"Hahaha—good! Our army has gained another strong soldier!"
General Weiyuan laughed loudly.
The matter was finalized today.
Because of the kindness shown to Jiang Jiaojiao by General Weiyuan's mansion, the gazes of the crowd scrutinizing her became more thoughtful, especially when they saw that Jiang Jiaojiao was more beautiful than before, and their disdainful looks lessened.
Although the young masters all tacitly agreed with the Second Prince's statement, they all felt that Miss Jiang had stolen the credit from Miss Jiang.
After all, even Physician He praised Miss Jiang's medical skills.
Jiang Xue's reputation spread far and wide once again, while Jiang Jiaojiao became the vicious elder sister who stole the fruits of her half-sister's labor!
Jiang Jiaojiao exclaimed once again, "The protagonist's halo is truly powerful!"
at the same time……
Another rumor has been spreading: the Seventh Prince fell ill and happened to run into the eldest daughter of the Jiang family, who was bewitched by his beauty and clung to him. Fortunately, the eldest daughter of the Jiang family was plump and had plenty of blood and energy, so she was not drained dry.
Jiang Jiaojiao: "..."
Who are these brainless people spreading this?
Jiang Jiaojiao ate three large pork knuckles in one sitting!
The Seventh Prince's Residence.
Dao Qing was beaten black and blue.
"Is this how you take care of His Highness!"
"That stupid and ugly woman is no match for our Prince! You—"
The seventh prince, standing under the porch, suddenly spoke up, "Go down and receive twenty strokes of the cane."
Dao Hong exclaimed excitedly, "Yes, Your Highness! I will fight it myself!"
His Highness has finally decided to punish this fool!
Who knew...
The Seventh Prince glanced at Dao Hong and said, "Go and receive your punishment."
"ah?"
Dao Hong was dumbfounded. What was going on?
Immediately, someone came out and dragged Dao Hong away.
Dao Qing was also stunned.
She stole a glance at His Highness, feeling incredibly guilty. Was this... being favored?
Waaaaah—
His Highness is the best to him! He has done so many wrong things, but His Highness not only did not drive him away, but also protected him in every way!
The Seventh Prince glanced at Dao Qing indifferently.
He just can't stand those words.
Even after receiving twenty strokes of the cane, Dao Hong still didn't know what he had done wrong. After thinking it over, he realized that His Highness must have been deceived by that idiot Dao Qing, and he would have to keep a closer eye on that idiot Dao Qing from now on!
However, Dao Hong soon lost interest in keeping an eye on Dao Qing.
Because Your Majesty—
The marriage has been arranged!
Jiang Jiaojiao was bestowed upon the Seventh Prince as his principal wife. Along with the imperial decree of marriage, there was another imperial decree, in which His Majesty actually ordered the Seventh Prince to go to the Ministry of Rites for training.
The seventh prince was the only adult prince without an official position.
Now that His Majesty has suddenly transferred me to the Ministry of Rites, one of the Six Ministries, could it be that His Majesty has developed a fondness for me?
Rumors immediately spread throughout the capital.
Dao Hong was so afraid that the Seventh Prince would be targeted that she wished she could patrol the rooftop 24 hours a day. How could she possibly keep an eye on Dao Qing?
The princes were taken aback when they heard the news, but they quickly put it out of their minds. It was just a nominal position in the Ministry of Rites, probably to make up for the fact that he had married a princess who was neither talented nor virtuous.
then.
Instead of being valued by the other princes for being granted authorization, the seventh prince was increasingly despised and ridiculed.
This infuriated all the guards in the mansion.
All that effort for nothing.
Since the Seventh Prince fell ill with a serious disease, fewer people have come to assassinate him; their knives are practically rusting.
Unfortunately, the Seventh Prince wouldn't allow them to go out freely. It was only because that fool Dao Qing got lucky that he was able to stay by the prince's side every day.
Dao Qing was so frightened that he stayed close to His Highness, even though his face had only recovered a few days ago!
Li Yan sat in the courtyard, her thoughts wandering.
I wonder what her reaction will be when she receives the imperial decree—happy? Or angry?
