The big bandit in the Red Mansion robbed Lin Daiyu at the beginning

"However, in my opinion, Your Majesty should not be too worried."

Emperor Xinglong slowly turned his head and glanced at Dai Quan.

Smile lightly.

"Oh? You're just a dog, you know nothing about kidneys?"

"Is there any new news? Tell me."

Dai Quan smiled helplessly and awkwardly.

Then he continued,

"Your Majesty, according to the carrier pigeon message from the Yangzhou Shadow Bureau, the officials in Yangzhou seem to..."

Having said that, Dai Quan secretly turned his head to glance at Emperor Xinglong's expression, but did not dare to say anything else.

Emperor Xinglong frowned.

"Say!"

Although his voice was not loud, it carried an unquestionable tone.

Dai Quan trembled slightly and said hurriedly,

"After Lord Lin was invited to the mountain, the Yangzhou officials also actively tried to rescue him, but..."

Before he finished speaking, Emperor Xinglong waved his hand unhappily and said,

"What's the point of inviting or not? Daqian has become like this now. If you, an old man, invite him, doesn't that mean Lin Ruhai will be abducted?"

Dai Quan laughed dryly twice, and his bent waist seemed to bend even lower.

Emperor Xinglong threw the memorial in his hand onto the table, slowly leaned back on the dragon throne, and closed his eyes slightly.

"Go on! I want to know how these officials of my court do it."

Dai Quan nodded slightly and said slowly,

"At the call of the new prefect, Li Kui, officials, gentry, and salt merchants in Yangzhou donated money and materials, saying that..."

Emperor Xinglong paused slightly and looked at Dai Quan with a hint of surprise.

"Are they trying to use the ransom to redeem Lin Ruhai?"

Listening to Emperor Xinglong's surprised tone,

Upon hearing this, Dai Quan immediately knelt down on the ground.

"Your Majesty, forgive me!"

Emperor Xinglong was silent for a moment and chuckled.

"Humph! This is really putting the Yangzhou prefect in a difficult position!"

Then he looked at Dai Quan and said,

"Get up and continue! From now on, when there is news about Yangzhou, I want to be the first to know!"

"Yes! I obey your command!"

Dai Quan slowly got up from the ground, but he was extremely surprised.

As the chief eunuch beside Emperor Xinglong, he naturally knew that the emperor was playing a big game of chess, and Qingfeng Village and even the entire Yangzhou were just insignificant parts on the chessboard.

Now that the news that Emperor Xinglong specifically mentioned Yangzhou has been delivered first, it is obvious that he is paying attention to it.

Although Emperor Xinglong looked a little unhappy, he was still quite pleased.

"Though these officials engage in a lot of despicable things on a daily basis, they still have a lot of money in their stomachs."

Then he looked at Dai Quan and said,

"What happened next? How is Lin Ruhai now?"

Dai Quan's eyes were slightly evasive.

He understood what Emperor Xinglong meant.

He was asking about Lin Ruhai, but in fact he was worried about the salt tax in the Lianghuai area this year.

But I still said stubbornly,

"At that time, the Yangzhou officials seemed to be discussing adding a dowry to Lord Lin's only daughter..."

"Ok?"

Emperor Xinglong turned his head and looked at Dai Quan with a strange expression.

This was obviously not the answer he wanted.

Dai Quan's back was covered in cold sweat.

As the personal eunuch of Emperor Xinglong, he is in charge of the Shadow Department.

Dai Quan knew that if he didn't tell anyone now or concealed the truth, he would definitely not have a good ending.

So, Dai Quan could only bite the bullet and say,

"Your Majesty, please allow me to do so!"

"According to the Shadow Bureau, the bandits from Qingfeng Village in Yangzhou have kidnapped Lord Lin's eleven-year-old daughter and taken her up the mountain, intending to make her their wife."

"And upon hearing that Lord Lin had led his troops to a crushing defeat, Yangzhou Prefect Li Kui immediately summoned the Yangzhou officials and gentry to discuss... the matter of adding a box for the daughter of the Lin family!"

Dai Quan almost spoke these news with his eyes closed.

After saying this, he lowered his head deeply, waiting for Emperor Xinglong's wrath.

But after a long time, Dai Quan still didn't notice any movement.

He quickly opened his eyes and saw Emperor Xinglong standing there in a daze, his eyes wide open and his face flushed.

Dai Quan was startled and hurried forward to gently massage Emperor Xinglong's chest.

"Cough! Cough! Cough! Cough!"

After a while, Emperor Xinglong regained his composure and said through gritted teeth,