The Flourishing Era of Female Merchants

Yi Zhuxuan winced in pain, her expression one of agony. A hint of resentment flickered in her eyes, but she dared not utter a sound of resistance, for she knew that if she cried out, her fate would be even worse.

An Mi watched this scene and understood. Death row inmates? Bullying newly arrived prisoners must be the only fun these death row inmates have. As for Yi Zhuxuan... An Mi looked at Yi Zhuxuan in the cell again. Her clothes were tattered and even stained with blood. It was easy to imagine that Yi Zhuxuan's life here must be extremely difficult.

"Miss, save me..." After the death row inmates dispersed, Yi Zhuxuan crawled back to An Mi, looked up at An Mi, and had only one thought in her mind: she had to get out, no matter what, she had to get out!

An Mi frowned, looking troubled. "Zhu Xuan, you don't know, Feng Xianglan's hands are ruined, and her face is disfigured. Even Doctor Qinglan is helpless..."

Upon hearing this, Yi Zhuxuan's face turned even paler, and she shook her head frantically, "No, Miss, I didn't do that, it was clearly Fifth Miss..."

"But everyone saw that you were the one who brought the tea up. Do you think Madam will let you go?" An Mi's eyes flashed with a cold light as she looked at Yi Zhuxuan's terrified expression with satisfaction. At that moment, Yi Zhuxuan probably never imagined that bringing tea would land her in jail!

Her scheme? An Mi merely exploited Yi Zhuxuan's ambition!

Yi Zhuxuan was speechless and could only shake her head in a panic. Yes, how could Madam let her go? Even if she got out of prison, Madam would not let her go. Madam might even push all the blame onto her in order to protect An Xinhe. And she clearly did not know how things happened. She just wanted to please the Fifth Miss, but she did not expect to end up in such a situation.

The word "scapegoat" sent a chill down her spine, and she instinctively shuddered.

"What should I do? What should I do?" Yi Zhuxuan murmured anxiously, "Miss, please help me... please help me..."

Help her? Why would she help her? Ridiculous!

An Mi glanced at the death row inmates who had just bullied Yi Zhuxuan and said indifferently, "Zhuxuan, you know my status in the An family. A young lady's health is a maid's life!"

Yi Zhuxuan's body went limp, as if all her hopes had collapsed at that moment.

Yes, how could she forget? An Mi was having a hard time even in the An family mansion, how could she possibly help her?

But suddenly, as if she had thought of something, hope rekindled in her eyes. "Doesn't the King of Bohai treat you differently? Even if he doesn't like you, you have connections. You can ask him for help. Even... Miss, if you become his woman, he won't refuse to help you, considering how you please him!"

An Mi was taken aback, finding it all rather amusing. What did Yi Zhuxuan mean? Was she suggesting she use her body to gain the Bohai King's help? But who was she supposed to help? Did An Mi even need help?

This Yi Zhuxuan is far too naive and shameless! Does she really think that she and An Mi are inseparable? Perhaps we were not separated in our past lives, but in this life... Yi Zhuxuan has clearly overestimated herself!

"I can't stay here any longer, I should go," Anmi said calmly.

After An Mi finished speaking, she turned and left, leaving Yi Zhuxuan behind, who kept calling her "Miss". Thinking of Yi Zhuxuan's flustered and uneasy appearance, she felt a strange sense of pleasure. Uneasy about the future? It's good to learn a lot in this prison!

The voice of Yi Zhuxuan faded into the distance behind her. Just as she was leaving the prison, she heard Yi Zhuxuan cry out in pain. Without even thinking, she knew what kind of treatment Yi Zhuxuan was being subjected to.

After leaving the prison, An Mi instructed the coachman to take her back to the manor. When they arrived at the alley closest to An Manor, An Mi had the carriage stop, took a package from the carriage, and then went around to enter the manor through the back gate.

Along the way, An Mi thought about Liu Zhan, who had been humiliated, Yi Zhuxuan, who was anxious and uneasy in prison, and An Xinhe. Today, she did not see An Xinhe, but she knew that with Bai Yi's "care", An Xinhe's life was probably not easy either.

Bai Yi... I need to go see him sometime; there are some things I need to discuss...

As Anmi thought this, she reached the door of the room, pushed it open, and entered. However, upon looking up, she saw an extra man in the room.

"Second Miss, you've kept me waiting quite a while!"

The handsome man sitting on her bed, with a half-smile and a lazy air about him, was none other than Bai Yi.

Why is he here? Judging from his appearance, he seems to have been waiting for a long time. Thinking about what she brought back, it's just a coincidence that he's here, so she doesn't need to go looking for him.

An Mi entered the room, closed the door, placed the package on the table, and asked without any change in expression, "What brings you here, Your Highness?"

Bai Yi wasn't surprised at all by her indifference; on the contrary, he found her coldness unusual. Thinking about his purpose for coming, a smile appeared on his lips. "I agree to your proposal."

An Mi paused, her hand about to open the package, and then she understood what he meant. He had agreed to her proposal to develop his business in Rongjin City!

His agreement was within her expectations, but why did he agree today? What was the reason behind it? After a moment's thought, An Mi seemed to understand something, a glint of light flashing in her eyes. "Presumably, the King of Bohai has canceled the cooperation with the Yao Family Tea Garden. Is the Yao Family Tea Garden's new partner Master Liu?"

Bai Yi was slightly taken aback, his gaze lingering on An Mi's face deepening, making it impossible to discern his emotions. "You are indeed incredibly insightful!"

He came to tell her the news, but unexpectedly, everything seemed to be exactly as she had predicted.

He reminded himself every time that he should not underestimate An Mi, but every time he faced An Mi, he still had the feeling that he had underestimated her.

An Mi shrugged dismissively. "The King of Bohai is a shrewd man, and soon he will surely be glad that he canceled the cooperation with the Yao family tea garden."

"Oh? Is that so? Then I'll be waiting for that day. But... before that, shouldn't you tell me, your ally, what your next move is?" Bai Yi always felt somewhat defeated in front of An Mi. How could he guess her thoughts? Her thoughts were probably hidden deeper than anyone else's, making her truly difficult to fathom. This young lady was more difficult to deal with than those seasoned old foxes in the business world.

Anmi's eyes lit up. What should she do next? She naturally had a plan in mind!

And her plan...

“Master Liu’s birthday is coming up soon.” An Mi spoke calmly, but beneath the calm, there was an undercurrent of emotion. “Young Master Liu is also about to marry my fifth sister, which is a double celebration. Since it is a double celebration, this gift should not be sloppy. It should be very generous.”