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

According to custom, the funeral will be over after three days of burial.

After the funeral is over, the relatives and old friends who came to attend the funeral should say goodbye and leave.

Jin Biao and his uncle were responsible for seeing off the male guests, while Jin Biao's aunt Fang and Yan Guixiang were responsible for seeing off the female guests.

It was not until the end of the afternoon, when the last female member of the family who came to attend the funeral had left, that Fang looked back.

But I don’t know when Yan Guixiang was no longer around.

Fang's face darkened. It was really rude of Yan Guixiang, a mistress, to run off somewhere else instead of seeing the guests off here at this time.

Yan Guixiang ran out in a hurry: "Oh, why did you send them all away? I just went to the toilet. This morning, I am exhausted."

Yan Guixiang ran over and held Fang's arm, saying, "Aunt, you must be exhausted too. Let's go to the back hall and rest."

Fang had always looked down on her niece-in-law, and now she felt even more uncomfortable with her being so intimate. She pulled her arm back and said, "No need, go by yourself."

Yan Guixiang naturally saw that Jin Biao's aunt was unhappy, so she stopped talking and just followed behind with a roll of her eyes.

When he returned to the front hall, Jin Biao was sitting and talking with his second uncle.

Jin Biao's father had only two brothers. Now that his mother is gone, the closest relative to Jin Biao is his uncle.

Uncle Jin was raised by Old Lady Jin, and they had a deep relationship for decades. Now that his sister-in-law has passed away, he can't help but reminisce about the past with his nephew.

When Fang came in, the uncle and nephew were talking about how the county magistrate asked wealthy families to pay donations when the ferry was being built. Other families just gave a few taels of silver as a token of their appreciation, but only the old lady insisted on donating a lot of silver.

The county magistrate at that time was grateful for the Jin family's righteousness and provided many conveniences to the Jin family's water transportation business later.

Fang was also moved when she heard this: "Sister-in-law has spent her whole life planning for the Jin family. It really exhausted her energy. Do you remember that year when Shuhe was blackmailed? Fortunately, the old lady heard about it early and found someone to deal with the man's accomplices so that no big disaster happened."

When the uncle and nephew heard Fang talking about the old days, they were moved again by how much effort Old Mrs. Jin had put in for the Jin family.

It was also said that the old lady had everything planned out. She even made plans in advance for her death, including what clothes to wear and what jewelry to bring, and didn't want others to worry about her at all.

Yan Guixiang sat on the side and couldn't get a word in at all. After sitting there for a while, she lost her patience.

I thought to myself, I won’t stay here to listen to your nonsense anymore, the bird’s nest stewed in the kitchen is almost ready.

Thinking of this, Yan Guixiang got up and went to the inner house without saying a word.

Although the uncle and nephew didn't care about Yan Guixiang when they were talking, her departure was very abrupt, and several of them looked unhappy.

After Yan Guixiang left the hall, Fang finally couldn't help herself and said, "Biao'er, if it wasn't for Auntie, your daughter-in-law is really rude and has no manners."

Although Second Uncle Jin also looked down on Yan Guixiang, he felt it was inappropriate to hear his wife say this about his niece-in-law. He frowned and said, "Why are you, as an elder, arguing with a younger person? After all, she is Biaoer's legitimate wife."

Fang refused to give up: "I never wanted to make a fuss, but she was really too rude. You didn't see her rude appearance."

Jin Biao could only say: "Don't blame me, Auntie. She comes from a rural family, so naturally she has no education. Don't bother with her. Anyway, our family was anxious to get married at that time. Alas——"

When Fang heard him say that, she said, "Biao'er is filial and wants to marry a wife as soon as possible to help his sister-in-law get rid of her illness. Maybe her illness will get better. Otherwise, a country woman like her would never be able to enter our house. It's really hard for you. It's a pity that you still didn't keep your sister-in-law."

After saying this, everyone fell silent.

They sat for a while, and then Uncle Jin stood up to leave. Jin Biao saw his uncle and aunt off before returning to the inner house.

Yan Guixiang was eating bird's nest in the inner room, thinking that from now on she would no longer have to take care of her seriously ill mother-in-law every day, and she couldn't help feeling happy.

Jin Biao looked at Yan Guixiang and frowned again.

When Yan Guixiang saw him come in, she said, "Master is back. I asked the maid to stew bird's nest. Would you like to try it?"

As he said that, he handed a bowl of bird's nest to Jin Biao.

Jin Biao himself doesn't like to eat bird's nest, but the old lady likes to eat it so there is always bird's nest in the house. Now seeing the bird's nest reminds me of my mother's death, and the daughter-in-law he married to make her sick is eating the bird's nest he gave to her as a filial gift.

Jin Biao suddenly became angry, and the frustration of the past few days surged up. He waved Yan Guixiang's arm away and said, "I don't want to eat."

The force of the swing was so great that a bowl of bird's nest fell to the ground with a clang. Yan Guixiang was startled and wanted to jump up and curse immediately after she reacted, but when she thought about the kind of life she had been leading since she entered the Jin family, she endured it.

Although he didn't curse, he still threw away his handkerchief and went into the inner room.

When the master of the house was angry, the servants held their breath and dared not make a sound. They lived in fear for the next few days, fearing that they would displease the master.

However, Yan Guixiang didn't care at all and continued to act as the mistress of the Jin family as usual, ordering slaves around and acting arrogantly as if it was her duty.

Jinbiao had no way to deal with this.

A few days later, Yan Guixiang was eating melon seeds and directing the maid to massage her shoulders and legs. She was feeling very comfortable when Jin Biao came back carrying a bag.

These days Jin Biao sleeps in the study room of the front house, and the two of them barely see each other in a day.

Yan Guixiang was a little surprised to see him suddenly come to the inner house, but she still sat up straight and let the maid go down.

Jin Biao's face was calm, and he seemed to have forgotten about the quarrel. He just said, "I saw that you like eating bird's nest, so I asked someone to buy some more. If you want to eat it, ask the kitchen to stew it."

The two of them had a quarrel just over a bowl of bird's nest. Now Jin Biao took the initiative to buy bird's nest, which was obviously an attempt to reconcile.

In fact, Yan Guixiang didn't take it seriously at all. She just thought that Jin Biao had just died and she was unhappy and angry.

She has been married once, and she has even ended up breaking off the marriage. She has seen all kinds of storms. The situation was even more tense than this for several years. This is nothing.

Jin Biao just lost his temper and broke a bowl. Can he break up with her because of this?

So Jin Biao specially bought bird's nests to show his goodwill, which surprised Yan Guixiang. She immediately felt that this wealthy family did things differently and meticulously.

This did make him seem a bit rude, so he spoke gently, "Oh, I'm sorry to have troubled you, Master."

Then he said, "Hey, actually I don't really like eating bird's nests, but people say it's precious and has many benefits, so I saw we had some at home so I asked the kitchen to stew some."

Jin Biao didn't say anything else, just said: "Well, it's okay, anyway, we can afford it at home, I'll ask someone to buy more after we finish eating. If you want to eat anything else, just tell the housekeeper."

Yan Guixiang was naturally happy to hear him say this, and agreed immediately. The two of them then reconciled.