Gourmet Girl: Becoming a Royal Merchant Started from Selling Buns

But the time is still short and no symptoms have appeared yet.

After returning to the palace, Fu Zhun asked the palace physician to take water from the moat to test for poison, but the poison was extremely rare, and all the physicians in the Imperial Medical Bureau were dispatched, but they could not find a way to deal with it.

Su An was also extremely anxious. He did not bother to leave and turned back to Beijing to assist Fu Zhun in investigating the matter.

Fortunately, an acquaintance came to the capital three days later.

When Fu Zhun was reviewing memorials in the imperial study with a worried look on his face, a young eunuch hurried in and whispered to him.

"Your Majesty, thank Qingfeng for your audience!"

Hearing this, he was slightly startled, then overjoyed and hurriedly stood up.

"Quick, let him in!"

After hearing this, the young eunuch hurriedly welcomed Xie Qingfeng in.

Xie Qingfeng, wearing a moon-white robe and with his hair tied up high, walked in from outside with high spirits and bowed to Fu Zhun.

"Xie Qingfeng greets His Majesty!"

"I don't want the throne, so you don't have to address me as such. However, you've come at the perfect time. The situation in the court is unstable right now, and I'd like to ask for your help."

Fu Zhun waved his hands, feeling both amused and helpless, and said so.

After hearing this, Xie Qingfeng bowed respectfully and expressed his gratitude.

"Your Highness first saved me from a dangerous situation, and then overturned the case for our Prime Minister's Mansion. I am deeply grateful to you, so how could I refuse your request? If your Highness has any instructions, please tell me, and Qingfeng will do his best."

Fu Zhun was not polite either. He sighed and expressed his concerns.

"To be honest, this matter is indeed very difficult. He Cheng poisoned himself and then committed suicide by jumping into the moat. I've had the doctors at the Imperial Medical Bureau examine him, but no one knows the antidote. Now I can only rely on you."

After all, Xie Qingfeng has studied medicine for many years, and his attainments in medical skills are beyond the reach of ordinary people.

Maybe he could find a way.

When he heard it was poison, Xie Qingfeng immediately perked up, raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and nodded in agreement.

"Okay, I'll start investigating right away!"

Fu Zhun finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that he agreed.

After pondering for a moment, he suddenly seemed to remember something and called out softly to the door.

"Someone, bring Fu Hai up."

Soon, Fu Hai was brought up in a disheveled state.

After taking a look at Fu Hai lying on the ground, Fu Zhun looked at Xie Qingfeng with complicated eyes and said in a deep voice.

"The incident at the Prime Minister's Mansion was orchestrated by him and Chu Yi, but I haven't caught Chu Yi yet. After all, he has a deep blood feud with you, so his life or death will be decided by you!"

As he said this, he winked at the young eunuch.

The eunuch quickly brought Fu Hai to Xie Qingfeng.

Looking down at the person in front of him, Xie Qingfeng's eyes suddenly turned cold. He moved closer to him and spoke in a sinister tone.

"He fabricated evidence and harmed my people. Killing him so easily is too easy for him. It would be better to use him to test the poison."

Only by making him live a life worse than death can the hatred in his heart be barely dissipated.

After hearing this, Fu Hai's face was filled with horror. He shook his head repeatedly and spoke with trembling body.

"No, no, please, please give me a quick death. I didn't mean to frame them. It was the Emperor who asked me to do it. I was forced to do it!"

But up to now, no matter what he said, Xie Qingfeng was not moved at all.

The next day, Su An excitedly went to the imperial study to find Fu Zhun.

But he never expected that he would be attracted by the movement in the side room on the way.

Driven by curiosity, she turned around and quietly left the side room, only to see Fu Hai lying on the ground, curled up, holding his head and wailing in pain.

There were some pale patches on his face, and his skin looked like it was about to burst. His limbs were fixed with iron chains and he couldn't move at all.

