Be a small county magistrate in ancient times

"I did not do things properly in the past, please don't blame me, sir." Meng Changqing said.

Liu Dexiang smiled and looked into the distance. He asked Sun Xiang, "Are all the officials from Liangzhou here?"

"Reporting to the Lord, the officer on duty is not here, and..."

"What else?"

"Mr. Mao from Yangmen County is not here." Sun Xiang had no need to cover up for Mao Chunfang.

Liu Dexiang nodded and laughed a few more times, "I rushed here from the Central Plains to take over the position. I hardly stopped on the way. Now I feel dizzy." At this point, he coughed a few times, "Oh, I am really useless as I grow old."

Everyone immediately became concerned about Liu Dexiang's health and advised him to get on the carriage and return to the government office to rest before making any further arrangements.

A large group of people followed the carriage back to the government office.

Meng Changqing followed at the back, leading his horse, and spitting at himself as he walked, saying what a lackey's behavior he was.

I don’t know if the prefect was really unwell or what, but he lay down as soon as he entered the mansion.

The group of people who went to greet him were milling around in the front yard like headless flies.

"Do you want to call a doctor to take a look at the adult?" Zeng Jing asked.

"The master didn't mention it himself, and we took the initiative to call him. I'm afraid it's not a good idea."

"What should we do then?" Luo Mao asked, spreading his hands. "The restaurant has booked a banquet, and the master hasn't said whether he will go or not."

"The adults have just gone to bed, so we shouldn't disturb them."

Cao Hongxing had already exhausted his patience by now. He snorted coldly and turned away. "I am busy with affairs in the county. Please pass on a message. I will go back first."

"Hey..." Hua Rujin stretched out his hand, wanting to stop the man, but then thought it was pointless and just let him go.

"Your Excellency has come all the way from Central Plains and has worked hard on the journey. We should be considerate of this." Hua Rujin, as the oldest person present, stood up and said, "Let's go to the front hall and wait first." This wait, they didn't know how long they would have to wait.

Seeing that the sky outside was getting darker, candles were lit in various places in the government office. Meng Changqing thanked the servant who brought him tea and said he didn't need it.

There are many people in the government office today, so she should try to avoid going to the toilet as much as possible.

Ding Aixiu sat on the chair with her eyes closed, but Zeng Jing didn't have that much patience and had already walked around the front hall for who knows how many times.

"Master Zeng, please sit down and take a rest!" Hua Rujin felt dizzy after being shaken by him.

Zeng Jing sighed again and looked at Sun Xiang who was sitting in the corner. "Sir Sun, why don't you go and ask around to see what the prefect means and whether we should continue to wait."

Sun Xiang was embarrassed, "If the master has already gone to bed, it would be inappropriate for me to go."

"If he has fallen asleep, we can't wait for him all night." Zeng Jing's words revealed a bit of impatience. "It's easy for me to talk to Lord Luo and Lord Ding, but Lord Hua and Lord Meng can't wait. Where are they? What time is it now? If something happens and the chief officer is not in office, who can take the responsibility?"

"This..." Sun Xiang stood up, "Then I'll go ask?"

Zeng Jing immediately sent him to the door and said, "Go quickly."

As the two men reached the door, they saw a yamen runner rushing over and asking, "Is the prefect awake?"

Sun Xiang said: "He is a yamen runner guarding the gate. How does he know whether the prefect will get up?"

The yamen runner said, "Someone from the restaurant came to ask if the banquet for the masters has been postponed."

Zeng Jing pushed Sun Xiang to the backyard and said, "Go and ask quickly. The restaurant can't wait any longer."

Meng Changqing made up her mind that she would wait for half an hour at most. If the new master still needed to rest, she would come another day. (End of this chapter)