The Young and Vigorous Eighth Prince

Chapter 178 A Compensation Farce

However, just as he said this, Chu Yan'er smiled and said, "Prime Minister Ye, you are wrong. This prince's consort is not here to join in the fun. As a victim, the three shops under my name have been deeply harmed by the Morning News, and the losses are heavy. Prime Minister Ye, I must get the 540,000 taels of compensation promised by the Morning News! What do you think!"

As soon as Chu Yan'er said this, Ye Ren felt his head filled with blood and he almost fell to the ground.

"You..." He looked at Chu Yan'er and was speechless for a long time.

What?! You are also a victim, and three shops are involved, so you have to pay 540,000 taels of compensation!

You, the owner of a morning newspaper, actually come to advertise in my morning newspaper!

You must have done it on purpose. You knew something was going to happen to the Morning Post, so you came here specifically to extort compensation!

Although Ye Ren knew that Chu Yan'er did it on purpose, he couldn't say the angry words when they came to his lips. She did it on purpose, what can you do about it!

It would be even more embarrassing to say it out loud now. You were blatantly cheated by others, and you didn't even realize it. You are so stupid, who can you blame?

Ye Ren hated Zhu Xuanji in his heart. Why didn't this guy conduct a thorough investigation when he was checking the merchants? Three of the shops were actually under Jiang Fan's name.

But he also knew that Jiang Fan wanted to trick him, so would he give him a chance to see through it?

Even if it wasn't the three shops under Chu Yan'er's name, he would also compensate the other three. Not to mention, they would accept any business just to make money.

Unlike Jiang Fan, he would investigate first before accepting a business, and he would not agree to report unqualified businesses.

However, when he thought about having to compensate Jiang Fan, he felt very uncomfortable. It was like someone had deliberately disgusted him, but he could do nothing about it! The more he thought about it, the more angry he became, and he almost vomited blood.

If he hadn't held back, he might have vomited blood and fainted. He felt angry and fearful towards Jiang Fan.

Jiang Fan is such a scheming, scheming guy! If you mess with him, you'll either die or get skinned alive!

"Prime Minister Ye, we victims are not so easy to get rid of. We must get compensation today, otherwise we will not leave!" Chu Yan'er said to Ye Ren with a smile.

When Ye Ren heard this, veins on his forehead throbbed. He opened his mouth and wanted to curse out loud, "Damn it, you're being a scoundrel!"

But when he thought of his own reputation and the fact that he was in the wrong, he had no choice but to suppress the resentment and anger in his heart.

Facing Chu Yan'er's teasing and amusing expression, he knew that if he didn't compensate today, he would probably have a hard time.

He was afraid that the door to his house would be blocked and it would be annoying. He could only accept it with a pinch of his nose!

Suppressing the anger in his heart, Ye Ren could only whisper to the butler Ye Ji beside him:

"Go... ask the eldest prince, the other two princes, Prime Minister Fan, and Minister Huang to collect the money! Tell them that we must not only protect our own reputation, but also the morning newspaper. Otherwise... the price we paid will be in vain!"

Upon hearing this, Ye Ji nodded, turned and left.

Ye Ren looked at Chu Yan'er deeply, and quickly asked the people in the mansion to get the banknotes and silver. Then he asked people to start paying compensation according to the contract.

It's not that he wants to compensate, it's really that if Chu Yan'er doesn't leave, the people won't leave either! He can't not compensate, and it's even more impossible to delay!

So, a compensation meeting started in front of the Xiangfu. Ye Ren used up almost all the money in the mansion.

Ye Ji also brought officials such as Fan Xian and Huang Zhenren, as well as hundreds of taels of silver collected by the three princes.

This compensation farce ended after three hours.

The people who were blocking the gate of the prime minister's residence also left, and they did so only after Ye Ren personally apologized.

As for what they apologized for? Of course, they admitted that the Morning Post ignored the facts and made random reports about the Eighth Prince, which was their fault.

Ye Ren even said that he would severely punish the person in charge of the Morning Post and would never let the people down again.

He did this to save the morning paper. Otherwise, if he paid such a high price and ended up with nothing, it would be a big loss.

At the very least, he had to keep the newspaper. Before Jiang Fan was discredited, such a powerful tool of public opinion as the newspaper could not be discarded.

Didn't they see that they had almost driven Jiang Fan to the bottom? If Jiang Fan hadn't used some tricks, they would have succeeded.

But Ye Ren did not learn his lesson. He felt that with the newspaper as his weapon, he would always be able to find something to hold against Jiang Fan and completely suppress him.

Jiang Fan couldn't always be on guard, there would always be times when he was careless. If there were no newspapers, when Jiang Fan was careless, what would he use to attack Jiang Fan?

Even though the current newspapers are losing money without the support of cheap paper, now even the business section that could have helped to make profits is completely unsustainable.

But he still wanted to keep the newspaper. Otherwise, he really wouldn't give up! He believed that he would always have a chance to turn things around.

On the other side, in the imperial study of the palace, after Emperor Yan heard what happened in Ye Ren’s mansion, he stood there in a daze for a long time, and then burst into laughter towards the sky.

"Haha... Fan'er is worthy of being my son. Even if he is not in the capital, he can still make clouds and rain with a flip of his hand. I'm afraid Ye Ren and the others have been tricked!"

The shadow and Liu Fu beside him had complicated expressions when they heard this. They were also thankful that they were on good terms with the Eighth Prince, otherwise, they would have been as miserable as Ye Ren and the others.

They were also amazed at Jiang Fan's wisdom and planning. Ye Ren and others fell into the trap set by Jiang Fan without realizing it.

I’m afraid that Ye Ren and others only realized at this moment that they were tricked by Jiang Fan!

"Speaking of which, Yan'er is really a good helper to Fan'er. With the cooperation of the two, they are truly invincible. Thinking about how frustrated Ye Ren and the others are, I feel happy! Haha..."

When mentioning Chu Yan'er, the Emperor of Yan was very satisfied. With Chu Yan'er's help, his son would only get better and better in the future.

At the same time, in the eldest prince’s palace, three princes and court officials including Ye Ren and Fan Xian gathered here, and they all looked extremely ugly.

For this morning newspaper incident, they paid more than 6.2 million taels of compensation. The three princes paid the lion's share of the money, followed by Ye Ren and Fan Xian, and the remaining court officials also suffered different losses.

There was no other way. The princes they were attached to ordered them to raise money, and they dared not disobey. But they thought that they had not yet obtained wealth and glory by following several princes, and they suffered heavy losses first.

The court officials were filled with anger, hatred, and some regret. If they had known that the three princes were such losers, they would not have played with three idiots. Now they had gotten themselves into trouble.

"Grandpa, I'm afraid the morning newspaper can no longer be published! Even if it is saved, it will be difficult to get it back on track!" Jiang Yi's face looked a little ugly.

Although the compensation issue has been resolved, the Morning Post has obviously suffered a severe blow. It is extremely difficult to continue operating, and the people have lost confidence in the Morning Post!

In addition, the morning paper is not as well run as the early morning paper, and almost no people are willing to buy the morning paper anymore.