Yuan Yuhan grew worried when A Ru hadn't returned for a long time. He stood up and headed straight to the backyard. His heart was filled with unease. Could something have happened to A Ru?
With such thoughts in mind, Yuan Yuhan quickened his pace. He even used his lightness kung fu. But just as he reached the door of the bedroom, A Ru came out. He heaved a sigh of relief upon seeing that she was safe and immediately hugged her tightly.
"You scared me to death. I thought something had happened to you," he said.
"Don't worry. I'm fine. It's others who are in trouble. I caught someone behind our room and have taken that person away. Now we'll just have to wait and see what the mastermind plans to do," A Ru replied with a glint in her eyes. She wasn't a princess for nothing. She had all the necessary wits and means.
"Now you go back by yourself and act as if nothing has happened. I'm going to expose the mastermind behind this!" A Ru said, looking into Yuan Yuhan's eyes.
"Okay, I'll do as you say. As long as you're safe. Just be careful," Yuan Yuhan said. Fortunately, he had left some secret guards around A Ru. Otherwise, he didn't know what would have happened to her.
The thought of someone trying to scheme against A Ru made Yuan Yuhan seethe with anger. It was time to teach some people a good lesson.
The guests at the banquet noticed that the Regent left for a short while and returned with a cold face. Moreover, the Regent's Princess didn't come back. Everyone started whispering and speculating whether something had happened to the princess.
"My lord, something terrible has happened!" A maid rushed in panic and knelt in front of Yuan Yuhan with a thud.
"Rude! What's the matter? Calm down and speak clearly!" Yuan Yuhan demanded with a cold face.
"It's... it's the princess. She's in trouble!" the maid stammered.
Although Yuan Yuhan had been mentally prepared, he still felt worried when he heard this. His heart was pounding.
"What happened to the princess?" he asked with a menacing look.
"The princess is missing. When I came back with the clothes for the princess, I didn't find her in the bedroom," the maid said, shivering.
"Idiots!" Yuan Yuhan was so angry that he overturned the table. "You're all useless. You can't even keep an eye on a person. What's the use of you?"
"My lord, please calm down. It's more important to find the princess now," someone said. Yuan Yuhan glanced at the speaker and made a mental note of his face. Then he flung his sleeve and left.
When he arrived at the bedroom he shared with A Ru, he suddenly heard moans one after another. Everyone who followed him heard it too. The shy women turned away quietly and were secretly criticizing who had the audacity to do such a thing in broad daylight in the Regent's Mansion.
Suddenly, they seemed to realize something significant. They were here to look for the princess, and this was obviously the Regent's bedroom. So there were only two people who could do such a thing in the Regent's bedroom, the Regent himself and...
The Regent's Princess.
Gasps filled the air.
No one expected that the Regent's Princess would have an affair behind the Regent's back. Some people were gloating secretly. They thought that if the Regent was disappointed in the princess, their children might have a chance.
"My lord, we should send someone in to see who is so bold," someone said, eager to take action. They seemed to have a short memory and never learned their lesson.
"Sure. Then please Lord Wang go in and have a look. I'm also very curious to know who has the guts to do such a filthy thing in my bedroom!" Yuan Yuhan said, glancing at Lord Wang indifferently.
"Then I'll follow your order," Lord Wang bowed and rolled up his sleeves. He looked back at the Regent before approaching the door. After making sure that the Regent wouldn't stop him, he felt completely at ease.
He pushed the door, but it didn't move. So he kicked it open forcefully and rushed in with the air of catching adulterers. "You adulterers and adulteresses, you'd better..."
Lord Wang's words got stuck in his throat when he saw the two people on the bed. He stared with wide eyes and couldn't say a single word. What was going on?
Why were these two people on the bed? Lord Wang couldn't believe his eyes for a moment.
At this time, the two people on the bed also woke up. "Ah~"
The woman on the bed pushed the man away abruptly, wrapped herself in the quilt in a hurry and turned around.
The man, on the other hand, looked nonchalant. It was just a woman. Was it really necessary to act like this? Besides, this woman wasn't a virgin at all. Why was she pretending to be innocent now?
"Lord Wang, have you seen clearly who is inside?" Yuan Yuhan's voice came from outside.
Lord Wang walked out with trembling legs, his face as white as a sheet. He knelt on the ground immediately. "Please forgive me, my lord!"
The man inside was actually his unfilial son! And he also recognized the woman. She was Miss Zheng who had just been taken away for a beating.
"What are you talking about, Lord Wang? Why should I forgive you for no reason?" Yuan Yuhan said expressionlessly.
Lord Wang seemed to understand everything when he looked into Yuan Yuhan's eyes. The princess had indeed been schemed against, but she didn't fall into the trap. This was a pitfall for the mastermind behind the scheme. Now his son had jumped into it. Whether his son was involved or not, he couldn't get away with it.
"My lord, I was blind before. Please spare my son's life," Lord Wang pleaded on his knees, full of regret. He regretted giving birth to such a son. If he had known this would happen, he would never have let him be born.
But now it was too late. Lord Wang felt completely dejected when he saw the coldness in Yuan Yuhan's eyes.
"Someone, drag out the adulterers and adulteresses in the room," Yuan Yuhan said, deliberately looking at Lord Wang as if he were provoking him.
"What's going on? Why is everyone gathered here?" A clear voice came from behind. Yuan Yuhan immediately recognized who it was.
"A Ru, where have you been? I was so worried about you," Yuan Yuhan said, looking at A Ru who was walking towards him.
"I told you. I went to change my clothes. What happened?" A Ru looked around in confusion.
"It's nothing serious. We just caught a pair of adulterers and adulteresses. You'd better not watch this kind of scene. Go back and rest," Yuan Yuhan said. He was afraid that the people inside would sully A Ru's eyes.
"It's okay. I'll just stay here..."