Gourmet Girl: Becoming a Royal Merchant Started from Selling Buns

Su An sent the palace maid out of the kitchen and went into the kitchen alone to tinker with it.

Soon, the kitchen was filled with fragrance, which made people feel itchy.

The palace maid couldn't help but poke her head out of curiosity and asked curiously, "Miss Su, what delicious food have you made? It tastes three times more fragrant than what the imperial chef in the imperial kitchen makes."

That's natural. She didn't dare to say anything else, but when it came to cooking skills, in the whole of Da Chu, she dared to claim to be the best and no one dared to claim to be second.

Hearing the praise, Su An's tail almost stood up with pride.

She temporarily put aside her worries, smiled, took two pig intestine buns from the bamboo basket, and handed them to the palace maid.

"How about a taste?"

After spending many days together, the palace maid seemed to have gotten used to it and did not refuse. She took the pig intestine bun with a smile, took a bite carefully, and her eyes lit up instantly.

"The buns have thin skin and tender fillings, and they are fragrant. They are absolutely amazing!"

Seeing that she was enjoying her meal, Su An felt a little more satisfied and stuffed two more into her hands.

"There's still some in the bamboo basket. I'll make sure you have enough to eat today!"

The palace maiden's mouth was full of pig intestine buns. After hearing this, she whimpered and thanked him.

After picking out all the pork intestines buns from the pot, Su An fried another home-cooked dish and brought it to the pavilion. He ate while admiring the flowers and feeding the fish.

Suddenly, the palace maid's face changed. She hid the bun in her hand behind her back and silently retreated three steps away.

But Su An didn't notice anything unusual and continued to bite the bun in his hand in big mouthfuls.

A bright yellow light suddenly passed before her eyes and sat directly opposite her.

Then Chu Yi gathered his sleeves, took a bun from the bamboo basket in a familiar manner, and began to eat it slowly.

The juice instantly burst between his lips and teeth, and the aroma of the pig intestines immediately filled his entire mouth. Chu Yi couldn't help but raise his eyebrows slightly and nodded in praise: "Well, the buns made by Miss Su are still delicious."

Seeing him eating so happily, Su An suddenly felt that the food was tasteless.

No, he must be sick!

He just accused her of poisoning someone, and then he acted as if nothing had happened and even dared to eat her food. Isn't he afraid that he will really be poisoned to death by her?

Su An quickly stuffed the bun in his hand into his mouth, then slammed his chopsticks on the table, leaned back on the chair with his arms folded across his chest, and rolled his eyes at Chu Yi in annoyance.

"Taking something without asking is stealing. As the emperor, you don't understand this, do you?"

Chu Yi, however, didn't take it seriously. He chuckled and continued to chew his buns leisurely, a hint of amusement in his eyes: "Now that you are in the palace, your food, clothing, and expenses are all mine. I eat my own food, what's the problem?"

Speaking of this, Su An got angry.

She glared at Chu Yi with gritted teeth, narrowed her eyes, and clenched her fists.

"Bah! If it weren't for you, a despicable villain, secretly cheating, I would have left this damn place long ago. Who would want to eat your food and use your things?"

After hearing this, Chu Yi paused, put the half-eaten bun in his hand back, and leisurely took a sip of tea.

Then, his gaze became distant, as if he was recalling the past.

"Do you know why I hate my uncle so much?"

Hearing this, Su An was stunned, frowned and stared at him.

But without waiting for her response, Chu Yi sighed and began to explain on his own.

"When my father passed away, he entrusted me to his uncle. I thought he would teach me as attentively as my father did, but I was wrong. Over the years, no matter what I did, I was always met with his denial and suppression, as if I were just a slave in his eyes, to be beaten and scolded."

As he spoke, Chu Yi's body began to tremble slightly and his emotions became extremely excited.

"Later, I discovered that as the ruler of a country, my words carried far less weight than his. All the ministers in the court obeyed him. As long as he was alive, I could no longer make the decisions about my kingdom and my life. Therefore, he must die!"

At the end of his speech, Chu Yi's voice was almost a growl, and the words seemed to be squeezed out from between his teeth.

Hearing this, Su An's heart was shocked, and a complicated look flashed in his eyes.

This really proves the saying that there must be something hateful about a pitiful person.

She admitted that Chu Yi's previous experience was indeed sympathetic, but his methods were a bit too extreme.

Just when she was thinking, Chu Yi suddenly chuckled, with a murderous look in his eyes.

"At this point, I'm not afraid to tell you that this time, if the emperor's uncle attacks the Northern Hu, he will surely die!"

After hearing this, Su An was shocked, frowned, and scolded anxiously.

"What do you mean? What did you do to Fu Zhun? Are you crazy? The Northern Hu have been eyeing the Great Chu for so many years but have not dared to invade easily, all because of Fu Zhun. You killed Fu Zhun, are you trying to hand over the country to them?"

Compared to her anxiety, Chu Yi seemed unusually calm. He raised a hint of disdain at the corner of his mouth and snorted coldly.

"What are you afraid of? I've already anticipated this. They signed a contract with me. As long as I can help them take the head of the emperor's uncle, they will immediately withdraw their troops and never attack again."

"Only then will Great Chu truly be my world."

As he spoke, he opened his arms and breathed in the air greedily.

It’s really hopeless!

Su An looked at him coldly and cursed him without any hesitation.

"You are so stupid! The people of Great Chu are truly unlucky to have an emperor like you!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Chu Yi frowned unhappily and was about to say something.

Su An's expression suddenly changed, his pupils suddenly contracted, he stood up and pushed Chu Yi, while shouting, "Be careful!"

The next moment, the cold sword blade passed by Chu Yi's face.

Chu Yi fell to the ground, still in shock, and crawled backwards while shouting.

"Come here, escort me!"

Before Su An could react, the man in black grabbed her arm, pressed the sword against her neck, and dragged her backwards.

In order to save his life, Su An had no choice but to retreat in a panic.

"Big brother, did you catch the wrong person? I'm just an ordinary citizen, my life is worthless, otherwise you should just go and catch him!"

She lowered her eyes with tears in her eyes, muttering in a trembling voice.

The man in black didn't say anything. He stared at Chu Yi vigilantly while moving towards the rockery.

Without waiting for the palace guards to attack, the man in black swiftly took Su An and hid in the secret passage of the rockery.

They went down all the way and came to a stone gate.

Behind him were the palace guards who were pursuing him relentlessly.

After entering the stone gate, the man in black pressed a button somewhere, and the stone gate suddenly closed, isolating the palace guards outside.

Su An swallowed, his body trembling slightly with fear.

It’s over, it’s over. She is useless as a hostage now. Will he kill her to silence her?

Just as she was lost in thought, the man in black gently grasped her shoulders, turned her body around, and at the same time pulled off the black veil on his face and spoke to comfort her.

"Don't be afraid, it's me!"