General, Madam Called You To Farm - Chapter 548

General, Madam Called You To Farm
Chapter 548 – Miracle (1) 

Translator : Moon Lee
Editor : Tea
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After sending Su Ergou to the Imperial College, Su Mo headed to the military camp.  

He had a mission today, to greet officials returning from their diplomatic mission to Western Jin at the West City Gate.  

Once he had welcomed them, he escorted the officials into the palace.  

The Great Zhou palace was divided into the outer court and the inner court. 

The inner court was where Emperor Jingxuan and his consorts resided, and people from outside were rarely allowed entry.  

The outer court was much larger, housing major government offices such as the Military Affairs Bureau, the Censorate, and the Six Ministries.  

Emperor Jingxuan received the returning officials in the imperial study, and Su Mo was also present.  

At home, Su Mo was a filial and respectful eldest grandson and son. 

In the court, he was a loyal and devoted official. 

Emperor Jingxuan held him in high regard and allowed him to listen in on the discussions.  

In recent years, Western Jin had been focusing on recuperation, avoiding wars with other nations, and prioritizing peace. 

They reduced taxes for commoners, encouraged farming, and as a result, the lives of the citizens improved. 

With increased revenues, the depleted national treasury had gradually begun to refill over the past two years.  

Additionally, Western Jin had also discovered several mineral veins.  

Emperor Jingxuan sighed with emotions. 

Great Zhou was originally a prosperous nation, but its borders had been repeatedly ravaged by war… 

War drained the people and resources, yet without it, it was difficult to maintain peace.   

After the heavy topics were discussed, the returning officials also shared some of the local customs and practices of Western Jin.  

“Women in Western Jin are highly educated. Along the way, I saw several private schools for girls.”  

“Oh?” 

Emperor Jingxuan found this information quite interesting.  

Great Zhou also had no shortage of talented women, such as the young ladies of the Leng family or Qin Yanran from the Duke Protector’s household, both renowned beauties and scholars in the capital.

However, these women didn’t attend private schools, they either hired tutors to come to their homes or sought out renowned masters to study under.  

Perhaps Emperor Jingxuan had recently been overstimulated by Wei Ting, and therefore in an act of rashness, he also decided to construct a ‘private school for women’.  

Though it was called a private school, it was more like a palace academy, held in the Hall of Supreme Harmony. 

The primary students were imperial princesses, while their companions included daughters of imperial clansmen and high-ranking officials.  

Emperor Jingxuan looked at Su Mo. 

“Su Mo, what was your cousin’s name again?”  

……  

Su Daya’s name was prominently listed on the list.  

“Me?”  

Su Xiaoxiao paused her vegetable-chopping, lifted the lid to check the simmering chicken soup, then put it back on. 

“Why do I have to go too?”  

“I’m also puzzled.” 

Su Mo said, sitting in front of the stove and adding a handful of firewood to the hearth. 

He learned Wei Ting’s moves, using the fire tongs to adjust the logs.  

A person should be solid, and fire should be hollow.*

*This sentence explains the moral principle of honesty as the basis for human life. At the semantic level, ‘solid’ refers to the quality of being honest and reliable, corresponding to the foundation of gaining trust in interpersonal communication; The term ‘hollow’ originates from the lifestyle technique of using overhead firewood to burn fire, metaphorically warning against exaggeration and falsehoods. 

He had remembered that from last time.  

Theoretically, Su Xiaoxiao grew up in the countryside, so only those who knew her would know if she has real talents. 

Most people considered her illiterate and unsuited for such occasions. 

Was Emperor Jingxuan attempting to disgrace her or the princess by assigning her as her companion?  

But upon second thought, Emperor Jingxuan wouldn’t go out of his way to trouble a young girl.  

Then that left only two possibilities.  

First, it was merely a formality to show favor to Qin Canglan. 

Whether she was selected or not didn’t matter to Emperor Jingxuan.  

Second, Emperor Jingxuan hadn’t given up on Qin Canglan’s lineage and planned backup measures.  

The Qin family’s military strength had to be returned to the imperial family, no matter what. 

If Qin Jiang won in a month, and Qin Yanran married into the royal family, everyone would be delighted.  

But if, by any chance, Su Cheng wins, having Su Cheng’s daughter marry the Third Prince and bring the military power with her would not be a horrible ending. 

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