The Flourishing Era of Female Merchants

An Mi was unaware that the two men were fighting over her. At this moment, An Mi had already secretly left the An residence through the back door and headed directly in a certain direction.

On the streets of Rongjin City, Liu Zhan's wedding procession was making its way towards the Liu family mansion. The wedding was as grand as the Liu family had promised. According to the Liu family's original plan, the wedding procession would circle Rongjin City. The route had been designed several days in advance, and it connected all of the Liu family's properties in Rongjin City, intending to show off the Liu family's wealth and power.

Of course, as a business that the Liu family is vigorously developing, and with the added glory that will come with marrying An Xinhe, Liu Ji Embroidery Shop is the most important of all along this path.

In an alley not far from Liu's Embroidery Shop, two women sat side by side on their horses, leisurely holding the reins.

"Hmph, I really don't know if you've lost your mind. He's just a man from Rong Jincheng, what kind of ability could he possibly have? Our Mei family is a prominent family in Jicheng, after all. Don't tell me that his status is not worthy of our Mei family. Even if he were a prominent family in Rong Jincheng, just the fact that he already has wives and concubines means you shouldn't be so focused on marrying him. Do you want to be his concubine?" The woman on the left was dressed in a white dress, with bright rose-red accents scattered across it, which was very much like her name—Mei Yingxue.

“Sister, how could I become a concubine? Li Lang already said in his letter that he has divorced his wife and sent away her daughter as well. It’s clear that he has no feelings for that woman. Li Lang’s wife will be your sister, Mei Ningxiang. As for the other concubines, I don’t care about them. Once I marry into the Li family, even if Li Lang doesn’t send them away, I will have my own way of dealing with them.” Mei Ningxiang snorted coldly.

Mei Yingxue glanced at her younger sister and frowned. "What kind of drug did your Li Lang give you to make you so infatuated?"

Thinking of something, Mei Ningxiang's pretty face flushed slightly, and she said in an ambiguous tone, "Sister, you'll understand about matters between men and women when you meet your future brother-in-law."

Mei Yingxue understood her sister's meaning perfectly well. This sister had probably already been taken advantage of by that Li Lang. He must have flattered her in bed to win Ningxiang's heart. However, Mei Yingxue didn't say anything. The deed was done, and she had no choice but to marry that Li Lang.

Her younger sister was always quite shrewd, and with the Mei family as her backing, she certainly wouldn't be bullied after marrying into the Li family. However… thinking about her sister's words just now, Mei Yingxue's eyes flickered. Her future brother-in-law? The man she had her eye on…

As Mei Yingxue was thinking, she didn't notice that just as their horses reached the street corner, a loud firecracker suddenly went off. The horse beneath her was startled and, as if it had gone mad, began to neigh and bolt wildly. Mei Yingxue thought to herself, "This is bad!" and gripped the reins tightly. However, being a woman, how could she possibly withstand the frenzy of a startled horse?

Meanwhile, the wedding procession, led by Liu Zhan, came forward and was startled to see the chaos ahead.

"What's going on outside?" came An Xinhe's voice from inside the bridal sedan chair, sounding slightly displeased.

"Young Madam, the horses ahead have spooked. Don't worry, Young Madam, someone will handle these matters," the matchmaker following the bridal sedan replied.

An Xinhe frowned slightly beneath her veil, a hint of displeasure gathering in her eyes. Who was this fool who dared to startle her horse on her way to her wedding at this crucial moment? What if they delayed her auspicious wedding ceremony? Normally, she would never let that person off the hook, but… considering she couldn't get out of the sedan chair right now, she could only endure it…

Although the procession outside the bridal sedan chair had stopped, no one went to help the person on horseback subdue the wild horse. Even Liu Zhan, with a gloomy and indifferent expression, watched everything in front of him, remaining unmoved as the woman on horseback cried out for help.

Finally, before everyone's eyes, the woman on horseback was thrown off with a heavy thud, the sound of bones breaking could even be heard...

After shaking off its owner, the horse galloped towards them. Liu Zhan frowned and said, "Quick, subdue that horse."

The servants in the wedding procession immediately rushed towards the horse and, with some effort, managed to subdue the frightened creature. With no obstacle in front of them, Liu Zhan then ordered the procession to continue...

On the other side, Mei Ningxiang, noticing Mei Yingxue's horse had gone mad, immediately dismounted. However, after witnessing Mei Yingxue being thrown from the horse, she was stunned and stood there for a long time, unable to react. It wasn't until she heard Mei Yingxue's painful groans that she came to her senses and rushed to Mei Yingxue's side, at a loss for what to do, "Sister, how are you? Don't scare me..."

Mei Yingxue felt pain all over her body. Just as she was about to speak, the sound of the suona horn started again, even drowning out her groans.

As Liu Zhan rode his horse closer and closer, he thought, "It's just a woman who has fallen. If she had delayed my auspicious time..." Just as he was thinking this, he glanced at the woman on the ground and was instantly stunned.

Miss Mei? Why isn't she staying in Jicheng? What's she doing in Rongjincheng?

Liu Zhan didn't have time to think much and quickly dismounted. The Mei family was a rare and wealthy family in Jicheng, especially since they had some business dealings with the Liu family. He had secretly caught a glimpse of the eldest daughter of the Mei family once when he accompanied his father to visit the Mei family patriarch. In his opinion, if it weren't for the fact that An Xinhe possessed the embroidery skills that the Liu family had been searching for for many years, he would have thought that the Mei family of Jicheng and his Liu family were a better match.

Was the person who just fell off the horse the eldest daughter of the Mei family?

"Miss Mei..." Liu Zhan called out anxiously, quickly assessing Mei Yingxue's condition. Without thinking, he picked her up. Mei Yingxue was injured in Rongjin City. If he, Liu Zhan, hadn't seen it, it would have been fine. But now that Mei Yingxue was injured in front of his wedding procession, if he saw it and didn't help, and the Mei family of Jicheng found out, it would definitely affect the relationship between the two families. You must know that the Mei family patriarch dotes on this eldest daughter very much.

When everyone saw the groom pick up the woman, their expressions changed. A servant immediately stepped forward and whispered a reminder, "Young master, today is your big day... Master and Madam, as well as all the guests of the mansion, are waiting for you to bring your bride back. Please don't miss the auspicious time."

Liu Zhan was taken aback, his brows furrowing tightly. He looked at the woman in his arms, who had long since fainted from the pain.

"Young master, please save my sister... please save my sister..." Mei Ningxiang had already lost her composure, and seeing Mei Yingxue faint, she was even more frightened and started crying.