Today, the atmosphere in Shengjing City was particularly tense, with officers and soldiers everywhere.

It is said that the King of England was kidnapped and his whereabouts are still unknown.

The city gate has been blocked and only entry and not exit are allowed.

The officers and soldiers were searching door by door, and all those who dared to resist were arrested and imprisoned.

All the people in the city were so scared that they hid in their houses and did not dare to run around.

There are almost no pedestrians on the street, and the shops on both sides are deserted.

Suddenly, an anonymous letter was received in the British palace.

The housekeeper delivered the letter to Princess Ying.

Bu Shengyan opened the letter and found that it was a letter sent by the kidnappers, saying that the King of England and the Imperial Concubine were in their hands. If he wanted someone to live, he would use 800,000 taels of silver to redeem the person.

In addition to ransom, they also have a very special request.

They asked Duke Hong to come in person to pay the ransom.

If Duke Hongguo himself had not paid the ransom in person, the kidnappers would rather not have the ransom than kill people and directly tear the tickets.

Following the letter, there were the jade pendant that Luo Yechen wore and a pearl hairpin of the imperial concubine.

Bu Shengyan asked: "Where is the person who sent the letter?"

The housekeeper said truthfully: "The letter was placed at the door of the royal palace. When the doorman heard the knock on the door and opened the door, he only saw the letter on the ground at the door, but no one was seen."

Bu Shengyan nodded and said he knew.

She tucked the letter into her sleeve with a calm face, walked out quickly, turned over and headed straight for the palace.

In the palace, Luo Qinghan already knew that the imperial concubine and the King of Ying were kidnapped at the same time.

He ordered the patrol department and the people from Jingzhao Prefecture to search the whole city, and the people must be found.

At the same time, he also deliberately suppressed the news that the imperial concubine was kidnapped, and only said to the outside world that the British King was kidnapped.

After all, the imperial concubine is a woman. If news of her being kidnapped comes out, even if she can escape unscathed in the end, her reputation will become unbearable.

In this world, some people always like to speculate on others with the greatest malicious intention.

Luo Qinghan didn't want Xixi to be pointed at.

Eunuch Chang walked in and said respectfully.

"Report to Your Majesty, Princess Ying is asking for a meeting."

Luo Qinghan: "Xuan."

Soon Bu Shengyan walked in.

She blessed the emperor, then pulled out the letter paper from her sleeve and made it straight to the point.

"The wife received a letter from the kidnappers."

She handed the letter with the jade pendant and the pearl hairpin.

Luo Qinghan first expanded the letter and finished reading the contents, then looked at the jade pendant and pearl hairpin.

The thing is indeed from Luo Yechen and Xiao Xixi, which shows that both of them are indeed in the hands of the kidnappers.

If they want the two to live well, they have to do it according to the kidnapper's request.

Luo Qinghan said in a deep voice: "Duke Xuanhong entered the palace."

"Here."

Duke Hong was quite surprised to learn that the emperor Xuan had entered the palace.

Although he was the emperor's uncle, the relationship between the two was not very close, and the emperor was a cold-hearted person. If necessary, he rarely summoned his relatives to the palace to meet.

Duke Hong changed his clothes with confusion and entered the palace in a carriage.

He bowed to the emperor.

Luo Qinghan was too lazy to talk nonsense to him, so he directly told the story of the kidnapped concubine and the King of Ying, and hoped that he could come forward to pay the ransom on his behalf, and that his benefits would be indispensable after the matter was completed.

Duke Hong was immediately frightened.

He waved his hand in a hurry.

"No, no, I am old and my legs are not good. If I am really unable to do such things, I may even drag down the King of Ying and the Imperial Concubine. Your Majesty should ask for another wise man."

Luo Qinghan looked at him coldly.

"The kidnappers asked you to pay the ransom by name. You must go this trip. If you refuse to go, I will punish you for being a crime of disobeying the imperial edict. You can consider it yourself."

Seeing that the emperor was determined, Duke Hong knew that he could not avoid this time, so he could only settle for the second best and began to negotiate terms with the other party through this matter.

"If Your Majesty insists on me to go this trip, me can only obey.

But His Majesty also knew that the kidnappers were very cruel.

If they suddenly become fierce and want to kill Weichen, Weichen has no ability to resist at all.

Of course, the empress is old and dies, and there is nothing to be a pity.

Poor children and grandchildren of the Wei minister, how sad they would be if the Wei minister was gone.”

Luo Qing asked coldly: "How do you want to go this trip?"

Duke Hong Guo was thinking wildly.

This is a great opportunity to get benefits!

Judging from the emperor's appearance, it seems that as long as the King of Ying and the Concubine can come back safely, he can make a very big concession.

Duke Hong is now a Duke, and further up there is a king.

In the Great Storm Dynasty, only princes and their descendants could be granted the title of king. The only king of different surnames was King Chenliu, but the whole family of King Chenliu and his family died, and the fate was very miserable.

With the bloody lessons of King Chenliu, Duke Hong has an instinctive fear of becoming a king of a different surname.

As for the official position, he had no interest in being an official, and he knew that he was not an official.

Even if he is a high-ranking official, he probably won't be able to be a long time and will soon be impeached and dismissed from office.

As for money, he does not lack.

He also lacks beauty.

After thinking about it, a bold idea emerged in his mind.

Before the emperor's selection, the Duke of Hongguo's mansion prepared two girls. One of them entered the palace and was named Lu Jieyu. I thought she could reach the top with the help of the Empress Dowager and become the new queen.

Unexpectedly, she was eventually demoted to the elected servant and was sent to the cold palace, which was completely defeated.

Duke Hong wanted to send another granddaughter into the palace, but was stopped by the Empress Dowager.

Although I don’t know the reason, the Empress Dowager said that, and Duke Hong was not willing to say anything more, so he could only give up unwillingly.

At this moment, looking at the young and handsome emperor, Duke Hong felt that he was very compatible with his granddaughter.

If you can take the opportunity to let your granddaughter enter the central palace, it will undoubtedly add a great help to the Lu family.

In the future, even if Duke Hong and Empress Dowager are gone, the Lu family can continue to be glorious with the queen.

Duke Hong Guo had made up his mind and immediately spoke.

"I have a granddaughter named Xinyao, who is only sixteen years old and has a gentle and skillful personality. She has always admired Your Majesty very much, hoping to stay with Your Majesty forever."

Luo Qinghan looked at him steadily and finally realized it after a long time.

"Do you want Lu Xinyao to enter the palace to be a concubine?"

Duke Hong Guo raised his courage: "Xinyao is the legitimate daughter of the family, and she is also the treasure of Weichen. Weichen has taken good care of her since she was a child. Weichen once promised her that she would not let her be a child."

Luo Qinghan: "Your ambition is not small."

Duke Hong bowed his hand and said sincerely.

"I am now at my age, and fame, wealth and money are all passing clouds for me.

Only the happiness of children and grandchildren becomes the greatest concern in the hearts of the ministers.

If Your Majesty can fulfill my love for my granddaughter, I will never refuse even if I go through fire and water!"

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