "Miss Yang, do you really think you can make decisions on behalf of Her Majesty the Empress?"

Sima Yan's reaction surprised An Mi slightly, but the surprise was only momentary. It wasn't hard to guess Sima Yan's thoughts, was it?

Knowing full well that Sima Yan was opportunistic, An Mi didn't say anything, but secretly lowered her eyes, waiting to see a good show.