Gourmet Girl: Becoming a Royal Merchant Started from Selling Buns

Looking at Su An's leaving back, they clenched their fists angrily, but did not dare to act rashly.

Seeing Su An walking obediently to the palace gate alone in the heavy snow, Chu Yi, who had been waiting on the city wall, chuckled and stood up from his chair.

"I knew you would come."

Su An raised his eyes gloomily and glared at Chu Yi with gritted teeth.

"You used my family as a threat, how could I not come? Now that I'm here, can you let my family go?"

Hearing this, Chu Yi raised his slender index finger and hooked it forward.

The next moment, Fu Hai's thin voice was heard.

"Let go!"

Immediately afterwards, the palace gate opened wide and Li Guihua and two small figures were pushed out.

They twisted their arms to break free from the officers' grip, ran to Su An, and asked with concern in their eyes.

"Xiao An, how are you? Are you hurt anywhere?"

"Sister, are you okay?"

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Seeing them frantically showing concern, Su An felt warm in his heart.

She raised her hand and gently touched the faces of the two younger brothers, her eyes swept over their faces one by one, and she raised her lips and smiled softly to comfort them.

"I'm fine, don't worry. I'm just afraid I won't be able to go back for a while. You guys go back and help me run the shop. Once I finish things here, I'll go back and be with you."

Li Guihua tilted her head nervously, glanced at Chu Yi, frowned, and said worriedly:

"Xiao An, are you being threatened? If you're unhappy, even if he's the emperor, I'll fight them to the end, even at the cost of my life!"

Hearing this, Su An felt a lump in his throat and almost burst into tears.

Afraid that he would reveal the secret in front of them, Su An waved his hand casually and urged them on.

"No, mother, don't worry. This palace is so magnificent, I have more than enough to enjoy here. How could I be threatened? His Majesty asked me to do something before, and I completed it brilliantly, so he wants to keep me for a while."

"Don't think too much. I've had enough of staying here. I'm going back to Fuyou County to accompany you. Go quickly!"

They were skeptical, but in the end they didn't say anything more.

Under Su An's repeated urging, they had no choice but to leave, looking back every few steps.

In Cining Palace.

The Queen Mother and all the concubines in the harem gathered together.

Chu Yi walked in front with a smile on his face, shook his clothes, and sat beside the empress dowager.

When the empress dowager glanced at Su An following behind Chu Yi, her brows furrowed slightly, worry in her eyes, but she said nothing.

Su An stood still, staring at Chu Yi with a gloomy expression, and asked in confusion.

"Your Majesty imprisoned me in the palace, wasn't it to threaten Fu Zhun, to make him serve Your Majesty and fight against the Northern Hu? Now that Your Majesty's plan has succeeded, why do you still hold me captive?"

Hearing this, Chu Yi put his hands on his legs and laughed twice.

"Who said I kept you in the palace for my uncle? I've said it before, you are mine, you can't escape from my grasp. Now the mountain that weighed on my heart has finally disappeared, and I can do whatever I want without any scruples."

Then, without waiting for Su An to reply, he raised his eyebrows and announced to himself.

"I have gathered you all here today to announce a great event. I will take Miss Su into my harem and make her Consort An!"

He made her a concubine right away, and all the concubines in the harem were shocked and turned their eyes to Su An.

Some are jealous of her, some are disdainful of her...

As the ruler of a country, instead of thinking about how to use his power to seek welfare for the people, he spends all day thinking about plotting against others and forcibly taking away other people's wives. This behavior is not just despicable and shameless, it is simply without any bottom line.

Su An clenched her fists quietly under her sleeves, and a surge of anger rose from the bottom of her heart, almost making her lose control.

However, what she didn't expect was that before she even opened her mouth, the Queen Mother took the lead in opposing it.

"This is inappropriate. Your Majesty, please revoke your order!"

"Everyone knows that she is the fiancée of the Prince of Zhenbei. Now that Your Majesty has forcibly taken his uncle's fiancée into the harem, isn't this trampling on the face of the royal family? How will the world view our royal family in the future?"

Li Wanyue, who was standing by, gently stroked her belly, glanced at Su An, and responded with a chuckle.

"Yes, Your Majesty, although Miss Su is quite capable and beautiful, she is, after all, a country girl of low social status. Moreover, she is already engaged, and her reputation has been damaged. She is truly unworthy of the position of consort."

"Your Majesty, please think twice!"

Chu Yi's face turned dark after hearing these words.

Su An raised his eyebrows, looked at Chu Yi as if he was watching a good show, and snorted coldly.

"I think what the Empress Dowager and Concubine Wan said is true. I am of low status and truly unworthy of Your Majesty. If Your Majesty forces me to do this, I'm afraid I'll be cursed and despised by the people!"

Upon hearing this, the concubines around her lowered their heads in disapproval and began to whisper in groups of three or four.

The scene suddenly became tense, and the look in Su An's eyes became more and more sarcastic.

Isn't it the Great Chu Kingdom that he cares about most?

The stability of this country depends on the people's hearts. If he loses the people's hearts because of this incident, the country of Chu will be in danger. Chu Yi will not fail to understand such a simple truth.

But she also forgot that Chu Yi hated threats the most.

Seeing that everyone wanted to go against him, Chu Yi raised the tip of his tongue and pressed it against the back of his teeth, his face so gloomy that ink seemed to be dripping out.

Suddenly, he slammed his palm on the table.

The concubines in each palace were so frightened that their legs and feet went limp and they all knelt on the ground.

Even Li Wanyue's expression changed, but the Queen Mother and Su An remained unmoved.

"I have made up my mind. There is no need to say more. Today I am here to inform you of this matter, not to discuss it with you. Three days from now, I will announce this matter to the world and let the Ministry of Rites prepare accordingly."

"Miss Su, please stay at Begonia Garden for the next few days and wait for the imperial edict!"

After saying that, Chu Yi glanced at the Queen Mother gloomily, snorted coldly, and left with a flick of his sleeves.

Su An also gritted his teeth and stared at Chu Yi's back angrily. He couldn't help but think to himself: He would rather risk the whole world's condemnation than take her into the harem. What exactly is Chu Yi trying to do?

She didn't believe that Chu Yi really had feelings for her. If that were the case, he wouldn't have threatened her with her family.

While she was thinking, the concubines in the harem parted ways unhappily and passed by her one by one. A few of them even deliberately bumped her with their shoulders as they passed by.

But Su An didn't care about it at the moment.

The Queen Mother frowned and opened her mouth to say something, but was stopped by the nanny beside her.

"Your Highness, you tend to get tired easily. Let me massage your legs!"

As she spoke, the nanny squatted down, shook her head imperceptibly at the empress dowager, and then lowered her head to massage her legs seriously.