The Flourishing Era of Female Merchants

As she finished speaking, a hint of malice appeared in her eyes. She turned and walked out of the side hall. "Hmph, Granny Li will show her what happens when you disobey her!"

After the Empress Dowager left, only Granny Li and An Mi remained in the side hall. Granny Li stood in front of An Mi, looked her up and down, and then smiled. "Miss An Mi, I know you are the future Princess Consort of Bohai, but you just heard that the Empress Dowager has ordered that you be entrusted to me for proper training. If I am not diligent, I am afraid I will fail the Empress Dowager's trust. Miss An Mi, if I have been too strict in any way, please do not blame me."

As he finished speaking, a sinister look appeared on his wrinkled, sharp face. With a wave of his hand, everything remaining on the dining table crashed to the ground, the sound of shattering porcelain echoing throughout the room…

An Mi frowned, and Li Mama sneered, "Heh, is Miss An Mi unhappy? But it's alright, the Empress Dowager instructed me to teach you a lesson, so let's start by cleaning this room!"

After saying that, Granny Li raised her voice even higher, "From now on, within the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, clean every corner of this room for me."

An Mi looked up and met Li Mama's gaze. In that instant, Li Mama felt a chill in her heart and subconsciously took a step back.

An Mi saw this and a sarcastic smile curled at the corner of her lips. It was nothing but a fox borrowing the tiger's power!

Is it clean?

An Mi knew in her heart that since this Granny Li had the Empress Dowager's permission, she would definitely do her best to make things difficult for her, and what about her?

An Mi frowned. The Empress Dowager was only trying to force her to compromise, but An Mi was not one to easily admit defeat.

An Mi glanced at the mess on the floor, a hint of disdain in her eyes. Cleaning the room? In her past life, in the Liu family, and in this life, in the An family, she had done this kind of servant's work before. What was so difficult about it? What was so scary about it?

However, An Mi suddenly took a big step forward and, without warning, rushed forward and shoved Li Mama aside. The force of the shove caused Li Mama to stumble and fall to the ground with a thud.

"Oh dear...you...you..." Granny Li, covered in spilled food and looking quite disheveled, pointed fiercely at An Mi, stammering with anger.

An Mi raised an eyebrow, feigning surprise, and said, "Oh, Granny Li... this, I didn't mean to, this... I only had the eye to burn for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn. I was thinking that if I didn't have enough time, I would... You didn't fall, did you?"

An Mi looked at the disheveled Li Mama on the ground, especially at the way she was pointing at her now, wishing she could kill her but helpless. She felt very happy and finally found an outlet for the frustration of the past two days.

"An Mi!" Granny Li struggled to her feet and glared fiercely at An Mi. "You...you just wait!"

An Mi shrugged, completely ignoring her words. She believed that even without what had just happened, Granny Li would not have been lenient with her in her "discipline"!

Waiting? Then she's ready to come at her anytime!

After this incident, Granny Li disliked An Mi even more and naturally reported the matter to the Empress Dowager. However, the Empress Dowager did nothing. She knew An Mi's intelligence and knew what excuse to use. She simply instructed Granny Li to be even stricter with An Mi.

In the following days, everything in the Empress Dowager's palace, big or small, was handled peacefully. However, even so, when the Empress Dowager summoned her several times to ask questions, the results were still the same as before.

The day after tomorrow is the wedding day. The closer it gets, the more solemn the Empress Dowager's expression becomes. She tried to get An Mi to cancel the engagement, but now it seems that even if she puts a knife to An Mi's neck, she will not be able to get what she wants.

Inside the main hall, the Empress Dowager held a teacup in her hand, but showed no interest in the taste of the tea.

"Empress Dowager, An Mi has been in the palace for a few days now. Her wedding is the day after tomorrow, and Bai Yi is getting impatient. What do you think? Should we let him take An Mi back?" Emperor Mingde asked tentatively, glancing at Bai Yi beside him and then at the Empress Dowager with a solemn expression, his eyes narrowing slightly.

In the past few days, he had heard a lot of news about Anmi. At this point, she still hadn't compromised?

For some reason, Emperor Mingde developed a certain appreciation for Anmi.

However, his speaking up for An Mi at this moment was not out of admiration. When he first heard about the benefits Bai Yi had promised him, a hint of a smile appeared in Emperor Mingde's eyes.

The Empress Dowager glanced at Bai Yi, a slight smile appearing on her lips. "What's the rush? This daughter-in-law will be with you for life, so why rush things? Besides, it's not that I'm not allowing her to be released. It's just that An Mi is a thoughtful and considerate girl with a filial heart. I'm just greedy for that filial piety and want her to stay with me for one more day."

Bai Yi's thick eyebrows furrowed slightly, his greed for filial piety evident.

Hmph, what a joke!

How could he not know how difficult the Empress Dowager was to An Mi? Thinking of what An Mi had suffered, Bai Yi was furious and almost lashed out. However, thinking of their wedding the day after tomorrow, Bai Yi calmed down. An Mi was enduring all this so that their wedding could proceed smoothly.

If he is truly angry, it will only give the Empress Dowager an excuse!

He will not let the Empress Dowager have her way!

With his eyes slightly lowered, Bai Yi clenched his fists tightly, trying to suppress the anger in his heart. He told himself that everything was for the wedding the day after tomorrow!

At this moment, he must be patient!

"Your Majesty is right. However, this is the first time in a long time that I have been separated from Anmi. I miss her very much. I beg Your Majesty to allow me to see Anmi." Bai Yi's deep voice rang out, sounding particularly solemn in the hall.

The Empress Dowager's gaze faltered slightly. She lowered her brows and took a small sip of tea. "What? Is the Prince of Bohai worried that I'll mistreat Anmi in my palace?"

Although the voice was soft, there was a slight hint of displeasure in the tone.

Bai Yi frowned. "Your Majesty is overthinking it. I had no such intention. I simply miss her!"

"Miss?" The Empress Dowager's gaze shifted slightly as she spoke again, her tone much calmer. "It's normal for you young people to miss each other, but since you're both getting married the day after tomorrow, one more day won't make a difference. How about this: let's skip today. I like Anmi very much. She's not from the capital and doesn't have a family home there. So, on her wedding day, she can marry from here!"

Upon hearing this, both Bai Yi and Emperor Mingde were taken aback. Marrying off from the Empress Dowager's side?

This is somewhat against the rules, isn't it?

"Empress Dowager, this..." Bai Yi suddenly stood up, but before he could finish speaking, he was sharply interrupted by the Empress Dowager.