"Princess Consort! This servant has finally found you. I came here risking my life, behind my master's back. Please, Princess Consort, allow this servant to report."
As soon as Mier saw her, he dropped to his knees.
Ji Ruyan was startled. "Hurry and get up. What exactly has happened? Speak slowly, I'll just listen."
Supporting Mier to his feet, Ji Ruyan led him toward a nearby pavilion.
Once they entered the pavilion, Mier finally began to slowly explain the situation.
It turned out that a drought had broken out in the south. The south had always been a major grain-producing region. Once a drought started there, it meant that if the dry spell continued unchecked, it would become a massive disaster for the people.
Ji Ruyan knew that if they truly lost their grain, people wouldn't even be able to fill their stomachs; digging up tree roots to eat would be entirely possible.
