Gourmet Girl: Becoming a Royal Merchant Started from Selling Buns

At the same time, Concubine Xian was wearing a white inner garment, with her hair scattered behind her back. She sat on the bed with a pale face, and her eyes were full of fear when she looked at Fu Hai.

"No, I don't want..."

Before he could finish his words, Fu Hai winked at the eunuch beside him.

The eunuch immediately understood and stepped forward, firmly clamping the virtuous concubine's arm.

Then, Fu Hai held a bowl of medicine in his hand and persuaded in a gentle voice.

"This is the imperial decree. Your Majesty, please do not struggle any longer. This medicine is very strong and will not cause you pain for too long."

As he spoke, his eyes suddenly became fierce. He pinched Concubine Xian's chin with one hand, lifted the medicine bowl with the other, and poured all the medicine in it into Concubine Xian's mouth.

The bitter medicine slid down my throat.

The virtuous concubine sobbed and struggled, but it was in vain. She could only watch helplessly as she swallowed the poison.

Tears rolled down from the corners of her eyes, and her heart was filled with resentment.

Why? Why did the Emperor treat her like this?

A husband and wife are bound by a hundred days of grace. Even if she did something wrong, why should she die?

But no one could give her an answer.

After just a few breaths, the poison took effect.

The heart-wrenching pain spread from her chest to her limbs. She dug her nails into her chest in pain and didn't even know when the blood started to seep out.

"Ah! It hurts, it hurts, it hurts..."

A fragmented sound squeezed out of her throat.

Along with it came streams of scarlet blood.

Large pools of blood dripped onto the bedding, like blooming blood flowers.

The pain became more and more intense, as if all the bones in her body were broken. Concubine Xian could not help but lie down on the bed, rolling back and forth. Her eyes were wide open and the thick veins on her neck were exposed.

After struggling for only a quarter of an hour, she calmed down.

Fu Hai looked at the disheveled figure lying on the bed, a trace of pity flashed across his eyes. He walked forward, wiped her eyes, helped her close them, and then gave an order to the eunuch beside him.

"Her Majesty the Concubine has passed away. Please tidy up things for her!"

After giving the order, he wiped his hands with a handkerchief and walked out in a hurry.

Not long after, Fu Hai knelt in front of Chu Yi with a sad face and said something hypocritically.

"Your Majesty, the virtuous concubine has passed away."

Su An's heart tightened, he frowned in disbelief and began to question.

"Stop talking nonsense. I never poisoned her. How could she die?"

Even if he dies, it will only be Chu Yi who did it.

No matter what, Concubine Xian has been with him in the harem for so long. Is he really so cruel and ruthless that he would not hesitate to sacrifice a life in order to frame her?

If this is true, then Chu Yi is really scary!

Su An frowned and felt a chill in his heart.

But Chu Yi seemed to have grasped some handle, and suddenly raised his hand and pointed it at Su An.

"Now that the virtuous concubine has been killed by you, you still dare to speak nonsense here? I want you to pay for her life!"

"Come here, bring her back to me!"

The guards were about to step forward, but saw Fu Zhun's hand loosening on the hilt of the sword, his dark eyes staring straight at Chu Yi, and he suddenly opened his mouth to ask.

"Wait, how can we let her go? If the emperor has something to say, please speak directly."

After hearing this, Chu Yi's expression suddenly changed, and he chuckled and clapped his hands.

"Uncle Huang is a sensible person. Since he has said so, I will not beat around the bush with him. As long as he can capture the ten cities of the Northern Hu, I will make the decision and release Miss Su."

"Ten cities for one life, this deal is quite a bargain!"

Chu Yi was not in a hurry. He paced back and forth slowly, with a relaxed look as if he was chatting about family matters.

Beihu were notoriously tough guys. Before Fu Zhun's leg was injured, he had fought with them many times. Although they had never let Beihu gain any advantage before, even Fu Zhun could not completely eliminate them.

Because they were afraid of Fu Zhun, the Northern Hu remained quiet for a while.

But ever since Fu Zhun contracted a leg disease, the Beihu began to stir again.

"Ten cities? If you are so capable, why don't you go?"

Su An clutched the sleeve in his hand and said angrily with gritted teeth.

As soon as he finished speaking, Fu Zhun agreed without changing his expression.

"Alright, I promise you. Your Majesty, please remember your promise. If you dare to touch her hair while I'm away, I'll chase you to the ends of the earth and sea, and I'll kill you with my sword and bury you alive with her!"

Subconsciously, Chu Yi shuddered.

But he quickly calmed down, curled his lips, and nodded in agreement.

"Okay, then I will wait for the emperor's uncle's triumphant return in the palace."

On the second day, Fu Zhun was wearing armor and sitting on a warhorse, with tens of thousands of Chu troops behind him.

Chu Yi was kind enough to take Su An out of the city and let her say goodbye to Fu Zhun.

Su An looked up at Fu Zhun, his eyes red, pursed his lips, and explained to him again.

"I really didn't kill Concubine Xian. He deliberately framed me. This trip to the Northern Hu is definitely not that simple..."

Before she could finish her words, Fu Zhun leaned over, wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, and spoke soothingly in a gentle voice.

"Don't cry, I know, I know everything. Don't worry, I will be fine. I have already figured out how to deal with this matter. Just wait for me in the capital."

Seeing that he was very sure about what he said, Su An confirmed with him half-believingly.

"Really?"

"It's true."

Fu Zhun swallowed emotionally, stroked her cheek, and lowered his head to kiss her.

After this separation, I don’t know when we will meet again.

Su An felt so reluctant that she forgot to be reserved. She subconsciously stood on tiptoe and pecked his lips lightly, admonishing him with a nasal tone.

"No matter what, you must return safely."

Fu Zhun smiled dotingly, then stood up straight, his face returned to its cold state, he raised the spear in his hand and said in a deep voice.

"All troops, listen to the order, march out!"

The war drums beat, and the army began to move in unison, heading straight to the north.

Until their figures disappeared from the end of his sight, Su An still stood there, his eyes reluctant to leave.

Chu Yi, who was standing on the city wall, chuckled, raised his voice and shouted at her.

"Miss Su, now that we've finished talking, it's time for us to go back!"

Su An slowly withdrew his gaze, took a deep breath, then turned back and glared at him, then went into the city.

Although Chu Yi was quite shameless, he did keep his promise to Fu Zhun and did not lock her up in the Sky Prison. Instead, he placed her under house arrest in the palace and fed her well.

However, the meals in the palace were too bland and Su An couldn't get used to them, so he spent the entire day in the kitchen, studying how to cook.

Anyway, life in this palace is too quiet and there are not many entertainment activities, so cooking every day is just a way to pass the time.