Forced to die for his loyalty, he was reborn in the arms of the cold and cruel regent!

Cuiwei knew what he said made sense, but she was still anxious.

"Even with the power of the Princess's Mansion, we can't find the Princess."

At this moment, the housekeeper hurried in and handed a letter to Cuiwei: "Miss Cuiwei, please take a look. I just found this letter on the door. Is it related to the disappearance of the princess?"

Cuiwei almost became the backbone. She hurriedly opened the envelope and saw the handwriting on it. She was extremely excited: "It is the princess's handwriting for sure."

She read the entire letter and her face changed. "The princess has been kidnapped. The kidnappers demanded a ransom of five thousand taels. Once we have raised the money, we will go to Xin'an Temple and offer a sea lantern to fulfill our vow. They will contact us."

Luo Chuan frowned and asked, "Do you have five thousand taels of silver in the mansion?"

"I have settled the accounts with the princess, and there is some money in the mansion. I will get it out now and offer it to Xin'an Temple as an offering to the sea lantern." Cuiwei stuffed the letter to Luochuan and hurried to the storehouse to get the silver.

Luo Chuan took this opportunity to read the letter and suddenly felt something was wrong, so he immediately stopped him and said, "Wait a moment."

"If we wait any longer, we'll just have to collect the princess's body." Cuiwei was very anxious.

Luo Chuan said calmly, "Look, the letter says that there is not enough money in the mansion and asked you to borrow it. But you just said that you have settled accounts with the princess, so she naturally knows how much money is left in the mansion. Does asking you to borrow it mean asking you to ask for help?"

"But the Duke and the Eldest Young Master are both at the border. We don't know how long it will take to go back and forth. How can they save the princess?" Cuiwei was very anxious, and even more guilty. She was the only one with the princess, but she didn't even notice the clues and was ambushed.

Luochuan thought for a moment and thought of Qi Suian. As the regent, he had immense power and it was natural for him to be able to deploy troops and generals.

If I don't go through the government, I'll have no choice but to go find him.

After he proposed his idea, Cuiwei looked worried: "The Regent King has a shallow relationship with my princess. Will he be willing to help?"

Luo Chuan recalled that the incident of him pushing a girl into the water that day was also settled by Qi Suian, because he was afraid that he would bring trouble to the Princess's Mansion. He thought it must be useful.

"I'll go lobby, you stay put and pretend to raise money."

Cuiwei had already lost her soul and nodded blankly, then left quickly.

Xiao Qi was really worried: "Achuan, I'll follow you."

Luo Chuan took Xiao Qi and rode as fast as he could to the Prince Regent's Palace. The streets and alleys of the capital seemed to become blurry and long in their eyes, and every moment seemed extremely heavy. The Prince Regent's Palace was located at the foot of the imperial city, with a magnificent momentum and strict guards.

When Luo Chuan arrived at the gate of the mansion, he stated his identity and purpose, as if he had been instructed to do so. When they heard that they were from the Princess's Mansion, they were quickly led to the main hall to wait.

Not long after, Qi Sui'an, dressed in casual clothes, walked into the hall with steady steps. He glanced at Luochuan and Xiaoqi deeply, without showing too much emotion on his face.

"The two of you are here, could it be that something happened to the princess?" His voice was low and powerful, and he went straight to the point.

Luo Chuan didn't waste any time and recounted in detail the circumstances of Shen Mengyao's kidnapping, including the contents of the blackmail letter and his own speculation about the implicit request for help in the letter.

"Although the Princess's Mansion is capable of raising money, time is tight and it is not appropriate to make a big fuss for fear of alerting the enemy. After much thought, I think the only way to solve this matter quickly and secretly is to ask for help from the prince."

After listening to this, Qi Sui'an pondered for a moment and narrowed his eyes slightly.

Who is so bold as to touch the princess?

Then he stood up, put his hands behind his back and looked out the window, with a look of determination in his eyes: "This matter concerns the safety of Princess Shen, I will do my best. Where is the letter? Let me take a look."

Luochuan immediately presented it with both hands.

After Qi Sui'an finished reading the letter, his eyes turned sinister and bloodthirsty: "The kidnappers chose Xin'an Temple, which means the location of the kidnapping is very close to there. I will first deploy personnel in Xin'an Temple to see if there are any further moves by the kidnappers, and then search the area around Xin'an Temple as the center of the circle."

Xin'an Temple is a small temple, but it is very popular. It is hidden in the deep mountains outside Beijing. Now it seems that the bandits are very likely nearby, so they chose this temple.

Luo Chuan felt relieved when he heard this, and bowed gratefully: "Thank you, Your Highness, the Regent. If the princess can return safely, everyone in the princess's mansion will remember this kindness."

Qi Sui'an gently waved his hand: "No need to thank me, you go back first and act according to the instructions in the letter, stay calm, and don't alert the enemy. If there is any new situation, send someone to inform the king immediately."

Luo Chuan took the order and hurriedly left the Regent's Palace with Xiao Qi. He knew that the operation had just begun and Shen Mengyao's safety was hanging by a thread.

The secret guards went out secretly, disguised as ordinary people, and conducted a search with Xin'an Temple as the center.

There was a lot of noise outside and it seemed that no one would come in for a while, so Shen Mengyao quietly got up and walked to the only window of the dilapidated house.

She pushed the door halfway, but it wouldn't open. However, she was able to observe the situation outside very well. It seemed to be in the mountains, with green everywhere and only the sounds of insects and birds. There were almost no houses nearby.

It seemed that she could stick her head out. When she tried to go out, she suddenly saw Chang Wu coming back, so she immediately shrank back and sat in the corner!

When Chang Wu got off the horse, several of his brothers looked at him eagerly.

"Brother, we call you brother because we really treat you as a brother. It's not nice of you to do this. You clearly extorted five thousand taels, why did you tell us that it was only one thousand taels?"

Chang Wu guessed it right away. It must have been Shen Mengyao who said that. He really forgot to be on guard against her. He gritted his teeth and said, "Listen to my explanation."

"What's there to explain? You're so mean. We did all the dirty work, and I thought you were so kind, but you embezzled four thousand taels and now you want to share the other one thousand taels with us."

What is worrying is not the lack of wealth but the inequality. Several people felt unbalanced and started to make trouble.

Chang Wu's face turned pale, knowing that once the trust was broken, these desperate criminals might turn against him at any time, and even harm him. He suppressed his anger and tried to make his tone sound sincere.

"Brothers, listen to me. These five thousand taels are not so easy to get. Shen Mengyao's father is a duke, and he holds military power. If they knew that we touched his daughter, I would also be at risk. I was blinded by greed for a moment. Now that they can raise the money, they will not report it to the authorities, which can reduce the attention of the government. When we get the money, we will divide it and run away. Isn't it wonderful?"

"Hmph, that sounds nice, but how do you plan to divide it?" a sturdy man asked relentlessly, staring at him fiercely with a pair of scorching eyes.