"Be careful of what?" Su Liyan asked.
Xiaoqian continued, "While we're trying to conceive, we need him to get enough sleep every day and not drink. Sister, you should ask him how late he comes back every night. Sometimes he reeks of alcohol, which is why I don't let him into bed."
Su Changliang explained, "It's not my fault. I'm the County Magistrate of Taiping City now, so I have a lot of social obligations."
Su Changliang wasn't wrong. Many matters in Taiping City required his personal attention to resolve. If he wasn't careful, people would violate the Court's laws, especially those holding official positions themselves. For example:
Just a few days ago, several farmers from the east side of the city jointly submitted a petition accusing an official in Taiping City—a Ninth Grade Chief Clerk surnamed Ji!
They accused the official, Ji, of forcibly enclosing their land to extort higher rent, even resorting to some despicable methods in the process.
