The end of the world begins with the king

Chapter 48

Back at the Layman's Academy, Zhao Yanxun changed his clothes again under the service of the maid.

The Wangfu family has a big business, and the maids usually throw away the clothes that are stained with filth.

Zhao Yanxun noticed this sign and immediately stopped it.

After the maid came back with the clothes, Xue Baoyun who was by the side said: "My lord, there are a lot of high-quality silks and satins in the palace, no matter what, your clothes will not be shortened, why do you need to keep this one!"

Hearing what Xue Baoyun said, Zhao Yanxun's eyes lit up, and today he happened to talk to his wife and let her be responsible for saving money in the mansion alone.

"Princess, remember that I told you that the end of the world is coming soon, do you still remember?"

Xue Baoyun vaguely remembered this statement, but she thought Zhao Yanxun was joking, so she never took it to heart.

"My lord, in such a peaceful and prosperous world, how could there be the end of the world as you said?" Xue Baoyun was very depressed.

"You must have heard of the man-eating monster that appeared before..."

Many people have seen Wang Changxin, the doctor who treated Lin Jingyu, transform into a monster, so Xue Baoyun knew about it.

Seeing that Xue Baoyun was silent, Zhao Yanxun continued: "These monsters that eat people will outnumber locusts and beasts in the future. When the time comes, it will be difficult for the world to survive. Who will weave silk?"

"It's really so serious?" Xue Baoyun still couldn't believe it.

Having never seen a zombie biting a person with his own eyes, it is normal for Xue Baoyun to have this mentality.

"Maybe it's more serious. We don't know how many people in the palace will be able to save!" Zhao Yanxun looked sad.

But he suddenly realized that he shouldn't pass on his low emotions, otherwise others would only be more desperate.

So he smiled again and said: "You don't have to worry too much, as long as this king doesn't die, he will definitely protect you!"

This earthy love story, combined with Zhao Yanxun's sincere expression, produced unexpected good results.

"My lord, the ministers and concubines will urge the servants in the mansion to stop extravagance and waste!" Xue Baoyun said emotionally.

Just when the relationship between the husband and wife was warming up, Huo An's voice came from outside: "My lord, Xu Baihu is begging to see you outside!"

"Let him in!"

Zhao Yanxun wanted to see foreign ministers, so Xue Baoyun stood up and said goodbye.

After a few breaths, Xu Hong came in from outside the door, and stood up after paying homage.

"Your Highness, the Chen and Shang Chen have already asked about it!"

Picking up the teacup, Zhao Yanxun said casually, "Tell me about it!"

"Last night, one of the monsters escaped from the back mountain. Liaochen came out to search for it, and then he arrived near the layman's courtyard!"

Last night, a zombie escaped, Zhao Yanxun was so surprised that he put down his teacup, at this moment, a cold sweat broke out on his back.

Fortunately, nothing happened last night, otherwise, if anyone in the palace was bitten, it would be a big trouble.

"The monster fled. Monk Liaochen also knew the seriousness of the situation, so he panicked and almost ran into the prince!"

Nodding his head, Zhao Yanxun continued to ask: "He was in the layman's courtyard last night, didn't he hear or see anything?"

"The minister asked strictly, this monk just confessed honestly, last night he was wandering outside the layman's courtyard, and was discovered by the guards on duty..."

"Oh?"

"The humble job has already checked. The guards on duty last night said that they have never seen Chen, so I infer...the one who found Chen should be Xu Sanfu!"

Xu Sanfu was the guard whose head had been beheaded.

"Liao Chen said that Xu Sanfu wanted to stop him for questioning, and he ran away because he was afraid of delaying the search for the monster, but he only ran seven or eight feet away. Liao Chen said that he didn't see the guards when he turned around!"

Zhao Yanxun stood up and said in a deep voice, "So you think Xu Sanfu was killed at this time?"

"My lord is wise, this is what I think!"

The problem is that at this point, the so-called assassin still has no clue, which makes Zhao Yanxun extremely upset.

"What else did you ask?" Zhao Yanxun asked coldly.

