Recap: As we recall from the previous chapter, the Empress appointed Li Rufeng as the "Fifth-Rank Agriculture Minister" and granted him the special privilege of "executing first and reporting later regarding grain cultivation," while Third Princess was also forced to embark on her cultivation journey of growing Spirit Rice.
Who would have thought that after just two days in office, Li Rufeng would be run off his feet? Every day was spent either verifying Spirit Rice yields at the Ministry of Revenue or being dragged away by the Vice Minister to study some "Spiritual Energy tidal irrigation scheme," leaving him with precious little time to go home.
Early in the morning on the thirteenth day of the sixth month (July 4th), Li Rufeng rubbed his sore back as he sneaked out of the Ministry of Revenue office. Just as he planned to head back to the Swift Wind Camp to check things out, his path was blocked by two familiar figures.
Chapter 492