Chapter 444

Doctor Zi Wei's medical skills are evident to all; she has treated many people these days, and even a few of them are among those she has treated.

They cannot let Doctor Zi Wei feel hurt.

"Everyone heard the evidence," Jiang Yunchu laughed lightly, then slowly said, "My children, you are not the Jiang Family Army, nor are you without having entered the barracks; what right do you have to punish arbitrarily?"

The four words "arbitrary punishment" made her bite down hard.

"Arbitrary punishment!"

"Princess Consort, I was momentarily confused," the old doctor said; his face, which had just turned red, had now turned pale. He had grown accustomed to these children in the medical tent, treating them as part of the medical tent.

He completely forgot that they had only come to help, and were not at all part of the medical tent!

"Confused?"

"Since the old doctor is advanced in age and can no longer distinguish right from wrong, listening only to one side, it would be better for him to step down and let a worthier person take his place."

"Perhaps being a simple doctor would better suit the old doctor's medical skill."

Jiang Yunchu stood up, swung the whip in her hand again, and said, "I respect my elders, so I only gave two lashes."

"By the way, my medical skill is not bad; if Doctor Zhang doesn't mind, he can come to my medical tent, and I will naturally cure him."

"I can treat even evisceration."

"I can also treat whip wounds."

Without arrogance in her tone, even with a faint smile, she looked at the two bound children and said, "Are you addicted to being tied up? Do you need the Dean herself to come untie your ropes?"

Apart from the members of Chun Hua Xue Yuan, nobody understood what the Princess Consort meant by that remark.

Then, seeing that the two bound children had, at some point, already untied their ropes, they walked over and bowed, saying, "Thank you for your trouble, Dean."

The child who had just seemed rebellious and unruly, in Jiang Yunchu's presence, became respectful and courteous, with not the slightest breach of etiquette.

And the rope on the ground showed no signs of being cut; they had simply untied it with their hands behind their backs…

This…

Old doctor, I'm taking my child with me; I'll put him on my medical account.

Since other doctors don't value it, I do.

After saying that, she took the children and left directly…

The soldier in charge of punishment picked up the rope from the ground, puzzled, looking at the neatly coiled rope, and asked, "What's going on here?"

Strange, too strange—could it be that they didn't tie it tight?

But…

The two of them each tied one; one wasn't tied tight—it's impossible that both weren't tied tight, right?

How the old doctor handled it, or how the Jiang family army dealt with it, Jiang Yunchu didn't know, and she didn't care.

This time, someone bullied her people, so she naturally wanted to slap the other side in the face.

"Do you know you were wrong?" Jiang Yunchu looked at each little child; time really flies—before she knew it, two years had passed.

I know I was wrong.

Han Wen Jun lowered his head, not daring to meet the Dean's gaze.

"Where did you go wrong?" Jiang Yunchu looked at his appearance and helplessly raised her eyebrows.

"First, I acted impulsively; second, since the incident happened, I shouldn't have brought Zhi Xia into it as well."

"Third, I should have resolved this matter immediately."

Han Wen Jun counted off his points on his fingers, stating them one by one.

After he finished speaking, Jiang Yunchu glanced at Ning Hanmo beside her and said, "You tell me, where did he go wrong?"

Ning Hanmo looked at Han Wen Jun and said, "Back in Ning Jing you were clearly outgoing; how did you become a timid turtle here?"

"You are the grandson of General Han; the Han family is wholly loyal and brave—you haven't done anything wrong. Even if you hadn't joined the Barracks, even if you were enlisted, you'd still have done nothing wrong, said nothing wrong."

"So, what gives them the right?"

That young boy, over these days, has already formed his own way of conducting himself in the world.

Those coming out of the punishment ledger, upon hearing Ning Hanmo's bold words, felt their steps as heavy as a thousand jin.

But…

"I don't know, but I don't want to disgrace the Han name—my father, my uncle, my grandfather, whose reputation they fought for, guarded, and built up with their lives."

"I don't want to bring shame upon them because of me."

The reason Han Wen Jun endures is that he doesn't want to bring shame upon the Han family because of himself, nor have the Han family condemned by others.

"Stupid!"

Jia Chuan tapped his forehead; though not hard, it still turned slightly red.

"When they fought on the battlefield, they thought of defending Da Ning, and even more so, of protecting you!"

"Han Wen Jun, are you stupid?"

"If they knew that the children they guarded with their lives were being attacked by petty people, and those same children were innocently framed, would they rest in peace underground?"

His words were heavy—something he would never say ordinarily—but today he spoke them without reservation.

His parents' past had become an obstacle he couldn't get past.

But during that time in the Da Ning palace, although he didn't understand, he knew his parents had never given him less; they had their own helplessness, yet they still strove to love him.

At that moment, he seemed to suddenly understand his parents' love.

"Assemble." Jiang Yunchu suddenly spoke, opening her mouth and shouting just two words.

Many people looked over curiously, gazing at the rows of small figures and at the person standing before them.

"You are the children of Chun Hua Xue Yuan; behind you stands your family's support, and you are the future of Da Ning."

"If your conduct is upright, you need not fear a crooked shadow; as long as you walk properly and have a clear conscience, you need not endure in silence."

"Remember! When you are insulted, the insult is not aimed at you, but at the gate behind you; it is aimed at your Dean."

"Okay, understood?"

Jiang Yunchu didn't want to tell Han Wen Jun where he was wrong.

Other companions would tell them a little bit, but her rules were also set today; on the road ahead, they will suffer many grievances.

But she didn't want these grievances to bend their backs forever, turning them into an immovable mountain.

"Disband."

After saying those two words, she strode back to her own tent.

That night, many people couldn't sleep.

That night, a few small figures tossed and turned.

The next morning, Jiang Yunchu went straight to the medical tent; that area had already been cleared, leaving only a medical tent—where Doctor Zhang had gone, nobody knew.

Several children stayed by Jiang Yunchu's side; many injuries were treated by Kang Ziwei, and those that couldn't be handled were carried into her medical tent.

Day after day, the armies of Northern Rong, Southern Man, and Xijiang gathered at the border of Da Ning.

The Wang Fu army, the Jiang family army, and the Jiang family army were always prepared to resist foreign enemies.

The battle was imminent.