After traveling through time, she still led the villagers to make money as a county magistrate

Gu Niannian stopped moving and said, "It's okay, I just woke up and feel a little dazed, pat me to wake up."

"Sir, how could you catch a cold out of nowhere? Even for the sake of the people of Lin'an, you should take better care of your health."

He Feng walked away from the bed faster and faster as he spoke.

Gu Niannian, who was nearby, coughed a few times. "Ahem... Thank you for your concern, Mr. He. My illness is contagious, so you'd better stay away from me to avoid passing it on to you."

However, these words did not have the effect that Gu Niannian wanted. Instead, He Feng brought a stool and sat next to her. "I was weak and sickly when I was young. It's not an exaggeration to say that I grew up surrounded by medicine. I happened to meet a miracle doctor who not only cured my illness, but also taught me some pharmacology from him."

"How about I take your pulse?"

For some reason, Gu Niannian always felt that He Feng had the ability to bewitch people. For example, looking at these affectionate peach blossom eyes, she almost said the word "good", and then she reacted.

The consequence of this statement was that he quickly retracted his hand that was stretched out from the quilt and said, "No... no need, the doctor has already examined me and prescribed some medicine, so I won't bother you, He Zhubu Le."

Gu Niannian was not afraid that he would find out that she was pretending to be sick, but she didn't know how good his medical skills were. She had heard that a skilled doctor could tell the gender of a child by taking the pulse.

The doctor that Lian Ye invited was, firstly, one that their family often invited and he knew the patient well. Secondly, Lian Ye told the doctor that the patient was a woman and that Dr. Hu could not tell the gender of the patient by taking the pulse through the curtain. The doctor knew everything about the patient and would not say anything careless.

But He Feng was different! If he knew, then the entire county government would know, and if the county government knew, then the entire Lin'an would know, and then his identity would be revealed. In this era, this crime would punish him with life imprisonment if not death.

He Feng wisely stepped back, with a barely perceptible smile on his lips.

During this period of time, Gu Niannian didn't know whether they wanted to eat for free or not, but she still warmly invited them to stay for a quick meal.

The cold noodles made from lotus leaves in his own small yard were sour, spicy and delicious, but the image of Wu Xianwei was completely ruined after eating them. He gave a thumbs up and said it was too spicy and he couldn't stand it.

He Feng was still calm and composed, if no one noticed his swollen lips.

"I've long heard that County Magistrate Gu taught the villagers in Qingshan how to grow chili peppers, and it's been widely praised. I've never been able to taste them, but today I'm able to try them, and they're truly as good as they say."

Gu Niannian only said, "If you like it, eat more. Lin'an doesn't have this stuff. This is the stock I brought from Qingshan."

"Of course, if you can't bear it, don't force it. Be careful that you may have difficulty going to the toilet tomorrow."

After they had eaten and drunk their fill, they left.

Gu Niannian began to think, "Could it be that He Feng is the child of the concubine and Master Zhou?"

This did not allow Gu Niannian to think too much. Just the peach blossom eyes and tear mole alone made her suspect He Fengtou. No, she had overlooked one thing.

"If He Feng is the child of a concubine, then they all say that He Feng's mother made the rouge and powder. Could it be that the concubine is not dead? She is still alive today."

At this moment, Gu Niannian felt like she was trapped in a fog. She took great pains to peel off one layer, but there was still another layer behind it, layer after layer, as if she would never finish peeling it off.

To be honest, she can't handle the case that happened more than ten years ago.

But since this involves her own family, and this may be a key step for her mother to regain her property, she must take care of it no matter what.

……

The next day, Gu Niannian was on duty as usual, but there was not much to do. Gu Niannian thought that since she was an official in this place, she should do something for the people.

Otherwise you will just be eating for free.

Gu Niannian took out the book she wrote on growing two-season rice in Qingshan County. To be honest, with just this book, she would be able to rise to the top and come into the sight of officials.

But what meaning did this have for her? She came here not for fame or fortune, but only to seek peace of mind. Of course, being able to see her mother again was the most fortunate thing.

He gave the book to Wu County Magistrate, intending to have him print it.

Dongdongdong, the drum of complaint outside was beating. Gu Niannian took back the book she was about to give to County Magistrate Wu and sat back at the desk.

"Whoever beats the drum to complain, bring someone here quickly."

Gu Niannian's tone was a little excited. Finally, there was a case for her to try.

The person who came was a woman. Her eyes started darting around after she came in, and finally stopped on He Feng. With an unwilling expression on her face, she pointed at He Feng and said, "I am suing He Feng. He Feng, the chief clerk, once promised to marry me, but he never moved and kept delaying. I have been waiting for two years. Now I am old and my youth is gone, so it is difficult for me to get married."

Gu Niannian took a selfie with the gavel, "He Feng, is this true?"

He Feng walked over to the woman and bowed, saying, "I don't know this person, so how can I make such a promise? Please understand."

County Magistrate Wu leaned over to Gu Niannian's ear and whispered, "Sir, this kind of case will pop up every once in a while. They all claim that He Feng promised to marry them. The previous one has already been investigated. In fact, these women came up with this trick because they admired He Zhubu..."

Gu Niannian's heart skipped a beat. Is it possible to do this?

The people of Lin'an County are so open-minded. Is He Feng's charm so great? To the point where others would come to sue him. Gu Niannian looked at the woman and said in a deep voice, "Do you know that falsely accusing others is a serious crime? If you don't have solid evidence, I will not let you off easily." The woman shuddered and said hurriedly, "Sir, I do have evidence. This is the correspondence between me and He Zhubu." After that, she handed over a few pieces of paper.

Gu Niannian took the letter and examined it carefully. The handwriting on the letter did look like He Feng's, but the content did not clearly indicate a proposal of marriage. She frowned slightly and looked at He Feng, only to see that he had a calm expression.

"Sir, these letters were not written by me," He Feng explained.

"Sir, I have received the promise from He Feng's mother, Xu."

Gu Niannian frowned, "Are there any other witnesses present? Or some paper evidence?"

The woman shook her head and said, "No, it was just a verbal promise."

Gu Niannian, "Then you know, even if Xu said these words, they can't be used as evidence. You can believe it without any matchmaker or engagement, just empty words. You are so naive."

"I...I" The woman was choked and couldn't utter a complete sentence

"Okay, get out! This case cannot be filed, and I don't blame you for disrupting the court."

Gu Niannian rubbed his eyebrows

In the evening, Gu Niannian showed no intention of leaving. Seeing that he was not leaving, Zhou Mi asked in confusion, "Sir, do you have something to deal with today?"

Seeing that he hadn't finished his shift yet, Gu Niannian asked, "It shouldn't be your shift today, why don't you leave?"

Zhou Mi had changed his opinion of Gu Niannian after spending the past few days with him. He scratched his head and said, "I'm on duty for Wu Yue. His wife gave birth recently."

"You are quite righteous," Gu Niannian said with a smile