Hearing the noise behind him, Xie Qingfeng subconsciously turned his head, frowned, and looked at Su An with disgust in his eyes.

"It's you? Who let you in? Get out now!"

But when Fu Hai saw Su An, it was like he saw a life-saving straw. He stared at Su An with a painful face and begged her for mercy.

"Miss Su, please, Miss Su, please give me a quick death!"

Looking at his appearance, Su An felt a little bit sorry for him.

No matter what, it's a living life. Even if he followed the wrong master before and did some wrong things, there is no need to torture him like this.

Su An couldn't help but look at Xie Qingfeng and tried to persuade him.

"Although he's done a lot of wrongdoing, it doesn't deserve this. Either kill him or let him go. Wouldn't it be better to give him a quick death? Why torture him like this?"

But after hearing this, Xie Qingfeng's eyes turned red, and he snorted with anger on his face and said through gritted teeth.

"They're not guilty of this? Why didn't he show mercy when he fabricated evidence and had over a hundred people killed in my house? What crime did they commit? Why did they have to suffer this fate?"

"I'm just asking him to pay back the interest, which is already a mercy beyond the law."

More than a hundred lives!

Su An took a deep breath and frowned.

No wonder she always felt that there was a gloomy smell about Xie Qingfeng. It turned out that it was because he had suffered such a miserable experience.

So to speak, Fu Hai can be said to have brought disaster upon himself.

She turned her head, crossed her arms, looked down at Fu Hai, and pouted.

"I never thought you'd do such a heartless thing. Doctor Xie was right. I'm really letting you off easy by only letting you try the medicine. In my opinion, I should chop off both your feet and hands, and then torture you to death."

In the eyes of others, Su An has always been kind-hearted.

Fu Hai never thought that such vicious words could come out of her mouth.

The shock in his eyes gradually turned into resentment, veins bulged on his forehead, he gritted his teeth and cursed at Su An.

"You bitch, if I had known you were so cruel, I would have asked the emperor to kill you."

Xie Qingfeng showed some relief instead, kicked Fu Hai on the waist and said something unhappily.

"Shut up! If you say another word, I'll cut off your tongue."

Seeing that Fu Hai had calmed down, he slowly took out a handkerchief from his sleeve, wiped his hands, turned around and walked out of the room, closing the door behind him.

Outside the room, Xie Qingfeng looked at Su An and asked calmly.

"What are you doing here?"

Speaking of this, Su An remembered the purpose of his coming here.

She quickly collected her thoughts and spoke seriously.

"I heard from Fu Zhun that you're developing an antidote, but several days have passed and the imperial physicians have tried every possible medicine to cure the poison. I'm afraid if we delay any longer, we won't be able to hide it from the people. So, I'm thinking, why don't you try allicin?"

"What is allicin? Why have I never heard of it?"

Xie Qingfeng frowned and stared at Su An with a puzzled look.

I haven't heard of it, which is normal.

After all, allicin was considered a miracle drug in ancient times.

It not only kills and inhibits most bacteria and cures infections, but also boosts immunity, reduces the effects of poisons and promotes recovery.

However, even if she said this, Xie Qingfeng might not understand.

She simply explained the uses and origins of allicin from a practical perspective.

Xie Qingfeng's eyes lit up when he heard this and he praised it as wonderful.

"If this allicin is really as magical as you say, it might work wonders. I'll go and try it out according to your instructions."

After saying this, he left excitedly.

Looking at his back as he left, Su An sighed and prayed silently in his heart.

She had accidentally read about the existence of allicin from popular science knowledge before, so she thought of giving it a try, hoping that it would be useful to the people.

But two days later, a large number of people in the capital were suddenly poisoned.

All of them had spots on their bodies, severe pain in their skin and flesh, and weak limbs.

There was wailing in the streets and alleys.

The doctors in the clinic were also at a loss. Even though the people had broken down the door of the clinic, they still couldn't figure out what kind of poison it was or how to cure it.

