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Chapter 149 Descendants of the Eight-Nation Allied Forces
"The first stop is the descendants of British Commander Mitchell?"

Wu Tianyuan was studying the latest information given by Niu Feng on the plane, a letter from Mitchell's home from the British Army of the Eight-Nation Allied Forces.

In October 1860, the British and French allied forces participating in the Second Opium War defeated the Qing army commanded by Seng Gelinqin at Baliqiao, Tongzhou, and then went straight to the Old Summer Palace, preparing to capture Emperor Xianfeng who lived in the garden.Its leading troops came to the Old Summer Palace on the evening of October 10, repelled dozens of guards guarding the garden gate, entered the garden, and began to take away some small items.

At 6:[-] a.m. the next Sunday, Sir Elkin and British Commander Mitchell also arrived at the Old Summer Palace.After consultation with the French commander-in-chief, the Allied Command ordered that the looting be free, so the looting became public.

During the robbery, the British paid more attention to antiques such as porcelain, cloisonné, ancient paintings, clocks and watches, so as to bring them back to Britain as items commemorating the battle, while the French paid more attention to more tangible interests. Most of the robbery was gold, silver, gems, Brocade, jade, court beads, leather goods and other items.

Later, General Mitchell formed a spoils committee to select from the collection in the garden to be given to Queen Victoria, as well as spoils for the army's public welfare.

Montauban, France also ordered some top treasures to be selected from the precious furnishings in the Old Summer Palace, and prepared to be dedicated to Napoleon III and Empress Eugenie.These trophies are now exhibited in the China Room of the Palace of Fontainebleau in France and in the Living Room of Napoleon III in the Louvre.

"According to Niu Feng's investigation, Mitchell's descendant is now Sir Louis, who has been living in London and is almost 80 years old."

Wu Tianyuan planned his itinerary, this time he traveled to Europe alone, the main purpose was England and France.It was these two countries that robbed the Old Summer Palace back then, and they were the chief culprits.

"Fortunately, the university has been reading professional materials, and the English is not bad. There is no problem in daily life, and there is no need to find an interpreter."

Wu Tianyuan opened a Swiss bank account in advance, and it will be convenient for the world to shop for treasures in the future. This time, he is full of confidence.

It was already late at night when we arrived in London, so we went to the hotel to stay first, and then went directly to the castle where Lu Yi lived to inquire about the news the next day.

"What? The old jazz is already paralyzed in bed?"

Money can turn ghosts around, this is common all over the world.Wu Tianyuan spent five hundred pounds to bribe a gardener in the castle to get the latest news.

"The poor master has no children in his life, and his son died in a car accident a few years ago. The doctor said that he can last half a month at most."

Wu Tianyuan nodded, and had an idea to take out another five hundred pounds to let the gardener find a chance to bring out a jazz belonging.

That afternoon, the gardener stole a silver necklace, and Wu Tianyuan hurriedly asked if there was any news about the treasure.

"You said there is a secret room under the castle?"

"Of course, the ancestor of the jazz was also a commander in the past, and he was highly valued by the empress. Later, he gradually declined, and now he doesn't even have a descendant!"

Yin Necklace sighed: "It's also my fault that my wife was not good enough to drive away the maid who was pregnant with the master, otherwise now there will be a descendant to die, right?"

Wu Tianyuan asked curiously. It turned out that when Lu Eryi was drunk when he was young, he had sex with a maid, and his wife discovered the secret knot in the fetus.In order to prevent others from taking advantage of it, the maid was driven out of the castle, but her whereabouts are unknown.

Now it is also retribution, his wife and son are dead, and there is no descendant, and no one will inherit the great inheritance.

"Can you perceive the position of that descendant?"

"Okay, I originally had two necklaces, one big and one small, I'll take you there!"

Wu Tianyuan hurriedly followed the instructions of the silver necklace and came to a dilapidated small house in the suburbs, just in time to see a blond girl drying clothes.

"Did you see the silver necklace on her body? That's her!"

Wu Tianyuan stepped forward, using the excuse of asking for directions, and found out that the girl's name was Jenny, and she was the only one in the family. Her mother died early, and now she lives on odd jobs.

"Jenny, here's the thing..."

Wu Tianyuan didn't talk nonsense, and told her everything directly, saying that she might be Sir Louis' biological daughter!
"This? Impossible?"

Jenny looked incredible. She was born in poverty since she was a child, and she lived with her sick mother since she was a child. Her father was never mentioned.

"It is estimated that your mother is protecting you. She is afraid of being hurt by bad people. She would rather you live in peace."

Wu Tianyuan smiled and said: "Now the old jazz needs you, he has no descendants when he is dying, you have the heart to watch him leave alone?"

Jenny is a kind girl. Although she doesn't believe it, she is still willing to go to Jazz with Wu Tianyuan to verify it.

Through the introduction of the gardener, they met the old butler Jim. He knew this very well, and spent a lot of money to find the whereabouts of the mother and child over the years.Today I even took the initiative to come to the door, and quickly found someone to do a paternity test.

"You really are the miss who has been lost for many years. The master has been looking for your mother and daughter, and finally..."

After confirming her identity, Jenny was indeed the old knight's daughter!Jim hurriedly took her to see his dying father, and the two cried in each other's arms.

"Jim, get a lawyer quickly, I want to make a new will and leave all my property to Jenny, hurry up!"

The old jazz wasn't too confused. The property that was supposed to be sold at auction now had an heir, so he hurriedly made a new will while he was still sober.

Wu Tianyuan stayed with Jenny all the time, and after three days, everything was finally settled, and the old knight died, and she officially became the legal heir of the castle!

The old butler Jim tried his best to help Jenny, and the family soon stabilized.Wu Tianyuan lamented that it was no wonder that British butlers were the most popular in the world. His quality and loyalty were beyond words!

"Dear Wu, thanks to your help this time, otherwise I would still be that poor girl, how should I repay you?"

Jenny can now be said to fly up the branches and become a phoenix. Although the jazz has declined, the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse. This old castle alone is enough for her to live the rest of her life without worrying about food and clothing.

"Actually, I am an antique dealer. I came to London this time to find lost Chinese cultural relics. According to the information, your ancestor was the leader of the Eight-Power Allied Forces. It is possible to collect many cultural relics from looting."

Wu Tianyuan told the truth, and proposed to walk around the castle to see if there were any cultural relics.

Jenny immediately took Wu Tianyuan to visit the castle. In fact, it was the first time for her to see her new home comprehensively, and she was very excited.

"This should be the study room. It's my first time here too. You can see for yourself."

Wu Tianyuan nodded and began to search for clues. After communicating with the bookshelf, he walked to a bronze statue and finally found the mechanism.

"Is this the secret room?"

The two walked into the small room behind the bookshelf. There were many antiques in it. Wu Tianyuan quickly picked up a collection of poems.

"Qianlong Yuanmingyuan Landscape Poetry Volume [-] and [-]!"

Seeing Wu Tianyuan's excited look, Jenny asked curiously, "Is this the cultural relic you want to find?"

"Eight Scenes of Jiaqing Yuanmingyuan Poetry and Ink!"

"This is the laurel tree in the middle of the moon, the jade seal of the moon rabbit!"

"Red Coral Squirrel Birthday Ornament!"

Wu Tianyuan looked at more than a dozen treasures from Yuanmingyuan, and was very excited. He didn't expect to find the lost cultural relics of Yuanmingyuan soon.

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(End of this chapter)