According to the Great Qin Legal Code, the southern part of the county town was designated for official business, with the main hall, second hall, and third hall arranged in sequence. On the east side were the departments of administration, household registration, and the Ritual Department Room; while the west side housed the departments of military, justice, and public works, with the prison situated in the earth's Kun position, to suppress any nefarious aura with the great virtue of the land.
The residence of the county magistrate was located at the rear, modest in size—just a typical quadrangle courtyard—hardly on par with the grand homes of other prominent families in the county. The beautiful woman led Anfeng inside first to another chamber, where she gave instructions, and soon a serving maid brought over some tea. Wang Anfeng took a sip, found the fragrant tea lacked any real desire to drink, and put it down without another sip.
