Chapter 156: The Han Clan, All Loyal and Valiant

Han Clan, a loyal and valiant family, foreign retaliation has never ceased; placed under the watch of all powers in Jingdu, they could feel safe, but once they left Jingdu, who knows what would happen?

But...

"Spoiling a child is like killing him; he spends all day doing nothing useful—do you have the nerve to face the Han Clan's ancestors?" Old Master Han flew into a rage the day before, making Han Wen Jun kneel in the ancestral hall for an entire night.

These women finally realized that the child must always go out, leave them, in order to grow up.

After loyalty and valor, how could they be a clumsy bear, how could they be cowards, how could they be ignorant?

But every academy they approached, no matter what benefits they offered, none accepted them.

Han Wen Jun's reputation in this Jingdu is truly thunderous.

Especially as Ning Hanmo's fame faded, his own fame grew louder and louder.

"Princess Consort, I, the Han Clan, beg you." Lady Han stood up, about to kneel.

Jiang Yun Chu spoke: "I have always upheld corporal punishment."

"Leave the child with me, that's fine."

"Life-Death Contract must be signed, life or death doesn't matter! Lady Han, do you understand?"

Life-Death Contract...

They had heard of it before; that's also why they delayed making a decision.

"I'll sign." Those two words were spoken by Lady Han through gritted teeth.

But she had no choice; this was Jun'er's last chance.

Jiang Yun Chu nodded: "Let's decide later."

She glanced at the other two ladies, then sipped tea and ate snacks leisurely; she wasn't in a hurry, watching others' dilemmas, which was somewhat amusing.

Life-Death Contract!

That's to keep most people out; her Chun Hua Xue Yuan doesn't want that many students, she lacks the energy and the obligation.

With that time, opening a shop to make money, selling prescriptions to make money—wouldn't that be good?

The reason she took in the Kang Clan's child…

It's because of the system mission!

The reason she took in the three children before her…

Damn it!

And damn it, it's also because of the system mission.

Upon seeing the three families' carriages, the system issued the mission.

"Ding: Reform Han Wen Jun."

"Failure, reduce lifespan by ten years."

"Ding: ……"

……

Three children, neither more nor less.

Ten years each, mother, three of them, thirty years.

Just how much lifespan does she have? Can the damn system deduct it? Otherwise it'll take it all? Otherwise we'll all play till the end?

Although she constantly complained in her heart, her face remained utterly calm.

"Princess Consort, my Jia Manor has only this child; when I gave birth, I injured my body, and over the years this is the only one I have—he is my lifeline, and I am reluctant to part with him."

Lady Jia wore a bitter smile; the Minister of War is one who dotes on his wife, over the years their marital affection has been deep, and he has taken no concubine.

The more so, the more she felt sorry for her husband.

But the predicaments of the several children are all the same.

Jingdu has no academy willing to take them; leaving Jingdu she is reluctant, especially since this child keeps saying every few days that he must come to Chun Hua Xue Yuan, and she is worn down by the child's insistence.

"Then Lady Jia can take him back; the child doesn't necessarily have to go to an academy—he could go to a study hall or a study room, which are also places to study." Jiang Yun Chu laughed.

"Your tears, just manipulate Master Jia enough—don't you dare try to manipulate me!"

Life-Death Contract is an unchangeable rule; no one is exempt.

Even her own two children have her signed Life-Death Contract in their academy records.

The person in the Imperial Palace also wrote a secret letter with the same meaning.

What's more, ……

One Jia Manor!

To let Jiang Yun Chu break the rules—that's impossible!

"I……" Lady Jia's words got stuck in her throat, unable to speak out or take back.

The lady of Yong Bo Marquis Manor looked at her son, and there was no hesitation.

"My little Sanzi, please take care of him, Princess Consort—he's rather mischievous; you can hit him, scold him, discipline him, punish him."

The lady of Yong Bo Marquis Manor looked at her son's stubborn face—what else is there not to understand?

She's not as foolish as Lady Jia; their children had no choice, once handed over to Wang Fu, it's up to the Princess Consort—since it's decided, what more fuss is there?

Yesterday the three families visited several academies, all were rejected.

Later they put their heads together and made this decision.

Now it seems her allies aren't very smart.

Over there, the lady of Jia Manor had just been choked by Jiang Yun Chu, and now the lady of Yong Bo Marquis Manor choked her too; offending either one is out of the question, so she can only stay silent.

"Princess Consort, we three have already discussed it—we won't cause trouble, we'll gradually correct our bad habits, we'll study hard." Jia Chuan and Zhang Cunwen, who have some understanding of the Princess Consort, had prior contact.

Especially, the Princess Consort keeps her word.

As mentioned before, they wanted to help Lao Yao; they found out that Lao Yao was indeed studying at Chun Hua Xue Yuan.

Besides, staying beside the Princess Consort lets them learn more; unlike with their own mothers, where they are rebellious and think differently, they can't even agree with her.

But they truly admire the Princess Consort!

Jiang Yun Chu watched the three little ones kneeling there; she didn't tell them to rise, and none of them moved.

Naturally, she also saw the children's attitude.

"Get up first, stand to the side." Jiang Yun Chu said.

"Yes." The three little radish heads were obedient and well‑behaved, completely unlike how they were at home.

The three madams were quite surprised—was this still their family's little demon king?

"Zi Su, fetch the Life‑Death Contract."

"Yes." Zi Su hurried out; the Life‑Death Contracts kept in the Regent Prince's Manor are standard templates, and sometimes the maids, when practicing calligraphy, would write a few and set them aside for later use.

After all, there are more and more children in the manor these days—who knows when they might be needed again?

This…

Today we used it.

"This is the content of the Life‑Death Contract; after the madams have read it, they sign and leave a handprint, and the child must also leave a handprint." Jiang Yun Chu said lightly, and added nothing else.

She neither persuaded nor explained.

Anyway, the final interpretation belongs to the Regent Prince's Manor.

As for the rest: if they accept, the child stays; if they refuse, the child is taken away.

She has let go of the ten years of her lifespan; I don't know how the system could still be holding a grudge.

Not deducting in the east, deducting in the west—it's just a matter of time.

"I'll sign." Madam Han looked at the well‑behaved child, sighed, and immediately signed her name.

Among the three families, theirs is the most urgent; the old general has already ordered that the child either be sent to the academy or to the battlefield.

How could a child of the Han family be a weak‑legged good‑for‑nothing?

The Han family would rather cut off their lineage than accept a coward or a deserter!