וַיֵּצֵ֥א הֲתָ֖ךְ אֶֽל־מָרְדֳּכָ֑י אֶל־רְח֣וֹב הָעִ֔יר אֲשֶׁ֖ר לִפְנֵ֥י שַֽׁעַר־הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃
So Hathach went forth to Mordecai unto the broad place of the city, which was before the king’s gate.
Read midrashic interpretation of Esther 4:6: and classical rabbinic exegesis.