After considering the difficulties of conquering an empire, Lina finally came to the conclusion that her most urgent problem was not military strength, political influence, or even the threat of assassination.
It was illiteracy.
No! I can't read! What! Am! I! Supposed! To! Do!
The realization was enough to make her want to bang her head against the carriage window. She had transmigrated into the body of a princess, inherited a territory, and somehow become the designated successor to an empire, yet she couldn't even read a letter addressed to her. How was she supposed to govern anything under these circumstances? Even if she managed to reach the throne, she would be completely helpless whenever someone placed a document in front of her. She couldn't exactly ask her ministers to read every single thing aloud without raising questions.
