The Flourishing Era of Female Merchants

Bai Yi narrowed his eyes and had to admit that his anticipation had grown even stronger.

An Xinhe touched her cheek, glared at Feng Xianglan resentfully, and then looked away. To everyone else, she seemed to realize that it was inappropriate and suppressed her anger. Many people who were watching the show were a little disappointed. The sight of two beautiful women wrestling was truly eye-catching.

"Fifth Sister, quickly go and apologize to Madam Liu and Young Master Liu. You lost your composure just now." An Mi reminded An Xinhe as she helped her walk towards Madam Liu. Her voice was loud enough for almost everyone present to hear.

An Xinhe was about to apologize as An Mi had suggested, but before she could do so, a low voice came from beside her.

"An Xinhe, it's time for you to have some tea."

Without pausing for a moment, An Xinhe said loudly, "I want to drink tea."

In the hall, there were several maids serving her. When they heard An Xinhe's words, they were all stunned for a moment. When they came to their senses, they wanted to serve the tea immediately, but they were too late. At this time, someone had already brought the tea to greet her.

"Fifth Miss, your tea, this is your favorite Snow Beauty." The maid's respect was tinged with flattery. Snow Beauty was a tea produced by the Yao family tea garden, the number one tea in the tea world. This kind of tea was extremely rare, with an annual output of no more than ten catties. It was deeply loved and sought after by some young ladies from wealthy families. An Xinhe had always loved this tea, not only for its fragrance and mellowness, but also for its rarity. Extremely vain, she used Snow Beauty to show off her taste and wealth. In Rongjin City, even Liu Xu, the eldest daughter of the richest family, probably couldn't drink this kind of tea, but An Xinhe could drink it.

As expected, upon hearing the words "Snow Beauty," everyone glanced at An Xinhe with complicated expressions. As for the maid who brought the tea... An Mi glanced at the figure, her lips subtly curving upwards. Yi Zhuxuan, she knew it, the first person to bring the tea would undoubtedly be Yi Zhuxuan.

How could she be so sure? Ha! Didn't she know Yi Zhuxuan well enough? Even if she had been deceived by her in her past life, at the moment of her death, as scenes from the past flashed through her mind, she had already seen this person clearly.

Yi Zhuxuan has always been an ambitious woman. Not only is she ambitious, but she is also quite clever. Her reactions are much faster than the other maids in the mansion. With her ambition, what can An Mi be unsure about?

Especially since her previous secret participation in the embroidery appreciation event had displeased Yu Fangfei and her two daughters, how could she possibly miss any opportunity to please An Xinhe?

Yi Zhuxuan carried the tea and walked up to An Xinhe. She thought to herself that she had just mentioned "Snow Beauty" to let everyone present know about the Fifth Miss's elegant "taste". She was sure to please the Fifth Miss. If she could get her to be lenient about what happened earlier, that would be wonderful.

Yi Zhuxuan was making plans in her mind; she was determined to make the most of this opportunity!

However, she did not expect that her thoughts were also being speculated upon by others, and this action would only push her into an even more dangerous situation.

An Xinhe glanced at the teacup, slowly picked it up, and everyone had already lowered their guard. Only Bai Yi in the crowd outside the door had a pair of deep and shrewd eyes that seemed to be searching and pondering, and then turned into understanding, as if he understood everything.

Just when everyone thought she was going to drink the tea, An Xinhe's calm eyes suddenly turned sharp, and she gripped the teacup tightly, shook off An Mi's hand, and rushed towards Feng Xianglan again, this time even more aggressive than before.

"Feng Xianglan, you bitch, I'll make you wish you were dead!" An Xinhe said fiercely, raising her hand and causing the water in the teacup to spill out.

Everyone was shocked to see the water rushing towards Feng Xianglan. Their hearts, which had just calmed down, tightened even more. It turned out that An Xinhe had been holding back all along, preparing for this.

They said, "An Xinhe was slapped, how can we just let it go like this?"

Yu Fangfei frowned, her heart filled with complicated feelings. On the one hand, she didn't want An Xinhe to continue causing trouble, but what difference would it make if things got any worse?

Therefore, when they saw An Xinhe's actions, they did not stop her.

When Feng Xianglan saw the water rushing towards her, she was startled, but instead of dodging, she reflexively reached out to block it.

In the blink of an eye, the water, without any suspense, accurately splashed onto Feng Xianglan's body...

"Ah..." A shrill scream suddenly rang out in the hall, and no one had time to react to what was happening before their eyes.

At this moment, everyone was stunned, watching the changes happening to Feng Xianglan's wet hands. The hissing sound seemed particularly eerie in the hall, and they stared blankly at the situation they had not expected.

Any part of Feng Xianglan's body that came into contact with water seemed to be scalded and quickly rotted.

Yu Fangfei and An Xinhe were the first to react. They knew all too well what Feng Xianglan's condition was like. It was caused by a highly corrosive poison, and that poison was the one that An Xinlian had personally given to An Mi last night, so that she could take the opportunity to sprinkle it on Feng Xianglan's hands.

Feng Xianglan was confident that her embroidery skills were better than Xinhe's, wasn't she? Hmph, then they'll ruin her hands and see how she can hold a needle and thread again, how she can embroider!

Now, the outcome is what they wanted, but no, it shouldn't be like this. It should have been An Mi who made the move, so why is it Xin He who is now the one who made the move?

They even spent money to summon Rong Jincheng's constables, hoping to capture An Mi as well after she injured Feng Xianglan. Although it wasn't murder, An Mi wouldn't escape the crime of assault, especially since the prefectural governor was watching!

However, all their calculations have now become a threat to themselves.

"What happened?" Yu Fangfei suddenly asked, questioning An Xinlian and An Mi about how things had turned out this way.

The shout startled the stunned Yi Zhuxuan awake. Her face was already deathly pale, and she suddenly knelt on the ground, not knowing what to do.

An Xinhe didn't stop there either. Seeing Feng Xianglan's pained expression, she stepped forward, grabbed her hair, and continued to yell at her.

Jin Qiaoyu also came to her senses and, no longer caring about anything else, rushed forward, pushed An Xinhe aside, protected the pained Feng Xianglan, and shouted loudly, "Someone come quick, a doctor, quickly call a doctor."

Upon hearing this, many people realized the situation and, forgetting all about watching the show, hurriedly spread the word, causing an uproar throughout the An residence.

Anmi watched this scene unfold, and everything seemed to be within her expectations. Even if the scene wasn't chaotic at the moment, she had ways to make it chaotic. The current situation was exactly what she wanted.