"I'll just look at you and no one else." A Ru said, her eyes bright as she looked at Yuan Yuhan.
He ruffled her hair. If she wanted to stay, so be it. But still, he reached out and covered A Ru's eyes. It was safer this way.
A Ru didn't throw a tantrum when her eyes were covered. Instead, she obediently stayed motionless in Yuan Yuhan's arms.
"Let me go! Do you know who I am? I'm telling you, my father won't let you off easily!" the man shouted curses non - stop as he was dragged out in ropes. When he saw Lord Wang kneeling on the ground, he rushed over.
"Father, you have to avenge me! These people dared to tie me up. I must teach them a lesson!" Young Master Wang made his demands of Lord Wang as usual. If it were someone else, Lord Wang might have taken action without hesitation. But he didn't dare say a word in this situation. All he could do was kowtow repeatedly and plead for mercy.
"You unfilial son! Do you know where this is? How dare you bring people here to cause trouble, and with such a cheap woman!" Lord Wang looked at Young Master Wang with a look of utter disappointment.
"What did I do wrong? I just found a room to relieve myself." When he saw the Princess Consort today, he'd been attracted. But she was the prince's woman, and he didn't have the guts to touch her. So he'd found someone else as a substitute. Fortunately, this woman was passable. Although she'd been slapped a few times, covering her face made it hard to see the marks.
He'd been fantasizing about the princess beneath him. He had to admit, it had been quite enjoyable.
However, Young Master Wang kept stealing glances at A Ru. Yuan Yuhan didn't need anyone to point it out. He could tell that this brute was interested in his princess.
Yuan Yuhan stared at Young Master Wang, his fingers tightening involuntarily. A Ru let out a pained cry. Only then did Yuan Yuhan come to his senses. He quickly loosened his grip and gave A Ru an apologetic look.
"Lord Wang, don't you think you owe me an explanation? Your son was having an affair on my couch. Do I have reason to suspect that you're eyeing a certain position?"
After all, this was the prince's bedroom. What was the son of a court official doing bringing people here? There could be many explanations, and Yuan Yuhan had chosen the most serious one.
"Your Highness, please forgive us. My son is ignorant. Please spare his life." If it weren't for the fact that the Wang family only had this one son, he really wouldn't have bothered to save this good - for - nothing.
"Ignorant? As I recall, your noble son is only two years younger than me. How can a grown man like him still be so ignorant? Lord Wang, you don't think you can fool me, do you?" Yuan Yuhan said with a cold look on his face.
For a moment, Lord Wang was at a loss for words. It was obvious that the Prince Regent didn't want to let this matter go easily.
"I was kind enough to open my doors and invite you all to my wedding feast, but instead, you've come in groups to cause me trouble." Yuan Yuhan smiled, but the smile didn't reach his eyes, sending a chill down everyone's spine.
"Your Highness, please calm your anger." In an instant, everyone knelt down.
"Someone, go and bring a noble concubine's chair. Today, we'll settle all the scores here. And someone else, go to Lord Zheng's mansion and tell him to come here in person to take his precious daughter home."
"Yes, Your Highness." A servant scurried away quickly.
Lord Zheng hadn't come today, but he'd sent gifts and had Miss Zheng represent the Zheng family. After all, there was no mistress in the Zheng family at the moment, so she was the one who'd come.
If Lord Zheng had known that his daughter was so trouble - prone, he'd never have let her come.
"Your Highness, I was forced by him. Please avenge me!" Miss Zheng sobbed.
"Slut! What do you mean I forced you? You didn't seem the least bit forced in bed. I could tell you were enjoying it!" Young Master Wang was so angry that the veins on his neck were bulging. Now that things had gone wrong, she wanted to wash her hands of the matter. Did she think he was that easy to deal with?
"I'm just a weak woman. How could I possibly be a match for you? I resisted, but you just ignored me..." Miss Zheng looked as if she'd decided to go all out.
Young Master Wang was so angry he laughed. "You think you're so innocent? When I touched you just now, you weren't a virgin!"
Gasps echoed through the crowd. Miss Zheng wasn't a virgin! Although the social mores of their dynasty were relatively open, this was still too much.
"You're lying! How could I not be innocent? Even if you don't want to take responsibility, you can't slander my reputation. This will only make it harder for me to live!" As she spoke, Miss Zheng burst into tears, looking as if she couldn't bear to go on living.
After Miss Zheng's outburst, the people around finally understood. So this man didn't want to take responsibility. No wonder he was saying such things.
"Humph! Am I lying? You can go into the room and check if there's any blood on the sheets! I've been with countless women. You can't fool me with your tricks." Young Master Wang said disdainfully.
When people heard this, their hearts wavered. Some even quietly went into the room to check the sheets. Sure enough, there was no sign of blood.
When those who went in shook their heads as they came out, everyone let out a sigh. It was true that you could never really know a person. Who would have thought that the seemingly pure and innocent Miss Zheng was actually like this in private?
"Your Highness, Lord Zheng is here." A servant led Lord Zheng in, trotting.
Lord Zheng was sweating profusely from running. On the way, he'd asked again and again, but he couldn't get a single answer. The people in the Prince Regent's mansion were really tight - lipped.
But when he arrived at the mansion and saw his daughter kneeling in the courtyard, disheveled, he had a bad feeling.
"Your humble servant pays respects to Your Highness." Lord Zheng knelt down shakily. Recently, due to the reduction of expenses in his mansion, his living conditions had deteriorated significantly. His cheeks were sunken, his eye sockets were hollow, and he looked extremely gaunt. It was hard to imagine what he'd been through during this period.
"Lord Zheng, have you been on a diet recently?" Yuan Yuhan looked at Lord Zheng and asked.
"Your Highness, there have been some family issues. I've been busy with private matters and haven't been able to rest well, which is why I've ended up like this. I've troubled Your Highness." Lord Zheng replied.
He really had been busy with private matters. He'd been trying to find ways to make money, but he wasn't cut out for business. He didn't know the first thing about it.