I've been reborn, who still wants to be a cowardly little white flower?

Jiang Yuan only took a glance and had no idea how much these things were worth in market value. However, Mother Cui was someone close to the eldest princess and had seen all kinds of good things, so her estimate should be about the same.

"Where's the IOU?"

Mother Cui glanced at the eldest princess and shook her head, "Lord Jiang said that he doesn't recognize these estimates. These things were not worth the price back then, so he disagrees and asks for a new estimate."

Jiang Yuan raised the corner of his mouth slightly, knowing that he wanted to default on the debt, he took the dowry list, the guarantee letter and the two receipts recorded by Mother Cui today, turned around and handed them to the eldest princess.

The princess was confused, "What does this mean?"

Jiang Yuan stared at the princess' eyes seriously and said something that made her unbelievable, "Princess, Jiang Yuan wants to donate all of mother's dowry to the court, and use the funds specifically for military preparations."

"What?" The eldest princess was shocked, Mother Cui was also shocked, and the four maids behind Jiang Yuan were all shocked.

All donated? What a huge sum of money, you went through so much trouble to collect it, and you just donated it?

The words "used for armaments" made the eldest princess' heart tremble. Her husband and children were all on the battlefield, the court had not been peaceful in recent years, and shortage of military funds was a common occurrence.

Every time the Marquis came back from the battlefield, he would lose a lot of weight and there would be a shortage of food and grass. Even if the court collected grain and tried its best, it was still not enough because the treasury simply did not have that much silver.

Such a large amount of silver can be used for military equipment, at least this winter, the soldiers will not suffer from hunger and cold.

The princess took the things, looked at Jiang Yuan, and confirmed with her again, "Are you sure you want to donate all of them? This is your mother's dowry."

Jiang Yuan nodded and said, "Only one third of the dowry is left, but I will never get the rest back if I ask my father for it.

My father has property, and he can't take out these hundreds of thousands of taels all at once, but he can also take it out completely. But he won't give it to me.

I can't put a knife to his neck and force him to pay."

Jiang Yuan looked at Mother Cui and smiled at her. "He disagrees with Mother Cui's estimate, right? Then let the court make the estimate. If you have any objections, go and argue with the emperor."

"But I have a request."

The princess said, "You say, as long as I can do it, I will definitely agree."

"I'm afraid I'll need to trouble the princess to go before the emperor about this matter. I donated such a large dowry in exchange for an imperial decree that my brother and I can marry, not be decided by our parents, but by myself."

The princess thought about it and understood Jiang Yuan’s intention.

Even though she is in the Marquis' Mansion now, she will never return to the Jiang Mansion. But Jiang Zhou is her father, and she has no way to escape from the matter of marriage and her parents' orders.

If Jiang Zhou promises her someone else in the future, she will have to make careful plans if she wants to refuse.

The princess has also sent people to inquire about her brother Jiang Huai. He is very knowledgeable and has a good chance of passing the imperial examination next year. His marriage may also be used by Jiang's father. It is only a matter of a word for Jiang Zhou to use the two brothers and sisters as tools to win over the marriage.

By asking in this way, they, the brother and sister, would no longer have any weaknesses that could be manipulated by Jiang Zhou.

But this also has disadvantages.

"Then you have no family to rely on. Your brother doesn't rely on the Jiang family. Even if he passes the exam, his official position will not be very high. Without the support of the family, I'm afraid it will be difficult for you to find a family of equal status if you want to marry freely. Do you want to discuss this with your brother?" said the eldest princess.

Jiang Yuan had already thought about all this. She shook her head and replied, "Princess, is it more serious to not marry someone of equal status or to marry the wrong person?

Those families who think that my brother has no background and will have a hard time making a name for himself are not very discerning. They are short-sighted and if he encounters difficulties in the future, they will have to run away overnight with their bags on their backs. They are unreliable.

I can earn money, my brother can become an official, and we can make a name for ourselves."

The princess nodded to Jiang Yuan in appreciation, "Well, I will go to the palace in person tomorrow. This matter is not difficult to handle. With so much silver in exchange for an imperial decree from the emperor, he will have to write it to you immediately, for fear that you will regret it."

Jiang Huai came to the Marquis' Mansion in a daze. He had been studying hard during this period. He felt relieved when he knew that his sister had found the princess as her backer and had moved out of the man-eating den of the Jiang Mansion.

He understood what his sister had said before. She had already found a safe place for him and was just waiting for him to graduate from high school, so he had to pass the exam.

Today, someone suddenly came and said that Jiang Yuan was looking for him and invited him to the Marquis' Mansion. Along the way, the people in the Marquis' Mansion were very warm and polite to him, which made him confused.

When they arrived at the Marquis' Mansion, without asking any more questions, he took her directly to the courtyard where Jiang Yuan lived.

But as he walked and looked around, when he saw the yard where Jiang Yuan lived, the little bit of uneasiness that he had felt before disappeared completely.

Is my sister treated so well in the Marquis' Mansion? This courtyard looks really grand.

This was just the appetizer. When he walked into the yard, he was truly stunned.

The whole yard was filled with mahogany boxes. When all were opened, the things inside were so dazzling that it was blinding.

Did my sister get a reward? Is the princess really generous?

Wait, that bottle and that coral, why do they look familiar?

"elder brother."

The crisp voice brought Jiang Huai back to his senses, "An An, what is this?"

Jiang Yuan didn't say much and handed Jiang Huai two pieces of paper.

After looking at it carefully, Jiang Huai understood without further explanation, "These are all my mother's dowry? They are not enough." Jiang Huai's face was gloomy and his tone was angry.

Jiang Yuan hummed softly and pointed to a small box not far away, "Brother, there are some fine pens, inkstones, and paper in there, which I specially sorted out for you.

I kept some of my mother's jewelry. See if there's anything else you'd like to keep."

"What do you mean?" Jiang Huai was puzzled.

"I will convert the things we both left behind into cash and add it to the dowry. Then, I will donate my mother's dowry to the court in the name of my brother and me to be used as military expenses."

Jiang Huai looked through the boxes carefully and picked out a few paintings and calligraphy by famous artists that he liked.

Jiang Yuan stepped forward and took out a small box from a box. Inside was a pair of jade bracelets, a jade hairpin, and a pair of jade earrings. This was a set.

"This, leave it to your future sister-in-law. When my brother gets married in the future, my mother will always give her a gift."

Jiang Huai nodded, "You keep it for me."

Looking at the letter of guarantee written by his father in his hand, Jiang Huai sneered, "We don't want to owe this money, let the court ask for it."

Brother is worthy of being a brother. He immediately understood what Jiang Yuan meant.

Jiang's father would definitely not pay back the money, and as his children, they could not drive their father out to the street and force him to pay the debt.

My brother is also going to pursue a career in politics in the future. If he is accused of being unfilial for this, it will also affect his career.

It would be better to donate everything so that the brother and sister can have a good reputation. As for the debt, someone will come to collect it.