Seeing Zhao Yanxun's unkind expression, Xu Hong's heart immediately sank. He is still wearing a guilty body.

"My lord, the rest... I didn't ask anything!"

Xu Hong was very guilty when he said this, he was responsible for this matter, and he was afraid that Zhao Yanxun would directly kill him.

At this moment, Huo An's voice came from outside the door: "My lord, something happened to Empress Rong!"

Hearing this, Zhao Yanxun immediately turned to face the door, and asked in a deep voice, "What happened?"

"My lord, a young eunuch in Empress Rong's courtyard is dead!" Huo An replied cautiously.

"How did you die?"

"It's said to be poisoned!" Huo An didn't see it with his own eyes.

"Go and have a look!" Zhao Yanxun's face was as black as carbon.

It's nothing more than the end of the world, he has moved out of the capital, but there are still people who want to trouble him.

The continuous death in the palace made Zhao Yanxun feel very angry.

"Go and see!"

After Zhao Yanxun left, Xu Hong breathed a sigh of relief, and just now his heart was in his throat.

Although this test has passed temporarily, Xu Hong has made up his mind that such things will never happen again in the future.

A few minutes later, Zhao Yanxun arrived at Huang Rongrong's residence.

The guards guarded the surrounding area, and the maids and eunuchs were silent.

In the middle of the courtyard was the corpse of a eunuch, and several imperial physicians were gathering around it, examining it carefully.

"Meet Your Highness!" Several imperial physicians stood up and saluted.

After signaling the imperial physicians to excuse him, Zhao Yanxun looked at the lying eunuch on the ground, and then asked, "How did you die?"

The leading imperial physician immediately replied: "Your Highness, according to the deduction of the courtiers, the little eunuch died of poisoning!"

"How did you get poisoned?"

The imperial doctor took out a jug: "When the little eunuch was poisoned, he just drank this jug of wine!"

"I have experienced it before, this wine has been poisoned!"

Here comes the question again, who will poison the wine?What is the purpose of poisoning?Is it just to poison a young eunuch to death?

Scanning everyone in the courtyard, Zhao Yanxun asked in a deep voice, "Where does the wine come from?"

The maids didn't dare to answer, most of them really didn't know the situation.

Just when Zhao Yanxun wanted to order someone to interrogate, he heard a mournful voice from the side saying: "My lord, my concubine is guilty!"

Turning around, I saw Huang Rongrong, supported by a maid, stepped out of the threshold and knelt directly on the ground.

Where is this trouble coming from?Zhao Yanxun was extremely impatient, but he still held back his temper and did not lose his temper.

Under the eyes of everyone, Zhao Yanxun could only ask: "My concubine, what is your crime?"

"The wine that the little eunuch drank secretly was prepared for watching the moon last night... The prince broke the appointment last night, and the concubine ordered the banquet to be withdrawn!"

"It must have been the little eunuch who stopped him and drank the wine... Then he was poisoned to death!"

Huang Rongrong sniveled and burst into tears, seeing her pitiful appearance, Zhao Yanxun was not so angry anymore.

It can also be seen here that Huang Rongrong is simple-minded, and it is too late for others to hide from this kind of thing, but she takes the initiative to embrace herself.

"Who lives with this little eunuch?" Zhao Yanxun asked coldly.

"My lord... my lord, you are a slave!" A young eunuch next to him stood up tremblingly.

"Concubine Rong asked you to withdraw from the banquet last night. After this pot of wine was detained by you, has anyone else handled it?"

"Back... back to the lord, this wine was hidden by the third son, and the servants don't know where he put it. Has anyone else handled it!"

Although it's not uncommon for servants to intercept this kind of thing, it's also a matter of no publicity. It's normal for the third son to hide.

Since it was hidden, it means that it was probably poisoned before the banquet was withdrawn.

If I hadn't had something to do last night and drank the pot of poisoned wine... Zhao Yanxun broke out in cold sweat again.

Could the assassin last night be the one who poisoned him?
To kill Zhao Yanxun surrounded by guards, poisoning is the safest and most feasible way.

(End of this chapter)