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

It’s the winter solstice in a blink of an eye.

Today is a holiday. Neither Qin Yunhe, Qin Zheng nor Qin Ci have to go to work or school. It is a rare opportunity for the whole family to get together.

Qin Yunhe had previously asked Li Changyu whether he would spend the winter solstice at his home or at his third uncle's place. Li Changyu naturally said he would spend it at his teacher's place.

So early in the morning on the Winter Solstice, Li Changyu went to his teacher's house, bringing with him some pictures to ward off the cold and a small embroidered hat for Qin Zheng and Qin Ci.

There was a charcoal basin lit in the house, and Li Changyu was hit by the warm air as soon as he entered.

"Grandma, teacher, mistress——"

Li Changyu put his things down and bowed before entering the room.

Qin Yunhe asked Li Changyu to sit down: "Why are you wearing so little? Didn't you bring any thick clothes?"

"I brought it, but it didn't feel too cold, and it wasn't far to the teacher, so I didn't wear it."

Yu Ru also asked, "Do you have enough charcoal over there?"

"That's enough, Madam. Uncle San has put all the charcoal that was awarded by the court here in the official residence. By the way, Madam, I asked Wangchunlou for some mutton soup, and they said it would be delivered at noon."

"You wanted mutton soup? We were supposed to ask the kitchen to make mutton hotpot tonight. We were supposed to have dumplings for lunch."

Li Changyu smiled and said, "It's okay, I can eat dumplings too. If you really can't, you can save them for dinner."

As they were talking, Qin Zheng and Qin Ci ran over from their rooms: "Brother Yu, you're here——"

Li Changyu caught Qin Ci who rushed over: "Here I am. Look what I brought you."

In fact, embroidered hats are not rare items. Li Changyu just saw these two hats by chance while walking on the street. He thought that Qin Zheng and Qin Ci would look very cute wearing them, so he bought them.

Qin Zheng and Qin Ci have always been supportive and happily took it immediately.

"Thank you, Brother Yu!"

Qin Ci hugged Li Changyu's waist and said, "Brother Yu, you said last time that you would take us to walk in the snow and look for plum blossoms in winter. When are we going?"

Li Changyu said with a smile: "To walk in the snow and look for plum blossoms, you have to wait for the snow to fall. Look, there is no snow outside now, how can you walk in the snow?"

Qin Ci cried out in disappointment, and Qin Zheng also expressed disappointment.

Li Changyu was amused and said, "Don't worry, the plum blossoms haven't bloomed yet. When it snows, the plum blossoms will bloom, and I will take you to walk in the snow and look for plum blossoms."

As he spoke, Li Changyu handed over a picture of "The wind from the cypress trees in the front yard in spring brings fragrance to the room" to the two children and said, "Write one stroke on this calligraphy every day."

Qin Ci took it curiously and asked, "Brother, what is this?"

"This is a map for getting rid of the cold. It's for nine days. Write one stroke a day. Each character takes exactly nine days. When you finish writing three characters, you can go out to look for plum blossoms in the snow."

Qin Zheng and Qin Ci took it and looked at it curiously, and saw another one with a picture of plum blossoms on the table.

"Brother, what is that?"

Qin Ci reached out to grab it, but Li Changyu stopped her: "That's for my sister..."

Qin Ci obviously still wanted the one with the plum blossom, but his senior brother said that it was for his sister, so he could only stare at it.

Qin Yunhe and Yuru saw it and just smiled secretly.

After a while, Ruyi also came to the main room. When he saw Li Changyu, he bowed and said, "Brother Yu."

Since returning from the chrysanthemum viewing day, Ruyi started addressing Li Changyu as "Brother Yu" again.

Qin Yunhe and Yuru did not expose the truth, nor did they ask Ruyi for the time being.

After that, Li Changyu still came to Qin Yunhe on time to receive his homework as before.

If Ruyi was not busy when Li Changyu came, she would sometimes come over to listen to how Qin Yunhe instructed Li Changyu.

Qin Yunhe never asked the two of them to leave again.

Occasionally, when Qin Yunhe was unable to take a day off, Li Changyu would come over.

Or give some delicious food, or bring some gadgets, or take Qin Zheng and Qin Ci out for some fun.

Qin's mother naturally understood what was going on.

She still felt somewhat dissatisfied with Li Changyu.

Just seeing that her son was very happy to see it happen, the daughter-in-law didn't say anything else. She just nagged him a few more words and then didn't mention it again.

