The Regent Prince seemed to be expecting him to foot the bill for renovating everything in this room. "Your Highness, please calculate the cost. I'll pay it back together with Lord Wang."
At this moment, Lord Wang kept silent. After all, if it was a matter that could be solved with money, it wasn't a big deal. He was just afraid that the Regent Prince would suddenly go back on his word.
"Hmm? Who said I'd let Lord Wang share the compensation with you? What I meant just now was that you, Lord Zheng, should compensate on your own." Yuan Yuhan said, looking at Lord Zheng with dissatisfaction.
Lord Zheng stared at Yuan Yuhan in disbelief with wide - open eyes. Why? There was clearly the young master of the Wang family in the palace. Why should he bear the compensation alone?
That's what Lord Zheng thought and asked. So, what on earth was the reason?
The reason was, "I'm willing to do it. Who are you to question me?" If it weren't for the large number of people here, he would have rolled his eyes on the spot. There was no need for so many whys.
Seeing Lord Wang secretly gloating aside, Yuan Yuhan said calmly, "Lord Wang, come with me to the palace. Let His Majesty judge your loyalty."
Hearing this, Lord Wang plopped down on his knees. How could he go to the palace? If this matter were to reach the Emperor's ears, no matter how loyal he was, the Emperor would surely suspect him. So, he must not go to the palace.
"Your Highness, spare my life. I have absolutely no ill intentions." Lord Wang no longer had any thoughts of gloating. He even thought it would be better to share the compensation with Lord Zheng.
"How would I know? After all, the human heart is unfathomable. What if you're kneeling in front of me now but thinking about how to kill me in your heart?" Yuan Yuhan said calmly.
"Your Highness, one should take responsibility for one's own actions. This is all my fault. It has nothing to do with my father. Whether you want to kill or punish me, it's all up to Your Highness." The young master of the Wang family said boldly.
Hearing his son's words, Lord Wang was so touched that he was almost in tears. His son had finally grown up. Even if he died today, it would be worth it.
"Your Highness, I'm willing to take all the responsibility. Please spare my son." Lord Wang said.
Hearing the words of the father - son pair, Yuan Yuhan laughed. "What are you two arguing about? If this charge is established, it's the crime of executing nine generations of the family. No one will be able to escape then."
Lord Wang's face instantly turned pale. The Wang family was going to be extinct.
Seeing that the time was about right, Yuan Yuhan said, "Well, seeing how sincere you are in apologizing, I'll be kind enough to spare your lives. But you have to offer something in exchange." At this moment, a glint of light flashed in Yuan Yuhan's eyes.
Hearing that they could still survive, Lord Wang had no reason to refuse. He immediately agreed. "Your Highness, whatever you say, I'll never object. The gift to console the Princess must be substantial. I wonder what Your Highness has in mind...?"
This Lord Wang was very smart. He directly framed this matter as disturbing the Princess. It was perfectly normal to give the Princess some consolation gifts now, and no one would gossip about it even if it got out.
"Since Lord Wang agrees, I'll just come straight to the point. I've taken a fancy to the mine in Lord Wang's family. I wonder if Lord Wang is willing to part with it?"
His men had already informed him about the situation of this mine. It was a valuable asset, and it had just been developed not long ago. Acquiring it now would save the manpower for exploration.
Lord Wang was stunned. How did the Prince know that he had a mine? He had just obtained it and it had just started to operate. Now he had to give it away?
Lord Wang showed reluctance on his face and was about to ask the Prince to choose something else. But before he could open his mouth, he heard Yuan Yuhan's voice.
"Forget it. I suddenly think that Lord Wang may be reluctant to part with this mine. Let's go to the palace. I don't want anything. Come on, prepare..." to go to the palace.
However, before he could say the two words "go to the palace", he was interrupted by Lord Wang's hasty voice. "Your Highness, I'm willing to part with it. I'm willing. This is what I should do." Only he knew how painful it was when he said this.
"Really? If you're not willing, don't force yourself. I won't force you." Yuan Yuhan said to Lord Wang kindly.
"How could I be unwilling? I'm doing this voluntarily." Lord Wang forced a smile that looked worse than crying.
"In that case, Lord Wang should go back quickly and prepare the transfer deed. Your noble son will stay in my mansion as a guest for the time being. Wait for Lord Wang to come back and pick him up." It was obvious that Yuan Yuhan was taking the young master of the Wang family as a hostage, but Lord Wang couldn't say anything.
After this incident was over, he must teach this brat a good lesson. He was so reckless that he almost caused a huge disaster.
Since the young master of the Wang family was here, Lord Wang acted very quickly. He left and soon came back with the transfer deed. Yuan Yuhan took a look and stuffed it into A Ru's arms with satisfaction. "A Ru, take this. This is Lord Wang's apology to you. Keep it well."
This thing could earn a lot of silver.
"Okay, I know." A Ru also knew that this thing must be very useful, so she carefully put it in her sleeve. When there was no one around later, she would put it in her secret box.
"Alright, Lord Wang, take your noble son away quickly. Your son must have been quite frightened. Take him back and let him have a good supplement." After getting what he wanted, Yuan Yuhan didn't hold on to them anymore. He waved his hand and let them go.
Seeing this, the other guests also left with Lord Wang. They were afraid that if they stayed here any longer, they would also get into trouble. They didn't have any mines to compensate the Prince.
Lord Zheng also wanted to leave with them, but Yuan Yuhan just gave him a casual glance, and Lord Zheng froze in place, not daring to move.
After everyone had left, Yuan Yuhan took a sip of water to moisten his throat and said, "Lord Zheng, when will you make up the money for me?" Just after saying that, he paused. "Oh, I forgot to tell you how much it is."
Then he called the accountant and asked him to calculate on the spot. "Your Highness, the items in the room cost a total of 3.7 million taels of silver. This doesn't include the renovation cost of the room. If you want the total amount, it will probably be 5.8 million taels."
Yuan Yuhan nodded. "Lord Zheng, did you hear that? 5.8 million taels. But seeing that we're colleagues, I'll give you a discount. You just need to give me 5 million taels. I won't ask for the extra amount."
Lord Zheng took a deep breath. Hearing this figure, he almost fainted.
"Your Highness, I really can't afford so much money. Could you please reduce it a bit?"