Chapter 138: You……don

How long has it been? It doesn't hurt anymore, Yue Yue, don't worry. Jiang Yun Chu rubbed her head; since that day she came back, Yue Yue had sealed away all the bell ornaments, no longer needing them.

To some extent, a shadow still lay buried in the child's heart.

It's wrong; it was never the bell at all!

But the person wearing the bell, the silver bell!

That day, An San's leg still wasn't nimble; he walked up to Jiang Yun Chu and knelt down directly.

"Please punish me, Princess Consort." He had no hesitation, nor any reluctance; today's request for punishment was his own decision.

Interesting—over the past few days, quite a few people have come to ask for punishment.

"What punishment are you asking for?"

Jiang Yun Chu looked at the person kneeling below, and did not let him rise.

"It's my carelessness; I fell under someone else's spell, which delayed me and prevented me from staying by the Princess Consort's side." Dark Guard—he follows his master in life and must die before his master dies; that is the Dark Guard's rule.

He had fallen under someone else's spell, left the Princess Consort's side, causing her to suffer grave injuries and almost die at Ying Feng Zhai; these faults he must bear alone.

"Get up."

Jiang Yun Chu took a sip of soup; lately the soup has been full of herbal flavor, its taste has become much lighter.

Those who didn't know thought she was drinking medicine.

But seeing Zi Su's gaze fixed on her from the side, she silently lifted the bowl again and took two sips.

"With such deliberate design, it's not your fault."

Those people over there know well those around her—whether it's Ning Hanmo's entourage or Ning Yue Xue's—all have been lured away; this is no isolated case.

For example, when she met the first person, three waves of assassins appeared; An San blocked two waves, letting her go ahead first.

After that, An San became trapped.

This isn't An San's fault.

"If…" An San replied, blaming himself.

But before he could finish speaking, Jiang Yun Chu smiled and said, "If you don't stay, then I can't leave either; we can't guarantee what danger Yue Yue might face."

"So you did very well."

Dark Guard—at the critical moment, die for the master.

But An San bought her time; that was his greatest contribution, and the outcome was good too—Yue Yue is safe and sound, which is already the best result.

"Master, I will request to go to the punishment hall; if I come out alive, I will continue to follow you." An San rose and left directly.

But as he walked, his figure flickered into an illusion and then vanished.

The Ningguang people have said before that this is a special skill, commonly found on Dark Guards, yet it was not trained with her.

This is the first time An San has called "master"; before, he always called "Princess Consort."

"Master" represents his acknowledgment.

Once a Dark Guard acknowledges a master, he will never betray him for life.

Days passed, and Jiang Yun Hui moved into the Wang Fu to live; originally they planned to give her a separate courtyard, but she asked for the space next to Ningguang Yuan, which is the site of the Spring Flower Kindergarten; now the kindergarten has only two children: one is Ning Yue Xue, the other is Kang Zhi Dong, who was forcibly brought over by his second aunt.

On the first day he was sent over, he cried hard all day; the second day he began running after Yue Yue; on the third day, his mouth kept calling "Yue Yue elder sister," and he no longer called "mother."

Although the child is still young, Jiang Yun Chu every day sends the child's situation to the Kang Fu, letting the second aunt review and sign before taking it back to file.

What time the child wakes up, what he eats for breakfast, what he plays with in the morning, what he eats for extra meals, and so on…

"Lately I want to buy a plot of sandy land to make our experimental field next spring; this autumn we need to start enriching the soil early."

"The budget is fifty taels, the land area is two mu, to cultivate fertile sandy soil, and with the plan for next spring's opening, I need you to provide these."

"The silver is right here!"

Jiang Yun Chu looked at the children below; each face showed surprise—they had done many outrageous things, they knew how to make fertile farm manure, they knew how to catch pests and pull seedlings.

But buying land—isn't that a bit excessive?

"For the coming month, I've already discussed with all the teachers; you will devote this month entirely to the land, after which the agriculture lessons will be converted to other courses, and agriculture class won't resume until spring."

Jiang Yun Chu looked at the hesitant people below, she tapped the table lightly and asked, "You……don't dare?"

Her face bore a smile, without mockery or any other emotion.

Just……

Before Kang Wen could stand up, Kang Wu rose directly, "What do these fifty taels of silver cover? Is it just the cost of buying the land?"

Jiang Yun Chu extended her index finger, then gently shook it, "No no no."

"These fifty taels of silver include all expenses."

"I need for next spring's opening; this is a plot of fertile sandy land. The yield from what we plant next year, minus our current expenses, the profit will be next year's agricultural studies fund—we can expand the experimental field, invest in certain people to do business, and……"

She was like the grandmother in Little Red Riding Hood; each time she mentioned a benefit, the corresponding person's eyes would light up.

Having gotten along for nearly half a year, looking at these children, she had grasped their weaknesses and preferences to about eighty or ninety percent.

"Dean, I think we can talk about this again." At that moment, Ning Qiancheng and Kang Zhi Chun stood up, speaking almost in unison.

Jiang Yun Chu pressed her lips, suppressing her smile, then looked at the two children and asked, "How shall we talk?"

"If you can move me, I don't mind talking."

"Dean, can we discuss this?" At that moment, Ning Hanmo also stood up and loudly said a sentence.

Jiang Yun Chu shrugged her shoulders, "Give you two quarters of an hour; I hope you can produce reasons to convince me."

"I'm going to Ningguang Yuan."

Now all the teachers are staying in Ningguang Yuan, which serves as a modern office.

Originally she wanted to rearrange a courtyard specifically for office use, but the Ningguang people said, going back and forth to fetch books is too troublesome; Ningguang Yuan is already spacious, and aside from those who live at Ningguang Top, these people can completely set down their books for study.

"What are you preparing to do this month?" Qing Feng Da Ru came today to mooch a meal, happened to hear that they were taking a month off here, and asked, puzzled.

Those two people both said it was arranged by Jiang Yun Chu, letting him directly ask Yun chu.

He only then kept waiting here, didn't go back.

"Autumn has arrived, the fields need manure; otherwise next year there won't be a good harvest." Jiang Yun Chu said.

"Nonsense!" Qing Feng Da Ru heard, his face involuntarily turned red, not from shyness but from anger.