The King of Korea said nothing more. He quickly unfolded Zhang Fu's suicide note and read it at a glance.

The more he looked, the uglier his expression became; the more he looked, the more he felt something was wrong, and finally he slammed the suicide note on the table.

Zheng Xuhong's heart skipped a beat.

As I guessed, something happened.

After receiving the suicide note, Zheng Xuhong felt uneasy, as he felt something was wrong. He hadn't opened the note because he thought it was a big problem. Now, looking at Da Wang's expression, he knew that this was indeed a big problem.

After pondering for a moment, Zheng Xuhong asked cautiously, "Your Majesty, is there anything inappropriate in this suicide note?"

"It's more than inappropriate!" The King of Joseon seemed about to get angry, but in the end he could only sigh softly. "Zhang Fu's suicide note is like a hot potato. It's really not right to hold it in my hands, nor to throw it away."

"I don't know how to say it?" Zheng Xuhong asked cautiously.

"Zhang Fu said he was wronged and that everything was a frame-up. He wanted to die himself to prove his guilt, but he was afraid people would accuse him of being pretentious. So he decided to take his entire family with him to prove his guilt. The deaths of all nineteen of his family members told the world that Zhang Fu was wronged."

Zheng Xuhong's expression suddenly changed.

According to the arrangement between him and the King of Korea, this matter had actually been concluded. Regardless of whether Zhang Fu was wronged or not, he had to take the blame. The most important thing at the moment was to calm this matter down.

Who could have imagined that such a suicide note would appear? Zhang Fu actually used the death of his entire family to protest?

This is problematic. Under such circumstances, if this matter were to get out, it would cause a huge mess. After all, using the lives of an entire family to prove innocence would be a tactic to gain sympathy. Everyone who hears this will subconsciously suspect that there is something fishy going on. Otherwise, who would risk the lives of their entire family to prove their innocence?

And things will not be able to calm down, there will be a reversal soon.

Zheng Xuhong raised his head, looked at the King of Korea and said, "Your Majesty, I'm afraid we're in trouble."

"Is it true that no one has read this suicide note?" The King of Korea asked Zheng Xuhong.

"Your Majesty, it's true that no one has read it." Zheng Xuhong nodded and said in a firm tone, "After my subordinates found this suicide note, they immediately handed it to me. I saw that it was unopened, so I didn't open it. Under such circumstances, this suicide note should not be circulated."

The King of Korea glanced at Zheng Xuhong, nodded slightly, and said, "If that's the case, then this matter may not be without room for change."

"My lord, I'm afraid things may not be that simple." Zheng Xuhong said with a sigh.

"What do you mean?" The King of Korea stared at Zheng Xuhong and asked anxiously, "Could something else go wrong?"

Zheng Xuhong sighed and said helplessly, "Since Zhang Fu wanted to use this to prove his innocence, how could he let this suicide note remain buried? He must have other plans."

In fact, Zheng Xuhong had other thoughts in her mind.

He also believed that Zhang Fu didn't do it, and that someone was framing him. However, he didn't believe Zhang Fu would risk his entire family's lives to prove his innocence. That wasn't something Zhang Fu would do. Even if he committed suicide to prove his innocence, let alone risk his entire family's lives, Zhang Fu probably wouldn't do it. This was likely someone else's doing, and that was trouble.

However, this matter could not be said in front of the King of Joseon, and there was no point in saying it. Under such circumstances, it was better not to say it. It would be difficult to end this matter now, because no one wanted it to end so quickly.

The King of Korea's expression suddenly darkened. He looked up at Zheng Xuhong and said, "No way?"

Zheng Xuhong remained silent. The meaning was clear: it wasn't that she wouldn't, but that she would definitely.

"Who would leak this information?" the King of Korea said in a deep voice.

"Among the servants who escaped from the Zhang family," Zheng Xuhong said through gritted teeth, "there must be Zhang Fu's confidants among them. They appear to be escaping, but they may not actually be carrying out any mission. If these people spread the news, or if they also have Zhang Fu's suicide note, then we will be in trouble."

After hearing this, the King of Korea suddenly sat up in shock, stared at Zheng Xuhong and asked, "Where are those people? Did you let them escape?"

"No, my lord." Zheng Xuhong shook her head and said firmly, "After Zhang Fu returned home, everyone who left their house was under guard. No one was allowed to leave."

"That's good." The King of Korea nodded and said, "Go immediately and find out who among them is Zhang Fu's confidant. Not a single piece of information about this matter can be leaked. If this matter cannot be violated, then simply get rid of these people."

Zheng Xuhong didn't expect the king to be so blunt, but he also understood the seriousness of the matter, so he nodded and said, "Don't worry, my king. I'll go right away and make sure to get it done."

The King of Korea waved his hand, indicating that he could leave.

Just as Zheng Xuhong was about to turn around and leave, a eunuch ran in.

He was very quick, and after entering, he said with a serious face, "Your Majesty, Lord Zheng's men just delivered a message that something has happened to the guards of the Zhang family's servants. All of the Zhang family's servants have been poisoned to death."

"What did you say?" Zheng Xuhong's face changed drastically. She reached out and pulled the eunuch over, asking in disbelief, "Those people were under heavy guard. How could they have been poisoned to death?"

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