However, to Duke Jingguo's chagrin, the Emperor caught a cold and fell ill that very night!
When Duke Jingguo received the news, he was about to eat with his family. His bowl dropped down and he was in no mood to eat anymore.
The juniors of the family shrunk back and tried their best to minimize their presence, afraid that they would become cannon fodder.
The news that the Empress was in Luo City quickly spread throughout the capital city. The aristocratic families and nobles were all shocked when they heard this. One by one, they sent their own people to Luo City to investigate.
This also made the drought in Luo City more prominent. Many quick-thinking officials began to plot how to make use of this incident to show their faces in front of the Emperor.
After a few days of getting familiar with the city, Su Ying realized that the situation at Luo City was even more serious than she had known previously.
