Gourmet Girl: Becoming a Royal Merchant Started from Selling Buns

After hearing what the Queen Mother said, Su An suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, turned his head to look at the Queen Mother, and asked curiously.

"The Queen Mother is in a high position now, why does she look unhappy?"

Although the Queen Mother looked glorious, behind her smile, the melancholy in her eyes seemed to be unable to be dispelled, which made people feel inexplicably distressed.

It turns out even she noticed it.

The Queen Mother was slightly startled, then shook her head and smiled bitterly, her thoughts becoming distant.

"Back then, my aunt fell seriously ill and passed away. The late emperor, weighing the pros and cons, chose me to enter the palace to take her place and also to look after the Crown Prince. That year, I was only fifteen. Counting the time, it's been over ten years now."

"For the past ten years, I have been the empress dowager of high esteem, but in reality, only I know how lonely it is to live in a life that seems to end in a blink of an eye."

No wonder Chu Yi and the Queen Mother seemed to be about the same age, it turned out to be her stepmother.

However, fifteen years old is the age for playing, but the Queen Mother had to give up her freedom and enter the palace to become the Queen, which made her feel anxious all day long.

It's really too cruel.

Su An's eyes flashed with sympathy, and he continued to ask: "But the Queen Mother has been in the palace for decades, why didn't she take the opportunity to give birth to a child? That way, she can have someone close to her to accompany her during these boring years."

Give birth to a child?

After hearing this, the pain in the Queen Mother's eyes became more intense, and she laughed at herself.

"Do you think I didn't want to? But when I entered the palace, my family members made me take a decoction called a cold medicine. Once a woman takes it, she will never have children. They cut off my escape route the moment I entered the palace."

Being imprisoned in the palace for life and having to raise other people's children would be bad enough, but he couldn't even have his own children.

It seems that the conspiracy in the palace is far more serious than she imagined.

Su An couldn't help but gasp, his eyes filled with pity.

"I see. So, the Empress Dowager is indeed a person with a miserable life."

After saying this, although she still had some unresolved doubts in her heart, she turned her head, closed her eyes, and didn't ask any more questions.

She was a bit gossipy, but she didn't want others to reveal their scars to her over and over again.

There is no need to rush to find out the truth of some questions. As time passes, the truth will emerge.

In an instant, the room was so quiet that only the clear sound of breathing could be heard.

After a few breaths, the empress dowager suddenly turned her head, excitement welling in her eyes, and her red lips slightly parted.

"The first time I saw you, I knew you were different from them. I've only ever mentioned those old times to you. Miss Su, are you willing to help me?"

Su An was startled by her words, and immediately became alert and looked towards the Queen Mother.

What else can she do if even the empress dowager can't do it?

She gave a false laugh, with a distant look on her face, and said modestly to the Queen Mother:

"Your Majesty, your words are truly humiliating. To put it bluntly, I'm just a merchant girl, powerless and powerless. How can I possibly help Your Majesty?"

The refusal in her words was obvious.

But the Queen Mother seemed not to hear it, she chuckled softly, raised her eyebrows and sighed.

"Don't worry, you'll know later."

She will know later. What will she know?

The Queen Mother had even planned her future. It turned out that there were few simple-minded people in the palace.

A series of questions entangled with each other in her mind, becoming more and more confusing.

Invisibly, it seemed as if a pair of big hands were controlling her future, which made her feel a little creepy.

After dismissing the palace maids, the Queen Mother yawned and prepared to go to bed.

The bright moonlight shone through the window onto the ground, adding a bit of light to the originally dim room. The curtains beside the bed swayed slightly in front of his eyes with the breeze.

It should have been a peaceful and sleepy environment, but Su An tossed and turned and had no desire to sleep.

She turned her head and glanced quietly at the Queen Mother beside her.

The empress dowager was seen lying upright in a clean white inner garment, with her eyes tightly closed and even breathing sounds coming from between her nostrils. She must have fallen asleep.

She closed her eyes and waited quietly for about half an hour before she fell into a drowsy sleep.

In the middle of the night, I felt the urge to urinate.

Su An woke up from his sleep, rubbed his eyes sleepily, and got up to go to the toilet.

But what she didn't know was that as soon as she left the bedroom, a figure sneaked into the bedroom under the cover of night.

The bed curtains swayed slightly, making the figure of the person on the bed look even more graceful.

The man quietly lifted the bed curtain, lay down, and gently stroked the empress dowager's face. Then he strategically took her into his arms and moved his lips closer to hers.

The noise immediately woke up the sleeping empress dowager.

She suddenly opened her eyes, subconsciously raised her hand, and slapped the person in the face.

"How dare you be so disrespectful to me! How outrageous!"

"Mother? Why is it you?"

After hearing this, Chu Yi was shocked. He quickly let go of the person in his arms, covered his face and took a few steps back.

It should have been Su An, so how come she became the queen mother?

Su An happened to come back from the toilet and saw the scene inside at a glance.

She was not in a hurry to go in. Instead, she stood at the door with interest, folding her arms and watching the show.

I've known for a long time that this dog emperor had no good intentions in keeping her here.

It turned out that he had such dirty thoughts.

How despicable!

In the room, the Queen Mother gathered her clothes and sat up from the bed.

At this time, with the help of moonlight, Chu Yi could see her face clearly. He looked a little embarrassed and lowered his head and bowed to apologize to the Queen Mother.

"This son did not intend to offend the Queen Mother. Please forgive me!"

The Queen Mother squinted at him with displeasure and snorted, "Your Majesty, as a dignified monarch, should be more concerned with the affairs of state. Why are you focusing on such meaningless matters?"

Hearing this, Chu Yi paused, feeling extremely surprised.

The Queen Mother clearly didn't say that before, why has she changed her mind now?

But he felt very guilty at the moment and didn't bother to ask more questions. He responded hurriedly and turned to leave the room.

"What your majesty taught me is something I will definitely keep in mind in the future."

When he reached the door of the room, he ran into Su An who was watching the show.

Judging from her appearance, she must have been looking at it for quite a while.

Thinking that she had seen everything that had just happened, the embarrassment on his face became more and more obvious.

"Your Majesty is such a good son that he comes to care about whether the Queen Mother is sleeping well in the middle of the night." Su An sneered and raised his eyebrows sarcastically.

Chu Yi gritted his teeth with a cold look, and suddenly stepped closer to Su An's neck, lowered his voice, and sneered:

"Miss Su, instead of laughing at me, you should go and care about your fiancé. I think by now, he should have rekindled his old love!"

"When they get married, who do you think the uncle will choose as his princess, the new one or the old one?"