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

Two days later, Li Chang came to visit with his wife Tan and Yuger as promised. Qin Yunhe and Yuru greeted them at the door.

Yu Ge'er jumped out of the car first: "Sir, Master's Wife."

Yu Ru smiled and took his hand lightly: "Brother Yu, be careful."

Li Chang got out of the car afterwards. Without saying hello to Qin Yunhe first, he turned around and raised his hand to support his wife skillfully.

There was a hint of joking in his attentiveness: "Madam, be careful."

Qin Yunhe couldn't help laughing when he saw Li Chang smiling.

Tan had long been accustomed to Li Chang's unruly behavior and just gave him a silent look.

After helping his wife out of the carriage, Li Chang turned around and bowed: "Li Chang and his wife come to see you, sir. Sorry for bothering you."

Tan also bowed slightly.

Qin Yunhe couldn't help laughing when he saw Li Chang's behavior: "It is a great honor for Zigao and his wife to visit our humble home."

Li Chang didn't expect Qin Yunhe to be so cooperative, and he laughed again.

Seeing the two of them joking with each other, Yu Ru also smiled and walked over to them, and she and Qin bowed to each other.

"Meet Madam Qin."

"Meet my sister-in-law."

Li Chang joked, "Why are the two ladies so polite?"

Yuru and Tan couldn't help laughing.

"Sister-in-law, why not call me Yuru?"

Tan patted Yuru's hand and said, "That's fine. Calling her Madam is indeed a little strange."

The two families entered the inner house happily.

"Master's wife, where is Ruyi?" Yuger asked as he ran inside.

"Ruyi heard that the cook was going to make Ruyi cake today, so she insisted on going to see how it was made. She should be in the kitchen now."

When Yuger heard this, he happily ran to the kitchen.

After a while, Yuger and Ruyi carefully carried two plates of Ruyi cakes and came to the main hall under the escort of two maids.

Yuru had already told Ruyi that an aunt would be visiting today and she should say hello when she saw her.

Ruyi came in and saw Tan, the only person she didn't recognize, so she brought the Ruyi cake over to her and said, "Hello, auntie. This is the Ruyi cake my mother asked the kitchen to prepare for you."

Naturally, Qin had heard Li Chang and Yuger mention Ruyi a long time ago. Now that she saw how well-behaved she was, she liked her very much.

"Ruyi is so good, thank you Ruyi."

As she spoke, Tan took the Ruyi cake and put it on the table, then pulled Ruyi over and asked, "How old is Ruyi?"

"Seven years old."

"Can you read?"

Tan came from a scholarly family and had been able to read and write since childhood. Even though Ruyi was a girl, she couldn't help asking about it.

Ruyi nodded: "Learning to read! I have memorized all three hundred thousand, and Brother Yu also told me about the Young Learning Qionglin."

Tan couldn't help laughing. She looked up at Yu Ge'er who was holding another plate of Ruyi Cake and said jokingly, "Brother Yu can also give lectures? How did Brother Yu tell you?"

Ruyi nodded more vigorously: "Brother Yu told me about Chang'e flying to the moon, and Kuafu chasing the sun. Kuafu was tall and strong. He was very angry when he saw the sun ruining the crops. He ignored the advice and insisted on chasing the sun. Later, he died of exhaustion..."

Tan smiled. It turned out that he specifically chose to tell stories based on mythological allusions. This was indeed something Yu Ge'er would do.

Yu Ru also laughed and said, "Brother Yu taught you a lot, but you only remember the mythological stories."

Yu Ge'er put another plate of Ruyi cake next to Li Chang and Qin Yunhe: "Sir, Third Uncle, Wu said that the apricot and peach blossoms in his garden are in bloom, and he asked me and Shi Ge'er to go there tomorrow. I want to bring Ruyi with me, is that okay?"

Before Qin Yunhe could refuse, Li Chang said, "What's the fun of Ruyi being with a bunch of you guys? I can't outrun you, and I can't outsmart you. Just go by yourself."

"I want to take Ruyi with me. We are going to enjoy the flowers and the scenery. There is no need to make a fuss about such a happy occasion. Besides, Ah Wu's sister will also go. Ruyi is not the only girl in the family."

