General, Madam Called You To Farm - Chapter 501

General, Madam Called You To Farm
Chapter 501 – Brought to light (2) 

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Consort Xian smiled. 

“If the old Duke Protector takes up command once more, then let the Third Prince go with him, so he may earn some military merit.”

Military merit was tantamount to winning the hearts of the people, and not just any prince could seize such an opportunity.

As for her son’s safety, Consort Xian had no worry at all.

With Qin Canglan there, how could the Third Prince ever truly be in danger? 

Qin Canglan would charge into battle, and the Third Prince would simply collect the credit.

Consort Xian laughed happily. 

“Liu Sande, send a bowl of ginseng soup to His Majesty. Tell him that I have the imperial physicians attending me here, and he need not concern himself.”

When Liu Sande returned from the Imperial Study, however, his expression was grim. 

“Your Ladyship, something has happened!”

Consort Xian asked indifferently, “Why are you so flustered?”

Liu Sande glanced at Granny Gui. She was Consort Xian’s most trusted confidante, so there was no need to hide anything from her.

Thus, Liu Sande recounted what he had overheard outside the Imperial Study.

Consort Xian sat bolt upright in shock. 

“What did you say? The Duke Protector is not Qin Canglan’s son? Then who is he?! Where is the true Duke Protector?!”

Liu Sande braced himself and replied, 

“Who he is… this servant did not hear clearly. Only that there was some mix-up back then. And now, the true heir of the Protector Duke has returned, he is here in the capital.”

He had only gone to deliver the ginseng soup and stood outside for a short while, catching fragments of the conversation.

Consort Xian’s heart burned anxiously. 

Her son was already betrothed to the Duke Protector’s estate, and if this Qin Che was a fake, then wouldn’t this marriage alliance……

Consort Xian’s face was clouded with worry. 

“What did His Majesty say?”

Liu Sande answered awkwardly, “This servant only heard that much. Later, Eunuch Fu carried the ginseng soup inside, so I could not linger and had to withdraw.”

Granny Gui tried to comfort her. 

“Your Ladyship, should we wait and see? Perhaps by tomorrow, words will come from His Majesty.”

“Wait? How can such a matter be waited on?” 

Consort Xian rose to her feet, pacing back and forth within the chamber. 

“No, I cannot sit here and await my doom. Liu Sande, go at once to the Jing family and tell my father of this. He must investigate immediately and uncover the true identity of this so-called Qin Che!”

Liu Sande braved the thunder and lightning, shivering as he departed Qixiang Palace.

By sheer luck, after only a few steps, he ran into Xiao Anzi.

Xiao Anzi, who served in the Imperial Study, had once received a favor from Liu Sande.

Xiao Anzi said, “Eunuch Liu, I heard a bit of news.”

A quarter of an hour later, Liu Sande returned to Qixiang Palace and relayed what he had learned.

“It was the people of the Marquis of Zhenbei’s household who brought them back to the capital. The Su family went home to honor their ancestors and happened to encounter that family by chance…”

“That man had changed his name to Su Cheng. Having been lost among commoners all these years, he no longer remembered who he was. He grew up stumbling and struggling, married in the countryside, and has a son and a daughter, both about the same age as Miss Qin and the young heir.”

Consort Xian’s voice was icy. 

“What young heir? That one is nothing but a fake!”

“Yes, yes, of course!” 

Liu Sande cursed himself for forgetting to correct his words and hurriedly pasted on a smile. 

“The one from the countryside is the legitimate young heir.”

Consort Xian’s brows knit as a thought struck her. 

“You just said… that the true Qin Che also has a daughter, the same age as Qin Yanran?”

“Yes.” Liu Sande replied.

The two households had a marriage arrangement. 

If that girl from the countryside was the true daughter of the Qin family, then could it be that that girl would become her son’s bride instead?

Consort Xian’s delicate eyebrows furrowed in displeasure. 

“A girl raised in the countryside… is she worthy of my son?”

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