Chapter 52: Jiang Yun Chu Leaves the Capital

"How do you want to punish us?" the calm Kang Wu asked at this time.

Jiang Yun Chu tilted their head, "He said it's all his fault, you don't need to punish."

Kang Wu watched her smile, suddenly feeling terrified; he had always thought Yun Chu sister was foolish, but...

Now he wants to re-evaluate this person.

"You know full well, the route was arranged by me, the escape plan was also proposed by me; any punishment, let me take it."

Kang Wu spoke firmly, and he is not an idiot; definitely their escape was discovered from the start, and now thinking about it, those guards aren't blind—how could they not see the two of them?

Moreover, they were still wearing moon-white clothes.

How obvious is that in this pitch-black night?

In hindsight, he realized how many problems he had, but previously he hadn't noticed or bothered to think about them.

"What do you say?" Jiang Yun Chu looked toward Kang Wen.

Although Kang Wen covered his buttocks, he still shielded his younger brother behind him, "I proposed it, everything started with me, let the punishment fall on me alone."

Jiang Yun Chu smiled; the process was cute, the outcome not bad.

"Give you one day's time... tomorrow evening, I want to see your self-criticism letters."

"Oh! Right, you lack education and don't know characters."

"You also don't know what a self-criticism letter means, right?"

She laughed so hard her branches shook; that demeanor hid nothing at all.

Kang Wu's gaze darkened, and Kang Wen's teeth began to grind.

Kill the person, exterminate the heart!

"Speak." Kang Wu set his face, saying only one word.

In terms of aura, never mind, it can be cultivated.

"A self-criticism letter is writing down where you went wrong, what you did wrong, how to improve next time, and what punishment will follow if you repeat the mistake."

"The meaning of self-criticism."

"As for the characters you don't know..."

"Tomorrow I'll assign a few people; for every character on the self-criticism letter, you must write it yourselves, they only teach you how to write that character."

Jiang Yun Chu yawned; the night was already deep, thinking they still had to get up early, feeling somewhat helpless.

Staying up late watching the little brats play games, although it's fun, it's really tiring.

Kang Wen and Kang Wu, heads drooping, their expressions—how to say—each bore a hint of despair.

When people are at their most hopeful, they fall into the valley's depths.

This incident will let them remember it for a lifetime.

"How could this be?" Kang Wen pondered, his mind full of big question marks.

Kang Wu sighed, looking at the two people's robes, which were almost torn into strips.

"Brother, look at our clothes." Kang Wu spoke.

He shouldn't have acted impulsively, yet he couldn't control his own impulsiveness.

This time, it truly was losing the wife and losing the troops.

Moreover, with this experience, Yun Chu sister's side will strengthen defenses, making their escape from the Wang Fu increasingly unrealistic.

Even if...

Forget it, even if they were prepared, judging from today's situation, escaping the Wang Fu seems impossible.

"What's wrong with the clothes?" Kang Wen dislikes using his brain, and with a younger brother around, whenever he asks there will be an answer, so he's even lazier to think.

"Look at the color, look in the moonlight—our clothes are glowing." Kang Wu gave the answer directly.

"Just because of this?" Kang Wen widened his eyes.

Had I known, I would have changed the clothes.

Kang Wu shook his head, "This is only one point; moreover, those guards had already spotted us, merely leading us to the place we wanted to go."

"Also, when we stormed the Rhyme Courtyard today, we should have known Yun Chu sister has a bad temper and also possesses martial arts."

Kang Wu analyzed carefully, not caring whether his brother listened; he was mostly speaking to himself.

He was analyzing his own problems, as well as the problems in his thinking.

Jiang Yun Chu returned to the room, calculated the time, alright, could only sleep for one and a half shichen.

The sky was still dark; in the Rhyme Courtyard's small kitchen, a figure began to bustle about.

Tonight was originally Xin Su's shift, but she went to inspect the manor; today Zi Su came for the shift, and Jiang Yun Chu sent her off to sleep.

Yesterday those two kids caused everyone to sleep poorly; tomorrow they still have to go to Ningguang Peak.

"Princess Consort, I haven't woken up." Zi Su felt a bit apologetic; the Princess Consort was already busy, yet this maid wasn't by her side.

Jiang Yun Chu looked at her, "Please add some firewood."

"Also, the peach blossom cake here is ready; please help me taste its flavor."

One must say, the peach blossoms given in the exchange space are extremely fresh, also carrying a strong floral fragrance, with dew on the petals, crystal clear and translucent.

"Princess Consort, it smells so good!"

Zi Su's eyes lit up; she had never eaten such a delicious pastry—it not only had peach blossom fragrance but also a faint peach flavor.

This too... is too delicious.

"As long as it's tasty, that's fine."

"These pastries will be sent to the academy shortly for those four kids to try."

"This plate goes to the Young Master, this plate is for Yue Yue."

"The rest, you and the one-eared can split them."

Jiang Yun Chu looked at the excited Zi Su; Zi Su's nature is somewhat aloof, so it's not easy for her to take a liking to anything.

"Princess Consort, let me go with you." Zi Su heard this, and her just‑happy expression vanished just like that.

She glanced at Zi Su and said, "I'm going to ask the teacher for help, not to show off—what do you want me to do with you? Get turned away at the door!"

She had already prepared herself for being turned away, after all, her own children's reputation is not good.

Even if she says her children have improved, it's just empty talk.

"Princess Consort, let me go and ask for you," Zi Su said immediately.

For the Princess Consort to beg the teacher is something she dare not even imagine.

Since the Princess Consort entered the Wang Fu, she has been the domineering Princess Consort, the fearless Princess Consort, the scheming Princess Consort, the thoughtful Princess Consort, the acting Princess Consort.

Alone, she has never seen the Princess Consort beg anyone.

How can someone like the Princess Consort possibly beg others?

Jiang Yun Chu looked at Zi Su's appearance, pressed her lips, and said, "I have to go myself to show the sincerity of our Wang Fu."

She does not want to settle.

Her children are all outstanding; she does not want them to settle.

She is even unwilling to gamble her children's future.

"All right, this is an order." Jiang Yun Chu looked at Zi Su, who still wanted to speak, and said helplessly.

Only then did Zi Su close her mouth and stay silent, yet her gaze toward the Princess Consort still held worry.

The sky was still not bright…

Jiang Yun Chu rode a horse, with a pack on her back, and left the Wang Fu.

When she left the city gate, she directly presented the Regent Prince's Manor's token—one person, one horse, one bow and arrow, with a peculiar gift on her back—and thus departed from Jingdu.

The horse galloped along the road, getting farther and farther from Jingdu; from the bustling shops she saw fields and villages everywhere.