Be a small county magistrate in ancient times

"My husband went to Liangzhou City after reading this letter, which led to his death," Madam Mao said, choking back tears.

Meng Changqing carefully read the letter from beginning to end, not missing the signature and stamp on the envelope.

However, the contents of the letter were very cryptic, only telling Mao Chunfang that her wish was about to be fulfilled, that someone was coming to discuss things with her, and that they would be going to Liangzhou around the tenth of the month, and that she should come to Liangzhou city to discuss things in detail.

Who wrote this letter?

Judging from the envelope, it was addressed to someone from West Street in Beijing.

But this person is not Feng Zhong'an, and doesn't even have the surname Feng.

The letter did not specify that the matter was related to Feng Zhong'an.

"Madam, this alone is insufficient to prove that Vice Minister Feng is involved. Are there any other pieces of evidence or witnesses?"

Madam Mao said, "My servants can testify to this."

“Since she is a servant in your household, she cannot be a witness.” Meng Changqing returned the letter to Madam Mao.

Madam Mao became agitated, "I know it was him who did it."

"Madam," Meng Changqing asked, "why do you think that way?"

Madam Mao hesitated for a moment, but quickly made a decision. "To be honest, my husband used to be on good terms with Feng Zhong'an, and they had many private dealings."

"If that's the case, why did Vice Minister Feng kill Lord Mao?" Meng Changqing was eager to find out.

"I'm afraid it was something my husband wanted that he couldn't do, so he decided to kill him." Madam Mao didn't hide anything at this point, after all, the person was already dead, so what was the point of saving face? "My husband wanted to be promoted to the position of prefect of Liangzhou. When Lord Wei's term was about to end, he contacted Feng Zhong'an. Now that Lord Liu has been arrested, my husband has had the same idea again and sent people to the Feng family to deliver a lot of gifts."

Meng Changqing thought to himself, "For something like this, it's not worth killing someone." Suddenly, Meng Changqing realized that Mao Chunfang had died after Liu Dexiang.

It's likely that Madam Mao's knowledge was incomplete; Mao Chunfang's death was probably due to her involvement with Liu Dexiang.

If the assumption is true, then there must be a relationship between Feng Zhong'an and Liu Dexiang.

“Lord Meng, I know you are the most capable,” Madam Mao said. “In the entire Liangzhou, you are the only one who can help my family. Please, for the sake of working with Chunfang for so many years, do not let him suffer injustice even after his death.”

Meng Changqing really wanted to ask, what kind of outcome do you hope for? If the imperial court tries this case and finds Feng Zhong'an guilty, will killing him be an equal punishment for Mao Chunfang's death? The possibility is extremely low.

But to say such things now would be too inhumane.

Meng Changqing said to Madam Mao, "I believe you must have your reasons for having such doubts. I can understand your desire to prevent Lord Mao from being wronged."

But madam, it's best if this matter doesn't involve me.

Madam Mao's eyes showed surprise; she really hadn't expected the person in front of her to say such heartless words.

Although she had only met Meng Changqing a few times, Mao Chunfang would often mention him at home, saying that he had a childish temper, was unaware of the wickedness of people, and always liked to meddle in other people's affairs.

But why is Meng Changqing so ruthless when it comes to her family's affairs?
Before Madam Mao could even express her disappointment, Meng Changqing continued, "This matter involves high-ranking officials of the third rank. The interests behind them are definitely not simple. In fact, to consolidate their own interests, they may have already sided with the successor to the throne that they favor."

I don't know if you can understand what I'm saying.

In short, once this matter gets involved with me, it will only become more and more troublesome, and the result you want will become further and further away. (End of Chapter)