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

In the following days, Qin Yunhe still went out early and came back late every day to copy books. When he got home at night, he began to record the content of the day, and after finishing the recording, he began to seriously prepare for the annual examination after the new year.

After several busy days, Qin Yunhe finally breathed a sigh of relief when he finally finished copying all the content on the night of the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month.

It was already 11:00 in the evening, later than the previous few days.

Manager Li originally wanted Qin Yunhe to come back the next day. Anyway, there were not many left, so there was no need to rush on this day.

However, Qin Yunhe had something to do the next day, so he hurriedly copied all of it on the evening of the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month.

After reading it, Manager Li was very satisfied. He praised Qin Yunhe's calligraphy again and paid the remaining three taels of silver.

At the time of Xu in winter, the sky had already become completely dark.

Qin Yunhe carried a lantern and walked home with one foot deep and one foot shallow. He felt relieved - he finally finished copying before the New Year.

However, thinking about tomorrow's events makes me feel a little uneasy and complicated.

The next morning, Qin Yunhe took the prepared bacon, dried fish and other New Year's goods and boarded an ox cart to deliver goods to the county.

The driver saw that Qin Yunhe had brought a lot of New Year's goods, so he asked, "Are you going to the city to visit your relatives?"

"Well, I'm going to visit my teacher."

In this life, he probably hadn't visited his teacher for two years. In his previous life, before he died, it had been half a year since he last saw his teacher.

In fact, whenever he thought of his teacher, he felt ashamed of the teacher's teachings.

After Qin Yunhe passed the imperial examination at the age of thirteen, his family had high expectations for him and they looked around for a good teacher for him.

At that time, Mr. Gu had just resigned from his post as prefect and returned home. As one of the few people in the county who had reached the fourth rank, many students and candidates from local and other counties wanted to become his disciples.

Qin's father also came with his son to become his disciple.

When Mr. Gu accepts students, he considers both their knowledge and character as well as their liking for them.

Qin Yunhe was not a naughty child, but he was nervous when meeting a "big shot" like Mr. Gu, so he behaved exceptionally well-behaved and polite, just the kind of child that the elders liked.

In addition, he passed the imperial examination at a young age. Who wouldn't think he was intelligent, hardworking and studious? He immediately caught Mr. Gu's eye and was accepted as his disciple.

Mr. Gu has several disciples, but he is the only one who is in his teens.

It is said that parents love their youngest children, and in fact, teachers also prefer their youngest apprentices. Back then, Mr. Gu was very attentive to Qin Yunhe. Since he accepted him as his disciple, he took him to his home and taught him carefully.

Thinking of the days when he studied at his teacher's house, Qin Yunhe felt even more ashamed and uneasy.

Not long after he started studying with his teacher, the teacher discovered many faults in him. The teacher also repeatedly warned him that he should be humble and down-to-earth in his studies and not be careless.

Every time Qin Yunhe would nod seriously to show that he understood, and then... he never changed.

Finally, during the imperial examination the following year, Qin Yunhe violated a taboo, was stripped of his title of scholar, and was suspended from taking exams for two years.

That was a taboo that the teacher had reminded Qin Yunhe many times, but he just ignored it and this consequence occurred.

Mr. Gu was very disappointed with Qin Yunhe and gave him a severe scolding. He was even stricter with him from then on.

This was originally Mr. Gu's good intention to help him succeed, but to Qin Yunhe it seemed a bit miserable.

Later, Qin's father passed away, and Qin Yunhe took the opportunity to return home.

In the following years, Qin Yunhe only visited his teacher during the New Year holidays.

Before, I often played around even though I was supervised by the teacher. Now that no one is watching me, I neglect my studies. And every time we meet, the teacher always tests my studies.

Every time I couldn't avoid getting scolded.

Seeing that the teacher was kind to other brothers but always spoke harshly to himself, Qin Yunhe became more and more afraid of seeing the teacher.

Until the last two years, I didn't even dare to go, and I always asked my senior brothers to help me bring holiday gifts.

It’s not that he doesn’t know the teacher’s painstaking efforts, but the more he knows, the more he dares to see the teacher.

In his previous life, it was not until his death that Qin Yunhe realized how much his actions had disappointed his teacher.

The ox cart took nearly an hour to reach the county town, and Qin Yunhe was almost frozen through.

After entering the city, Qin Yunhe agreed with the driver on a meeting time in the afternoon, and then walked to his teacher's house alone carrying the New Year's goods.

Mr. Gu's house was not far from the city gate, and it only took a quarter of an hour to walk there. When Qin Yunhe arrived, the servant Bisong was seeing someone off, and he saw him at a glance.

"Qin Xiaolang?" Bisong was stunned, wondering if he had seen it wrongly: "Is Qin Xiaolang here to visit you, sir?"

Seeing Bisong's expression, Qin Yunhe's face turned red and he felt a little ashamed. He didn't know how ungrateful he was in his eyes.

"Brother Bisong, I'm here to visit you, I wonder if you're home."

"Yes, my dear. Please wait a moment. I will go and report it." After saying this, Bisong turned and went into the yard.

If it were in the past, Bisong would have definitely pulled him in directly.

Qin Yunhe stood alone under the porch, thinking of the last time he saw the master in his previous life. Before they parted, Bisong whispered to him: "Mr. Qin, if you are interested, please come and see the master more often."

Qin Yunhe was still feeling disappointed, but Bisong had already run back: "Qin Xiaolang, come on."

Following Bisong inside, through the front yard is the inner yard. Bisong took Qin Yunhe to the east room. He knew that was the teacher's study.

The closer Qin Yunhe got to his hometown, the more nervous he became.

When he walked into the teacher's study, he looked up and saw the teacher writing in front of the desk. The warmth in the room made Qin Yunhe's heart beat even more.

The last time I saw my teacher in my previous life was many years later. By that time, most of his hair had turned white and there were many wrinkles at the corners of his eyes.

Seeing a younger teacher now, Qin Yunhe's heart couldn't help but warm up. He quickly calmed down and bowed: "Teacher."

Mr. Gu just finished writing a word, put down his pen, and replied calmly: "Why are you here?"

The teacher's answer was very polite, but Qin Yunhe could sense some distance in his voice.

"Yes, how is the teacher?"

Mr. Gu raised his hand and casually pointed to the chair next to him, motioning him to sit down: "I'm always very good."

This was not the tone the teacher always used when speaking to Qin Yunhe. Whether stern or kind, the teacher always had a lot to say to Qin Yunhe.

Qin Yunhe, who was already uneasy, felt even more uncomfortable sitting on the chair.

After Bisong served tea to Qin Yunhe, he stood beside the gentleman and looked at Qin Yunhe. His eyes seemed even more anxious than Qin Yunhe's.

Qin Yunhe wanted to reveal his inner feelings, but he couldn't open his mouth.

Qin Yunhe felt guilty towards Yuru, his mother, and his uncle, but he could still defend himself. However, he had no words to defend himself when it came to his guilt towards his teacher.

I couldn't say a word of what I had been thinking all this time, and finally only a dry polite remark came out: "I haven't visited you for a long time, I am ashamed..."

The entire study fell silent, and Qin Yunhe could no longer speak.

The students are ashamed, more than ashamed.

Qin Yunhe could no longer sit still, he stood up, lifted his clothes and kowtowed.

Mr. Gu didn't expect him to suddenly show such respect, but since he was his student, he could afford it. So Mr. Gu didn't stop him, but just said, "Stand up."

PS. Xuzheng: 8pm (20pm)