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

Qin Yunhe spent two days dealing with various matters at home.

He hired a cook and a maid to serve his mother, arranged some farm affairs, and agreed with his brother on a date for his nephew Qin Shi to arrive in the capital.

“…..You don’t have to wait until the exam is almost over to go. It’s okay to go ten days or half a month in advance. Go there to get used to the environment and get familiar with it.”

Qin Chong's youngest son Qin Jie failed the county exam, so this time only Qin Shi from the Qin family went to take the provincial exam.

Qin Yunhe originally wanted Qin Shi to go to the capital city to take the exam in March, but Qin Si disagreed. Qin Yunhe could only remind his brother to let his nephew go there earlier.

By the time I had settled all the household affairs, three days had passed.

At the urging of Qin's mother, Qin Yunhe finally set off back to the provincial capital with Zhuzi.

The two of them traveled all the way, and they were anxious when they came back, and it was not easy to go back.

After Qin Yunhe returned to the city, he went straight to the prefectural yamen to cancel his leave before returning to the government office. He then went back to the inner house to report his safety to Yuru.

Yu Ru has been worried about her these past few days, and when she saw Qin Yunhe coming back, she hurriedly asked, "How is mother? Is she feeling unwell?"

Qin Yunhe, who was covered in dust, helped his wife sit down and comforted her, "It's okay, don't worry. She had a stroke, but luckily Yunniang was there at the time. She felt something was wrong and immediately gave her acupuncture. She is basically healed now. I hired a cook and a maid to serve you, and Yunniang's fourth sister-in-law would come over often."

Yu Ru breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That's good, that's good. It's all thanks to Yun Niang."

Then he thought of Qin Si's delay in taking the exam, and said with regret: "You and I are not at home, and Fourth Brother and Sister-in-law have worked hard. Fourth Brother can't take the exam this time, and he has to wait for another three years. How about I go back to take care of mother, we can't be away from each other."

"Mother said the child is still young, so you can just take care of the child and don't need to go back."

As the couple talked, Ruyi listened quietly. When her parents finished talking, she asked seriously, "Is grandma okay?"

Qin Yunhe raised his hand and touched his daughter's head, and said with relief: "Everything is fine, Ruyi doesn't need to worry."

"Oh, right," Qin Yunhe thought of Qin Shi coming to take the exam. "Shier passed the county exam and will come to the mansion to take the provincial exam in a few days. I asked him to come in advance to take the exam, and asked the maid to clean up the guest room in advance."

Yuru nodded: "Okay, I understand."

Ruyi, who had a serious expression just now, suddenly became happy: "Brother Shi is coming. I haven't seen Brother Shi for a long time. Is Brother An coming?"

Qin Yunhe smiled and said, "Brother An is not coming, but Brother Shi is here to take the exam. Be good when the time comes, and don't bother Brother Shi to prepare for the exam."

Ruyi puffed her lips and said in a dull tone: "Oh——"

After reporting his safety to his wife and daughter, Qin Yunhe hurried to the front yamen.

Li Chang knew that Qin Yunhe had returned and was waiting in the study. When he saw him, he asked, "Aunt Qin, what's wrong with you? How is your health now?"

"It was a stroke, and it's almost healed." Qin Yunhe walked towards the chair behind the desk with a little fatigue: "Fortunately, it was discovered in time, and there is no serious root cause left."

"Stroke is not a minor illness. It is a blessing in disguise that there is no root cause of the disease."

"Fortunately, Chen Er's wife discovered it in time..." Qin Yunhe recounted the story of Yunniang discovering the situation in time and promptly performing acupuncture, his tone still showing a lot of relief.

"People say that good deeds bring blessings, and that's what it means. Aunt Qin is also blessed by heaven."

Liu Dianshi was also invited in by Hesheng at this time. He inevitably asked about Qin's mother's situation, and then comforted Qin Yunhe.

Finally, Liu Dianshi handed the two case files to Qin Yunhe.

"…There have been no important cases in the past few days, only case files sent in for review by various counties. The other subordinates have already handled them, but these two cases are more special and may require your personal review."

"Thank you for your hard work these past few days, Liu Dianshi."

"You are too polite, my lord. This is what I should do."

Zhuzi also traveled a long way, and when he came back he went back to his own room first.

Zhao Ping is not here. He must be on duty.

After not being home for a few days, Zhuzi discovered that there was paper and pen on the table where he usually ate, with a few crooked words written on the paper, which was obviously used by Zhao Ping for practicing calligraphy.

After working in the yamen for a long time, Zhuzi could recognize a few words, which seemed to be the first few sentences of the Three Character Classic.

Zhuzi knew that Zhao Ping had nothing to do, so he went to help the clerks and sometimes learned calligraphy from them. I thought he was just learning for fun, but I didn't expect that he actually took it seriously.

After changing his clothes, Zhuzi lay down on the bed tiredly and planned to take a nap.

I don’t know how long it took, but I heard cheerful footsteps from outside, followed by the sound of someone entering the door.

Zhuzi opened his eyes in a daze and saw that it was Zhao Ping who came back.

"Have you left the court?"

"Not yet. He Sheng is waiting in front and I came back first."

Zhuzi stood up and sat beside the bed for a while, propping up his head and said, "When you are on duty, do your duty well, don't be lazy."

"I know. He Sheng is on duty today."

After a while, Zhao Ping brought a pair of boots and put them at the foot of the pillar, and said happily: "Dad, I bought you a pair of boots, try them on."

Zhuzi was a little sleepy at first, but when he saw the boots, he was stunned for a moment and asked in surprise, "Did you buy it for me?"

"Well. I see your boots are old but you are reluctant to change them. It's not the same as before. It doesn't look good if you keep wearing old boots while on duty." Zhao Ping said, picking up a boot and putting it next to his father's feet, saying, "Dad, try it on. I think it should fit. If not, I'll go and change it for you."

To be honest, Zhuzi was a little moved. He didn't expect his son to be so thoughtful.

As Zhuzi put his feet into his boots, he asked, "Have you received your monthly salary?"

Normally, Zhao Ping gave his monthly allowance to his father, leaving only a small amount for himself.

Zhao Ping helped his father put on one of his boots, felt around in his arms, and handed the monthly allowance to his father: "It's not monthly allowance, it's the reward money I got from running errands for the registrar and clerks. I've been secretly saving it for a long time, don't scold me, dad."

Zhao Ping smiled and put the other boot on his father.

Zhuzi felt sad, but he said, "When you are not on duty, it's okay to run errands and help occasionally, but don't delay the main work. You are the master's attendant, don't always run away."

"I know, Dad. The master has been away these days, hasn't he? I also bought some small things for my brothers. I will bring them back next time I go back."

They are just rattles, bamboo dragonflies, whistles and the like. They don’t look very delicate at first glance, but they are Zhao Ping’s thoughts as a brother.

Zhuzi's tone softened a little, and there was a little more kindness in his voice: "Are you learning to write?"

"Well, I want to learn it. If I can learn it, I can become a clerk in the future."

Zhuzi was naturally happy that Zhao Ping was willing to spend time learning something, but he couldn't help feeling a little regretful when he thought that no matter how hard he tried, he would never have the chance to take the imperial examination.

But being a clerk is also a way out.