After the ascension of the new emperor, Gu Yuzhi, only five years old, was exiled to Mobei with the title of Prince Wen. Ministers objected, officials sympathized, and even his retinue believed he ...
Just as Xie Changshi had predicted, after three days no one was discussing the problem with the medicine at Wen's Medical Clinic, and he began to get anxious.
It's possible for one person to confess to the Wen family, but it's absolutely impossible for two people to do so.
Huang Fu immediately sent someone to secretly contact the two men. The answer they received was that the medicinal herbs had been switched, and the switched herbs were given to Huang Fu. The people at Li's Medical Clinic verified that they were indeed of exceptionally high quality.
Huang Fu racked his brains but still couldn't figure out what went wrong. After much thought, Huang Fu simply had someone spread rumors that the medicines used at Wen's Medical Clinic were problematic.
If there are no facts, then he will create them. In any case, the goal is to make a big fuss and attract the government to investigate. Those substituted medicinal materials will be the death knell for the Wen family medical clinic!
In just one night, almost everyone in Changzhou knew about it.
Chen Dianyi returned and reported the situation. He was about to head to Xinliang again to coordinate everything when Gu Yuzhi, unable to contain his excitement, was directing people to pack their things. He was determined to go to Xinliang with Chen Dianyi today.
Upon hearing this news, her face immediately fell, and she said angrily, "That wicked thing, how dare he ruin my good time!"
Two days ago, Chen Dianyi brought back the latest news from Xinliang. Because of the rush to plant, the people who went to Xinliang to reclaim wasteland were almost planting at the same time. With experienced and generous old farmers like Yu Xing around, no place that needed planting was left behind.
In just over a month, green shoots have already sprouted on the wasteland that Xinliang reclaimed.
Gu Yuzhi was eager to see the changes in his fiefdom, but Huang Fu ruined his plans again.
That shameless Huang Fu should be dragged to Xinliang to shovel manure!
Seeing Gu Yuzhi's sullen expression, Wen Xiuzhu kindly comforted him, "Has Your Highness considered giving him a taste of his own medicine?"
Gu Yuzhi's eyes widened, and he waved his hands repeatedly in fright: "No, no, those medicinal herbs can really harm people."
If he did that, how would he be any different from a villain like Huang Fu?
Wen Xiuzhu laughed heartily, "The little prince is so adorable: "That's not what I meant. I meant that we should use rumors. Huang Fu can use rumors, and so can we. We'll just lay out Li Ji Medical Clinic's resentment towards us, and people will naturally judge right and wrong."
Is there a problem with Wen's Medical Clinic? Of course not!
Unless someone conspires with the people at Li's Medical Clinic to pin this blame on Wen's Medical Clinic.
Wen Xiuzhu narrowed his eyes. Given Huang Fu's shameless personality, it wasn't impossible for things to develop this way.
Gu Yuzhi immediately went to find Chief Secretary Xie, but before he could speak, a servant said, "Chief Secretary, there's been a new development in the rumors outside."
Gu Yuzhi's little face puffed up again.
What? He hasn't even released any information yet, and Huang Fu has already come up with a new trick!
Chief Secretary Xie was also a little confused: "What change?"
The servant's face lit up with joy: "Someone has come out to speak up for the Wen Family Medical Center, saying they don't believe the Wen Family Medical Center would do such a thing."
What kind of development is this?
Gu Yuzhi hurriedly stepped over the threshold: "Tell me quickly, who is speaking up for us?"
The servant hurriedly knelt down: "Your Highness, it's a man named He Han. Judge Qin said he's the one who was sentenced to death by Li's Medical Clinic during the snow disaster, but was ultimately saved by him."
Gu Yuzhi's small eyes lit up, and he couldn't hide his joy: "What did that person say?"
He clapped his hands, climbed onto the chair, and sat down, swinging his legs gently, showing his good mood.
This is called "good deeds are rewarded"!
When Judge Qin saved this person, he never expected him to repay him, but the fact that this person stood up today shows that the people of Changzhou are still very smart.
Gu Yuzhi nodded his little head in satisfaction.
He Han said that back then, the Wen family didn't have a clinic yet. When they distributed medicine and porridge during the snow disaster, they would never have given people problematic medicine. He also questioned the person who spoke, asking if he had gotten sick from taking medicine from the Wen family.
Chief Secretary Xie couldn't help but laugh out loud. Seeing the young prince's blank expression, he gently explained to him, "People who aren't sick don't go to clinics for treatment and medicine. He Han's words are tantamount to cursing this person to get sick."
Gu Yuzhi chuckled, "He Han is quite clever."
Isn't this clever person a refugee from the snow disaster? Why didn't he go to help rebuild Xinliang?
The servant continued, "Of course, the man said no. He had only heard it from someone else. He Han asked him who he had heard it from, and then he and his wife asked him all the way. In the end, they ended up at the Huang residence."
This time, Chief Secretary Xie really couldn't hold it in any longer, and he suddenly spat out the tea he had just drunk.
Gu Yuzhi's mouth was wide open, unsure whether it was because of He Han's skill or Xie Changshi's failed move.
The servant calmly wiped the tea off his face and continued, "After He Han found out that the source was a servant from the Huang family, he grabbed the servant and went to the prefectural government office without saying a word, saying that he wanted to seek justice for the Wen family."
Shu Xiaohan exclaimed in amazement, "He Han is a real talent! He's so stubborn, Huang Fu must be furious right now."
Wen Xiuzhu, however, had a different opinion: "That's not necessarily true. Huang Fu himself wanted to make a big deal out of this. Even if it wasn't He Han, it would have been someone else. The difference between He Han and others is that the source of his arrest was a servant from the Huang family."
Huang Fu certainly didn't want his own household to be implicated.
Chief Secretary Xie's mind worked faster and he thought more deeply: "This He Han might be one of Huang Fu's men. He claims to be seeking justice for our Wen family, but the fact that he took people directly to the prefectural government office has already put the Wen family's medical clinic in a very difficult position."
Gu Yuzhi blinked: "But why would He Han chase after the servants of the Huang family?"
They had previously said they would wait until Huang Fu couldn't hold back and revealed his true colors.
Isn't this the time for Huang Fu to slip up?
"Because Huang Fu wanted the people of Changzhou to know that our Wen family not only sold inferior medicinal herbs, but also tried to frame Li's Medical Clinic for this matter."
The rapid rise of Wen's Medical Clinic caused Li's Medical Clinic's business to shrink instantly. Although it didn't close down, it was far from its peak.
Huang Fu blamed the Wen family for his injury, and given that the Wen family had squeezed out his business, it was no wonder he wouldn't let the Wen family off easily.
Xie Changshi hadn't expected that the other party was so quick-witted. If they were truly caught off guard by such a series of punches, it would be the Wen family's medical clinic that would have to close down.
However, to Xie Changshi's surprise, Huang Fu was even more bewildered than he was.
He kept a close watch on the Wen family's movements and on Song Yi and Zhang Sheng, but he never expected that a man named He Han would meddle in everything!
Who is this man? What does the power struggle between their two clinics have to do with a refugee like you?