Chief Secretary Xie couldn't bear to look at Prefect Qi's smug expression. He coughed lightly and took out two IOUs: "This is the whole scheme that the casino set up for Song Yi and Zhang Sheng. The casino's accountant and Huang Fu are definitely connected. To investigate these things, we can start with Zhang Sheng's cousin."
Zhang Sheng owes so much money, yet his cousin is still able to thrive among the lowest ranks of society in Changzhou Prefecture. If there's nothing fishy going on, who would believe it?
Prefect Qi tightened his grip on the IOU slightly. He had wanted to shut down this casino for a long time, but he had never been able to find any evidence to support it openly.
Xie Changshi's two IOUs came at just the right time.
He quickly folded the IOU: "Your Highness, Chief Secretary Xie, should Zhang Sheng and Song Yi both be brought back to the yamen?"
Generally, when a servant betrays his master, he is either sold off by his master or handed over to the government for punishment.
He noticed that His Highness didn't seem to intend to sell Zhang Sheng to a brokerage firm, so he asked a question.
Gu Yuzhi nodded his little head: "Song Yi doesn't need to be. Song Yi didn't betray us. As for Zhang Sheng, Prefect Qi, take him back to the yamen and send him to Xinliang to build the official road."
Thinking about it this way, Gu Yuzhi still felt a little unsatisfied. He glared at her with his big eyes wide open and said in a deliberately fierce tone, "Make him do the dirtiest and most tiring work!"
Carry manure! Carry manure!
However, Gu Yuzhi could not utter such vulgar words himself, as it would damage his dignity as a prince.
He raised his eyebrows at Prefect Qi, the implication quite clear.
Prefect Qi nodded knowingly and went off to make arrangements for the matter with a proud and confident air.
Huang Fu was killed first, which made Prefect Qi lose face in front of the young prince. He was determined to get back at the casino accountant!
After Prefect Qi left, Shu Xiaohan said, "That Chief Clerk Xie is quite a character. Although Huang Fu schemed against Chief Clerk Xie, he ended up losing his own life. Chief Clerk Xie is even demanding compensation for emotional distress. The people at Li's Trading Company must be nauseous."
Gu Yuzhi scratched his head: "Compensation for emotional distress? What's that?"
Shu Xiaohan herself wasn't a law student, so she naturally didn't understand it very well. She waved her hand and said, "The general idea is that Huang Fu's actions have kept the young prince in a state of constant fear."
Shu Xiaohan couldn't say anything about seriously damaging her mental health. If she asked a hundred thousand questions, the little prince would ask her what mental health was.
She quickly changed the subject: "That's not important. What's important is that you, young prince, should send someone to the yamen to plead your case. Even though we got our revenge, we can't just let it go like this."
Beyond the law, there's also human compassion.
However, Shu Xiaohan didn't say that again, after all, this was a feudal ancient society where the emperor could cut off the head of the whole family if he was unhappy.
Wen Xiuzhu nodded repeatedly, "Teacher Shu is absolutely right. The Wen family has suffered such a great injustice, it would be inappropriate not to speak out. We should let all the people of Changzhou know that the Wen family's medical clinic has suffered such a great injustice. This matter cannot be settled with Huang Fu committing suicide out of fear of punishment."
Intelligent people know the truth behind Huang Fu's suicide, but ordinary people don't.
Huang Fu couldn't be that stupid; there was evidence of his dealings with the casino's accountant: "Not only that, it also diverted the attention of Li's Trading Company, making them think we didn't know about the casino's accountant."
Huang Fu has already been dealt with, so we can't let them beat us to the job in accounting.
Gu Yuzhi turned to Xie Changshi cheerfully and said, "Xie Changshi, let's quickly have Guard Shen guard the entrance of the government office."
Chief Secretary Xie didn't quite understand Gu Yuzhi's unconventional idea: "What does Your Highness mean by this?"
Gu Yuzhi's eyes darted around, and he said cleverly, "Such a big thing has happened at the Wen residence. Young Master Wen can't not show up. There are still many people who don't know that we've been tricked by Huang Fu."
He gestured as he spoke: "Besides, what if that big bad guy makes the accountant commit suicide out of guilt?"
Gu Yuzhi felt a little sad after thinking about it, and sighed like a little adult.
Chief Secretary Xie nodded slightly: "Your Highness need not worry about the accounting department; I have already sent people to guard it. As for letting Young Master Wen show himself, that was indeed something I hadn't considered."
It was indeed unexpected that Huang Fu would be killed, but things could not be done twice. If the accountant were to be killed as well, he might as well resign from his position as chief secretary and go to Xinliang to farm.
Chief Secretary Xie glanced at Gu Yuzhi, his eyes filled with satisfaction. The young prince was truly the most intelligent child he had ever seen.
He asked with some curiosity, "How did Your Highness come up with the idea of sending Young Master Wen to the prefectural government office?"
Speaking of this, Gu Yuzhi became much more confident: "Isn't this how it was in the palace? When a concubine was wronged, she would go to Father Emperor. Sometimes Father Emperor didn't want to see anyone, so he would send someone to deliver some things to comfort her."
It's not common for things to escalate to this extent in the palace, but each time it happens, the entire palace knows about it.
Gu Yuzhi didn't understand why before, but after experiencing it himself, he probably understands.
He covered his mouth and chuckled, "Prefect Qi knows that Young Master Wen is at the yamen gate, so he will definitely help us get more compensation."
He didn't care what losses Li's Medical Clinic might have suffered; he was determined to receive compensation for emotional distress!
Gu Yuzhi watched with satisfaction as Xie Changshi arranged things properly, and when he returned to his study, he no longer kept mentioning that he wanted to go to Xinliang.
After all, Xin Liang can go anytime, but the chance to see his warehouse full again is not so rare.
Gu Yuzhi wrote two large characters in a row before his smug feeling dissipated.
Having received the mission, Shen Yu'an reluctantly changed into his young master's battle robes, shaved his beard clean, and rode in a carriage to the prefectural government office. Before he arrived, his servants arrived first, banging drums, which soon attracted a crowd of people.
As more and more onlookers gathered, Shen Yu'an gracefully alighted from the carriage, cupped his hands in greeting to the crowd, and before he could even speak, his eyes were already red.
The women of Changzhou, regardless of age, felt sympathy for Shen Yu'an's pitiful state. This young master Wen was truly unfortunate; he had clearly done something good for the people, yet he was framed by Huang Fu.
The woman from Changzhou cursed inwardly, "That damned Huang Fu!"
No, Huang Fu is already dead. That's too good for him...
The woman from Changzhou was indignant, and the man from Changzhou was equally indignant!
This guy surnamed Wen is indeed from the South, with that pretty boy look...
Unaware of what the people were thinking, Shen Yu'an was loudly recounting the hardships of the Wen Family Medical Clinic when he turned around and bowed to the prefectural government office, saying, "Please, Your Honor, you must do justice for the Wen Family Medical Clinic."
Qi Wenhan, who had just left the Wen residence, was stunned by the news and stood there for a long time, unable to come back to his senses.
No, hadn't we already discussed how to do things?
What exactly does Chief Secretary Xie mean?
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