The Flourishing Era of Female Merchants

Almost without thinking, An Mi lifted her skirt and hurried over. When she got closer, she saw Bai Yi's clothes, which looked like they had been ripped by a sharp blade, and frowned. "What happened?"

“Miss, on the way back just now, someone attempted to assassinate the Prince…” the attendant accompanying Bai Yi replied. He had just said this when he saw the Bohai Dynasty and glared at him. The attendant dared not continue speaking.

Seeing the worry on An Mi's face, Bai Yi smiled and said, "It's nothing. They're just some insignificant people. Look, they only tore our clothes. They're making a big fuss over nothing."

An Mi gripped Bai Yi's arm, examining him closely. Only a small bloodstain was visible on the torn clothing; nothing serious. An Mi breathed a sigh of relief, then her eyes narrowed as she thought of something. "Who is the other person?"

Before Bai Yi could answer, a woman's anxious voice came from behind him, "It's him, it must be him, Miss, do you believe me now? He must have done it."

When Bai Yi saw Yi Zhuxuan, his face suddenly darkened. He had never had a good impression of this woman since they were in Rongjin City. Even now, seeing her in the capital, he was still wary of her. This woman had better not have any designs on An Mi!

"Someone, take this woman out," Bai Yi ordered unhappily without thinking.

Yi Zhuxuan was taken aback. Although she expected that the King of Bohai would not like her, she thought about her purpose. If she was kicked out like this, how could she achieve her goal?

The servants of the Bohai Prince's Mansion immediately surrounded Yi Zhuxuan. Yi Zhuxuan was flustered and looked pleadingly at An Mi, "Miss..."

An Mi lowered her brows, seemingly not having heard, but her mind was still on Yi Zhuxuan's words.

Seeing that she was unmoved, Yi Zhuxuan seemed to have no choice but to kneel down on the ground with a thud. "Miss, please take me in. If you don't take me in, I will only have death to live on."

"What's going on?" Bai Yi frowned. Take her in? If he remembered correctly, this woman was previously with Feng Yu, so why is she now begging Mi'er to take her in? Also, who exactly was the "he" she mentioned earlier?

An Mi tugged at the corners of her mouth, a smile appearing on her face. "Your Highness, she was once my maid, after all. Even without that relationship, we are from the same hometown. She is probably desperate now, so why not keep her in the manor for the time being and make plans for the future?"

Bai Yi met An Mi's eyes, pondered for a moment as if thinking about something, and said, "Alright, I'll follow Mi'er's arrangements!"

Yi Zhuxuan's face lit up with joy. "Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness! Thank you for your pleading, Miss!"

An Mi released Bai Yi's hand, walked to Yi Zhuxuan, bent down and helped her up from the ground. "What words of thanks do I need to say? If anyone should be thanking someone, it's me thanking you. You risked such danger to remind us, how could we ignore your safety?"

"You believe me now?" Yi Zhuxuan asked happily.

"I can't help but believe it, can I?" Anmi said softly. "Don't worry, just stay in the Prince's mansion without any worries!"

Yi Zhuxuan nodded hastily. Moving into the Bohai Prince's Mansion meant she had already achieved half of her goal. As for the rest, she would take it one step at a time. She refused to believe that she couldn't lure An Mi into a trap.

"Take her downstairs, arrange a room for her, and prepare some clothes for her to change into," Anmi instructed Liuguang and Yifei.

Yi Zhuxuan curtsied and followed Liu Guang. An Mi met Bai Yi's eyes and saw the seriousness and question in them. A smile appeared on her lips, as if she had seen through his question. She took Bai Yi's hand and walked towards the pavilion, instructing Yi Fei as they walked, "Go get some wound medicine."

Upon reaching the pavilion, Yifei brought over the wound-treating supplies and then withdrew, leaving only Baiyi and Anmi in the pavilion. Anmi carefully bandaged the shallow bloodstain on Baiyi's wound, her meticulous manner warming Baiyi's heart.

"Why did you leave her here?" Bai Yi's voice slowly rang out after An Mi had finished bandaging her wounds.

As An Mi tidied up the bandages, she said, "There's a reason we kept her here, you know? Before you came back, she told me that someone had hired assassins to kill you!"

Bai Yi frowned, then suddenly realized, "So the 'he' she was referring to was Feng Yu?"

Anmi nodded. "Isn't that right? But I think some things are just too coincidental."

An Mi recounted what had just happened with Yi Zhuxuan.

"So, you left her here to observe her?" Bai Yi raised an eyebrow, recalling the assassin who had just tried to kill him. Every move he made was ruthless, but in the end, he didn't choose to continue the assassination attempt and instead escaped very quickly.

Thinking of this, Bai Yi narrowed his eyes, as if he was pondering something.

An Mi didn't say anything, but her eyes confirmed Bai Yi's guess.

Indeed, An Mi kept Yi Zhuxuan around to observe her. Firstly, everything seemed too coincidental, and secondly, she wasn't naive enough to believe that Yi Zhuxuan was so kind as to risk her life for her.

Yi Zhuxuan... She's always been a woman who can act, hasn't she? She'd already learned that in her past life, but in this life, she wanted to see who was the better actress.

"Your Highness, please keep Liuguang and Yifei by your side recently. During the previous assassination attempt, having two maids skilled in martial arts with you would provide extra protection." In the pavilion, after a moment of silence, An Mi spoke slowly. Her darting eyes told Bai Yi that An Mi's arrangement wasn't for Liuguang and Yifei to protect him. His Bohai Prince's mansion had plenty of guards; the current situation certainly didn't warrant mobilizing even An Mi's two maids for his protection. So, why was An Mi doing this…?

When Bai Yi met An Mi's bright eyes, he instantly understood that An Mi was putting on an act for Yi Zhuxuan!

"Alright, I'll give the order immediately to make a transfer. Soon, the entire Prince's Mansion will know this news." Bai Yi said loudly. It was indeed a transfer. Liu Guang and Yi Fei would not appear by An Mi's side for the time being. They were not there to protect him, but to protect An Mi. They had just moved to the shadows.

If An Mi's suspicion that Yi Zhuxuan had ulterior motives was true, and Yi Zhuxuan was Feng Yu's person, then he had every reason to believe that this matter was definitely related to Feng Yu. Thinking of this, Bai Yi's eyes narrowed. His grudge with the Feng family would one day come to a conclusion!

Today, two couples are getting married. The Crown Prince's residence and General Feng Yu's temporary residence should both be filled with guests. However, the reality is quite unexpected.