The Flourishing Era of Female Merchants

An Mi understood his meaning, and the corners of her mouth also lifted up. "Thank you for your praise, Your Highness, but... the Liu family will not give up so easily. Madam Liu and Liu Zhan will definitely stop at nothing to get what they want."

“You do… you seem to know them quite well…” Bai Yi had only uttered the first few words when he suddenly realized the struggle of hatred in An Mi’s eyes during the banquet. He paused abruptly, not wanting to provoke any further hurtful thoughts, and frowned slightly before continuing, “Then what will you do?”

An Mi met Bai Yi's eyes and chuckled, "Your Highness has forgotten? We are partners. My safety is in Your Highness's interest."

As astute as Bai Yi was, he naturally understood her meaning. He gave her a deep look and said meaningfully, "My people must naturally be protected by me."

After saying that, he saw An Mi's expression stiffen visibly. Even though her face was covered by a veil, he could still sense her slight embarrassment.

Even someone as intelligent as An Mi, who only considered him a business partner, wouldn't miss the ambiguity in his words, and he wanted her to feel that ambiguity.

Don't you see him as a man? Ha! He is the King of Bohai, a man of integrity and uprightness. In this world, no one does not see him as a man, not even little Liu'er.

Don't worry, he will make this little woman clearly understand that he, Bai Yi, is a real man!

Bai Yi gave An Mi a deep look before getting off the carriage. An Mi didn't let herself struggle with his slightly ambiguous words for too long. After Shuang Yue returned to the carriage, her thoughts drifted to the few people who had left the Liu residence in a huff earlier.

An Xinhe... having been divorced, she must be feeling worse than dead right now!

At this moment, the atmosphere in the An residence was unusually heavy.

The entire An mansion was shrouded in a fierce anger. The maids and servants went about their business in silence, not daring to utter a sound.

Earlier, the master, mistress, and eldest daughter, who had gone to celebrate the birthday of their father-in-law, returned to the mansion. Everyone entered with gloomy faces. What was even stranger was that the fifth young lady, who had been married to the young master of the Liu family this morning, also returned. She was pale, her eyes were lifeless, and she seemed to be muttering something in a low voice, as if she had suffered a great blow.

The servants were curious, but dared not ask any questions.

As soon as An Yuefeng entered the hall, he saw the room full of red silk and double happiness characters. Thinking of what had happened at the Liu residence that day, he found it even more irritating and immediately ordered his servants to remove all the eyesores.

The servants dared not neglect their duties and managed to remove all the red items completely.

In the hall, all the servants were dismissed, leaving only An Yuefeng, Yu Fangfei, and the An Xinlian and An Xinhe sisters.

An Yuefeng sat in the main seat, his brows furrowed, his face dark, and he remained silent.

At this moment, An Xinhe knelt on the ground, her body limp and her face pale. Under the reflection of her bright red dress, she looked even weaker and more powerless.

Yu Fangfei's expression was also grave. She was worried about her daughter Xinhe while cautiously observing An Yuefeng's expression. She knew the master's anger, but Xinhe...

Thinking about what happened today, she felt extremely angry.

"Husband...husband..." An Xinhe's voice was low and slightly clearer.

Upon hearing this, An Yuefeng's already ugly face darkened even more. He picked up the teacup beside him and smashed it on the ground. "Husband? How dare you call me that..."

The sound of the glass shattering, accompanied by An Yuefeng's roar, sent a shiver down the spines of the mother and her two daughters. An Xinhe seemed to be jolted awake, her expression suddenly turning agitated and frantic. "I am the young mistress of the Liu family! I am the young mistress of the Liu family! Everyone should envy me, look up to me..."

This further enraged An Yuefeng, whose forehead veins bulged, and he grabbed the teapot from the table, this time throwing it at An Xinhe.

Seeing his actions, Yu Fangfei knew something was wrong and rushed forward without thinking, shielding An Xinhe with her entire body. The teapot, along with a whole pot of hot water, hit Yu Fangfei hard on the back.

"Ah..." Yu Fangfei felt a sharp pain in her back, followed by a burning sensation that made her tremble. She had no choice but to endure it, turning and kneeling on the ground, pleading desperately for An Xinhe, "Master, Xinhe is already like this, please don't punish her anymore, she..."

"Hmph, this is the good daughter you've raised! Do you know how much face she's made me, An Yuefeng, lose today? She was divorced before even consummating the marriage! Your daughter is probably the first in the world to do this! Where do you think I, An Yuefeng, will put my face in the future?" An Yuefeng interrupted her, trembling with anger. He was counting on An Xinhe to marry him and bring him honor, but what had she done? She hadn't brought him honor; instead, she had utterly humiliated him!

From now on, not only will An Xinhe be unable to hold her head high, but An Yuefeng, and even their An family, will likely be subjected to the strange looks and criticism of the world.

"Master, this is not what she wanted. The Liu family is clearly going too far." Yu Fangfei's eyes were filled with resentment. Her Xinhe deserved the best treatment, but today's events have ruined her daughter's life. She was abandoned on her wedding day. How is Xinhe supposed to live her life from now on?

Thinking of this, Yu Fangfei felt particularly uneasy.

“I want to go back to the Liu family… Mother, I want to go back to the Liu family…” An Xinhe murmured, her eyes filled with confusion or madness, as if she still did not want to accept this established fact.

As soon as she opened her mouth, An Yuefeng glared at her, "Go back to the Liu family? You might as well get out of here and stop getting in my way."

Yu Fangfei was taken aback. "Master, what are you doing? Xinhe, she..."

Before Yu Fangfei could finish speaking, An Xinhe struggled to get up, still muttering something. Words like "Liu family," "husband," and "young mistress" could be vaguely heard. Yu Fangfei noticed her movement and quickly pulled her back. Upon seeing An Yuefeng's face darken, she shouted sternly, "Xinhe, you better shut up."

At this moment, An Xinhe wouldn't listen to her. With a burst of strength from who knows where, she pushed Yu Fangfei away and rushed towards the hall door.

"You beast...you beast!" An Yuefeng's chest heaved with rage. This shameless thing, did she really intend to return to the Liu family? "You beast! Hasn't she disgraced the An family enough? Quick, stop her...knock her out, knock her out!"

The servants outside were already quite surprised when they heard the commotion inside. So… so the Fifth Miss had been divorced by the Liu family… Wasn't she just married today? How could this be…?