Seeing that Hua Fushu didn't continue, the old general became anxious and said, "Hurry up and tell me!"
He didn't like his grandson Ye Zelin, but he wouldn't allow anyone to kill his grandson.
Hua Fushu said slowly, "When Zelin first entered the palace, the palace often sent clothes and food to Zelin. One time, they sent a red bean cake, and this red bean cake was poisoned with arsenic. Zelin was lucky, and Haozi saved him from the disaster. The palace people investigated and found that the red bean cake was poisoned with arsenic when it was delivered to the palace."
The old general's face suddenly turned pale. Hua Fushu looked at his expression and said abruptly, "Grandfather, this red bean cake comes from your Feiyuan."
Hua Fushu deliberately emphasized the four words "your Feiyuan".
The old general shook his head repeatedly, "No, no."
"His Majesty, who was the Crown Prince at the time, also knew about this and even sought confirmation from the Imperial Physician." Hua Fushu glanced at the old general and questioned, "Why do you think Ye Zelin refused to eat the snacks made by Feiyuan, especially the red bean cakes? He was afraid of being poisoned."
The old general said, "Why didn't he tell his family about this?"
Hua Fushu felt that he had said enough and was about to end the topic. "My granddaughter-in-law doesn't know. He originally didn't want me to tell you about this. I told you because I was afraid you would do something to stop Ye Zelin from taking the imperial examination. If there is nothing else, my granddaughter-in-law will leave first."
She stood up and bowed to take her leave.
It took the old general a long time to recover. He was about to ask Ye Zelin why he insisted on taking the imperial examination, but Hua Fushu's story about the poisoned red bean cake instantly stunned him.
He never knew that Ye Zelin was almost poisoned to death, and the poisoned cake was the red bean cake he sent.
No wonder Ye Zelin resented him so much, was it because of the red bean cake?
Did Ouyang Rongyue and Ye Shiheng know about this? Why didn't they tell him?
Ouyang Rongyue probably didn't know, otherwise they would have come to question him long ago.
What was Hua Fushu's purpose in suddenly telling him this? Was it just for the imperial examination?
Hua Fushu returned to her own courtyard, Guanju Pavilion. In fact, she suddenly decided to tell the old general about the red bean cake incident, which contained her selfish motives.
With less than a month to go before the imperial examination, the old general would definitely find ways to stop Ye Zelin. She had no idea how the old general would stop Ye Zelin and when he would do it.
In a passive situation, she chose to take the initiative.
Ye Zelin told her that General He, the old general's tail, was following him secretly.
The old general thought that he had asked General He to secretly investigate Ye Zelin, but he didn't know that Ye Zelin realized that someone was following him not long after General He followed him.
At first, Ye Zelin thought it was the old fox's man, but later he found out it was General He.
General He followed and investigated him, which must have been the old general's intention.
Ye Zelin also wanted to know why the old general sent people to follow him, so he pretended not to notice General He and secretly observed General He's every move.
He told Hua Fushu about this.
The reason why the old general asked General He to follow Ye Zelin must be that the old general discovered something, so he ordered General He to investigate Ye Zelin.
Another possibility is that the old general was worried that someone would attack Ye Zelin, so he asked General He to protect him secretly.
Although the second possibility is very small, it cannot be ruled out.
Hua Fushu has been married to the Ye family for nearly a year. Although the old general is not kind to Ye Zelin, he is still good to his other grandchildren.
She always felt that the old general was not the kind of person who would be so cruel as to kill his own grandson.
She chose the red bean cake incident as a breakthrough point because this incident was unusual and there were many doubts about the red bean cake incident itself.
First, no matter how much the old general hated Ye Zelin, he would not want to kill him.
Secondly, the Ye family has few descendants. From the generation of Ye Zelin's great ancestor to Ye Shiheng's generation, the family has only one son. By the time of Ye Zelin's generation, there were only four male children, and one of them died young. In a large family, people often care about the prosperity of their descendants.
Thirdly, if anything happened to Ye Zelin, the old general and Ye Shiheng would definitely become enemies. The old general would not be so stupid as to do something that would hurt the relationship between father and son.
Fourthly, Ye Zelin was in the palace at the time, and the food sent to Ye Zelin by the General's Mansion might not be checked in the palace. If Ye Zelin ate the highly poisonous red bean cake, he would be the only one to die. If other people ate the poisonous red bean cake, it would be a serious matter.
The palace would definitely investigate this matter thoroughly and in a big way. At that time, Ye Zelin was the prince's tutor. The people Ye Zelin had the most contact with were either the eunuchs and palace servants, or His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had eaten the poisonous red bean cake, the Ye family would be in big trouble.
If this matter escalates to attempted murder of the prince, the crime will be serious. How many heads of the Ye family can be chopped off?
Fifth, when Ye Shiheng was on a northern expedition, the emperor chose a son of the Ye family to enter the palace to accompany him in his studies. In essence, this was to restrain the Ye family. If the person who poisoned Ye Zelin was not from the Ye family, then what was the purpose of the person who poisoned Ye Zelin?
The red bean cake incident happened many years ago. Even though there are many doubts, it would be easier to find out the facts for the old general, one of the parties involved.
Now, it is more important to let Ye Zelin take part in the imperial examination without any worries.
By muddying the waters on the old general's side, disrupting his formation and diverting his attention, he naturally had no extra energy to care about Ye Zelin's participation in the imperial examination.
The imperial examination was scheduled for mid-February. As February began, the weather was still chilly, and Hua Fushu began to prepare clothes, bedding, and other items for Ye Zelin to take to the Imperial Examination Hall.
"My lady, I found some leather in the warehouse. Please see which one is suitable for making knee pads." Lizhi walked up to Hua Fushu with some thick velvet in her arms and asked for his opinion.
Hua Fushu flipped through the thick fleece for a few times and picked out a suitable one. She said, "This one is good. It can be used as a hat or kneepad. Although it's spring, the nights are still very cold. The weather was warm this time last year, but there's no guarantee it will be as warm this year. It would be bad if the young master encountered a late spring cold snap during the imperial examination. I'll make him a pair of kneepads to protect his knees from the cold, and a hat as well, just in case."
Lizhi asked, "Madam, you are really thoughtful. Madam, do you want to make knee pads and a hat for the young master yourself?"
Hua Fushu hummed, "Of course, I made it for him myself to show my sincerity. Since Si De is taking care of the pens and ink that the young master needs, I can only prepare these small things for him to wear and use."
Lizhi chuckled and said, "My lady made this, and the young master will definitely like it."
As a good servant, you must approve and support whatever your master wants to do.
I once heard a saying that when God opens a door for you, he will close a window for you.
This sentence is extremely appropriate for Hua Fushu.
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