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

Li Changyu was very happy, but his mother, Grandma Li, couldn't sit still.

She hasn't seen her son for several days.

She didn't insist on her son visiting her every morning and evening, nor did she want to see him all the time. But, he should ask how he was every two or three days, right?

She knew that her son's teacher had recently returned home and had given him homework every three days.

I guess the gentleman is very strict, but he shouldn't be so demanding that he doesn't even have time to greet his mother.

Grandma Li had nothing to do in the morning, so she went to her son's yard. When she arrived, she found out that her son had gone to his teacher.

"What has Brother Yu been busy with recently? I can't even see him."

"The eldest young master has been very hardworking recently, and has been doing his homework all night for several days in a row."

Grandma Li was surprised: "Is the homework so intense? I remember that Master Qin was not very strict."

Official Jin said: "Perhaps it is due to the encouragement of Lord Qin."

Grandma Li thought about it and thought that this was a possibility.

A few days ago, when Lord Qin just came back, he called his son over. As a result, when his son came back, he firmly expressed that he wanted to focus on his studies and asked his parents not to arrange a marriage for him anymore.

He said he would consider marriage after passing the imperial examination.

Although she was a little worried about her son's decision, she believed that making progress was a good thing, so she did not insist.

Although she felt a little uncomfortable, Grandma Li felt both distressed and relieved when she heard that her son was so hardworking.

When she arrived at her son's study, Grandma Li picked up two pages of paper on the desk.

When Jin Guan saw them, he stamped his feet and said, "Oh, how come I forgot to bring these two poems? The young master spent most of the night writing them."

Grandma Li was slightly surprised: "Is this the eldest young master's homework? Didn't they say that poetry and prose are not important in the imperial examinations?"

Grandma Li had also learned some words and phrases from her husband in the past, and she immediately began to carefully read the words on the paper.

But the more I read it, the more it seemed like it wasn't homework that a teacher would assign to students, but rather a response to someone's poem.

"Young Master has been busy writing these poems all night long these days?"

"It's not all poetry, there are also essays, I write all night long."

It is impossible to stay up all night, and Jin Guan exaggerated to show that Li Changyu was working hard.

"The eldest master said that we should finish our homework early and go to the teacher's place to listen to the teachings."

Grandma Li seemed to be thinking about something. When she put down the paper, she suddenly found a corner of a book sticking out, and it was obvious that a piece of paper was stuck in it.

Grandma Li took out the book and opened it, and saw the following words written on the page: If the couple had made a vow in their previous life, there would be no need for the groom to be the top scholar.

"Where did this come from?"

Grandma Li was so angry that she laughed. Didn't she say that she would focus on her studies and not consider marriage? This was a mandarin duck alliance and the groom was involved.

"Oh, this was also written by the eldest young master. He kept reciting it these past few days."

Grandma Li sneered: "Could this be written by your eldest young master?"

The handwriting is indeed Li Changyu's, but it is obvious that these words are not something Li Changyu would say.

Jin Guan didn't know what the grandmother meant and didn't dare to reply.

"You personal servants, go back and persuade your master to go to bed early at night, and stop writing nonsense all day long."

After giving these instructions, Grandma Li took the piece of paper and left.

Official Jin quickly responded and respectfully escorted Grandma Li out.

Grandma Li left her son's yard and walked back slowly. She remembered that it was only after her son came back from the Qin family that she stopped them from arranging a marriage for him.

Then I thought, the eldest daughter of the Qin family seems to be two years younger than her son, and she is fourteen years old now.

As I thought about it, I became convinced that the two of them might have some affair.

Given the Qin family's current official status, if they wanted to get married, they would definitely be eager to do so, and they would even consider it a step above their station.

But the Qin family's women's precepts are really disappointing.

Even if they were originally from a poor family, they were at least a family of scholars, and now they have been officials for many years, they could actually let their unmarried daughter write such words.

Really... shameless.

Although I thought so in my heart, I still had to discuss this matter with my husband.

The Qin family is also a family of officials. If they insist on getting married, I'm afraid it would be difficult for me to refuse...

Li Changyu had lunch at his teacher's house, then sat and talked with his teacher, his teacher's wife, and Ruyi for a long time before returning home feeling unsatisfied.

As soon as he came back, Jin Guan came to greet him.

"Master, how come you forgot to bring the poem you wrote in the middle of the night when you handed it in for your homework?"

"Oh, you don't need to bring it."

Li Changyu thought about it later and felt that those poems were written a long time ago, and it would be too abrupt for him to recite them now.

Besides, the teacher is right, they are older now and should still avoid it.

Since you are in love with Ruyi, you should treat her with more love and care, and it is better for you to learn less about poetry.

Anyway, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future.

Official Jin didn't understand why it was suddenly no longer needed, so he reported the matter of the eldest lady coming to see the young master.

"This morning, the eldest lady came and asked why the eldest master had not been seen recently. I said that the eldest master had been studying hard all night, so he had no time to pay his respects."

Li Changyu then remembered that he had not paid his respects to his parents for several days.

Damn it.

Thinking of this, I hurried to my parents' yard to pay my respects.

Li Xiao was not at home today, and only Grandma Li was there, having just finished her lunch break.

"mother."

When Li Changyu rushed to his mother, he was still excited. After shouting, he sat down next to his mother and hugged her arm: "Mom, do you miss me? I have been busy with schoolwork recently, so I can't come to say hello every day. Please don't blame me."

Grandma Li just glanced at her son coldly and threw the paper in her sleeve in front of him: "Is this the homework you are busy with every day?"

Li Changyu had a piece of paper thrown in his face. He hurriedly caught it and took a look. It was the two lines of the poem he had written. His face changed immediately.

"Mom, why are you touching my things..."

"Your Majesty!"

Li Changyu was stunned.

His mother was rarely so strict. Li Changyu was stunned for a long while before kneeling down.

"If you like a girl from a certain family, come back and tell your parents, and they will naturally send a matchmaker to propose marriage. Is it something a daughter from a good family would do to have a secret affair?!"

Li Changyu's face changed drastically: "What do you mean by secret connection? Ruyi is not that kind of person at all!"

He felt so aggrieved. He couldn't even see Ruyi now, and he hadn't spoken a word to her for so many days. How could they have any secret communication?

"She is indeed the daughter of the Qin family!"

Originally, Grandma Li was not sure, but now she is finally sure.

"If the marriage was made in the previous life, why would the groom need to be a top scholar? Is this something a girl can say? It's so shameless!"

Li Changyu had been suffering and feeling wronged for days, and now when he heard his mother speak to Ruyi in such words, he suddenly felt overwhelmed with depression and his chest heaved violently.

"This is not... not written for me at all!"