Rebirth: From being expelled from the imperial court to becoming a high-ranking official

The next day, Zhuzi got up early and packed his clothes while saying to his wife, "I'll go to Chen Er's house later."

"Why is Lord Qin missing him after only being away for a few days?" Zhuzi's wife was a little surprised.

Zhuzi smiled and said, "No, I brought him something. Anyway, it was thanks to him that he helped to intercede. Look at other people who went to see Lord Qin, who succeeded?"

Zhuzi packed up and went to Chen Er's house with the things he bought.

Chen Er always got up early. When Zhuzi arrived, he was just about to go out. After closing the door, he turned around and saw Zhuzi dressed in the uniform of a yamen runner.

"Pillar!"

Chen Er looked at Zhuzi's outfit from head to toe and said, "Wow, so impressive!"

Zhuzi smiled and carried the things over: "Are you in a hurry to go out?"

"Don't worry, what do you want from me?"

"Nothing. I'm just going back to the county town on business and visiting home. I brought back some fresh food and wanted to give it to you to try."

"You're... too polite."

"They are all common things, but the styles are different from ours. I'll give you something new to look at. And thank you for helping me to intercede and giving me this way out."

Chen Er quickly waved his hands: "That's nothing, I didn't say anything. It's the same if you say it yourself."

Chen Er let Zhuzi into the house.

"Did you have smooth journey there?"

"It went smoothly. Lord Qin started handling the case the same day he arrived there."

Chen Er scratched his head and smiled innocently, "I wonder what Ah Wen would look like in his official uniform. It must be very impressive, right?"

"That's right! You don't know the scene on the day when the Magistrate took office..."

Zhuzi's speech was wonderful, and Chen Er felt happy for his childhood friend after listening to it.

As the two were talking, Yunniang came in from outside.

"Hey, Zhuzi is back."

"Hey, I came back to do some work and came to take a look."

"When are you going back?"

"Tomorrow, let's go back early tomorrow morning."

"Okay. I'll make some biscuits for you this afternoon, one for you and one for Master Qin."

Chen Er suddenly thought, "Right, right. Ah Wen likes that flavor."

"I don't want it. Just prepare some for Master Qin."

"Hey, it's not for you to eat, it's for the children at home. The weather is cold, and the children will not catch a cold easily if they eat the biscuits."

"Okay, thank you very much."

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After saying goodbye to Chen Er, Zhuzi went home, took the bag that Li Chang had asked him to take, and set off for Li's house.

When the Li family's doorman heard that the person was sent by the third master, he naturally invited him into the house.

"…The Third Master told me to tell my family that everything was going well over there, and he had found a courtyard near the government office to settle down.

Uncle San saw this pine needle wine over there. It is said to relax muscles, promote blood circulation, regulate qi and soothe the stomach. It is most suitable for drinking in this season, so he brought it over for his family to try.

He also brought some candied fruit, which he thought was better than the ones at home. In addition, he brought some toys for his nephews at home..."

Zhuzi told Li Chang everything one by one.

Li Xiao said, "Old Third, you are really something. You have to trouble me to bring you something so rare at this time. I really trouble you to come all the way here."

Li Xiao winked at the servant beside him as he spoke, and the servant quickly took out a piece of silver and handed it to him.

Zhuzi was naturally embarrassed to accept the money and kept refusing it.

"You are too polite, sir. I just brought it back. Third Master and I both work under Master Qin. There is really no need to be so polite."

Zhuzi and the servant refused for a while, but in the end Zhuzi refused to accept the silver.

After a while, there were the sounds of hurried footsteps coming from behind.

"Did Uncle San and the master send someone?" Yu Ge'er ran in from outside.

Zhuzi naturally knew Yu Ge'er: "Yes, the Third Master asked me to bring some things back."

Yu Ge'er saw that it was Zhuzi and said politely, "Hello, Uncle Zhuzi. Are my husband and Third Uncle over there?"

"All is well. Lord Qin has taken up his post, and the Third Master has also been settled."

"Then wait a moment, and help me take the homework that the teacher has assigned to me. I also wrote two poems, and please take a look at them, too."

