Gourmet Girl: Becoming a Royal Merchant Started from Selling Buns

"Your Majesty, please do not worry about this matter. Once I have settled Miss Su, I will naturally go to the palace to meet the Queen Mother."

Fu Zhun lowered his head worriedly, glanced at Su An, and snorted.

But obviously, Chu Yi did not intend to let Su An go back, and still persuaded with a smile:

"Hey, that's not what you're saying. The Queen Mother has been thinking about the Emperor's uncle for a long time. Now that the Emperor's uncle has a fiancée, if we bring him to the palace for the Queen Mother to see, then the Queen Mother will be relieved about the Emperor's uncle's marriage, right?"

Upon hearing this, Fu Zhun pursed his lips and said nothing, his expression somewhat uncertain.

Su An couldn't help but complain in his heart.

Judging from Fu Zhun's expression, it seemed that he didn't want her to meet the Queen Mother.

I have never heard him mention the Queen Mother before. Could it be that this Queen Mother is some kind of vicious old witch?

Just when she was lost in thought, Chu Yi spoke again to provoke her.

"Could it be that the Imperial Uncle is afraid that I might be plotting something bad against Miss Su? She's in his hands now. Could it be that he lacks confidence in himself and is afraid he can't protect Miss Su?"

"If that's the case, then the emperor's uncle might as well hand Miss Su over to me earlier. I don't mind her past and can reluctantly take her into the harem."

Chu Yi shook the folding fan in his hand, with a hint of sarcasm in his eyes.

Meeting his provocative gaze, Fu Zhun snorted disdainfully and threatened with narrowed eyes: "Dream on! I advise you to stop thinking about her, otherwise I don't mind fighting with you."

As he spoke, he lowered his eyes to glance at Su An, lowered his voice, and asked for her opinion.

"Would you like to accompany me to see the Queen Mother?"

Su An frowned hesitantly, thinking secretly in his heart.

Under the current circumstances, if she didn't enter the palace, who knows what kind of cruel things this dog emperor might do.

She wanted to see what he wanted to do by going to so much trouble to get her to the capital.

Thinking of this, she calmed herself down and nodded heavily.

"Of course I do. After all, since you and I are already engaged, it's only a matter of time before I go to the palace to meet the Queen Mother. It's better to do it sooner rather than later to avoid any more trouble later."

When she said this, she deliberately raised her voice and stared at Chu Yi meaningfully.

Chu Yi's eyes darkened for a moment, then he chuckled, raised his lips, and looked at her with raised eyebrows.

Hearing this, Fu Zhun felt a surge of joy in his heart.

He was originally afraid that Chu Yi would go crazy and hurt Su An, but now it seems that he has done a rare good thing.

Fu Zhun gently took her hand and said with a smile, "Okay, then let's go into the palace together."

Looking at the backs of the two people leaving together, a chill grew between Chu Yi's brows.

In Cining Palace.

A young woman in a gorgeous purple dress with gold thread lay on her side on the chaise longue, supporting her head with one hand, closing her eyes and letting the palace maid behind her massage her shoulders and legs.

She has a delicate face, picturesque eyes and eyebrows, and a beautiful figure that surpasses thousands of women in the world.

Seeing this scene, Su An's face showed surprise, and even his breathing stagnated for a moment.

She had thought that to reach the position of Empress Dowager, one would have to be a middle-aged woman in her forties or fifties at least. She had not expected that the Empress Dowager, who was said to be the mother of the country, would be so young.

"I and my fiancée Su An are here to see the Queen Mother!"

Before Su An could react, Fu Zhun spoke first, bowing respectfully.

The palace is different from outside the palace, so Su An hurriedly followed suit and saluted.

"Commoner Su An greets the Queen Mother!"

Hearing the sound, the Queen Mother opened her eyes and looked over.

At the same time, she raised her hand slightly, signaling the palace maid next to her to step back.

A pair of starry eyes with light were directed at Su An.

Su An subconsciously raised his head and met her eyes.

"Everyone get up!"

"Are you the fiancée of the King of Zhenbei? I thought that the King of Zhenbei was cold and aloof, and I was afraid that he would never find a soulmate in this life. I didn't expect that there would be such a good match. Come closer and let me take a good look."

As she spoke, the Queen Mother propped herself up and sat up, waved at her with a smile, and patted the bed beside her.

Seeing her so kind, Su An relaxed his guard a little and stood up and walked over.

A pair of pure white hands brushed against her cheeks. The Queen Mother chuckled softly, her eyes full of envy. She sighed sincerely, "What a beauty! It's a bargain for the King of Zhenbei."

Su An blushed, lowered her head, and looked a little shy.

"You are too kind, Empress Dowager. You are so young and beautiful, you look like a fairy from heaven. Compared to you, I am not even a fraction of you."

There is no woman in this world who doesn't like to hear others' praise, and the Queen Mother is no exception.

Hearing what Su An said, she covered her lips and chuckled.

"You are a girl who is always good at talking and coaxing people, but I like you. It has been a long time since there has been someone as interesting as Miss Su in this palace. Why don't you stay in the palace tonight and keep me company?"

As soon as Chu Yi stepped into the Cining Palace, he heard that the Queen Mother wanted to keep Su An overnight.

His face became more and more happy and he agreed.

"Yes! After all, there are plenty of places to live in this huge palace. It's really lonely for my mother to be alone in the harem. It's rare for someone to get along with her. Miss Su, why don't you stay in the palace and spend more time with her!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Fu Zhun frowned and refused: "No need, I have already had the palace cleaned up. Miss Su has always been used to freedom and doesn't like being restricted. We will stay in the palace today."

Su An was about to wave his hand to refuse, but he saw the smile on the Queen Mother's face fade.

She glanced at Fu Zhun and sighed, "I was mistaken. The Prince of Zhenbei and Miss Su are deeply in love and they certainly don't want to be separated."

"However, I really like Miss Su. Since the King of Zhenbei is worried about her, why not let him stay in the palace as well!"

Watching several people pulling each other, Su An was a little confused.

The Queen Mother is Fu Zhun's sister-in-law, and Fu Zhun is Chu Yi's uncle. They should be a close family, but for some reason, this scene looks weird no matter how you look at it.

But she couldn't tell what was strange about it.

He pursed his lips and glanced at Su An. Seeing that she was silent and very close to the Queen Mother, Fu Zhun could only agree reluctantly.

"Okay, then I'll have to trouble the Queen Mother."

Soon, night fell and the Queen Mother suggested that Su An live with her.

Su An was naturally happy to be able to be close to the beautiful sister.

In addition, ever since she entered the palace, she had a lot of questions that she wanted to ask the empress dowager. Now that the empress dowager happened to give her the opportunity, she readily agreed.

After they washed up, they both lay down on the chaise longue.

There were palace maids beside them who massaged their heads and feet to help them relax their muscles and bones, which was very comfortable.

"I have a question, but I don't know whether I should tell you or not."

"There's not much difference in age between you and me, so there's no need to be so reserved. If you have anything to say, just say it."

"I'm surrounded by people who only know how to tell lies, and I don't want you to be like them."