Ah, can he still make it in time if he were to send a request of departure from Tianjing to His Majesty?
The Magistrate of Shuntian Prefecture had no tears left to cry, and with a sense of hopelessness, he waved his hand and said, "Send someone to apprehend... to invite Master Gu from the Gu family to the prefectural office."
Whether it was Master Gu from the Gu family or the Guardian Princess of the Nation, neither of them was someone he could afford to offend.
For now, he could only go with the flow, hoping to turn a big problem into a small one and resolve minor issues.
"But what if Master Gu refuses to come?"
The Magistrate was at a loss for words, his gaze flickering. "Have the prefectural secretary take the sword bestowed by His Majesty and go."