The Flourishing Era of Female Merchants

An Xinhe's heart pounded wildly. She hadn't expected Liu Zhan to do it in front of so many people... However, she felt more smug. Look, everyone was watching Liu Zhan carry her into the bridal sedan chair. In Rongjincheng's wedding customs, there was no such thing as carrying someone into a bridal sedan chair. She believed that within an hour, all the women in Rongjincheng would envy her, An Xinhe. Look how much Liu Zhan cherished her!

Liu Zhan carefully placed An Xinhe on the bridal sedan chair before returning to An Yuefeng and Yu Fangfei at the entrance of the An residence. He respectfully cupped his hands in greeting, saying, "Father-in-law, Mother-in-law, your son-in-law is taking Xinhe back to the residence now."

This was the first time Liu Zhan had addressed An Yuefeng and Yu Fangfei as his parents-in-law. The two, who were already overjoyed at Liu Zhan carrying An Xinhe into the bridal sedan chair, were even more pleased with this son-in-law. An Yuefeng hurriedly said, "Go ahead, don't miss the auspicious time. From now on, Xinhe is yours, so you must take good care of her."

Liu Zhan smiled but remained silent, saying nothing more. He turned and mounted his horse, waving to the wedding procession. Firecrackers and suonas blared again, and the entire procession began to head towards the Liu residence along the pre-arranged route…

Anmi watched his receding figure. Even from behind, she could see his smugness and pride. But how long could he remain so proud?

"Hehe, only my daughter has such good fortune, the young mistress of the richest family, hehe, how noble that is! But compared to some people... humph, everyone has their own fate, it's all arranged by God, and even if they want to resist, they can't. Look at her, even a beggar probably wouldn't want her, hahaha..." Yu Fangfei said meaningfully, glancing sideways at Jin Qiaoyu standing in a secluded spot. She had said it before, Jin Qiaoyu wanted to fight her, she was overestimating herself!

"You..." Jin Qiaoyu was furious at Yu Fangfei's smugness, but before she could speak, An Yuefeng coldly roared, "Don't you know what day it is today? All of you, shut up! Madam, today is Xinhe's wedding day, and it's also our in-laws' birthday. According to custom, we shouldn't go to the Liu residence, but as in-laws, we can't be absent from our in-laws' birthday celebration. You and Xinlian will accompany me to wish our in-laws a happy birthday later."

Yu Fangfei raised the corners of her mouth and gave Jin Qiaoyu a smug look. "Yes, sir."

An Mi saw Yu Fangfei's smugness and a subtle glint flashed in her eyes. Today, the good show of the Liu family would be more meaningful if they had a few audience members like them.

And she... thinking about what she still had to do, An Mi's eyes flickered slightly, and in the blink of an eye, she met a pair of deep eyes. Bai Yi was watching her not far away. His handsome face still had that usual half-smile, and at this moment, the way he looked at her seemed to be saying: Girl, do a good job!

An Mi's lips twitched. She looked for Bai Yi again, but he was nowhere to be seen. She lowered her brows and discreetly avoided everyone's gaze before entering the gates of the An residence...

Upstairs, King Donglin stood by the window, still gazing in the same direction, but his gaze had now shifted to a different spot.

"Brother-in-law, the wedding of Rong Jincheng's richest young master is quite a grand affair." Yu Ling'er watched the wedding procession pass by down the street. Although she spoke these words, there was no hint of admiration in her eyes. She had seen many magnificent weddings before... Thinking of the grand wedding ceremony that caused a sensation in the capital a few years ago, Yu Ling'er's gaze darkened, and she turned to the man beside her, "If my sister were still here..."

Dong Lin Wang frowned, and Yu Ling'er quickly said, "I'm sorry, brother-in-law, I shouldn't have brought up my sister and made you sad. By the way, the richest young master also sent you an invitation to his wedding. Shouldn't you go and join in the fun? After all, Rong Jincheng is your territory, and the Liu family is the richest in Rong Jincheng. If you give them face by attending the richest young master's wedding ceremony, the Liu family will definitely be grateful to you."

The wedding of the richest man's son—judging from the grand spectacle just now, there must have been quite a few guests coming to offer their congratulations. My brother-in-law has been staying at home for so long since arriving in Rongjin City, and very few people even know that the king of Rongjin City has arrived. Today's appearance should be a good opportunity.

And she... and what she wanted was to stand beside her brother-in-law in front of more people!

King Donglin seemed not to have heard Yu Ling'er's words. Although there was some distance between them, he could still clearly see Bai Yi and An Mi exchanging glances. Bai Yi's eyes... King Donglin's brows furrowed even more.

Yu Ling'er carefully observed the reaction of the King of Donglin. Seeing him frown, she quickly said, "Brother-in-law, if you don't want to go, then we won't go. How about Ling'er plays chess with you today?"

The tall man remained silent. Downstairs, An Mi turned her back and entered the An residence, her eyes fixed on his retreating figure, her thick brows furrowed... the man in the blue robe...

The King of Donglin looked at the man, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes. His eldest brother, ha! He never expected that his eldest brother, who had been missing for so long, would actually be in his Rongjin City! And the look in his eyes when he looked at An Mi just now was clearly filled with worry and concern.

Anmi... Anmi... He thought she was just an ordinary woman, but he never expected... Ordinary? She had ties to both the eldest and third brothers, how could she be ordinary!

Her beautiful lips curved upwards, and her brows gradually relaxed.

Yu Ling'er finally saw his smile and assumed he liked her suggestion to play chess. Overjoyed, she exclaimed, "Brother-in-law..."

But as soon as he uttered those two words, the man suddenly turned around and walked towards the door, instructing his personal guard standing in the corner of the room as he went, "Investigate someone for me. Her name is An Mi. I need to know everything about her. Deliver the results to me as quickly as possible."

"Yes." The personal guard Chu Yang firmly accepted the order and then followed the King of Donglin out of the room.

Yu Ling'er was left alone in the room, and it took her a moment to come back to her senses.

Anmi? Yu Ling'er chewed on the name, then suddenly, as if she had thought of something. That's right, it was her! The woman whose name her brother-in-law had asked her when they first arrived in Rongjin City!

These days, she thought her brother-in-law had long forgotten about that An Mi, but she never expected... that her brother-in-law wanted to investigate An Mi? Why investigate An Mi?

Intuition stirred a deep unease within her. That beautiful face, twisted and contorted, appeared somewhat ferocious. She had to be wary of this An Mi!

Anfu.

Everyone was bustling around in the front yard. Some of the maids who usually worked in the back yard were now serving in the front yard. In a secluded spot in the garden, which was the only way to get from the front yard to the back yard, a woman dressed as a maid deliberately lowered her voice and said, "The wedding procession today is really grand. It almost stretches from the gate of our An Mansion to the end of the street. The Fifth Miss is getting married in a very prestigious way."