Li Changyu did not stand up because his brother was leaning against him. He just nodded and said, "Sister Ruyi."

"Brother Yu brought the Cold-Dispelling Picture?" Ruyi had also played the Cold-Dispelling Picture in previous years, so she naturally knew the answer.

"Yes. Although it's not rare, I just wanted to give you some fun."

“It just so happens that I haven’t bought any this year.”

Qin Ci said: "Sister, can you let me play?"

Ruyi bent down and nodded Qin Ci's head: "No, OK."

"Oh……"

Seeing Qin Ci keeping quiet, everyone started laughing secretly again.

The family was talking and soon it was noon.

The mutton soup at Wangchunlou is very famous in Beijing. Yuru asked the kitchen to cook fewer dumplings, and the family sat around together, eating and chatting.

"Teacher, when will Brother Shi arrive in Beijing?"

Last month, our family received a letter saying that Qin Yi and Qin Shi both passed the imperial examination this autumn, and the Qin family had two more successful candidates.

Qin Yi was satisfied with his success and did not plan to go to Beijing for the imperial examination. One reason was that he felt that his rank was not high enough and there was no need to make a wasted trip; the other reason was that he was not young anymore and did not want to leave his hometown to serve as an official.

Qin Shi is interested in a career in politics, so naturally he will continue to take exams. Therefore, next year only Qin Shi will come to Beijing to take the exam.

"Qin Shi just arrived in Guping County a few days ago, so he will definitely have to wait until after the Chinese New Year to enter Beijing. But I have written a letter asking him not to come too late, and to try to arrive in Beijing early to familiarize himself with the environment first."

Li Changyu nodded: "The wing room has been cleaned up, and you can let Brother Shi live in it when the time comes."

This is what Li Changyu had said before. Qin Yunhe's family has a large population, and it would be a bit crowded if another Qin Shi were to live here.

In the inner court of Yongnian County, the Lin family had just finished eating dumplings, and Lin Zhaotang and his wife were talking.

"...Bringing him to the capital to teach him doesn't necessarily mean he wants to marry him, right?"

Lin's wife Lingzhi was quite dissatisfied with Lin Zhaotang's reluctance to inquire about the Qin family.

In fact, when his wife wanted to arrange a marriage with the Qin family, Lin Zhaotang was a little hesitant, because he knew early on that Qin Yunhe had a little disciple who had been by his side since childhood.

Qin Yunhe only accepted this one disciple. He would inevitably mention him to his friends from time to time, and every time he talked about him, he mostly praised him.

Not to mention that Li Changyu and Ruyi grew up together as childhood sweethearts, Qin Yunhe and Li Chang have such a good relationship. Lin Zhaotang felt that Qin Yunhe probably wanted his daughter to be with his disciple.

But Lingzhi felt that his disciple didn't necessarily have to become a son-in-law, and he always wanted to give it a try, which led to that garden tour.

Not long after returning from the garden trip, Qin Yunhe brought his family home to visit relatives, and it was already August when they returned.

As soon as the Qin family returned to the capital, Lingzhi urged Lin Zhaotang to ask Qin Yunhe what he meant.

Before Lin Zhaotang could ask, he just heard that Li Changyu had come to the capital with Qin Yunhe, and he had a general idea in his mind.

"......What do you think is wrong with our Yun'er? What's wrong with her academic performance, poetry, and personality?" In fact, Lingzhi now roughly understood what the Qin family meant, but she still couldn't help feeling a little unwilling.

"The Qin family is really..."

Before Lingzhi finished complaining, Lin Zhaotang gently patted his wife's hand and said, "Lingzhi."

Lingzhi suddenly realized what was happening, and after a sigh, she said in a slow tone, “I know that we shouldn’t complain whether the marriage is successful or not.

Alas, I just feel sorry for Yun'er. Look at Ruyi, he can write, draw, and loves to play chess. Isn't this just right for our Yun'er? When the time comes, they can recite poems and write couplets together, and play chess when they have nothing to do. What a wonderful thing! Alas——"

Her family no longer hopes to find a daughter-in-law to take care of the housework, but wants their son to find someone with whom he can recite poems, compose couplets, play chess and paint.

She herself doesn't know any of these things, she just wants her son to find someone with similar interests.

"Why don't you ask Mr. He's daughter?"

Lin Zhaotang raised his head and laughed: "Lingzhi, how old is Wen Shuang's daughter..."

Lin Zhaotang patted his wife's hand and comforted her: "Don't worry, Yun'er is only thirteen, he will definitely meet his destiny."