Soon, Yu Ge'er went to the study and found a stack of papers. He solemnly wrapped them in oil paper and handed them to Zhuzi: "Uncle Zhuzi, please give them to the master for me. Also, please tell the master that I will go over there to see him after he is completely settled in a few days."

"Okay Master Yu, I will tell the adults."

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After returning from Li's house, Zhuzi went to Qin's house to take the things that Qin's mother had prepared for her son, as well as the cakes and other things prepared by Chen Er and his wife.

When he got home, he had more things in his hands than when he left.

Zhuzi's wife was surprised: "Wow, there are so many, what are they?"

Zhuzi smiled helplessly and said, "These were all brought by Old Lady Qin and Chen Er for Master Qin. Pickled vegetables, vegetable balls, fermented rice wine, as well as cakes, dried fish..."

Zhuzi's wife couldn't help laughing: "This is not a rare thing. Sir Qin has everything he wants over there. Oh, really."

"Forget it. These are gifts from my family. I've come back for the trip anyway, so I might as well take everything I can back with me."

"Well. Should we prepare something for Master Qin to take back?"

Although Zhuzi's wife was capable, her cooking skills were just average, and she didn't have anything special to show for it. As for other things, there was nothing suitable to give as a gift.

Zhuzi thought for a moment and said, "Forget it, there's no need. You don't have to bring anything. If Old Lady Qin needs anything on weekdays, you can help her out. After the New Year, Yuru and the children may have to go there, and the old lady will be the only one left at home."

"By the way, this package of biscuits was prepared by Chen Er for our family. You can give it to the children. I think they like it very much."

"Hey, Mr. and Mrs. Chen are really thoughtful. The boys just love to eat this, and this much is not cheap."

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Xu Ning Mansion, Hall

"...The pawnshop owner said he was too busy to come to the hall to testify. Fortunately, we had the pawn ticket, so we didn't insist on calling him. After all, he was far away."

"Well, actually the evidence here is not the most important. It is basically a done deal that Yan took away the property. The main evidence is the evidence of her adultery and murder of her husband."

Li Chang frowned and said, "Sir, to be honest, although the case file is full of loopholes, at least so far, no evidence has been found to prove Yan's innocence. The most we can do is to overturn the witnesses and evidence from Jin Biao's side..."

Qin Yunhe was discussing Yan's case with Li Chang, while Liu Dianshi was waiting on the side.

Finally, when the two men had finished talking, Li Chang stood up, smiled at Liu Dianshi, and left.

Liu Dianshi hurried forward.

"Sir, I have already asked the clerks to sort out and post the verdict of yesterday's case of the brothers' dispute over inheritance.

I have arranged to send those cases of neighborhood conflicts to the village elder for a decision."

Liu Dianshi said as he handed over a few more case files: "Here are the case files that the county below just sent for review. I have already taken a general look at them and have not found anything wrong so far. Please have a look, Your Excellency."

Qin Yunhe took it and slowly flipped through it. After a while, he suddenly discovered that Liu Dianshi was still there.

"Is there anything else, Liu Dianshi?"

This review will take time, so why are you still waiting here for it?

"Haha, I see that you are busy with Yan's case recently. Is there anything I can do?"

How did Qin Yun know that Liu Dianshi was worried that he would rely on Li Chang and neglect him?

In fact, he didn't do it on purpose. The main reason was that Li Chang had taken over this matter from the very beginning, and it was not easy to assign it to others.

Others have other things to do.

In fact, everyone is busy.

"Not yet. Now that Zigao is assisting me in handling the matter, I am relatively calm."

Liu Dianshi said uncomfortably: "My Lord really relies on Master Li..."

"Haha, don't overthink it, Dianshi Liu. If there is anything you need Dianshi Liu's assistance for, I will naturally not be polite.

Zigao is my close friend, so we naturally communicate more. But I won’t favor one person over the other. After all, Zigao will have to take science exams in the future, so he won’t always be by my side.”

When Liu Dianshi heard this, he immediately became excited and couldn't help but look at Qin Yunhe with anticipation in his eyes.

Qin Yunhe saw him like this, smiled and nodded.