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

"Brother, I took the initiative to deal with mother's dowry without asking for your opinion in advance..." Jiang Yuan was halfway through her words when Jiang Huai turned around and smiled at her.

"I understand why An An did this. We are brothers and sisters, so don't say polite words, it will make us look like brothers and sisters are estranged."

Jiang Yuan lowered his head and smiled, then looked at his brother again and blinked mischievously, "Well, I have another matter, and I made the decision without permission. Brother, please don't be angry with me."

Jiang Huai's heart trembled, and he always felt that the little girl's smile was cunning. He couldn't help but take two steps back before asking, "What's the matter?"

Jiang Yuan pinched his waist and pointed at Jiang Huai's legs, "Brother, you take two steps back. It really hurts my heart."

Jiang Yuan couldn't help but take two steps back.

"Okay, okay, I donated such a large sum of money and asked for an order from the emperor. From now on, we brothers and sisters will be free to marry, and it will not be decided by our father."

Jiang Huai nodded, then his eyes widened, "What?"

What did he hear? What did he hear? What did it mean? His lovely sister will have to find her own husband in the future? His sister has reached the age to find a husband?

Looking at his colorful face, Jiang Yuan felt a little disgusted. Why did his brother's brain suddenly stop working at this time?

"Brother, I am doing this so that both of us will not be coerced by our father. Regarding this matter of marriage..."

"How old are you? You're already thinking about getting married. I won't allow it. I absolutely won't..."

The brother and sister spoke in unison, and halfway through their sentences, they realized that they were talking about two different things.

The two of them stared at each other, trying to digest what the other had said.

Jiang Huai understood very well what his sister was thinking, and she was right. If the initiative of the marriage was still in the hands of his father, then it would be hard to say who his younger sister would marry in the future, and she would be walking into a tiger's den.

After Jiang Yuan came back to her senses, she burst out laughing. It turned out that her brother didn't want her to get married early. Coincidentally, she also had the same idea.

"Brother, tell me, if I don't get married, can you support me?"

Jiang Huai was stunned, looking at her with squinted eyes, and finally glared at her, "Don't give me that, I still have to find a husband, but it can be a few years later."

Jiang Yuan was also unhappy. Ancient people were feudal.

"Oh, by the way, I have received the invitation for the chrysanthemum viewing banquet held by Lord Li's family next to Chunjiang Pond in ten days. I will come to pick you up then." Jiang Huai said.

Jiang Yuan came back to his senses, "No need, the princess has also received the invitation, Qu Ying and I will go together, we will meet there."

Jiang Huai was stunned for a moment. Yes, my sister is now in the Marquis' Mansion and has a good relationship with the young lady there. I haven't seen her for a month and she seems to have grown taller and her complexion has improved a lot.

Her clothes and appearance were much better than when she was at home. Thinking of the winter clothes she sent to the academy, he felt relieved to know that his sister was doing well.

"Well, I won't come to pick you up."

Jiang Yuan was a little confused. In his memory, his brother rarely participated in such poetry tea parties. "Brother, why did you want to attend the chrysanthemum appreciation banquet? I remember that you didn't like it before."

"Master Li's eldest son and I have been classmates for many years, and we have always been casual acquaintances, but things are different now. If I want to protect you, it is not enough to just pass the imperial examination.

I just didn’t like socializing before, but it’s essential for an official to make friends. Now that you’ve grown up, I have to be stronger.”

He immediately understood the meaning of Jiang Huai's words. Jiang Yuan had wanted to advise him before, telling him not to be too aloof, but then he thought that the original Jiang Yuan would definitely not like his brother doing things he didn't like.

In her previous life, Jiang Huai had delayed her studies because of her part-time job. Some people in the academy deliberately distanced themselves from her and spread rumors. In addition, her fame caused Jiang Huai to be too distracted.

When he took the imperial examination in spring, he failed. Jiang's father was unwilling to continue paying him tuition at the academy. He could not support himself by working part-time, so he had to go home and study on his own.

