Chapter 95: He succeeded.
Upon learning that Wang Cang was the one who reported him, Gu Yu showed no signs of panic. Instead, with a smile on his lips, he headed towards the main gate of the Gu Residence.
The guards at the Gu Residence’s gate were arguing with the approaching soldiers. When they saw Gu Yu himself arrive, they immediately stopped speaking and quickly stepped aside. Such respectful behavior startled the two soldiers. After all, many people knew that Gu Yu was the son-in-law who lived with the wife’s family in the Gu Residence.
In Linfeng Kingdom, people generally looked down on sons-in-law who married into the wife’s family, considering it shameful for a grown man to become dependent on a woman instead of achieving success and establishing his own career. Sometimes, even the servants in the residence looked down on these sons-in-law. However, the Gu Residence was clearly different. These servants treated Gu Yu with great respect, their eyes full of admiration as they looked at him. It was truly peculiar. Could the rumors from the outside world be true? Was Gu Yu really that capable?
“Doctor Gu, please come with us.”
“Alright, let’s go!”
With these thoughts, the two soldiers treated Gu Yu very well. Fortunately, Gu Yu was also very cooperative. After a pleasant exchange, the three of them immediately headed towards the government office in the capital. Before long, they arrived at their destination.
Gu Yu looked at the sea of people in front of the yamen and couldn’t help but shake his head with a smile, thinking that Wang Cang had done a good job preparing by gathering everyone to watch. This way, even if the prefect of the government office showed him special favor, it would be impossible in front of everyone. Gu Yu thought Wang Cang was quite clever for making these preparations.
However, it was a pity that Wang Cang had encountered him. After not seeing him for so many days, Gu Yu assumed Wang Cang had gathered a lot of evidence that was favorable to him. He wondered if it was as much as he had.
“Humble subject Gu Yu pays his respects to the Prefect!”
When Gu Yu entered the yamen and saw Wang Cang already kneeling there, he ignored him and directly took out the Iron Scroll, written decree from his arms. He then didn’t kneel like Wang Cang but stood leisurely on the side.
Upon seeing the token Gu Yu produced, a hint of helplessness flashed in the prefect’s eyes. He hadn’t expected that this case would involve Gu Yu. Compared to others, the prefect knew Gu Yu’s abilities better. After all, he had witnessed Gu Yu’s remarkable medical skills with his own eyes when he received the envoy from Tang Kingdom in the great hall that day.
The prefect sincerely did not want to offend such a capable doctor like Gu Yu. However, Wang Cang insisted on accusing Gu Yu and had also drawn such a crowd. It was clear that he intended to push things to the absolute limit, leaving no room for Gu Yu or even himself, the prefect. If Gu Yu were truly sentenced, the prefect felt that his own life would be in danger just from Gu Mengyao, that powerful female general, alone.
With this thought, the prefect felt increasingly stifled. He didn’t look at Wang Cang’s face again and, after clearing his throat, said, “Gu Yu, Wang Cang accuses you of assault and administering medicine without cause. Is this matter true?”
Seeing the prefect’s good attitude, Gu Yu’s mood improved considerably. Although Gu Yu wasn’t worried about being convicted by Wang Cang, dealing with a difficult prefect would have been very troublesome. The current prefect’s amiable attitude saved Gu Yu a lot of trouble. However, the leverage he had found on the prefect was now useless.
“Replying to the Prefect, I have not done such things.”
“Gu Yu, even now, are you still trying to deny it? That day in Diecui Tower, everyone saw you use the guise of the Imperial bestowed gold bar to assault me and inflict heavy injuries!”
“Order! Wang Cang, this prefect is interrogating the case. If you dare to make a sound again, you will be served with the rod immediately!”
After hearing the words “served with the rod,” Wang Cang did not dare to say anything further. He merely glared at Gu Yu with hatred, looking as if he wanted to kill him. Gu Yu was too lazy to provoke him back. He was just a jumping clown.
“Prefect, that day in Diecui Tower, Wang Cang insulted me first and told me to be careful of retribution. Such behavior seriously threatened my personal safety, and also made my servant unable to stand by. So, he took action to handle the danger on my behalf.”
“Oh? Where is that servant?”
“He redeemed himself a few days ago and has already left the Gu Residence.” Gu Yu answered fluently to the prefect’s question. However, the prefect found Gu Yu’s evasive answer very frustrating. He thought that the matter could not just end like this. Even if he agreed, Wang Cang and the civilians would not.
“Prefect, I have invited the manager of Diecui Tower to be a witness!”
“Please have the manager of Diecui Tower come out to testify.” Upon hearing that Wang Cang had brought a witness, the prefect immediately gave the order. Then, a middle-aged man walked out from the crowd, smiling broadly as he went to the center.
“Prefect, this matter happened at the entrance of Diecui Tower, and I saw it with my own eyes!” When the manager of Diecui Tower spoke, Wang Cang’s face immediately showed a smile. However, as soon as his wound was touched, he winced in pain. At the same time, his gaze towards Gu Yu became even more ferocious, and he eagerly awaited Gu Yu’s downfall! How dare he hit him! Even if he used the Imperial bestowed gold bar, he wouldn’t be able to escape punishment easily. He was determined to make Gu Yu suffer, and it would also be avenging his second uncle.
“What exactly happened, please state it truthfully.”
“Replying to the Prefect, what Gu Yu just said is true. It was indeed Wang Cang who insulted and threatened first, which led to subsequent events!” However, after the manager of Diecui Tower spoke, the smile on Wang Cang’s face immediately froze. This… this was not what they had agreed upon before! Diecui Tower and Gu Yu were supposed to be irreconcilable. Why were they helping Gu Yu now!
Gu Yu, upon hearing the manager of Diecui Tower’s words, did not show much surprise on his face. He clearly knew about this reversal beforehand. After all, it was the manager of Diecui Tower who had actively sought him out to show goodwill and reveal Wang Cang’s plans. Therefore, Gu Yu knew what would happen in advance.
Between Wang Cang and Gu Yu, as long as they weren’t fools, they would choose Gu Yu as an accomplice. Therefore, even though Diecui Tower had a rift with Gu Yu, the manager did not give up the opportunity to mend it. Now, he had succeeded.
When the manager recalled that Gu Yu had agreed to provide exquisite jade ware for Diecui Tower, he felt particularly pleased. Even though the price was the same as before, with no reduction at all, Diecui Tower was, after all, the first to exclusively sell jade ware made by Gu Yu. From now on, money would surely not be lacking. There are no absolute enemies, nor absolute companions. This is especially true in business. It is only profit that can bind people together.