In this day and age, there are really people who are eager to court death. They're so oblivious to the consequences. It seems that his temper has been too lenient lately, making them get carried away.
"Your Highness, the old official has a granddaughter. She's just of marriageable age this year. If Your Highness doesn't mind, she can enter the mansion to keep the Princess company," the official said, oblivious to the fact that Yuan Yuhan's expression had darkened.
The others remained silent. They wanted to see the Prince's attitude. If he relented, they could also send their daughters to the mansion. If not, they wouldn't suffer any loss. After all, it wasn't up to them, so they couldn't be held accountable.
Yuan Yuhan stared at the official who had stepped forward with a grim expression. He was almost laughing out of anger. "When did I ever say I wanted to take concubines? Who gave you the audacity to meddle in my family affairs?"
If A Ru got angry and took it out on him, he would never forgive this official. He was really asking for trouble!
"Your Highness, since ancient times, which man hasn't had several wives and concubines? It's quite abnormal for Your Highness to be like this," the official kept persuading, but Yuan Yuhan's face had turned completely black.
The people around quietly took two steps back. They couldn't let the Prince take his anger out on them. They were innocent. They didn't even recognize this person anymore.
"Go on. I'm listening," Yuan Yuhan said with a gentle smile as he looked at the official. He believed in striking people step - by - step. He couldn't just kill them off immediately, or he'd miss out on a lot of fun. This was a method Yuan Yuhan had come up with when he was bored.
The official thought Yuan Yuhan was convinced and immediately said excitedly that since ancient times, there had never been a rich and noble son with only one wife. It must be that the Princess was too jealous, which was why the Prince had acted this way.
Now that the Princess had firmly established her position, she shouldn't be worried about losing it and should give others a chance.
"Your Highness, although the old official's granddaughter is not as beautiful as the Princess, she's proficient in all kinds of arts and is also good at cooking. She will definitely serve Your Highness well. If Your Highness likes, the old official can send her over tomorrow," the official said, as if he could already see boundless glory and wealth beckoning to him. A smile spread across his face.
"And then?" Yuan Yuhan sat on his seat listlessly, listening to the old man ramble on with A Ru.
"Moreover! The humble official will do his best to assist Your Highness." As soon as these words were spoken, everyone gasped. Wasn't this statement too blatant? Didn't it imply that the Prince wanted to rebel?
The Emperor had just ascended the throne, and if the Prince was rumored to be planning a rebellion, none of them would be in good shape.
The Emperor would suspect they were the Prince's men, and the Prince would suspect they were the ones who spread the rumor. For a moment, everyone regretted coming. Couldn't they just deliver the gift and leave? Why did they have to stay for the meal?
Everyone regretted it deeply, but there was no medicine for regret in this world. So they could only pretend not to hear anything and pray that the Prince would forget their existence. But they were thinking too much. Forget their existence? Impossible.
"What do the other officials think? Do you also hope that I take concubines?" Yuan Yuhan looked at the people around him with a half - smile, but the smile didn't reach his eyes.
Everyone shivered when they saw this. It was over.
"The humble official believes this is the Prince's family matter, so I won't interfere." You can handle it yourselves. As long as I'm not involved, it's all good.
When the others saw him say this, they also expressed their opinions one after another. However, there were still one or two exceptions. Their thoughts were the same as the official who wanted to send his granddaughter to the mansion.
If they could send their daughters in, it would be easy to find out some secrets. If their daughters worked hard enough, maybe the Princess could be replaced. Who said the Princess couldn't be changed after her death?
Their thoughts coincided, so they were very enthusiastic about the matter of Yuan Yuhan taking concubines. However, their fates were doomed to be tragic.
"In that case, I'll make a decision. Your granddaughter is of marriageable age, right? Well, I think she's a good match. She'll get married tomorrow," Yuan Yuhan said, pointing at an official kneeling beside him.
That official was in his thirties, almost forty. He was already old enough to be a father and almost a grandfather. If the official's granddaughter married him, wouldn't it ruin her life?
The official was immediately anxious. "Your Highness, the old official meant for the granddaughter to come to..." Your place. But before he could finish, Yuan Yuhan interrupted him.
"What? Is my word no longer effective? Or do you think my temper has softened?" Yuan Yuhan stared at the people around him with a menacing look. For a moment, the hall fell silent. Everyone dared not speak and lowered their heads, lost in thought.
"I've already said that in this lifetime, I'll only have A Ru as my woman. What are you trying to do now? Do you think you've lived too long?"
After Yuan Yuhan's words, no one dared to speak. Especially the few officials who had wanted to send their daughters to the mansion, they didn't even dare to lift their heads.
They had forgotten that the Prince Regent was still the Prince Regent. They couldn't think he had changed just because he had a child.
"The old official admits his mistake. Please forgive us," several people immediately knelt down and begged for mercy, but it was too late. Yuan Yuhan had already taken note of this matter. The next day, he had their daughters married off, and he even found them a "good family" to marry into.
But all these were things to come. For now, Yuan Yuhan didn't want to ruin his child's one - month - old feast, so he suppressed his anger and continued with the banquet.
For a moment, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, they had escaped. Otherwise, there would surely be bloodshed today.
A Ru glanced at Yuan Yuhan and patted his arm with a smile. "Not bad, not bad. You know how to cut off your own love affairs. I'm really relieved."
"A Ru, don't worry. I'll never be seduced by those women. In my eyes, you're the only woman, and then there's our daughter," Yuan Yuhan whispered in A Ru's ear.
"You're smart. Otherwise, if you had dared to agree today, I would have taken our two children back to Tianlin Kingdom, and you would never have seen us again."
Now A Ru wasn't afraid of anything. After all, she had survived the terrifying experience of giving birth. What else could she be afraid of?