The people could only watch helplessly as they were tortured to death.

For a while, the people complained and blamed Fu Zhun for the mistake.

"It must be that the King of Zhenbei was punished by heaven for killing the king and ascending to the throne. God has sent down a punishment to punish us. Only by cremating the King of Zhenbei can the anger of God be appeased. Don't you agree?"

"Yes, Great Chu has never had such symptoms in thousands of years. It must be that his throne came from an illegitimate source, so this is God's punishment."

……

Public opinion was rife in the capital.

It just so happened that the Northern Hu also led their troops to invade at this time.

The border was in crisis, and all civil and military officials were secretly panicked and turned to persuade the enemy.

"Great Chu is plagued by internal turmoil and external threats. Heaven must be displeased with the actions of the King of Zhenbei and has deliberately sent this disaster. For the sake of the millions of people, I ask the King of Zhenbei to set up an altar and ask for forgiveness from Heaven."

"I second the proposal!"

"I second the proposal!"

……

There was a rustling of people kneeling in front of him, as if they were forcing Fu Zhun to commit the crime.

Fu Zhun, who was sitting on the dragon throne, had a face so gloomy that ink could drip out of it.

Okay, very good.

He spent most of his life serving the Chu Kingdom and its people. In the end, not only did they not appreciate his kindness, they even wanted to force him to death.

How ridiculous!

The situation in the court suddenly became tense.

During the confrontation, the young eunuch suddenly reported.

"Thank you, Master, for coming!"

After hearing this, all the civil and military officials turned their heads to look towards the door, only to see Xie Qingfeng holding a green porcelain bottle in his hand. He walked up to Fu Zhun with a flushed face, lifted up his robe, and knelt down.

"Xie Qingfeng greets His Majesty. I have lived up to His Majesty's high expectations and have already refined the antidote."

"Well, in that case, I'll leave the task of detoxifying the city's inhabitants to you. As for the Northern Barbarians' invasion, they're just a small nation, so why should we be afraid? I will lead our troops immediately and crush the Northern Barbarians. Do you have any objections?"

Fu Zhun's expression finally eased a little, and he nodded at him with satisfaction. Then he glanced around and spoke to the court officials.

Now that things have come to this, how dare they say anything more?

They all looked at each other, lowered their heads, and said nothing.

Soon, Fu Zhun led the army in person, and with unstoppable force, he attacked the lair of the northern Hu people.

The Northern Hu were like a stray dog, being beaten and defeated repeatedly.

The King of Beihu's strength was greatly reduced, and he felt that he had been fooled by Chu Yi. In a rage, he ordered Chu Yi to be killed and abandoned in the wilderness.

Seeing that the King of Zhenbei was coming with great force, the King of Beihu had no choice but to surrender with his troops in order to save his life.

From then on, all the territories of the Northern Hu belonged to the Great Chu.

Fu Zhun unified the country and officially ascended the throne as emperor. He ignored the opposition of all officials and made Su An the queen.

In the imperial study room.

"No, this is too plain and doesn't match the queen's aura!"

"This one won't work either. The Queen loves money, and this one isn't precious enough."

……

Fu Zhun was choosing auspicious clothes for Su An for the ceremony of enthroning the queen with a worried look on his face.

Suddenly, the young eunuch ran in hurriedly and said breathlessly.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, something bad has happened. The Queen has run away!"

As he spoke, he handed over another letter.

Fu Zhun frowned, and quickly opened the letter, skimming through it.

"It's like seeing you in person. Now that Beihu has been pacified, it's a good business opportunity. I won't be your queen anymore. I'm going to Beihu to sell buns. See you later!"

After reading the letter, Fu Zhun was filled with hatred.

The imperial decree has been issued. How can you refuse to be the queen just because you don't want to?

No matter where you are, I will never let you go this time.

"Come here, prepare your horses!"