How to seduce?

Chief Secretary Xie gave a silent, cold laugh. He had many methods, but some were too bloody and terrifying, and it wouldn't be good if His Highness were corrupted.

He said softly, "We run a pharmacy. If anyone wants to deal with us, they'll just have to target the medicine. Herbs can save lives, but they can also kill them."

For Huang Fu to consider this a bad idea, the deadly drug must either be too toxic or have too wide a range of effects.

Xie Changshi preferred the second option.

“The pharmacy’s staff is simple. Apart from Shi Nan, the apprentice and the accountant are all potential targets for bribery,” Xie Changshi analyzed, stroking his beard. “Especially the people living in the backyard of the pharmacy, they are definitely their targets for bribery.”

Gu Yuzhi angrily said, "The more I listen to what the Chief Secretary has to say, the angrier I get. I still think it would be better to smash their pharmacy!"

"Your Highness," Chief Secretary Xie earnestly advised, "No matter what happens, we must not act impulsively, but minimize all dangers."

"Your Highness can smash their pharmacy now, and you can use your status to get Prefect Qi to side with you. And then what? The people will know that Prince Wen is abusing his power, and in the end, it won't be them who will have to close their pharmacies, but Your Highness!"

Gu Yuzhi froze on the spot, her little face turning bright red in an instant.

When he first arrived here, he kept telling himself that he had been exiled here by his elder brother, and that he should keep a low profile and wait until he came of age to bring his mother over.

But when did he become so arrogant?

Gu Yuzhi puffed out his cheeks. It must be that his elder brother's recent generous gifts of money and food had made him forget the desolation he had experienced when he first arrived.

He quickly admitted his mistake: "Master Xie, I was just too angry."

Seeing that His Highness had come to his senses, Chief Secretary Xie breathed a sigh of relief: "I know that Your Highness is angry, and I am angry too. But Your Highness, if we want to completely squeeze Li's Pharmacy out, we must be careful in our calculations."

Gu Yuzhi, filled with curiosity, asked, "So what exactly should we do?"

"First, we must place secret guards in the pharmacy to ensure the safety of all medicinal materials. Second, we must keep a close eye on the apprentices, accountants, and their families, and find out exactly what they are up to."

Gu Yuzhi snorted in dissatisfaction: "This is hardly entrapment! Chief Secretary Xie, we should take the initiative."

As he spoke, he even made a punching motion, and despite his small arms and legs, he managed to project the feeling of a punch.

Chief Secretary Xie raised an eyebrow slightly, and couldn't help but sigh, "His Highness has really grown a lot in the past few months."

He said with great satisfaction, "Your Highness is right. We cannot afford to be passively attacked. When we get back, I will arrange for people to keep a close watch on them. If Li Ji's people have any contact with them, we will give them a push."

If someone truly betrayed them, Xie Changshi should thank the people of Li Ji Trading Company for helping them identify those who were not of one mind.

Upon returning to the Wen residence, Chief Secretary Xie immediately went to make arrangements, while Gu Yuzhi sat sullenly in his chair.

He pouted and said, "Huang Fu and Qian Kang are too wicked. They schemed against me. I still want to fight back!"

He would find a way to get revenge on his fifth brother for stealing his things, but he would wait for the two commoners.

He was unhappy, his lips were pouting higher and higher, his little arms were crossed over his chest, and he hummed from time to time.

Shu Xiaohan lightly patted his head and said with a smile, "If the young prince is unhappy or upset, then we'll retaliate, as long as we don't ruin Chief Secretary Xie's plan."

In Shu Xiaohan's opinion, Gu Yuzhi's idea was completely correct. Even her two- or three-year-old son would push and shove to get his toys back when someone else took them from him.

Kids should be like this, quick to anger and quick to forgive. What's mine is mine, and if I don't give it to you, you can't take it from me.

Considering all the consequences and taking things slowly is what a great person should do.

Gu Yuzhi repeated, "Not to ruin Chief Secretary Xie's plan?" He tilted his head, his eyes darting around, and suddenly chuckled, clapping his hands. "I know, we just need to keep those two from knowing it was us."

He jumped off the chair excitedly and spun around a few times. "I definitely can't go and cause trouble, but I can send Guard Qi and the others. Tonight, they'll go secretly. Guard Qi and the others are highly skilled in martial arts; they definitely won't be discovered."

Wen Xiuzhu couldn't hold back any longer and coughed lightly: "Your Highness, I don't think this is appropriate. The people from Li's Trading Company must know that Guard Qi and his men are highly skilled in martial arts. It's really inappropriate to overturn a pharmacy that is guarded by guards. Why don't we just target Huang Fu and Qian Kang directly?"

Shu Xiaohan's eyes lit up, but she didn't say anything at that moment.

Wen Xiuzhu continued, "Doesn't Your Highness feel more at ease taking action against Huang Fu and Qian Kang?"

Gu Yuzhi blinked his big eyes, and after a while, his eyes crinkled with laughter as he nodded repeatedly: "Manager Wen is right, we can't target the pharmacy. There are innocent people working there, and it wouldn't be good to implicate them."

Shu Xiaohan then chimed in, "Your Highness, I've thought of a way to deal with Huang Fu and Qian Kang without having to show your face."

Gu Yu knew: "What? What?"

Shu Xiaohan smiled slyly: "Put it in a sack!"

Put a sack over it?

Gu Yuzhi didn't understand: "What can you do with a burlap sack?"

"Find a secluded spot, have Guard Qi and the others put sacks over Huang Fu and Qian Kang's backs, stuff them in, and then give them a good talking-to. Once the young prince feels it's enough, then leave. With the sacks in, even if Guard Qi and the others don't wear masks, the two of them won't know who they are."

In short, the strategy is to put a sack over your head, then fight, and run away; the main approach is to play it safe and develop your strength cautiously.

Gu Yuzhi understood now, and nodded his little head.

You can do that...

He felt as if a whole new world had been opened up for him!

He immediately called Qi Chenglang in and gave him a series of instructions.

Qi Chenglang felt his face darken even more, but seeing Gu Yuzhi's bright eyes, he couldn't bear to refuse and agreed. He then selected a few guards on duty that day and secretly went out to follow Qian Kang and Huang Fu.

Whether it was good luck or not, Huang Fu and Qian Kang hung out together again in the afternoon, drinking at the restaurant until late at night before leaving.

Not long after leaving the restaurant, the two separated, one on the left and one on the right. Just as they were about to get home, a sack fell from the sky, trapping them tightly. Before they could even react, they were kicked to the ground and then subjected to a storm of punches.

Huang Fu and Qian Kang were able to struggle a bit at first, cursing and shouting to reveal their identities, but the people who attacked them didn't care what they said, they just kept hitting them!

A quarter of an hour later, just as the two men were wondering if they would die there, the intruder suddenly withdrew, leaving the two men lying on the ground panting like dead dogs...