The Yongchang Marquis's Residence.
Upon receiving the imperial decree, they immediately became busy.
Jin wanted to empty her pockets to prepare her dowry.
Old Master Jiang flew into a rage and smashed all the new furniture and decorations that Jin had bought for her. He then suffered from a severe headache and was unable to get out of bed. Jiang Xue served him medicine and soup for several days before he slowly recovered.
In a short time.
Rumors also circulated that Miss Jiang was unfilial, causing her grandmother to fall ill in bed, while Miss Jiang the Second was commendable for her filial piety, serving her grandmother medicine and soup.
Jin was furious and stood at the entrance of Jinyuyuan, cursing loudly.
"What kind of people are these! They're utterly unreasonable!"
"They're just jealous of my darling's generous dowry; they must be green with envy!"
"Hmph! I'm going to pave a ten-mile-long dowry for my darling! Let those people see just how noble my darling is! Let them be envious!"
Jiang Jiaojiao sat leisurely in the courtyard, admiring the dowry displayed throughout the yard.
Her maid, A Yuan, busied herself bringing her various delicacies and carefully feeding them to her.
Jiang Jiaojiao savored the delicious food while enjoying the comforting feeling brought by the sunshine and breeze.
It was the same in my previous life.
No matter what she does, she will only become Jiang Xue's foil. The more she opposes Jiang Xue, the better Jiang Xue will become!
So this time, Jiang Jiaojiao simply gave up.
She would neither be a mere supporting character nor an aid to her path to becoming empress! She wanted to see if she could reach the same position as in her previous life without her own meddling!
In her past life, Jiang Jiaojiao was unwilling to marry the Seventh Prince. She cried and shouted, throwing all her dowry out of the courtyard, which was then given to Jiang Xue for nothing.
This time.
Jiang Jiaojiao collected them all, without missing a single one.
That's what made Old Mrs. Jiang so angry that she had to take to her bed.
In Madam Jiang's opinion, such a generous dowry would be enough to marry a princess, let alone the fact that Jiang Jiaojiao was marrying a sickly man. Who knew how many years he would live? Wouldn't the dowry just be wasted?
certainly.
It wasn't just Old Mrs. Jiang who was angry, but Jiang Xue was also upset.
Although the storybooks had long said that the dowry prepared by the Jin family for their wicked eldest daughter was extremely generous, seeing the gold, silver and jade artifacts carried into the Jin Yu Yuan garden with one's own eyes was a completely different experience.
Jiang Qing received the news.
She also had a fight with Jin, and only stopped after she managed to extract a piece of Jiang Xue's dowry from it.
Although he was angry that Jiang Jiaojiao had made Jing Tian a cook, he was still considered to be under the command of General Weiyuan, which was better than him, a dignified marquis, being stuck in the Ministry of Rites as a vice minister.
Jiang Jingtian hasn't returned since he went to the military camp. He even had someone carry the 200-pound giant cauldron from the courtyard over there, saying he wanted to make soup.
As for Jiang Lingtian, because of the rumors circulating outside, he stayed in the courtyard all day and didn't even go to the academy.
If Jiang Jiaojiao hadn't known that he was taking "leg-stretching and eye-glaring pills" every day, she would have thought he had become depressed and embarrassed and committed suicide.
The day for the betrothal ceremony was fast approaching.
Old Madam Jiang finally couldn't hold back any longer. She found an excuse to lock Jiang Jiaojiao in the small Buddhist hall, and then gave Jin a severe scolding, forcing her to add a lot of decorations to the mansion.
Just this once.
Despite the old lady's explicit and implicit suggestions, Madam Jin pretended not to understand and added only simple decorations. Anything more exquisite or luxurious was used as Jiang Jiaojiao's dowry, on the grounds that it was unsuitable for the noble Marquis's family and that the prince's principal wife could not be shabby.
The old lady was so angry that she almost fell ill again.
Jiang Xue's eyes also reddened, and she gripped the storybook tightly.
She absolutely cannot let Jiang Jiaojiao marry the Seventh Prince as she wishes! The betrothal gifts and dowry are all hers!
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