As he said that, Yu Ge'er ran over and shook Qin Yunhe's sleeve, "Sir, just agree to it.

Ruyi is a girl. When she gets older, there will be more rules and it will be inconvenient for her to go out and play. Why not let Ruyi play now?"

Qin Yunhe looked up at Yuru on the other side, then looked at his daughter, and became a little hesitant.

Ruyi also heard the conversation here, and hurried over to pull Qin Yunhe's sleeve and said, "Dad, I want to go."

Qin Yunhe was quite hesitant. He knew that his daughter would be bored here, but he was worried about letting a group of children go to other people's homes to play.

"Good girl, Ruyi, when daddy is done with his work in a few days, mommy and daddy will take you to see the peach blossoms outside the city, okay?"

Yu Ge'er pursed his lips and said, "But I'll be gone by then. I want to go play with Ruyi. If you're worried, just ask a few more people to follow."

Ruyi also pouted, looking unhappy: "I want to go to the garden to play with Brother Yu."

Qin Yunhe hesitated again and again, but finally felt something was wrong, so he hardened his heart and said, "You kids are going out, and your parents are worried. Can you go out to play in a few days?"

Yuger and Ruyi both dropped their shoulders at the same time, obviously very disappointed.

Li Chang said to Yu Ge'er, "Okay, don't be discouraged. It's time for you to go home after this trip. This is a good opportunity to say goodbye to Shi Ge'er and the others."

Yu Ge'er pursed his lips again before saying, "I know."

Xunlin County Government Office

"...Did you get any information from the person who reported his friend missing?"

Zhao Bantou said: "Not yet. The family sent someone to inquire yesterday. We asked the villagers along the way, but no one has seen him.

According to his family, they had agreed not to go near Qushan, but we have also checked the area around Qushan..."

As the two were talking, Xiao Ke came in from outside with a hesitant look on his face.

"Sir, my husband, my wife just had an argument with someone..."

Zhao Bantou frowned and said, "Who dares to quarrel with Madam? You can't even handle such a small matter when I ask you to follow me?"

Xiao Ke said: "It's Mr. Lin's wife..."

Zhao Bantou understood something at this time and looked at Lin Zhaotang with a complicated expression.

Lin Zhaotang seemed relatively calm. He stood up and asked, "Where is Madam now?"

"Madam has already returned to the inner court."

Lin Zhaotang didn't say anything after hearing this and just walked to the back.

Lin's wife didn't seem to be wrong. She was tidying up her sewing basket. When she saw her husband come in, she just looked up and continued to tidy up, as if nothing had happened.

"Did you run into anyone when you went out today?"

"I ran into Mrs. Lin. This family is hopeless. They were the ones who killed a person, yet they still have the nerve to blame others. I've already cursed them back."

Lin Zhaotang smiled and said, "Thank you for your hard work, my lady."

Mrs. Lin didn't respond at first. After a while, she stopped what she was doing and asked hesitantly, "Then Mr. Lin is from the same clan as you, right?"

Lin Zhaotang was silent for a while before saying, "Actually, I'm not sure either. I was still young at that time and I don't remember anything at all. If they say it is, then it should be."

"Why didn't you tell me earlier? If you had told me earlier, I would have scolded her so hard that she couldn't even open her mouth. She said she almost implicated the whole clan. I didn't even react at first, and by the time I did, I was already losing my temper."

Lin Zhaotang chuckled: "It's okay, I'll scold you again when I have the chance."

Lin's wife was silent for a while and then said angrily, "Before, did you think that I wanted to establish a relationship with his family just because they were rich? You always thought that I was just a trader who only cared about money."

Lin Zhaotang held his wife's shoulders and said sternly, "Lingzhi, don't be like this. It has always been me who is not worthy of you, not you who are not worthy of me."

"Do you really think so?"

"Ah."

How could Lin Zhaotang not know how much his wife had always worried that he would abandon her and children once he succeeded?

But even so, his wife still worked hard to support him and support him in his imperial examinations. Even though she was so worried that he would never come back, she still took out all her savings to send him to Beijing.

With such friendship, how could you not be worthy of me?