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

As was the custom before going home for the New Year, Qin Yunhe went to visit his teacher first.

Mr. Gu is indeed in good health as he said, but one can still see that he has a few more white hairs.

Gu Zhi still couldn't go home for the New Year this year, but his eldest son is getting married next year, so he should be able to take leave and come back.

Mr. Gu was not surprised that Qin Yunhe was recommended. He was just pleased and encouraged him, and also reminded him of some precautions.

After having lunch with the teacher, Qin Yunhe said goodbye to the teacher.

I feel very sad when I think that I may not be able to visit my teacher every year in the future.

Qin's mother and others naturally already knew when Qin Yun would be going to the capital. Although she only knew that her son was going to the capital and had no idea what "going to the capital" meant, Qin's mother was still very happy.

Going to the capital, naturally he wanted to become a high-ranking official. Qin's mother immediately wanted to hold a banquet to celebrate her son's return, but was finally persuaded by Qin Si and Qin Yunhe.

The Chinese New Year is always lively and busy, and this year the Qin family is particularly busy.

In addition to the various New Year customs that need to be arranged, there are many other things to consider.

One is to consider the follow-up arrangements for Qin Yun to go to Beijing to participate in the expedition.

When Qin Yunhe went to Beijing, Yuru came back with her children and maids, and accommodation became a big problem.

In the past two years, the Qin family has had new members. Qin Zheng and Qin Ci have grown up, Qin Shi is getting married soon, and Qin An will probably also be getting married in two or three years. The house is obviously not big enough to accommodate them.

So we also need to consider the issue of expansion.

The Qin family's eastern neighbor is Feng Laosan's family, while the western neighbor has moved away many years ago. Now that the Qin family is well-off, Qin Yunhe discussed with his family about buying the west side and expanding the house.

Qin's mother naturally had no objection to this. In her opinion, since her two sons had made great achievements, it was only natural for them to build houses.

Qin Si didn't have any objection, but he had to take the exam, and Qin Yunhe also had to go to Beijing to take the exam, so neither of them had time to make arrangements.

But if we don’t prepare now, we may not have time in the future.

After much discussion, we decided that we could only wait until after the Chinese New Year. We would ask a few cousins ​​and Chen Er to help buy the materials. We could start construction after Qin Si returns from the Spring Examination.

Another busy thing is Qin Si's preparations for going to Beijing to take the imperial examination after the New Year.

Qin Shiqiu failed the imperial examination, so this time only Qin Si from the Qin family went to Beijing to take the exam.

Fortunately, the Qin family is now well-off, so they don't have to worry about travel expenses, and the examination basket for the exam is also ready.

As for his companion, Li Chang also wanted to go to Beijing, so the two of them traveled together and there was no need to go out of their way to look for someone to go with them.

Qin Si and Li Chang knew each other before, but they had little interaction and were not very familiar with each other. Qin Yunhe invited Li Chang to come home during the Chinese New Year, one to give them a farewell party, and the other to let them get to know each other.

Qin Yunhe was busy arranging major matters such as renovating the house, while Yuru was busy with minor matters such as celebrating the New Year.

Before the New Year, each family will present gifts and set up altars, and after the New Year, they will entertain guests and pay New Year’s greetings.

On the third day of the first lunar month, Yuru took her children to visit Fan Zheng to wish him a happy new year. The two siblings had not seen each other for another year and missed each other very much. Fan Zheng was reluctant to let his sister leave home again after the Chinese New Year.

"...Are you and Yun He still going back tomorrow?"

"Yun He is going back tomorrow. I won't go back with him. He may go to the capital around April."

Fan Zheng was surprised and asked, "Go to the capital? Why was he transferred to the capital?"

Feng was also shocked when she heard this, and her expression suddenly changed.

"It's not a transfer to the capital, but they said he was going to take the civil service exam in May."

Fan Zheng actually didn’t know what Xingqu was, but he knew it was probably a good thing.

"Very good, very good. Yunhe is really great."

Feng also said: "That's right, it has to be Yunhe, he is going to the capital to be an official. Unlike your brother, he can't even pass the college entrance examination."

After hearing this, Fan Zheng and Yu Ru looked a little embarrassed.

Yu Ru said quickly, "Sister-in-law, my brother has been busy making a living these years, so he has no time to study. Besides, Yun He is only going to the capital to take the exam, and we don't know if he can pass it."

Fan Zheng ignored Feng and asked Yu Ru, "Why do you stay in the capital after passing the exam?"

Yu Ru nodded: "From what Yun He said, if you pass the exam, you will stay in the capital to work."

Fan Zheng sighed, "Xu Ning's residence is so close that we only see each other once a year. When you go to the capital, I don't know when we will be able to see each other again."

Now that his parents are gone, Fan Zheng can't help feeling sad when he thinks it will be difficult to see his sister in the future.

"I can't go for a while. I have to wait until Yunhe is settled in the capital..."

The brother and sister were talking when Qin Ci ran in from outside, crying, and bumped into Yu Ru's legs, crying and mumbling complaints.

Yuru picked up Qin Ci and asked softly, "What happened to Ci'er?"

Feng also said, "Hey, what's wrong? Aren't you playing with your brother and sister? Why are you crying?"

Fan Hong and Ruyi followed in with Qin Ci.

Qin Ci also approached Yu Ru's legs with a wronged look on his face, holding up the toy in his hand and accusing his brother of stealing his things.

Feng habitually scolded Fan Hongdao: "I asked you to play with your younger brother and sister, why did you make your younger brother cry?"

"It wasn't Brother Hong who made his brother cry. It was Ci'er who fell down while fighting with Zheng'er for something..."

Yuru knew the personalities of the two children and immediately knew what was going on. She coaxed them, "Ci'er fell down? Are you hurt?"

Qin Ci nodded with tears in her eyes.

"Our Ci'er fell and got hurt but was able to get up on his own. He's amazing!"

Ruyi said speechlessly and helplessly: "Mom - you just dote on Ci'er. Zheng'er didn't even cry when he fell down."

Yu Ru looked down and saw that her eldest son had come over and grabbed the hem of her clothes, looking a little aggrieved.

Yu Ru squatted down and put Qin Ci on the ground to support him. She put her other hand around her eldest son and said, "Zheng'er is amazing. Not only did he get up by himself, he didn't even cry."

It was a daily occurrence for the children to quarrel, but with these two interrupting them, the topic of going out was moved on.

At noon, Fan Zheng kept his sister and her son and a few others for lunch before sending them back.

In a blink of an eye, it was time to return to the city. Unlike last year, this year only Zhuzi and his son and Qin Yunhe went back.

When they came, there were several carriages, but when they left, there was only one carriage left.

Yu Ge'er also knew that the teacher was going to the capital, and he didn't know when he would come back, so he was very depressed when he came to see him off. But now that he is a few years older, he will no longer cry in the teacher's arms like before.

Yuru and Ruyi were naturally reluctant to leave, but there was nothing they could do. They could only hope that Qin Yunhe would settle down in the capital as soon as possible so that he could take them over.

Qin's mother didn't seem to be reluctant to let her son go. As usual, she directed Zhuzi and the maid to pack up their things and urged her son to set off quickly.

Qin Yunhe said goodbye to the people who saw him off one by one, got on the carriage, and returned to Xu Ning Prefecture.