Gourmet Girl: Becoming a Royal Merchant Started from Selling Buns

Hearing the familiar voice, Su An opened his eyes and looked at Fu Zhun.

The next moment, her heart dropped back into her stomach and she said in surprise.

"Fu Zhun, didn't you send troops to Beihu? Why are you here? You acted so convincingly just now, I almost scared myself to death."

Seeing her mumbling in high spirits, Fu Zhun chuckled and shook his head.

"Everything I did in the past was just because I didn't want to argue with him, but now that he's being unreasonable and trying to play dirty with me, why can't I use some tricks on him?"

That's true.

Su An nodded seriously and poked his head behind Fu Zhun.

I saw that the secret passage was one person tall, long and pitch black, but fortunately there was a row of luminous pearls inlaid on the wall, so I could barely see the way ahead.

After staying in this yard for a long time, she didn't even realize that this rockery was the entrance to the secret passage.

Su An couldn't help but smack his lips. While touching the night pearl on the wall, he turned around and asked Fu Zhun.

"You knew there was a secret passage here, why didn't you tell me earlier? That way, I could find an opportunity to leave the palace and wouldn't have to stay here bored for so long."

"The risk is too great. I don't trust you to act alone."

"It won't be long before he notices something's wrong. To avoid any more trouble, let's leave as soon as possible!"

Fu Zhun naturally pulled Su An's wrist and took her to the exit of the secret passage.

But when he opened the stone door at the exit, what came into his sight was the guards standing ready for battle, and the person leading them was none other than Chu Yi, who was dressed in bright yellow.

Su An's hands clenched subconsciously, and he had a bad feeling in his heart.

Shouldn't he have sent people to search the palace for the assassin at this moment? How did they find him here so quickly?

It seemed that their whereabouts were all under Chu Yi's control.

The next moment, Chu Yi seemed to have heard her thoughts. He lay back leisurely on the chair, crossed his legs, fanned himself, and smiled slowly.

"Uncle Emperor is always so conceited. I'm afraid he never imagined that I already knew there was such a secret passage in the palace, did he?"

"I pretended to be ignorant in order to lure you into a trap. I never thought that my uncle, who had been so shrewd all his life, would fall into such a trap because of a woman. Tsk tsk!"

Su An's face turned red with anger, and he couldn't help but grit his teeth and curse.

"How despicable! Is this part of your plan? I was worried about you getting assassinated. If I had known, I shouldn't have saved you. I should have let Fu Zhun finish you off with one sword, putting an end to it all."

As soon as he finished speaking, Chu Yi suddenly closed the folding fan in his hand, and his eyes, filled with coldness, shot towards Su An.

He curled the corners of his lips and snorted coldly.

"Even without you, I still won't put myself in danger."

"All troops, listen! The Prince of Zhenbei has disobeyed the Imperial Order and returned to the capital without permission to assassinate the Emperor. He is plotting rebellion. I order you to arrest him. If you disobey, you may be killed on the spot!"

As soon as the order was given, the guards rushed towards them with weapons in hand.

Now he was alone and in a secret passage, unable to move freely and unable to guarantee Su An's safety, so it was better for him to leave first.

Fu Zhun quickly pulled Su An up and said in a deep voice.

"Don't stay here for long, leave quickly!"

At this moment, Su An no longer cared about her image. She lifted her skirt and ran after Fu Zhun.

Compared with the guards behind him, Fu Zhun was obviously more familiar with the secret passage. He led Su An through twists and turns in the secret passage and soon reached another exit of the secret passage.

The moment the stone door opened, a light appeared in front of him.

Fu Zhun hurriedly ran out with Su An.

At that time, the Queen Mother was feeding fish by the pond when a crack suddenly appeared in the rockery nearby. Two figures jumped out and frightened the maids around the Queen Mother so much that they fell to the ground and retreated repeatedly.

"Assassin, there is an assassin!"

Upon hearing this, the Queen Mother was also startled and turned around in panic.

But before he could see the person clearly, Fu Zhun put a sword to his neck and took him back to the door of the room.

"Your Majesty, I'm sorry!"

At this moment, Chu Yi also followed with the imperial guards.

Seeing that the empress dowager was being held hostage by him, the guards hesitated, stopped and stared at Fu Zhun vigilantly.

"If you don't want the Queen Mother to get into trouble, prepare a fast horse and let us leave the palace!"

Fu Zhun's eyes darkened and he threatened Chu Yi.

Seeing this, the Queen Mother swallowed her saliva, her eyes flickering as she blocked the blade with her fingers, and said in a trembling voice, "Prince Zhenbei, calm down. Taking me hostage is a serious crime of treason. Don't you want to die?"

Alive? Chu Yi did so much, didn't he just want his life?

Now that he has been forced to this point, even if he didn't hold the empress dowager hostage, he would have been dead long ago.

Fu Zhun narrowed his eyes and whispered something in the empress dowager's ear.

"This prince did not intend to use the Queen Mother as a threat. Today's actions were all forced and helpless. Queen Mother, rest assured, once we are safe, this prince will definitely release the Queen Mother."

As he spoke, he tightened his grip on the hilt of the sword, and the cold blade moved closer to the empress dowager's neck.

The bright red bloodstains appeared extremely clear on the white neck.

The leader of the Imperial Guard looked back at Chu Yi and anxiously asked for countermeasures.

"Your Majesty, the Queen Mother is still in his hands. Would you like me to prepare the horses?"

Receiving the Queen Mother's pleading gaze, Chu Yi raised his tongue and pressed it against the back of his teeth. A dark light suddenly flashed in his eyes, and then he snatched the bow and arrow from the archer behind him, bent the bow and arrow, and pointed it directly at the Queen Mother.

The movements were quick and decisive, without any delay at all.

The leader of the Royal Guards on the side suddenly widened his eyes and his heart was in his throat.

"Your Majesty, what are you doing? You might accidentally hurt the Queen Mother!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Chu Yi let go of his hand.

The arrow in his hand shot out through the air, accompanied by a whistling sound, and went straight towards the Queen Mother's heart.

The arrow reflected in her pupils kept getting closer. The Queen Mother felt that all the blood in her body had frozen. A chill rushed from her limbs to her chest, causing her mind to go blank in an instant and she forgot to react.

At the critical moment, Fu Zhun suddenly moved his sword away, grabbed the empress dowager's arm and pulled her aside.

The arrow instantly tore the clothes on the Queen Mother's arm, and then firmly nailed to the tree trunk behind her. The iron arrowhead didn't even penetrate halfway, which was enough to show how much force Chu Yi used.

Fu Zhun frowned and looked at Chu Yi with gloomy eyes.

"She is your mother, do you still want to kill her with your own hands?"

After coming to her senses, the Queen Mother turned around and stared at Chu Yi in disbelief, her body trembling slightly.

Although Chu Yi was not her son, she raised him.

It would be fine if he didn't repay her for raising him, but now he wants to shoot her to death with his own hands for his own selfish desires!

The leader of the Imperial Guard also swallowed and looked at Chu Yi with an indescribable expression.