Yu Xiaolian was pondering whether to return to Yangzhou when Cao Gen handed her the letter fetched from the courier station.
Yu Xiaolian read Su Jingchen's letter and sighed deeply.
In the Northern Land, the duties of a civil official are relentless, and even in Yangzhou as the Salt Transport Envoy, they remain unrelenting.
The Huainan flood disaster, which logically should be the affair of the Prefect of Yangzhou, has unexpectedly been tasked to Su Jingchen by the Emperor to assist with. Merely assisting the Magistrate would have been enough, yet the Emperor also dispatched the thirteen-year-old Crown Prince to oversee matters.
While busy with emergency relief, ensuring the Crown Prince's safety is still a priority; beyond safety, the Crown Prince must also be exposed to the frontline of disaster relief to effectively learn some useful relief strategies.
