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

After talking with the teacher for a long time, it was already getting late when Qin Yunhe returned home.

After serving his mother dinner and helping her lie down, Qin Yunhe returned to the room where he used to live.

The next day, after getting up early and having breakfast, Yunniang came to give Qin's mother acupuncture again.

"Is Chen Er at home now?"

Yunniang took out the needle and said, "Here he is. If you want to see him, just go over. Yesterday we thought that since you rushed back so quickly, you must have a lot of things to do, so he didn't come over to cause trouble."

"Okay, I'll go talk to him."

Qin Yunhe pushed the door open and walked in. As soon as he entered, he saw Chen Er packing up the farm tools. Now he was gradually getting busy again, and many farm tools needed to be repaired.

Not far away, Chen Kang, who was just one and a half years old, was learning to walk while holding on to a stool.

"Chen Er."

After shouting this, Qin Yunhe's annoyance and sadness seemed to dissipate a lot.

He was used to having Chen Er around, and every time he saw Chen Er, he would feel much more at ease.

Chen Er looked up and saw a big smile on his face. He put down the farm tools in his hands and rubbed his hands on his body: "Awen, you are here. Yesterday I heard Yunniang say that you were back, and I thought you had to talk to Aunt Qin, so I didn't disturb you."

Qin Yunhe glanced at the farm tools in Chen Er's hand and asked, "Where's the hoe?"

"Well, the handle is a little loose. Let me fix it. Let's go into the house." Chen Er said as he picked up Chen Kang.

"You've grown up so fast," Qin Yunhe smiled and rubbed Chen Kang's little face: "Kang'er, do you remember your uncle?"

Chen Kang squinted his eyes and smiled widely, then stretched out his hands and threw himself towards Qin Yunhe.

Qin Yunhe took it and said, "Kang'er still remembers his uncle."

Chen Er also coaxed his son to call for help, but Chen Kang didn't say anything after several attempts. He just kept laughing. Finally, he could only smile helplessly and said, "Sometimes he can't stop calling for help, and sometimes he won't say anything."

"It's normal for children to just learn to speak."

"Come in and sit down."

"I want to take a stroll. Is your medicinal field green again? I want to go and take a look."

"It's just starting to turn green," Chen Er said after a moment's hesitation, "If you want to go, let's go and take a look."

The two men held Chen Kang and walked slowly out of the village, chatting as they walked.

"…This time it's all thanks to Yunniang. Thank you both so much."

Chen Er quickly said, "Ah Wen, don't say that. We just helped a little. You helped us more."

Qin Yunhe felt a little frustrated and couldn't help but sigh: "I wanted my mother to go with me to take up the post but she refused."

Chen Er naturally knew the worries and entanglements in Qin Yunhe's heart, and comforted him: "I, Yunniang, and Brother Si are here, so don't worry too much. Anyway, we are close, so we can just go there more often on weekdays."

"I should have been the one serving in the hall, but I made you spend so much time and effort, and delayed Fourth Brother's exam."

"Brother Si has always been filial, and I also treat Aunt Qin as my own mother. This is what we should do. People say that it is difficult to be both loyal and filial. You are doing great things, and we can take care of what you can't take care of."

Qin Yunhe was touched, but he didn't dare to say thank you. He just nodded and walked forward silently.

Seeing Qin Yunhe was silent, Chen Er took the initiative to find a topic and asked about Yang's case against Gao Zhong: "What happened to the previous case of suing the adopted son for being unfilial?"

"That case is really..." Qin Yunhe thought of this case and shook his head helplessly: "Later I found out that Yang had a daughter with her ex-husband, and she insisted that Gao Chong divorce his wife so that he could marry her own daughter. Alas-"

Although it is pitiful to see parents all over the world, it is also speechless that they force their adopted son to do this for the sake of their own daughter.

"... Later, seeing that Gao Zhong refused to divorce his wife, she used the name of Gao Zhong's concurrent marriage to force him to marry another wife and let her daughter become her daughter-in-law. Gao Zhong would rather give up half of the property, but it would not work..."

Chen Er was stunned by the truth: "Why is there such a thing...such a thing? What happened later? What was the final verdict?"

"Later, Yang complained to the prefect again. When the prefect heard that she was accusing Gao Zhong of disobedience and unfilial piety, he sentenced him to death by hanging for such acts. Yang also said that she didn't want Gao Zhong to be punished, and she just wanted him to marry her daughter. The prefect rejected her request on the grounds that Gao Zhong's two sons had inherited one side each. He said that if the complaint was about disobedience and unfilial piety, then the sentence should be hanging for such acts. Later, Yang had no choice but to withdraw her complaint."

Thinking back on that dramatic incident now, Qin Yunhe actually found it somewhat funny, and his mood seemed to be a lot more relaxed.

Chen Er also laughed: "This aunt is really troublesome, but she loves her daughter very much."

The two of them were talking as they reached the medicinal field.

Chen Er said that the leaves were just beginning to turn green, but in fact, from a distance, you couldn't see anything, just a bare patch. Only when you got closer could you see a few sparse new leaves.

Qin Yunhe laughed. No wonder Chen Er was a little hesitant when he said he wanted to come and see.

Qin Yunhe gently put Chen Kang down, squatted down and helped him stand at the edge of the field: "Can this Scutellaria baicalensis be harvested this year?"

"Well, Yunniang said that we should wait until autumn to see how it grows, and then we should be able to harvest some of it."

"Yu Ge'er's uncle said he knows Scutellaria baicalensis. Let him contact you then."

"Okay, thank Master Li San for me."

The two of them squatted and watched the growth for a while. Qin Yunhe found that Chen Er was looking at the medicinal field, as if he had something to say but hesitated. He asked curiously, "What's wrong? Is there something wrong?"

Chen Er sighed and said, "Yunniang's mother came again a few days ago. She had asked several times before to help find a pharmacy to collect medicinal materials, but Yunniang refused..."

Qin Yunhe said: "Yunniang must have been heartbroken at the time and didn't want to have anything to do with her family anymore. When you went to pick her up, didn't you feel sorry for her when you came back?"

Qin Yunhe's knowledge of Yun Niang's family came from Chen Er's description. He didn't know the specific situation, but he didn't have a good impression of that family.

Chen Er was silent for a moment, and said, "In fact, I saw that her mother was better than her father and brother and sister-in-law. She even said that Yunniang should marry after the August Festival. It seems that she just couldn't make the decision, so she let Yunniang marry in a hurry in the end."

"Do you want to visit her family?"

Chen Er said: "After all, she is Yunniang's mother. I don't have many relatives here, but hers is at least a legitimate family. People say that a son wants to take care of his parents but they are no longer around. I'm afraid Yunniang will regret it in the future--"

Qin Yunhe could probably understand Chen Er's thoughts. His parents and relatives were all gone, and he longed for family affection in his heart.

I just saw him sigh and asked worriedly: "Are you angry with Yunniang because of this?"

"No, no," Chen Er quickly waved his hands, "How could I be angry with her? She was angry with me."

It is difficult for an official to judge family affairs, and Qin Yunhe did not know how to comfort her. In the end, he could only say: "Yunniang is not a petty person. If she was not really too sad, why would she not want to have any contact with her family? You should listen to Yunniang and don't get upset with her because of this."

Chen Er nodded: "Yes, I know, if she doesn't agree, I will definitely not associate with her family. I am just nagging you."