The Flourishing Era of Female Merchants

This call caused many people's expressions to change. The most surprised was Qinglan. No one knew better than him who had embroidered the handkerchief that was consigned to Liu's Embroidery Shop. He had thought that the woman in black was someone sent by An Mi. He even guessed that the woman in black was Shuangyue. Although Shuangyue's voice was deliberately disguised, her childishness was not completely hidden. Now that he heard Shuangyue call the woman in white "Miss", if he still couldn't tell, then he really shouldn't be like this.

Anmi... Is that woman in white the Anmi?

Her gaze shifted to Bai Yi beside her, meeting his meaningful eyes, which held a hint of provocation and smugness, as if to say: You only just realized she was An Mi? Ha! I knew all along!

He could even picture Bai Yi's tone. No wonder! He had wondered why his third brother was suddenly so interested in a woman, but it turned out... Ha! Recalling his frank confrontation with Bai Yi this morning, a sudden wave of displeasure rose in his heart, and he tightened his grip on his wine glass.

Bai Yi naturally noticed the eldest prince's reaction, but... he was inexplicably happy, so happy that he couldn't help but frown. He wasn't a person with a bad sense of humor, and his relationship with the eldest prince in the past wasn't really hostile. He wouldn't bother to gloat over the eldest prince's misfortune, but at this moment, seeing his frown, the joy in his heart kept overflowing.

The King of Donglin took in the expressions of the two men. He remained silent, but his expression towards An Mi was complicated. It seemed that An Mi not only had a close relationship with the third brother, but also an unclear relationship with the eldest brother. Judging from the looks of it, the eldest and third brothers were probably still secretly competing with each other because of An Mi!

Ah, interesting. It seems that Rong Jincheng really made the right choice in coming here.

And this tranquility… King Donglin narrowed his eyes, his gaze filled with intense inquiry. Was she still the person this young master of the Liu family was so desperately searching for? Embroidered handkerchief? Heh… what secrets did this woman hold that he didn't know about?

Now, he became interested in the embroidered handkerchief and wanted to see what kind of embroidery skills would make the Liu family go to such lengths.

The other guests present also looked at the woman in white, thinking to themselves, "Is she the one? Heh, the Liu family is really something... They've been searching for so long, and now, the person they've been looking for is right in front of them, yet they don't even realize it!"

Despite the gazes of the crowd, An Mi's expression remained largely unchanged, as if she didn't care about their stares at all. Instead, she seemed quite pleased with how Shuang Yue had teased and harassed Madam Liu and Liu Zhan earlier.

Indeed, the woman in black veil was Shuangyue.

Liu Zhan's eyebrows furrowed into a tight line, while Madam Liu, after a moment of stunned silence, walked towards An Mi. An Mi, seeing her approach, did not greet her. Madam Liu, eager to obtain the embroidery technique, could disregard the woman's coldness and instead offered a warm smile, saying, "So this is Miss An Mi. May I ask which family you are from..."

Lady Liu had just witnessed the confrontation between the Prince of Bohai and the Prince of Donglin over this woman. She assumed she was a young lady who had piqued the interest of these two princes, and that her identity was likely extraordinary. However, she hadn't heard Liu Zhan mention the woman's identity to Liu Xuan, so she asked this question without any suspicion.

An Mi lowered her gaze slightly, slowly rose, and no one noticed the fleeting glint in her eyes. She gracefully bowed slightly to Madam Liu and spoke softly, "Madam Liu, you are too kind. I am not from any wealthy family. Didn't Young Master Liu tell Madam Liu this?"

Madam Liu was slightly taken aback, and looked at Liu Zhan with a puzzled expression, "Zhan'er...this..."

Madam Liu had to admit that a hint of joy welled up inside her. Zhan'er knew this girl? If that were the case, then all the better.

However, Liu Zhan's brows furrowed even more, his doubts deepening. He urged, "Zhan'er knows this young lady, why don't you introduce her to your mother?"

Liu Zhan was already feeling frustrated, and before he could speak, An Mi's voice rang out again, "Madam Liu, this is not Young Master Liu's fault. I only met Young Master Liu today. As for the introduction... let me introduce him myself."

An Mi glanced at the focused expressions of the crowd, paused, and continued, "I am just an ordinary woman with the name Yan, the Yan of flame. People who know me call me Miss Yan."

Miss Yan? Bai Yi raised his handsome eyebrows slightly. Yan, the Yan of flames, the Yan of a raging inferno? Heh... this An Mi!

"Hehe, Yan? What a lovely name. I felt an instant connection with you the moment I saw you. May I call you Yan'er?" Madam Liu became even more enthusiastic, eager to please and win over this Miss Yan. Little did she know that her feigned enthusiasm would only intensify An Mi's sarcasm towards her.

An Mi twitched the corners of her mouth, outwardly showing no rejection, but the evil in her heart surged even higher. She couldn't help but sneer inwardly, "So intimate, huh? Ha! If she still finds it intimate later, it won't be too late to call her Yan'er!"

Concealing the cunning in her eyes, Anmi smiled gently, "When I first met Madam Liu, I had an indescribable feeling, as if we had lived together for many years in a past life."

"Oh? Is that so?" Madam Liu's face lit up with joy. She thought to herself that this girl seemed to have a good feeling about her. In that case, wouldn't it be even more advantageous for her?

“Yes, that kind of intimacy is especially special.” Anmi said softly. Special? How could it not be special? The image of the old woman cruelly throwing her newborn daughter to her death in her past life flashed through her mind, and Anmi felt as if a knife was stabbing into her heart. At this moment, she wished she could pull out that knife and plunge it hard into the heart of this heartless woman!

"Hehe, that's wonderful," Madam Liu said with a smile.

However, Liu Zhan's gaze towards An Mi changed, becoming more wary and inquisitive.

An Mi's smile deepened, and the enigmatic glint in her eyes seemed even more dazzling to Bai Yi. From beginning to end, Bai Yi's gaze was fixed on An Mi's figure, not wanting to miss a single detail, not a single movement, not a single frown, not a single lowered head, not a single furrowed brow, not even the faint glimmer in her eyes.

Thinking about all that An Mi had done, this woman, from the day of the Embroidery Appreciation Gathering... no, to be more precise, from the moment she placed the embroidered handkerchief on consignment at Liu's Embroidery Shop, had been meticulously planning all of this, leading Madam Liu and Liu Zhan step by step into her trap. Ironically, the mother and son were still unaware of it.

Heh... He was eager to see Madam Liu's expression after hearing about An Mi's new identity.