Chapter 63: Learning to Dress Thirteen The county magistrate laughed in anger, "You are such a troublemaker, you dare to be so arrogant in front of me, take you away and chop off your head first." "Yes, sir." The two soldiers said in unison and walked quickly towards Gu Chan. Is Gu Chan the kind of person who is waiting to die? As the two soldiers walked towards her, she rushed to the county magistrate, reached into her arms, took out the black token, and placed it in front of the county magistrate. The county magistrate's eyes widened immediately, "Wait a minute!" The two soldiers stopped. Because Gu Chan had her back to them at the time, the people behind her couldn't see her clearly. She was standing in front of the county magistrate and took out something in her hand. Only the county magistrate himself could see it. Gu Chan tightly grasped the token and sneered, "I advise you to look carefully, or you will lose your head in a moment." "What is this thing?" the county magistrate asked in a trembling voice.
He was sure that it looked familiar, but he was not sure. After all, how could the things from Tianji Pavilion appear in the hands of an unknown country boy? Gu Chan did not explain, and said coldly, "Let them go out, we will talk alone." "You...you go out first and close the door." The county magistrate gave the order with a trembling fat face. Xu Qing and the others looked at each other in bewilderment, having no idea what was going on. But they dared not disobey the county magistrate's order, so they had to stand up and quietly leave the hall, and close all the doors as ordered. "Snapped!" As soon as the door closed, Gu Chan slammed the black token in her hand onto the table with a bang. The county magistrate was so frightened that he shook all over. He reached out his hand tremblingly, picked up the small token, and held it in front of his eyes to examine it carefully. When he saw clearly what the token was and confirmed that it was the Tianzi Order of Tianji Pavilion, he was shocked on the spot, hurriedly stood up and knelt in front of Gu Chan, holding the Tianzi Order in both hands and shouted, "I am Ding Sheng, the county magistrate of Wuheng County. I pay my respects to you, sir. I hope you can forgive my unreasonable behavior before." Gu Chan curled her lips and smiled. She didn't rush to answer Ding Sheng. Instead, she reached out to take the token and put it in her arms. When I read novels or watched TV dramas in the past, the protagonists always had to act cool before punishing corrupt officials. Although she was not used to pretending to be a jerk and did not want to pretend, this bastard had been very arrogant before. He even gave her a silver bone and treated her like a dog. Now that the chance for revenge has come, I must get back at it no matter what! Therefore, Gu Chan did not answer. After putting away the token, she deliberately stood with her hands behind her back and slowly walked to the seat where Ding Sheng had just sat. Then she reached out and picked up the pastries on the table next to her and started eating. Ding Sheng was so scared that he quickly turned around and knelt on the ground, not daring to raise his head. Gu Chan cursed as she ate the cakes, "They are really delicious! These green bean cakes sell for thirty coins each at the market outside. A plate of them is worth at least two or three taels of silver. Lord Ding, you really live a lavish life!" "Lord Gu, you are too polite. It's just an ordinary pastry. How dare I be extravagant?" Ding Sheng replied in a trembling voice. Gu Chan imitated the high-ranking official and slapped the table. "Ouch! You're using too much force. It hurts!"
But she regretted it after she smashed the table. Whenever she saw those high-ranking officials acting pretentiously, they would always slap the table. Not only was the slap loud, but it also made her look very domineering. Now that she had really tried it, she realized that the slap would really hurt her hand. Ding Sheng was so frightened that he knelt on the ground and trembled all over, with beads of sweat oozing out of his forehead. Gu Chan shook her painful hand and continued to eat the cake, thinking in her heart, "What should I do next? I have already pretended. Should I beat him with a stick or just chop him off?" This was the first time that Gu Chan acted like a fool using someone else's token. For a moment, she really didn't know how to deal with this crooked official. Anyway, he has knelt down in front of me now and looks so scared, so my previous revenge has been taken. Ding Sheng was indeed an official. After kneeling for a while, he quickly calmed down and asked in a trembling voice, "Sir, I wonder why you concealed your identity and came to the border of Tiancang Country. What is your purpose?" "I have a letter here. Please send someone to deliver it to Kyoto. Remember to do it quickly." Gu Chan came back to her senses, reached into her arms, took out the letter, and threw it in front of Ding Sheng. Ding Sheng quickly reached out and picked up the letter, "Yes, sir." "Will you let me send you spiritual herbs in the future?" "No, sir, how dare I!" "Will you still give me the silver bone?" "I dare not, I deserve to die. I did not know your identity and offended you. I hope you will be magnanimous and not hold it against me." Ding Sheng admitted his mistakes again and again and dared not to be as arrogant as before. Gu Chan covered her mouth with her hands and almost laughed triumphantly. She tried hard to suppress her laughter and pretended to be serious and said, "Remember, my identity must be kept secret from now on. It cannot be disclosed, otherwise the Tianji Pavilion will kill you." "Yes, my lord." "Also, the old man Zhang from Jiuyang Village saved my life. I plan to bring him to live in the county. Please make preparations for me." Gu Chan suddenly had an idea and waved her hand to order. Ding Sheng did not dare to neglect it. "Don't worry, sir. I happen to have a three-story building over at the market. If you don't mind, I will give it to you." "Huh! You have quite a lot of assets! And a three-story building? You must have obtained them by plundering the people's money?" Gu Chan questioned. "Your Excellency has misunderstood. That was a gift from Mr. Wang to me before, but I have never dared to take over the business. After all, Mr. Wang's things are not easy to take! Now that you have revealed your true identity, I might as well do you a favor and give it to you. If anything goes wrong, he won't dare to do anything to the Master of Tianji Pavilion, right?" Ding Sheng was very smart and resolved the problem in just a few words. Gu Chan frowned, feeling vaguely uneasy. But right now she really needs a house so that she can bring her grandfather to the county town to live a good life. Otherwise, the prices of goods and houses in Tiancang Country are so high. If she works hard alone, she doesn’t know how long it will take her to save money to buy a house in the county. So Gu Chan didn't care about it anymore. She was not afraid of what was given to Ding Sheng by Wang Yuanwai. Since she had taught this corrupt official a lesson, she had to get some money from him. Who made him take away a magical herb from me before? This is a lesson for him. "Okay, that's settled. I'll be leaving first. You can take the contract for the building and other things to Kaiyuan Pharmacy later." Gu Chan stood up and gave the order. "Yes, sir." Ding Sheng agreed obediently.
Gu Chan said no more, stood up straight, and walked away with her head held high. Ding Sheng knelt on the ground, looking at the envelope in his hand, his face was uncertain and his eyes were extremely gloomy. (End of this chapter)