Chapter 244 It’s Over, I’m Forced into a Desperate State In the county government office of Zhongyuan City. When Gu Chan followed the two officers over, it was almost dark. At this time, Zheng Shixian was still sitting in the county court, with two rows of officials standing on both sides. Ding Sheng was like a dead dog, having long since collapsed in the courtroom with fear. Seeing Gu Chan finally coming, he suddenly crawled to Gu Chan's feet as if he had grabbed a life-saving straw, hugged her legs with both hands and cried, "Manager Gu, you are finally here, you must save my life! Wuuuuu..." At the end of the story, Ding Sheng was crying so hard that his nose was choking with tears and he looked extremely disgusting. Gu Chan kicked him away with a stern face, and said angrily, "If I had known you were going to drag me down, I shouldn't have saved your life in Wuheng County and let you die." "Okay, stop arguing, Manager Gu. I've been waiting for you for a long time. You have to explain everything to me next. Otherwise, I will have to report to the court and let the emperor decide the matter." Zheng Shixian slammed the gavel and said with a sly smile. Gu Chan's face turned pale instantly. Zheng Shixian glanced at her with his eyes narrowed, and he couldn't stop smiling.
You know, Gu Chan had promised him before that she would help him pursue Liu Xueer, but until now, he was stumped by the three things that Liu Xueer wanted. After thinking about it for so many days, he seemed to understand that this was probably a trick Gu Chan gave Liu Xueer, with the purpose of controlling him. So now that the opportunity has come, how could he not settle the score with Gu Chan? Gu Chan also understood that this trip would be dangerous, but she couldn't show her weakness at the beginning, so she could only muster up the courage to say, "County Magistrate, I am just a nobody, my words are not taken seriously, and I am afraid that the emperor will still give me face and spare his life, which is impossible." "He stopped talking. Are you from the Tianji Pavilion in Kyoto?" Zheng Shixian said with a sneer. "Can this matter be brought up in front of so many people?" Gu Chan asked back. Zheng Shixian was not afraid at all. "Why can't you say this? Everyone in Tiancang knows that the Tianji Pavilion is directly under the jurisdiction of the emperor. Since you are a member of the Tianji Pavilion, your words in front of the emperor still carry weight. Considering this, it is reasonable for Ding Sheng to ask you to help him plead for him." "..."Gu Chan. "Why, you're not going to lie, are you? You're not trying to deceive people by pretending to be from the Tianji Pavilion?" Zheng Shixian pressed on. Gu Chan stood where she was and couldn't help but clench her fists. The next second, she gritted her teeth, reached into her sleeve and took out the black token, raised it high, and said coldly, "Here is the Heavenly Secret Token, why don't you kneel down quickly." Zheng Shixian's eyes widened when he saw this. Then he quickly stood up and ran to Gu Chan, bending over to carefully look at the Tianji Order in her hand. When he confirmed that it was indeed the Tianji Order of the Tianji Pavilion, he immediately knelt down in front of Gu Chan and kowtowed, "I am Zheng Shixian, the magistrate of Zhongyuan City County, and I pay my respects to Master Gu of the Tianji Pavilion." The two rows of officials on both sides of the court also knelt down and saluted. Gu Chan sighed helplessly in her heart, "It's over, it's over now. I've been forced to this point. I'm afraid even gods can't save me from now on." Gu Chan thought so in her heart, but she didn't say anything. She pretended to be calm and said, "Everyone, get up!" "Thank you, Lord Gu." Zheng Shixian responded respectfully and stood up from the ground. Then he quickly waved at the officials on both sides, signaling them to go out. The officials did not dare to delay and all left the court quickly and waited outside. Gu Chan said, "Sir Zheng, although Ding Sheng and I don't have a very good relationship, I have to say something fair. When the enemy army of Diyue Kingdom invaded the border, he had to choose to pretend to surrender in order to protect the people on the border. It was because of his actions that my godfather created an opportunity to rescue the people, and he himself also secretly participated in saving the people, so he should not die." "Okay, okay, whatever Lord Gu says is what we'll do. I'll write a memorial and send it to the capital to report the matter to the emperor, and I'll wait for his decision." Zheng Shixian said with a smile.
Ding Sheng kowtowed to Gu Chan in a hurry, "Thank you, Master Gu. I will remember your kindness in saving my life and will repay you with my own life in the future." "Come on, get up! Look at how cowardly you are." Gu Chan waved her hand unhappily. Ding Sheng laughed happily and quickly stood up from the ground. Gu Chan put away the Tianji Order and said calmly, "Master Zheng, can we go now?" "Sir Gu, this won't do! Before the memorial is sent to Kyoto and the emperor's decision is made, you all have to stay in the county government for the time being." Zheng Shixian said insidiously. Gu Chan's heart suddenly started pounding. If she could get out now, she would still have time to lead everyone to pack up and run away, but if she couldn't get out, once her impersonation of the Lord of Tianji Pavilion was exposed, she would probably end up with the whole family being executed. So it would be a lie to say that she wasn't nervous at this moment. Zheng Shixian seemed to notice something was wrong with her, and immediately ordered from outside the door, "Come here, take Lord Gu and Ding Sheng to the West Courtyard to stay for a while, and treat them with good wine and good food. Don't treat them badly." "Sir Zheng, that's not necessary! This will be too much trouble for you!" Gu Chan said while pretending to be calm. "Sir Gu, although you have the Tianji Order in your hand, this matter still needs to go to Kyoto first and be confirmed by the Emperor and the Tianji Pavilion before a decision can be made. If you insist on leaving now, I dare not stop you, but I will send hundreds of officials to guard outside your clinic. You can stay in your clinic while waiting. What do you think?" Zheng Shixian wanted to retreat in order to advance, and took advantage of the situation to wipe out Gu Chan and others. Anyway, he simply didn't believe that a little brat like Gu Chan could be an adult from the Tianji Pavilion. And the most important thing is that the handsome man in black who was sent by Tianji Pavilion before went to the border, first came to the Zhongyuan City County Government to meet with him and explained many things to him. Therefore, he knew clearly in his heart that the real master of Tianji Pavilion had not returned from the border, and now the Tianji Order fell into Gu Chan's hands. There must be something wrong. As long as this matter is reported to Kyoto, Gu Chan's lies will be exposed. Once the emperor blames him, Gu Chan and all the others will be executed. This is the moment he has been waiting for. This is enough to show how insidious and cunning he is. Gu Chan stared at Zheng Shixian intently, but ultimately she had no choice but to nod in agreement. Under the escort of the officials, she and Ding Sheng went to the west courtyard of the county government office. It was better for her to be imprisoned alone than for everyone in the clinic to be imprisoned together. This time she was forced into a desperate situation! (End of this chapter)