The reason was that in this era, the grain the common folk worked so hard to grow all year was barely enough to eat. At best, they could fill their stomachs only halfway. To eat a little better, they had no choice but to work even harder.
Some had to work for the landowners, while others went to the county seat or elsewhere to find work. At the very least, they could clear land and grow other crops. Only then could they eat their fill.
Now that Li Rong was providing meals, of course they were more than happy. They'd be glad even if it meant they could eat three meals a day.
Li Rong was hard at work, with activity bustling all around her. But when Emperor Li Ming heard about it, he was furious. He thought Li Rong was dissatisfied with the marriage he had arranged for her, so she had fled to her fief to hide.
Li Ming issued several imperial edicts in a row, ordering Li Rong to return to the capital at once. What he hadn't expected was that every messenger he sent to deliver an edict would come down with a very strange affliction.
As soon as someone carrying an edict left the capital, they would immediately forget what they were supposed to do. But once they made their way back, they would remember again.
The reason this happened was that Wang Yue had used the abilities of the Nightmare Demon and the Illusionary Demon, applying them directly to the imperial edicts.
Anyone who carried an edict for more than an hour would fall into an illusion and nightmare. Under the influence of fear and those illusions, they simply couldn't deliver the edict.
This enraged Li Ming. He thought the Shangguan Family was behind