Gourmet Girl: Becoming a Royal Merchant Started from Selling Buns

It should have been a harmonious scene, but unexpectedly it was ruined by a voice.

"How hypocritical! People's hearts are fickle. Even though they are grateful to you now, if you do something that harms their interests in the future, they will still criticize you and won't think a single good thing of you."

"Doing good deeds like this is just to impress yourself, stupid!"

Su An looked in the direction of the voice and saw Xie Qingfeng standing not far away with his arms folded and a sarcastic look on his face.

After hearing this, the scene of them threatening to burn her to death flashed through her mind, and the feeling of suffocation and despair spread in her heart.

Her expression became unnatural for a moment, then she turned to look at the people, her eyes gradually filled with pity.

How could she not know all this?

But these people can be without conscience, but she cannot.

For some people, their death is not a pity, but if she stands by and watches, she will probably feel guilty for the rest of her life.

In another sense, helping these people is actually helping herself.

Su An's lips were tight, and there was a look of relief on his face.

"So what? Although these people are ignorant and easily deceived and used as pawns, they are innocent in the end. How can I have the heart to sit back and watch innocent people suffer?"

After saying this, she heaved a long sigh, a smile spread across her eyes, and she raised her eyebrows to look at Xie Qingfeng.

"Besides, if they really are the kind of people you describe, then helping them or not won't be a big deal for me. But if they can gain some enlightenment and feel grateful after this incident, wouldn't that be a good thing for me?"

Innocent? Hearing this word, Xie Qingfeng's pupils constricted and his face was filled with anger.

Are there any innocent people in this world?

But they are all hypocritical people with deep scheming minds.

He glanced at Su An sideways and snorted angrily.

"That's unreasonable. You'll regret it later."

After saying this, he left behind a lonely and proud figure and walked away from the crowd.

Su An stood there in confusion, frowning, rolling his eyes secretly and muttering softly.

"No, are you okay? I haven't even called you cold-blooded and heartless yet, and you're already calling me unreasonable! That's really inexplicable."

Fu Zhun couldn't help but shake his head and chuckled. He looked in the direction where Xie Qingfeng left with pity in his eyes, then he lifted his lips to explain: "He has no ill intentions, he's just afraid that you will repeat the same mistakes."

Repeating the same mistakes...

It was just a short sentence, but Su An smelled a lot of gossip from it.

She quietly moved closer, leaned over to Fu Zhun's ear, and asked tentatively.

"Is there some story behind this miracle doctor? He's gone now, so tell us about it!"

"Don't worry, I promise not to tell anyone, he won't know."

As she said that, she quickly raised three fingers and assured Fu Zhun with a playful smile.

But even though she talked her mouth off, Fu Zhun still didn't reveal a word, which made her so anxious that she scratched her head.

Fu Zhun still had to investigate the case, so he went back first.

Only a few guards were left to accompany Su An to deal with the remaining medicinal materials.

After finishing the work, Su An was in a good mood and returned to the shop humming a little tune. Unexpectedly, he ran into Chu Yi, who was dressed flashily, on the way.

It was too late to turn around and leave now.

Su An had no choice but to bite the bullet and greet Chu Yi in a relaxed manner.

"Your Majesty is out for a walk too! What a coincidence."

Hearing this, Chu Yi quickly opened the folding fan in his hand, moved closer to her affectionately, and began to tease her.

"Miss Su is so innocent and lovely. How can there be so many coincidences in this world? My encounter with Miss Su was actually intentional."

"I haven't seen you for a few days, and I've been missing you so much that I came here to try my luck. I didn't expect to actually meet you. Miss Su, do you think this is the legendary match made in heaven?"

His smile was as warm as spring breeze, but in Su An's eyes, it seemed a little creepy.

Su An subconsciously took a step back, distanced himself from him, and smiled falsely.

"Ahem... This Fuyou County is indeed too small. Your Majesty, please go ahead and take care of it. I will be leaving now."

With that said, she was about to leave.

But Chu Yi saw her intention, so he moved forward and stopped her.

"I went to great lengths to meet Miss Su, but she was so indifferent. It really makes me sad!"

"Just now, I heard along the way that Miss Su had robbed the medicine shop and distributed the herbs to the people. Such a kind act is truly rare. I am very pleased that Miss Su has such a broad mind!"

Su An also believed that she had done a good deed. Now that Chu Yi praised her like this, the corners of her mouth rose unconsciously. She waved her hand and said modestly: "No, no, this is what a commoner should do. Your Majesty is too kind."

Just as she was feeling happy, she saw the smile on Chu Yi's face gradually freeze, his tone became cold, and he shouted at her.

"Let the King of Zhenbei come forward to save the lives of the people in the city, help him win over the people and consolidate his position. Is this what you should do? What? Are you going to rebel with him?"

The sudden movement startled her and her body trembled violently.

No, he has paranoid delusions!

How can everything be linked to treason and rebellion?

After realizing what was happening, Su An was immediately filled with anger. He snorted coldly, stiffened his neck, and retorted righteously.

"Your Majesty, please be careful with your words. Fu Zhun has been wholeheartedly serving the people and has never had any evil intentions. He even ended up being confined to a wheelchair for your country.

"But he never complained from beginning to end. Your Majesty, living in suspicion all day long, don't you feel tired?"

She thought her words could wake Chu Yi up.

But he never expected that after a moment of stunned silence, he could only sneer and continue to mutter stubbornly.

"I've known him for many years and understand his character. His so-called single-mindedness is nothing more than a quest for fame and reputation. I will definitely not approve the disaster relief funds for him. Since he really wants to help these people, let him figure it out on his own!"

It is really terrible that a king disregards the lives of his people because of suspicion.

Su An's eyes flashed, and suddenly a plan came to his mind.

The next moment, she looked at Chu Yi with a strange expression and asked in confusion.

"They can't even allocate funds for disaster relief. Is the national treasury so empty?"

Chu Yi was stunned for a moment, then became angry and embarrassed, his face darkened, and he questioned her with gritted teeth.

"Su An, are you questioning my ability to govern? You're so bold!"

Seeing that something was wrong, the guards behind Su An tightened their grip on the hilt of their swords and stared at Chu Yi vigilantly.

But Su An just shook his finger innocently and responded mysteriously.

"No, no, no, Your Majesty misunderstood. What I actually meant was that I have a way to enrich the national treasury. Oh, no, not only the national treasury, but also Your Majesty's private treasury. I have a way to enrich it."