Gourmet Girl: Becoming a Royal Merchant Started from Selling Buns

They wandered to the outskirts of the capital. Instead of entering through the city gate, they quietly arrived at the palace through a secret passage.

Su An didn't know the reason, so he had to follow in.

Coming out of the secret passage and passing through the rockery, the familiar scene comes into view again, and with it comes a depressing and suffocating feeling.

She took a deep breath, looked at General Wu coldly, and asked, "You used my mother as a threat, didn't you just want to bring me back? Now that I'm back, where is my mother?"

General Wu looked back at her and responded with a chuckle.

"Don't worry! You'll be able to see Madam Li soon!"

As he said that, he took Su An all the way to the imperial study.

Before she even stepped into the imperial study, Su An smelled a strong smell of blood. She felt something was wrong and quickly broke free from the guards, trotting forward and pushing open the door.

Chu Yi was seen sitting on the dragon throne with a gloomy face, playing with a sharp dagger in his hand.

Not far away, Li Guihua was covering her left arm with her right hand, her body covered in blood.

Because of excessive blood loss, she sat on the ground with a pale face, as if she would faint at any time.

Seeing this, Su An's eyes widened slightly, heartache and anger intertwined in his chest, and big tears couldn't stop falling from the corners of his eyes to the ground.

She ran forward regardless of anything and supported Li Guihua's body.

"Mom, I'm sorry, it's all my fault!"

While apologizing to Li Guihua, she looked at Li Guihua's broken left hand helplessly.

It is said that the fingers are connected to the heart, but now Chu Yi has cut off her entire hand. How painful must it be for her!

Hearing the noise, Chu Yi raised his eyes, raised his eyebrows sinisterly, and stared at Su An.

Li Gui struggled to open her eyelids and saw Su An. She subconsciously frowned and pushed Su An with her only remaining right hand, urging him anxiously, "Didn't I tell you to leave quickly? Why are you back?"

As she spoke, she looked at Chu Yi in fear.

Su An cried and shook her head, and no matter how Li Guihua pushed her, she refused to take a step back.

"Mom, I won't leave. If it weren't for me leaving, you wouldn't be like this now. I'm sorry!"

As she spoke, her eyes were bloodshot, and she suddenly turned her head towards Chu Yi, cursing angrily: "You despicable and shameless dog, did I provoke you? Why do you treat me and my mother like this?"

"You've been so suspicious of loyal ministers and generals, and you've done so much harm to innocent people. Heaven has seen everything you've done. Aren't you afraid of being punished by Heaven and having your body torn to pieces?"

Do all the bad things and die without a complete body?

Upon hearing this, the veins on Chu Yi's forehead throbbed.

He slammed the dagger in his hand on the table, stood up suddenly, and walked to Su An in two steps. He grabbed her hair and pulled her towards him.

"My body will be destroyed? Haven't I been good enough to you? Why did you leave me?"

Su An endured the pain of her scalp being torn and was forced to look him in the eye.

As they looked at each other, she stared at Chu Yi, her eyes full of unwillingness and resentment.

Sensing her hatred, Chu Yi's anger continued to rise, almost breaking through his rationality.

Seeing Chu Yi so violent, Li Guihua was afraid that he would hurt Su An. She suppressed her fear and grabbed his robe, holding it tightly in her hand with all her strength. She said anxiously, "Let Xiao An go! If you have anything to say, come to me. Let her go!"

Annoyed by her being too noisy, Chu Yi lifted his sleeves angrily and pushed Li Guihua away.

"Get out of here! You have no right to speak in front of me!"

Li Guihua was exhausted and fell backwards to the ground, gasping for air like a dying fish.

Then, before Su An could react, Chu Yi pulled her hair and took her out.

"Don't you think I'm just making wild guesses? Then I'll let you see with your own eyes the true face of those loyal ministers and wise generals you mentioned!"

Only when they reached the tower did he let go of Su An's hair and pushed her in front of it. He pointed at the army below, snorted coldly, and gritted his teeth and said, "Did you see that? This is the loyal minister and good general you mentioned. They are at the gates of the city, intending to rebel!"

Su An looked down and felt relieved.

The reason is simple, it is because the military flag raised by the army stationed outside is the flag of the Zhenbei Army.

Seeing that Su An was not afraid but had a sarcastic look on her face, Chu Yi's eyes darkened and he moved closer, grabbing her clothes with murderous intent in his eyes.

"Doesn't he want to attack the city and kill me?"

"Your life is now in my hands. If he attacks the city, I will push you down. Regardless of success or failure, you will be the first to die. Guess, does he want the kingdom, or you, this beauty?"

No wonder Chu Yi tried so hard to keep her in the palace.

It turns out that it was to restrain Fu Zhun!

Su An sneered, as if he had already become indifferent to life and death, and mocked Chu Yi.

"To be able to take you to hell with me is worth it, even if it means death. You've committed countless evil deeds and have long lost the support of the people. Now is your retribution. You don't think you can escape this disaster by threatening my life, do you? I tell you, you're dreaming!"

"If you open the city and surrender early, Fu Zhun might be able to leave your body intact for the sake of our past friendship."

"But if you insist on going down this path, I'm afraid that what they say will happen will come true, and you'll die without a complete body."

Chu Yi was stimulated by her words, and there was a mad look in his eyes.

Suddenly, he grabbed her neck hard, pushed her against the city wall, and said through gritted teeth.

"Su An, do you think I dare not kill you? Hmm?"

As he gradually increased his strength, Su An's face turned red and blue, but she did not struggle. Instead, she looked calm.

It seemed that death was a relief for her.

After about dozens of breaths, Su An felt that his vision began to darken and his consciousness became a little fuzzy.

At the critical moment, it was Li Wanyue who spoke in time to stop Chu Yi.

"Your Majesty, this is impossible! The Zhenbei King's army is still stationed outside the city. If we kill her secretly now, it will not have any deterrent effect. In my opinion, it is better to keep her and use her as a sacrifice on the day of war!"

After hearing this, Chu Yi regained some of his sanity.

He suddenly let go of his hand, shook it off, and had an unknown smile on his face.

"Wanpin is right. There's no rush to kill you right now. Let you live a few more days. When the time comes, sacrifice you. This will not only boost our morale, but also deter the rebels from causing trouble. It's a two-pronged approach."

After saying this, he gave orders to the guards around him.

"Take her back and keep her under strict watch. If anything goes wrong, you will be held responsible."

After looking at Su An deeply, he flicked his sleeves and left.

Li Wanyue also breathed a sigh of relief, looked outside the city worriedly, then turned around and left, stroking her belly.

Three days later, the drums of war began to beat, and the entire capital was filled with a tense atmosphere.

The army outside the city was on full alert and surrounded the capital, and the man wearing armor and riding on a horse in front of the army was Fu Zhun.