Strange Tales: You're an Official, but you're raising a bunch of Demonessess? - Chapter 53

Chapter 53: If you can get his approval, you are the Crown Prince.

“Do you know him?” Lan Su looked at his astonished daughter, curiously inquiring.

“Well… I’ve barely crossed paths with him,” Lan Xi replied, subconsciously touching her chest and blushing.

Unexpectedly, such a person… would produce such an answer sheet?

“Whale sharks roam the rivers and seas; do they care about the shrimp food small fish are fighting over?”

The disdainful look of that person remained vivid. He wasn’t boasting…

He’s truly a whale shark roaming the rivers and seas!

He presented such an astonishing exam paper. Even using just a little time. She also witnessed when he left.

“Oh?”

Lan Su raised an eyebrow, pointing to the paper in her hand and said, “If you can earn his approval, you’ll be the crown prince. After I’m gone, you’ll be the king!”

“What?”

Another earth-shattering revelation. As if hearing something unbelievable, Lan Xi trembled, the paper feeling like a thousand pounds in her hands.

Despite the minister’s urging, Lan Su resisted establishing a crown prince for so many years. No one knew what he was thinking.

Lan Xi was quite helpless. She believed she governed well in terms of talent, handling affairs competently. As the legitimate eldest daughter, she had the right status. Her reputation was commendable. She worked tirelessly, giving her all to study and be a competent ruler. She couldn’t fathom why her father wouldn’t pass the throne to her.

He even gradually supported her brother Lan Zhi.

Lan Zhi, although valiant, was too domineering and aggressive, unfit for the current court. But her father allowed their competition, never making a clear statement.

Now, suddenly, he gave her a promise, leaving her stunned.

Bai Yu’s approval… does that make her the Crown Prince?

What kind of enchantment did Bai Yu use on her father?

Even with such an extraordinary article, can they entrust the future to him?

He’s only sixteen!

“The same applies to Lan Zhi!”

“What?!” Lan Su looked at his shocked and dumbfounded daughter.

Shaking his head, he continued, “If he approves of Lan Xi, then Lan Xi is the crown prince.”

“This… this…”

In disbelief, Lan Xi looked at Lan Su, “Is he really that important?”

Lan Su pointed to the test paper in her hand and asked, “Isn’t he important?”

Lan Xi: …

“Let me show you something interesting.”

Lan Su seemed to remember something and handed her another document, saying lightly, “A small tavern in the capital has gained popularity. In less than a month, it has become the most notable in Lieyang City.”

“Why do you think that is?”

Lan Xi opened the document and carefully examined it.

Lan Su continued, “The reason is that before the Imperial Examination, the tavern owner spent a hundred gold to buy three strategies from Bai Yu, the ones you’re holding!”

Lan Xi stared in shock, “A hundred gold? For three strategies?”

Too extravagant!

However, as she read the letter’s contents, her eyes widened. She may not be versed in commerce, but her broad knowledge allowed her to recognise the value within these seemingly simple strategies.

“Look closely. Although these strategies seem simple, upon closer inspection, they are full of mysteries and imaginative and contain the most essential core of human nature. If you can understand their core, traversing the world for business and planning operations becomes easy!”

“Hundred gold is too little!”

“Thousands of gold should not be exchanged!”

Lan Xi, leaning back, seemed thoughtful, “Such things are presented so casually by a mere sixteen-year-old, exchanged for a hundred gold to squander.”

“This proves he doesn’t care at all!”

“Think about it. How much does he reveal, and how much does he hide?”

“This person is incredibly wise! His control over human nature has reached a terrifying level!”

Lan Xi: …

That man is indeed very smart.

His eyes were profoundly penetrating the first time they met as if he could see through people’s hearts. Through just a few lines of dialogue, he figured out her identity.

Father has never praised a person so much. No… maybe it’s not praise. It’s envy, jealousy. How does the emperor, the ninety-fifth supreme, envy and admire such talent?