Chapter 336 Her death has nothing to do with you
Su Ying asked faintly, "What?"
"I want to avenge General Wei's entire family!"
But how could he, a cook from a small place, possibly do that?
"I am glad that I followed my ancestors around the country all those years and learned cooking skills. Once again, by chance, I was brought into the palace and became a member of the imperial kitchen." He was so glad at that time, at least he entered the palace.
It took him three years to climb up to the position of imperial chef and finally he was able to take charge of cooking.
"Concubine Wei really liked the snow cake I made back then. She said that only the snow cake I made was fragrant, soft, sweet and sticky. Every time Concubine Wei ate it, she would send a portion to the emperor."
In the darkness, He Shouyi's voice sounded a little obscure, "That day, Concubine Wei asked for two servings of snowflake cakes. She said that she would eat one and the other was for the emperor. That day, after the snowflake cakes were delivered, Concubine Wei personally summoned me. The queen said that my cooking skills were really good, but it was a pity that I thought Concubine Wei knew that I poisoned the snowflake cake for the emperor."
Later he realized that the word "what a pity" that the Empress mentioned actually had a different meaning!
When the accident happened, he was still in the imperial kitchen. Suddenly he saw the imperial guards surrounding the imperial kitchen in full battle readiness. Later he learned that the emperor had been poisoned.
Concubine Wei admitted that she had poisoned the snow cake given to the emperor!
"Something is going to happen to Concubine Wei! I begged the imperial guards and told them that I was the one who poisoned her. I was brought before the Emperor, but he didn't believe me at all and kept asking me whether it was Concubine Wei who asked me to do it!"
Later, he was imprisoned in the Ministry of Justice. He thought he was doomed to die, but not long after, he heard the news that Concubine Wei had passed away.
He Shouyi covered his face in pain and cried, "It was the Queen, I know it must be the Queen who saved my life..."
"You mean, you were the one who poisoned me, but Concubine Wei took the blame for me? Then, who was that person you just met?"
There was hatred in He Shouyi's eyes, "He used to be a royal chef. He saw me poisoning the snacks. The reason why the emperor knew there was something wrong with the snacks was because he reported it. I just didn't expect that he had left the palace too." Normally he should have been promoted for his meritorious service in saving the emperor.
"When did he find you?"
"On the day of Miss Lin's wedding, he recognized me when he delivered food to the palace. After that, he sent me a letter, asking me to come out and see him, otherwise he would tell the prince what happened that year."
Concubine Wei is Xiao Jin's biological mother, and He Shouyi has no idea how much Xiao Jin knows about what happened back then.
"I'm not afraid that the prince will know what happened back then. I just want to see what he is going to do." Over the years, he has been thinking about what Concubine Wei said to him for the last time.
He now doubted whether Concubine Wei knew that he had poisoned the snacks.
"Princess, He should have died more than ten years ago. If you want to kill me, please let me find out the purpose of these people. I suspect they want to attack the prince and princess."
Zhang Shuming guarded the palace as impregnable as a rock, and it was difficult for outsiders to interfere. Both Su Ying and Xiao Jin were only surrounded by a few close servants, so it was even more difficult for them to find out any information.
That's why they found him.
"This is a matter of grudge between you and Xiao Jin. Go and talk to him yourself."
He Shouyi smiled bitterly, "Don't worry, Princess. I will explain it to the prince. But you and the princess must be careful recently. I'm afraid someone is going to attack the Qi Palace. I originally planned to find out their purpose and then tell the princess and the prince to be on guard. But I was discovered by the princess tonight."
Su Ying responded indifferently. She had said at the beginning that she would not ask about what they had done in the past, and it was enough for them to follow her and be loyal to her in the future. He Shouyi did not break the taboo. Everyone in this world has a few unspeakable secrets.
However, his matter involved Xiao Jin's biological mother, so he had to make it clear to Xiao Jin.
When Su Ying returned to the palace, Xiao Jin had already returned.
"Why did you come back so late? When I went to Siyuan, he said you had left a long time ago."
Su Ying glanced at He Shouyi behind her and said, "I encountered something on the road. Uncle He has something to tell you. Let's talk."
Xiao Jin saw that Su Ying had a serious expression, then glanced at He Shouyi who looked guilty, then he stood up and took him to the study.
After the study door was closed, Xiao Jin spoke quietly, "Uncle He, just tell me what you want to say."
He Shouyi knelt down in front of Xiao Jin and told him everything that happened that year.
"Princess Wei died because of me. I dare not ask for your forgiveness, His Majesty. I only ask for your permission to give me a chance to forgive my sin." After saying this, He Shouyi kowtowed to the ground.
There was silence in the study, and He Shouyi seemed to be able to only hear his own rapid breathing.
"You weren't the only one who wanted to poison him that day."
It was unknown how long it had been before He Shouyi heard Xiao Jin's voice faintly ringing out.
He Shouyi raised his head in shock and looked at Xiao Jin in disbelief, "What do you mean, Your Majesty?"
Xiao Jin lowered his gloomy eyes. That year, he was almost five years old and old enough to remember things. He remembered that when the tragic news of his grandfather's death in the battlefield came, his mother fainted from crying several times. In just a few days, she lost a lot of weight.
The little boy was very worried, sad and scared. At that time, Emperor Kangze was always by his mother's side, and he thought that he really cared about his mother.
He was too young, so young that he didn't know what evil people were. After the entire Wei family was killed, his mother fell silent. She was depressed and had completely lost her former vigor.
Kang Zedi would come to see her again, but that fierce look in his eyes would no longer be hidden.
He remembered that the weather was very clear that day. After his mother got up, she put on exquisite makeup, which was rare. It was the first time that his mother dressed up carefully after the incident of the Wei family.
After breakfast, the maid brought over two servings of snow cakes, and his mother sent everyone away. He watched his mother take off the golden hairpin from her head, twist it open, and sprinkle some fine white powder on the cakes.
After doing all this, his mother looked back at him and said a lot to him, but the sentence he remembered most was.
"Jin'er, I really can't bear to part with you, but there are some things I really can't forget."
That day, he watched his mother's back as she left and hurriedly chased after her, but the sun outside stung his eyes.
That day, my mother never came back...
Xiao Jin came back to his senses and looked at He Shouyi in a daze. In fact, after returning to the capital, he asked someone to check He Shouyi's identity and knew everything about his background.
"Your mother's death has nothing to do with you." It was just a coincidence that the two of them wanted to kill Emperor Kangze on the same day because that day was the death anniversary of the entire Wei family.
(End of this chapter)
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