Gourmet Girl: Becoming a Royal Merchant Started from Selling Buns

He spoke slowly, but every word he said was like a heavy hammer, striking everyone's heart.

Almost instantly, everyone knelt on the ground trembling.

"Your Majesty is wise and holy. Long live your Majesty! We will obey the law and will never dare to violate it!"

The cheers were getting louder and louder, but Su An stared at Fu Zhun and listened to his words, feeling confused.

Why was she so unconvinced? Would the emperor care about the life and death of a small county?

And why did Fu Zhun attribute this achievement to the emperor in front of everyone?

Suddenly, Su An clenched his palms and thought of a possibility.

Perhaps during his time in the capital, Fu Zhun compromised with the emperor, or perhaps they reached some kind of agreement?!

The more Su An thought about it, the more uneasy she felt. Fu Zhun had told her not to ask any more questions. So after returning home, she quickly went to the clinic next door to find Xie Qingfeng.

The clinic has been renovated. The room is filled with a faint aroma of medicine, and the cabinets are once again filled with various herbs and medicine bottles.

Xie Qingfeng was casually sorting the medicinal herbs. When he saw Su An coming over, he just raised his eyebrows as a greeting.

Su An anxiously walked up to him and said, "Divine Doctor, I think there must be something hidden between Fu Zhun and the emperor. Do you know what it is?"

Xie Qingfeng shrugged unceremoniously upon hearing this and said, "Do you think I'm you, with so much free time to pry into those trivial matters?"

"I only care about curing illnesses and saving lives. I don't know anything else."

Su An choked, but still frowned and asked, "But you have been following Fu Zhun all the time, don't you know the inside story?"

Why is she still so unconvinced?

However, Xie Qingfeng was always merciless. Upon hearing this, he rolled his eyes at her and said, "Are you really stupid or just pretending to be stupid? Do you want me to prick your head to wake you up?"

"Court politics is complicated. If I don't let you know, then you shouldn't know. Otherwise, be careful not to get involved and get yourself into trouble. And if you want to die, don't drag me along."

Su An: "..."

Well... that seems to make sense.

Although she was still very worried, Xie Qingfeng's attitude showed that there was no way she could get any information.

I had no choice but to hang my head and leave with a sigh.

And the other side.

The atmosphere in the magnificent palace hall is almost overwhelming.

"Waste! You waste!" Chu Yi's angry roar continued to echo in the hall, shaking the beams of the hall to the point that they seemed to tremble slightly.

"Such a great opportunity was wasted by you, a loser!"

"While Fu Zhun was on his way back to the capital, it was a heaven-sent opportunity to get rid of him, but you did nothing and insisted on pushing this difficult matter into my presence!"

"You don't need to think hard with your thick head. Without a legitimate reason to kill him, how can I take action? How can I appease the civil and military officials and the people of the world? Do you know how much trouble you have caused me?"

Below, He Cheng was crawling on the ground with his forehead pressed tightly against the ground, allowing the emperor to throw and scold him without daring to dodge.

"Your Majesty, please calm down. The King of Zhenbei is in a high position and has great power. I dare not make the decision on my own. I had no choice but to do so! If he does it again, I will definitely cut off his head and present it to Your Majesty to atone for his crime!"

He Cheng swore in a tone of readiness to die, but in his heart he was already cursing.

He also wished he could kill Fu Zhun with his own hands, but because he had brains, he did not listen to the emperor and do so.

Otherwise, the emperor would put all the blame for the death of Prince Zhenbei on him, and he would be the one to die!

No matter how much you want to get promoted or make money, you have to be alive!

……

Ever since Fu Zhun used thundering means to kill a group of people as an example to others, there has been almost no disturbance in the county, and the people have begun to honestly carry out post-disaster reconstruction and abide by the law.

However, Su An later realized that the county magistrate Lin Yong, who had disappeared since the siege, seemed to have not appeared yet? ?

She immediately ran to find Fu Zhun, and Fu Zhun was sitting behind the desk in the study as usual, apparently reading a letter in his hand.

"No, something terrible has happened! Lord Lin has been missing for a long time. I suspect he's been killed. Fu Zhun, do you have any way to help find him?"

Fu Zhun raised his eyes slightly, smiled at Su An's timely appearance, and then handed the letter to her.

"Don't worry, Lord Lin is a man of character. He's currently visiting the Qingzhou prefect's home and helping with epidemic prevention efforts there. His contributions are truly invaluable."

"..."

"what???"

Su An felt as if he was being joked, and took the letter with a confused look on his face.

You wouldn't know until you read it, this letter was actually sent by the prefect of Qingzhou.

The letter stated that the prefect had previously invited Lin Yong to visit Qingzhou. However, during that time, a small plague broke out in the city for unknown reasons. Lin Yong was kind-hearted and took the initiative to stay and help the people of Qingzhou prevent the plague.

The Qingzhou prefect admired Lin Yong even more for this, and sincerely invited Lin Yong to stay in his prefecture for a few more days, so he sent a letter today to inform the county government.

Xie Qingfeng, standing nearby, tutted his words and said, "In my opinion, the Qingzhou prefect had already detained Lin Yong without authorization. Now that he saw the prince suddenly return, he immediately changed his attitude towards Lin Yong. This letter was also sent to test the prince's intentions."

"The so-called keeping Lin Yong as a guest is just an excuse. The Qingzhou prefect is indeed a smart man, and he knows how to judge the situation very well."

As Su An listened, he suddenly understood.

Although she felt relieved, she was still furious. She sneered, "I don't know if he's a smart guy, but he's definitely a cunning person who takes advantage of the situation."

"It's a shame he's so shameless. He's a real jerk. He laid siege to the county and set it on fire. How many people did he kill? And now he's acting like nothing happened!"

At this moment, Fu Zhun finished reading the second letter in his hand, frowned slightly, and said, "The prefect did write me another letter."

"The letter stated that he knew nothing about the closure of the city. It was all the work of his advisor, who acted on his own initiative after failing to accept bribes. Now, he has executed the advisor to prove his innocence to the king."

"Innocent?" Su An slammed the table angrily, speechless. "How could a legal advisor mobilize the officers and soldiers of Qingzhou? How could he have the guts to massacre the city? It's obvious that the dog prefect pushed this legal advisor to take the blame!"

"You're full of shit, and you still have the nerve to claim innocence!"

She looked at Fu Zhun angrily and asked, "How are you going to deal with this matter? We can't let that bastard get away with it!"

"There's no need to rush." ​​Fu Zhun half-closed his eyes and scanned the letter with a cold and deep gaze.

"If we are going to get rid of him, we should get rid of him completely and not give him any room to turn around and quibble."