In the second year of Jiangfeng's reign, the country of Li suffered from a once-in-a-century drought.
Countless people starved to death on the streets, plague was rampant, and people were in dire straits.
The current emperor Xing Jinghuan was only nine years old and was involved in government affairs for the first time.
Officials in the DPRK and China formed gangs to fight for fame and wealth, and the country was in ruins. Unfortunately, the young emperor was full of ambition but not powerful enough.
Chu Jieling was only six years old at the time, and her family's fields had failed to produce any harvest. She had no choice but to go with her parents to seek refuge with distant relatives. Unexpectedly, she encountered a plague on the way and both her parents died of the disease.
The young Chu Jieling did not know where her relatives lived, and she lived on the streets ever since.
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