After Mistakenly Binding The Matchmaker System

Li Shu's rise was so fast that he didn't give anyone time to react. He was already like a sturdy pine tree, its roots deeply embedded in the rock beneath and growing lush branches and leaves.

Li Shu was highly efficient in his work and always gave the Emperor the most satisfactory responses. Consequently, the Emperor grew fond of using him. At first, he assigned minor tasks or had him deal with old matters. Gradually, Li Shu's influence expanded. Despite the dissatisfaction from other ministers, Li Shu conducted his affairs with utmost precision, making it challenging to find fault.

"Master, there's a letter for you." Qinghe handed over the letter she received from the guards. Since Li Shu took office, he had moved out of the Left Prime Minister's residence. Later, the Emperor promoted him and granted him a house.

When he moved out, Li Shu only planned to bring Qinghe as a maid. But at Qinghe's recommendation, he also brought the young servant boy. After moving out and becoming independent, Qinghe no longer addressed him as "Eldest Young Master" but rather as "Master".

"Whose letter is it this time?" Li Shu casually took the letter, scanned the envelope but didn't see any signature. Qinghe was careful, and logically, she shouldn't have brought a letter from an unknown source to him.

"It was delivered by a child, he only said 'temple'."

"I see. You may leave."

The envelope was opened, and inside was a piece of light green letter. After reading its contents, Li Shu couldn't help but curl his lips.

The letter was from Qi Mingxuan. After the Lu Ming Banquet, Qi Mingxuan had mentioned bringing the two children to meet him. But within a few days, he was dispatched to Jiangnan by the Emperor and had been away for several months, only returning to the capital a few days ago.

Li Shu thought Qi Mingxuan had forgotten about their arrangement.

The weather was getting hotter. In the past few days, news of droughts have been reported in various places. Fortunately, the previous years had been free from major calamities, and the imperial treasury was full. The Emperor promptly sent aid to alleviate the situation, effectively curbing the impact of the disaster.

People didn't take the disaster seriously, attributing the exceptionally hot summer and scarce rainfall to mere weather anomalies. Little did they know, in places unseen, famine had spread like wildfire.

In Yun County, a thousand miles away from the capital, a once populous county with forty thousand residents now had less than ten thousand remaining. Unable to receive relief supplies, the emaciated and angered survivors stormed the county magistrate's residence. After brutally killing the local magistrate and others in the residence, they looted the entire place.

The same events weren't limited to Yun County; it's just that these places were too remote for news to reach the capital immediately.

Dazzled by the prosperity before their eyes, the officials in the capital couldn't fathom the tragedies unfolding in places beyond their sight.

It wouldn't be long before the false prosperity was brutally torn apart by the harsh reality.

The weather in Great Zhou was about to change.

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Li Shu arrived at his destination a bit earlier than mentioned in the letter. Qi Mingxuan chose a location outside the city. There were too many eyes and ears in the city, which was somewhat inconvenient.

He came by carriage and changed carriages midway. He had a big goal. If someone discovered that he had private dealings with Prince Qin, he didn't know how many troubles it would cause.