Chapter 155: Three Children's Pursuit of Learning

"How pretty!" Bai Zhi couldn't help exclaiming.

Although it contains plant ash, the color looks clean, not dirty at all; instead, it's as white as jade.

"Xiao Liu, go fetch two basins of water." Jiang Yun Chu looked at the pig-oil soap in her hand, then had Zhang Guangzhi unmold the other pig-oil soaps as well.

Yesterday was mainly to teach them the process; the number of these pig-oil soaps wasn't large, just over ten pieces total.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Liu quickly replied, "Okay, right away."

As he spoke, he ran out, causing the other few people to involuntarily laugh and shake their heads.

No matter how steady he tries to be, he's still just a child.

"Come, Su Xin, you go first." Jiang Yun Chu called out to Su Xin.

Su Xin managed the outside shop and villa; now, whether it was her dowry or the Wang Fu's business, aside from the few shops mentioned by the Yun stewards, Jiang Yun Chu had entrusted all the shops to Su Xin.

Being in charge of these, she naturally needed to know her own possessions well.

Otherwise, how could she expand sales and production later?

Her goal was to go to the battlefield; if that wasn't possible, being an idle salted fish in the Wang Fu would also be fine!

"First, put your hands in the water to wet them." Jiang Yun Chu's voice was calm and unhurried as she spoke slowly.

With each step she spoke, Su Xin followed it exactly.

"Come, place the pig-oil soap on your hand and make a circular motion."

"Okay, put down the pig-oil soap and rub your hands together."

Actually, while rubbing the pig-oil soap in circles, a slippery feeling appeared on the hands, and some bubbles had already formed.

Subsequently, as they rubbed their hands together, the dense foam increased more and more.

"Rinse them clean in the water basin, then dry your hands."

Jiang Yun Chu watched Su Xin's actions, and the corners of her mouth twitched up slightly.

"This is too amazing." Su Xin looked at her hands; unlike before washing, this time her hands felt exceptionally clean, with no tight feeling, and instead her skin felt better.

"Describe the feeling."

Seeing her stunned expression, Jiang Yun Chu knew her creation was definitely a success.

"It's amazing; look, I just touched dirt and then handled oil, washed once, and everything came out completely clean."

"Moreover, the hands feel great now, unlike before when they felt tight."

Su Xin happily shared.

Seeing everyone eager to try, Jiang Yun Chu smiled and said, "You all try it too."

One by one they began to try it; even Zhao Gutou gave it a try, seeing that all the dirt on his hands was washed away, he couldn't help but feel astonished.

Zhao Gutou, that is Old Man Zhao.

His name is exactly that, so everyone basically calls him Old Man Zhao.

"Good, this is a great thing!" Zhao Gutou nodded.

Xiao Liu's eyes sparkled, "Princess Consort, with this, our Wang Fu's shop can finally open."

"Our workshop can also get started."

What he worried about most would not happen.

Jiang Yun Chu nodded, "Did everyone see how I did it yesterday?"

"Now we must keep it absolutely secret; before our shop opens, no one must know about our pig-oil soap."

She gave that instruction, and Zhang Guangzhi immediately nodded; having just seen the usefulness of the pig-oil soap, he already realized its seriousness.

"Princess Consort, I will pay attention."

"Now we need to pick a name." Jiang Yun Chu touched her brow, "We can't just call it pig-oil soap, can we?"

"This name really is……"

"Um…… it's a bit too down-to-earth."

"Lustrous white like jade." Su Xin touched her palm, "Princess Consort, how about calling it Lustrous Jade Soap?"

"Lustrous Jade Soap?"

"Not bad!" Jiang Yun Chu nodded approvingly.

With a good name, one can sell at a good price.

Her soap is intended to be a high-end product, to earn money from noble ladies.

For common folk, even eating is a struggle; they must think twice before buying oil—would they buy pig-oil soap?

Thus, the Lustrous Jade Soap that would become popular for a long time was born in this small workshop.

As Jiang Yun Chu returned from the workshop, she saw three carriages stopped at the gate of the Wang Fu.

Recently the Regent Prince's Manor had been unsettled; Jiang Yun Chu thought someone had come to cause trouble.

When the carriages entered, she then saw three little radish heads swaying left and right at the Wang Fu's gate, as if waiting for something.

"Princess Consort, those carriages belong to the Yong Bo Marquis Manor, the Jia Manor, and the Han Manor." Bai Zhi glanced at the little radish heads and immediately realized who was in the carriages.

Jiang Yun Chu got off the carriage, and the maidservants of the three mansions immediately said something to the carriages.

From the three carriages, three women stepped down.

"Greetings, Princess Consort." The three women smiled, though that smile was slightly forced.

Jiang Yun Chu raised her brows; she hadn't heard that Ning Hanmo had gone out lately, so he shouldn't be causing her trouble!

"Please rise, ladies, come in quickly."

She raised her hand, then stepped into the Regent Prince's Manor ahead of them.

If she didn't move, those behind couldn't either—not to mention her age, her rank stood right here.

It wasn't that these people could get past.

Three women exchanged a glance; besides Madame Han, the two of them were somewhat worried.

Reception hall.

The maid, after serving tea, had already withdrawn.

The three women still didn't know how to speak, when a clear voice directly spoke up.

And the person also knelt down on the ground.

It was Zhang Xiaosan, Zhang Cunwen, who had a very good relationship with Ning Hanmo.

"Princess Consort, I want to come to Chun Hua Xue Yuan, I beg the Princess Consort to accept me."

Jia Chuan and Han Wen Jun exchanged a glance, also knelt on either side of Zhang Cunwen, "We also want to come to Chun Hua Xue Yuan."

Jiang Yun Chu raised her eyebrows, did not let the children get up, but also did not answer.

Instead, she lightly took a sip of tea.

Her academy is not something just anyone can come to.

Now it's relatively easy to manage, because besides the two children of the Regent Prince's Manor, the other children are all from the Kang Fu; I have disciplined them strictly, and the maternal grandfather oversees them, so no one dares to say anything.

But...

These three children are not from the Regent Prince's Manor, nor from the Kang Fu; in management and education she needs to gauge the degree, and this degree is hard to control.

"Princess Consort, my Han family is wholly loyal and brave, but except for the old gentleman, all the men died on the battlefield; at home we only have this lone sprout."

"We treat him as if holding him in our mouth, afraid he'll melt; putting him in our pocket, afraid he'll break."

"Several women, doting and protecting him, just fear he suffers even a little injury, fear letting the Han line die out, dying would be unworthy of our ancestors."

Madame Han wore a bitter smile; this is also the reason the child has been spoiled to this point.

"Now he's grown up, when we realized our mistake, it was already too late."

"The various academies of Jingdu don't want him."

"Let him leave Jingdu; not to mention our unease, I estimate His Majesty also won't be at ease."