After Jiang Yuan got married, he was imprisoned by Qin Yunzheng. Jiang Huai was the first to notice that something was wrong and went to visit him at the palace. However, he was smuggled in by a group of people on the way and beaten half to death.

His leg was broken and he became disabled. Later, Jiang Wan specifically revealed Jiang Yuan's situation to him. Jiang Huai wanted to save her, so he begged his former classmates and everyone he knew.

His knees were bruised and his head was bruised, but no one helped him.

He was later found drowned in the moat with a blood-written letter in his hand. He was going to the Jingzhao Yinfu to file a lawsuit but was brutally murdered on the way.

Jiang's father actually said that he lost his mind, talked nonsense, and even behaved abnormally because he failed the imperial examination. He accidentally drowned and it was an accident, so the case was left unresolved.

These were all told to her by Jiang Wan. After Jiang Huai died, Jiang Wan specifically told Jiang Yuan all of this and told her that it was all her fault and that Jiang Huai's death was all because of her.

He also told her that Qin Yunzheng dug up Jiang Huai's bones and threw them into a mass grave, leaving them to be eaten by wild dogs. All this was because she refused to hand over the Yun family incense recipe and offended the prince.

But Jiang Yuan knew clearly in her heart that even if she handed over the recipe, neither her brother nor she would have a chance to survive.

To see Jiang Huai off, Zhishu specially asked the government to harness a carriage and wait at the side door. "The rumors in the capital, I hope there are no tails left, right?" Jiang Huai said in a low voice. Fortunately, Chunzhi and Luzhu were following behind him.

Jiang Yuan nodded, "Don't worry."

"The Prince of Jin investigated but found nothing. As a result, my father was confined to his home for a month, and the deadline will be up in two days.

After serving as an official for so many years, this is the first time that I have been reprimanded and confined by the emperor. I am afraid that I will run into them at the chrysanthemum viewing banquet. Can I handle it?" Jiang Huai analyzed in a low voice.

"rest assured."

The brother and sister both raised their lips at the same time, knowing that the best was yet to come.

Jiang's father was under house arrest for a month. On the first day of returning to court, he received a bombshell piece of news.

The emperor first praised him for his good parenting and concern for the country. Jiangzhou was confused. He just got punished and he was praised?

Then the emperor said that Jiangzhou's legitimate daughter Jiang Yuan donated all of her mother's dowry to the court for military equipment. This matter was handed over to Prince Anyang to be responsible for sorting and counting the dowry, purchasing military supplies, and sending them to the garrison camps on various borders, especially those in battle.

Jiangzhou was stunned at the time. There was a buzzing sound in his ears. He could only see the emperor's mouth moving and could not hear anything. Not only that, fear, terror and anger all came out at once.

Finally, the emperor issued an imperial decree that Jiang Huai and Jiang Yuan, brother and sister, were free to marry and it was entirely up to them to decide, and no one was allowed to interfere.

The news of freedom of marriage was not as shocking as the fact that Jiang Yuan donated all his dowry. Jiang Zhou had not yet made up his mind about their marriage, and he had originally planned to refuse to pay two-thirds of the dowry.

Even if Jiang Yuan relied on the princess's mansion, he was not afraid. After all, he was an official appointed by the court. He owed his daughter money, so what if he didn't pay it back? It would be embarrassing to tell others about it and it would damage his reputation, but it was better than emptying his family's assets.

Gossip will fade away with time, but the money is yours and you can do a lot of things with it.

Now that Jiang Yuan has donated the silver, all his debts from now on will be owed to the imperial court, and will also be used for military equipment. Not only can he not deny it, he even has to collect it as soon as possible.

Prince Anyang is different from Prince Jin. He is a man of his word. As an old general who has fought in the battlefield, what he can't tolerate the most is the shortage of food and fodder in the army.

He had been angry with the emperor many times because of this matter. Now he is fully responsible for this matter. Mother Cui estimated the price of the items missing from the dowry list. If Prince Anyang were to make an estimate, it would probably be more.

Now, Jiang Zhou was regretting his decision to sign the IOU according to Mother Cui's estimate. Now, he didn't know what tricks Prince Anyang would play and how much more silver he would ask for.