General, Madam Called You To Farm - Chapter 538

General, Madam Called You To Farm
Chapter 538 – Domineering Wei Ting (1) 

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Editor : Tea
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The old marquis had only visited Liuhua Lane once and hadn’t spoken much with Su Ergou. 

Now, he couldn’t help but feel jealous toward Qin Canglan.

Once he recovered, he would definitely sneak the children into his residence!

He could teach them too!

The old marquis asked, “Did the emperor agree?”

Qin Canglan said, “The emperor didn’t agree.”

Wait, did you just talk for half a day without achieving anything?

The old marquis grew impatient, “What exactly was the emperor’s decision?”

Qin Canglan sighed. 

“The emperor stated that given my age, it is unclear how many years I have left to teach Su Cheng. I told him that even if I die, you would still be there. If you leave, Su Yuan will still be there. Somebody will ultimately teach Cheng’er. Then the emperor replied, ‘This emperor has no doubts about your ability. I’m just not sure whether Su Cheng is teachable’.” 

The old marquis was displeased: “How could he not be? Cheng’er was extremely intelligent  as a child!”

Qin Canglan explained, “I told the emperor the same thing. In the end, the emperor agreed to grant me one month. If Cheng’er can outperform Qin Jiang within one month, he will believe Cheng’er is capable and allow him to become the Duke Protector.”

The old marquis frowned. 

“In one month…… Cheng’er hasn’t even recovered his memory yet. It’s unclear whether he can embrace his identity. Even if he does, he will struggle to outperform Qin Jiang in such a short period of time.”

On the surface, this challenge seemed to offer Su Cheng an opportunity, but in reality, it was but it was actually a set-up for Qin Jiang’s comeback.

Once Qin Jiang’s true background became known, he would inevitably face public skepticism. 

However, if Qin Jiang could defeat the legitimate son of Qin Canglan and use his strength to prove that he was more qualified than Su Cheng to wield the real power, then those who doubted him would have no choice but to remain silent.

After all, the emperor had given the legitimate son a chance.

It turned out that the legitimate son simply wasn’t capable enough.

An incompetent heir, even if taught by someone as brilliant as Zhuge Liang himself, would never amount to anything.

The old marquis was puzzled, “Why has the emperor suddenly become so partial to Qin Jiang?” 

Qin Canglan frowned and said, “Marquis Wuwei entered the palace to see the emperor last night.”

Marquis Wuwei, Jing Shengming, was Jing Yi’s grandfather and Xiao Chonghua’s maternal grandfather.

Qin Canglan continued, “I suspect he persuaded the emperor to temporarily hand the military authority to Qin Jiang.”

“That old fox, Jing Shengming!” 

The old marquis clenched his fist. 

“What are your plans now? Will you actually allow Cheng’er to compete against Qin Jiang in a month? You know Cheng’er stands no chance.”

The old marquis didn’t even ask what kind of competition would entail.

Except for eating, Su Cheng was truly no match for Qin Jiang.

When Qin Canglan described Qin Jiang as weak, he was comparing him to himself. But just how extraordinarily skilled was Qin Canglan?

How many people who would not appear weak next to him?

Admittedly, Qin Jiang’s innate talent wasn’t exceptional, but he had been raised with the full support of two powerful families for twenty years. Su Cheng, no matter how talented, couldn’t catch up to him in a month.

The old marquis asked, “Does it have to be Cheng’er?”

Qin Canglan thought for a moment. “Ergou could also work. He is Cheng’er’s son. If he can overcome Qin Jiang, the emperor should have no reason to object. However, Ergou is just fourteen. How could he possibly be a match for Qin Jiang?”

The old marquis’s expression became grave. “Old Qin, we absolutely cannot hand over the military power.”

Qin Canglan nodded. “I understand.”

If they handed it over, then the Qin family would become the next Wei family.

The old marquis closed his eyes. “This month, we must do our best to teach Cheng’er. If we are left without any other option… I’ll make my fifth son adopted into Cheng’er’s line!”

Meanwhile, the fifth son, who was on his way back to the capital, sneezed violently!

This was the second time this month he had sneezed so hard.

Did his family miss him that much?

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