Be a small county magistrate in ancient times

Chapter 638 Zhou Xing Enters the City
Hearing Madam Mao's words, the servants of the Mao family went to Liangzhou City late at night.

They rushed back and forth, but failed to bring back any news related to Mao Chunfang, let alone bring back the advisor.

"Madam, the city gates of Liangzhou are closed. Without the necessary travel documents, our men cannot enter." People are proactive, so the servant continued, "The city gates will open in an hour. Our men will wait outside. Madam, should we continue waiting, or find the master's seal and write a document?"

Madam Mao knew perfectly well that forging documents was a crime.

Mao Chunfang was at a critical moment; she couldn't let her own confusion hand over leverage to others.

"Never mind." Madam Mao sat back down in her chair. "There's still an hour left, let's wait. Once the city gates open, we'll send our men in to find the master."

"Yes." The servant received the order and headed towards Liangzhou City.

Madam Mao was restless. She said she would wait for an hour, but during that hour, she paced around the room countless times.

As dawn broke, she asked the maid beside her, "What time is it now? Have the gates of Liangzhou opened yet?"

The maid could only advise, "They've probably opened it, but it will take them a while to find the master, and they'll also have a long journey back from Liangzhou. Madam, please wait patiently. Why don't you have some breakfast first?"

Madam Mao was persuaded to drink half a bowl of porridge, which finally calmed her down.

But then a servant came to report, "Madam, the head of Yanglin Town has come to report to the authorities that two people have died in the wasteland outside their town."

Madam Mao's heart skipped a beat; hearing such ominous news so early in the morning was truly unlucky.

"Both the magistrate and the clerk are not here. Tell the head constable and the coroner to go there first." Madam Mao calmed herself down. Her maid complained to the servant who brought the news, "Why send such news to the back office? Madam is already worried about Master and hasn't slept well. You're just trying to scare her."

The servant had to defend himself, "When someone dies, it's always the master who has to step in. Madam, we need to tell the master about this and ask him to come back as soon as possible."

Madam Mao waved her hand, "I know, go to Liangzhou and tell him." Not only the Mao family went to Liangzhou City, but also some people from Meng Changqing's side went to Liangzhou City to inquire about the situation.

The people from both sides even met on the official road.

The man sent by Meng Changqing was Zhou Xing, who was a cavalryman and had a well-bred horse, so his speed on the road was unmatched by the Mao family.

Zhou Xing quickly surpassed the Mao family, though he was unaware of their identities.

There were few people on the official road early in the morning. When the horse arrived at the north gate of Liangzhou City, it saw a lot of people outside the city gate.

Those people were dressed plainly, but they carried official swords at their waists, and some of them were wearing official boots.

It sounds just like what adults call the yamen runners of Yangmen County.

Zhou Xing wondered to himself, what are these people doing standing here? Judging from their appearance, they were staring in the direction he came from, as if they were waiting for someone.

He dismounted, took out his identification documents, and asked the gate guards, "Are those men yamen runners from Liangzhou Prefecture?"

The officers shook their heads. "We don't know who they are either. They're probably from some county. They entered the city last night, and this morning they came to ask if Lord Mao had entered the city. It's very strange."

Zhou Xing rubbed against the soldier's shoulder and said, "I'm afraid he has something to discuss with Lord Mao. Hey, has Lord Mao entered the city yet?"

"I haven't seen Lord Mao," the soldier said to Zhou Xing. "Didn't you come into the city on business?"

"Hey, I was just worried those guys would cause trouble for you guys." Zhou Xing put away the documents. "Since you don't need my help, I'll go into town to take care of some business."

"Thank you for your concern. After that person left, we increased our manpower here and resumed the procedures set by Prefect Wei."