Gourmet Girl: Becoming a Royal Merchant Started from Selling Buns

After hesitating at the door for a long time, Fu Zhun finally took a deep breath and planned to turn around and leave.

But at this moment, the door in front of him suddenly opened. Su An raised his eyes and met his gaze.

Their eyes met, and the air seemed to freeze.

After a long silence, Su An looked Fu Zhun up and down in confusion, then frowned slightly and asked with a puzzled look: "Fu Zhun? Why are you here? Since you are here, why don't you come in?"

Fu Zhun pursed his lips and explained unnaturally.

"I just got here not long ago, and I thought you were resting, so I didn't dare to go in and disturb you."

"Why don't you get up and sit for a while?"

After hearing this, Su An leaned sideways and made a tentative invitation.

Fu Zhun hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded and walked into the room.

The room was silent. Fu Zhun looked around, clenched his fist, and gently placed it against his lips. He coughed softly, trying to break the awkward atmosphere. "By the way, how is Auntie's health?"

"Thanks to you, I'm feeling much better now."

Su An smiled and handed the hot tea to him.

After saying this, she poured herself another cup of tea, swinging her legs leisurely while sipping the tea contentedly.

Fu Zhun took the teacup, his fingertips slightly warm.

He glanced sideways at Su An, tightened his grip, hesitated for a long time, and finally spoke.

Perhaps because he was a little nervous, he lowered his brows and his voice was a little hoarse.

"Now that the court situation has stabilized, all the ministers are shirking their responsibilities and are unwilling to take on this important task. For the sake of the Great Chu, I have no choice but to temporarily assume the throne. They will hold a coronation ceremony for me soon."

Become the emperor?

It’s good to be the emperor!

If Chu Yi had not relied on his title as emperor, she would not have suffered so much.

Now that Fu Zhun is the emperor, she no longer has to worry about being controlled by others.

Thinking of this, Su An smiled, bowed to Fu Zhun, and congratulated him sincerely: "Then I congratulate Your Majesty in advance. I hope Your Majesty will take good care of me in the future."

Fu Zhun was slightly stunned, then smiled bitterly and shook his head, with a slight lump in his throat.

"What's there to congratulate or not? It's just another shackle on your body."

After a pause, he took a deep breath, his eyes became firm, staring at Su An, and continued: "I actually want to ask you, are you willing to stay in the palace and be my queen? If you are willing, I will immediately ask someone to arrange it."

"At that time, the empress coronation ceremony can be held at the same time as the coronation ceremony."

Su An couldn't help but spit out the tea in his mouth.

She raised an eyebrow, pointed at herself, and confirmed with Fu Zhun: "You said you want to make me the queen? Don't joke, I'm just a country girl, what virtue do I have to enter the palace?"

"Besides, you know, I don't like being restricted. I just want to live a free life."

She waved her hand and refused decisively.

Hearing this, a hint of disappointment flashed in Fu Zhun's eyes.

He clenched his hands under his sleeves, but still refused to give up. He said again: "If you are willing, I can do my best to give you freedom. Even if you are the queen, you don't have to stay in the palace every day. You can go wherever you want and do whatever you want."

Seeing his sincere words and redness in the corners of his eyes, Su An was moved.

But ever since Fu Zhun confessed his feelings to her for the first time, she knew that they were not the same kind of people.

Although Fu Zhun appears to be extremely powerful, he is the emperor of all the people and shoulders the heavy responsibility of the entire country. Everything he does must be based on the overall situation, and naturally he cannot only care about his own selfish desires.

She believed that Fu Zhun could do what he said, but she didn't want to put Fu Zhun under so much pressure.

Su An took a deep breath, smiled bitterly and shook his head.

"Things are not as simple as you think. Now that you are the emperor, you will have to take concubines and marry them to stabilize the court. I will not be the only one in the harem, but I am very narrow-minded and cannot tolerate other women."

"I know you have feelings for me, but love cannot withstand all difficulties."

"As a human being, you still have to be realistic. It's better to face the reality as soon as possible and cut your losses in time than suffer in the future."

She shrugged casually, the smile on her face not fading.

Without waiting for her to say anything else, Fu Zhun stretched out three fingers and swore solemnly to the sky.

"I, Fu Zhun, swear here that no matter now or in the future, there will only be one woman, Su An, and I will never take a concubine in this life. If you break this promise, you will not die a good death!"

He protected the Chu Kingdom by relying on himself rather than others.

Su An was stunned, his heart was in turmoil and his eyes were slightly red.

The ancients were the most superstitious. They would never make a vow easily unless they were sincere.

Moreover, as they got along, she could also sense Fu Zhun's affection for him.

And she... although she didn't respond, she had already fallen in love with Fu Zhun in her heart. If not, she wouldn't have been so sad when she learned that Fu Zhun was dead.

But for her, this feeling was too heavy and involved too many things for her to bear.

Su An did not sink into despair. He calmly suppressed the emotions in his eyes, sighed, and slowly said: "In this case, why don't we make a bet? If you can persuade the ministers in the court to agree to my conditions, I will consider it."

"But if they all disagree, then don't bring this up again in the future."

Seeing Su An relent, Fu Zhun was overjoyed. His eyes relaxed and he nodded repeatedly in agreement.

"Okay, that's what you said. I will definitely find a way to convince them."

After saying this, he didn't even bother to drink the tea. He hurriedly put the cup in his hand on the table, then stood up and strode away.

He didn't look like an emperor who was about to ascend the throne, but rather like a young boy who was just beginning to fall in love.

Su An watched his back disappear, feeling mixed emotions.

The next morning at court, after the officials had discussed state affairs, Fu Zhun took the opportunity to bring up this matter.

"Oh, by the way, I have something else to tell you, my lords. I used to be so focused on protecting the Great Chu that I never considered my own lifelong affairs. But now that the tyrant has been removed and the people are living a stable life, it's time for me to think about myself."

"Now I have someone I like, and that person is Miss Su."

"She has relieved the nation's treasury of its worries and benefited the people. She is kind-hearted and possesses both virtue and talent. Therefore, I intend to make her my empress and swear hereby that I will never take a concubine in the future. My lords, do you have any objections?"

As soon as these words were spoken, there was an uproar in the court. The ministers looked at each other and talked a lot.

The affair between Fu Zhun and Su An caused a sensation in the capital, and the court officials naturally heard a thing or two about it.

An old minister stepped forward first and gave a respectful exhortation.

"Your Majesty, this is inappropriate. Although Miss Su has made many contributions and is a wonderful person, she is of low status and is unworthy of the position of empress. I believe that the matter of establishing a queen is of great importance and requires careful consideration."