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

After returning to the county town, Qin Yunhe still went to visit his teacher first.

Mr. Gu asked about the student's answers in detail and felt that the student's answering strategies and viewpoints were good. Whether he would pass the exam depended on his writing style and the examiner's preferences.

After all, different examiners have different opinions, which will also affect their judgment. So to put it bluntly, students have already tried their best, and the rest depends on luck.

Mr. Gu also comforted Qin Kao for falling ill in the examination room. It was common for candidates to fall ill in the examination room, and it was a situation that could not be controlled. At least it was an additional experience.

Besides, no matter what, Qin Si at least finished answering the questions, and Mr. Gu felt that there was nothing wrong with his strategy and views, so he might not fail.

Qin Yunhe and Qin Si had lunch at Mr. Gu's place before going home.

However, when they got home, the house was quiet. Qin's mother, Yuru and Ruyi were not at home. They went to Qin Si's house in the back, but there was no one there either.

The two brothers were completely confused and had to go to their eldest brother's place together. However, they ran into Qin's mother, Yu Ru and others who were walking back on the way.

"Asi, Awen, you're back!" Mother Qin was surprised and happy to see her two sons from a distance.

The two of them went to take the exam, and it took half a month to go back and forth. Qin's mother was worried all day long. How could she not be happy when she saw them now?

"Hurry, let me see!" Qin's mother ran to her sons and pulled their two sons to look.

Yuru and Lianhua came quickly with their children, also with joy on their faces.

"Why does Ah Si look thinner?" After all, she is a mother, so she is very careful and noticed the changes in Qin Si at once: "She doesn't look very well either."

"Mom, I'm fine. How can I have lost weight in these few days?" Qin Si didn't want his mother to worry so he didn't mention the fact that he got sick in the exam room.

Although her son said this, Qin's mother still felt that her son was different from before he left. There was still some doubt in her eyes. When she looked at her younger son again, she couldn't see much change.

"I think you've lost weight, but Ah Wen hasn't changed much."

Qin Yunhe knew that his brother did not want to make his mother worry, so he did not say anything, but just raised his arms for his mother to see.

"There shouldn't be any changes. What changes can a test bring?"

After saying that, Qin Yunhe quickly changed the subject: "Mom, where did you go? When my brother and I came back, there was no one at home."

"Oh," Mother Qin seemed to have just remembered, "Your sister-in-law and I went to your eldest brother's house. Ji Rui's in-laws came to propose marriage."

Mother Qin spoke casually as she walked home with her two sons.

Qin Yunhe then suddenly remembered that Qin Jirui seemed to have been engaged at this time in her previous life.

Qin Si didn't know about this, so her reaction was much bigger than Qin Yunhe's: "Is Ji Rui engaged?"

No wonder Qin Si reacted so strongly.

I had never heard of any marriage proposal for Qin Jirui before. He and Qin Yunhe went to take the exam, and it only took half a month in total, and when they came back, they were already engaged.

Qin Chong and others have always loved their younger sister, so they shouldn't be so careless. Could it be that they felt Ji Rui was old enough and were afraid of gossip from the villagers, so they hastily arranged the marriage?

"Why so sudden? Who did you book?"

"The grandson of a scholar from Lin County. His father is also a scholar."

It sounds like a nice family, but the engagement was too quick. Qin Si was still a little worried about her cousin.

Mother Qin also saw it, and said, "It's not a random decision. I've asked around. It's Ji Rui who wants it."

The family has returned home. Mother Qin continued, "It is said that Ji Rui met him on her way to her uncle's house last year. Who knows what they talked about? When they came back, they seemed to meet again. Who knows how they contacted each other? Maybe they both had some feelings for each other. When his family asked the matchmaker to propose marriage, your eldest brother was startled.

When you asked Ji Rui, she said that the other party was some kind of knight-errant, which made your eldest brother scold her. Fortunately, you found out that he was from a scholar family and his grandfather was a juren. Your eldest brother went to ask around there and was relieved when he heard that he was a good kid. Anyway, they were happy, so they agreed.

The man was also very anxious, and once he agreed, he came to propose marriage today, so naturally Lianhua Yuru and I had to go."

Parents have always arranged marriages with matchmakers, and except for Qin Yunhe and Yuru, most marriages are blind. Qin Si was puzzled when he heard about Qin Jirui's bizarre experience.

Mother Qin seemed indifferent: "Who would have thought that we would run into a scholar like this? Ji Rui is a lucky girl."

"Yes, they know each other, so they must be happy with each other because they have similar personalities. I heard that the mother-in-law is also very kind, so how can they not live well?" Lianhua also said.

"That's right. They say that boy is the only son in the family, so we won't have to worry about him in the future."

Qin Yunhe had known all this about Qin Jirui for a long time, so while Qin's mother and others were lamenting about Qin Jirui's marriage, Qin Yunhe was whispering to his wife and daughter about their farewell.

"You must be exhausted at home these days. Have you hired any temporary workers to do farm work?"

"Chen Er and my brother came to help us, so we weren't that tired. I asked Chen Er to pay him, but he refused to take any."

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"How did you eat and sleep in the examination room? I always hear people say that some people didn't eat well or sleep well and got sick in the examination room."

"I'm fine. I eat well and sleep well. It's just that the place is a little small."

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"Before I left, I thought about going to Zhending Prefecture to see if there was any good rouge and powder to bring back for you. Brother Feng also bought this for his wife, saying it was very good."

Qin Yunhe opened a box of rouge and showed it to his wife. Yu Ru liked it and her blush deepened.

Ruyi held another box of gouache and studied the small box.

Qin Yunhe took out another Luban lock and handed it to his daughter: "Ruyi, look what this is, Daddy brought it back for you from Zhending Prefecture~"

When Ruyi saw there was another new toy, she hugged the watercolor box in her arms and reached out to take the Luban lock with both hands, which made Qin Yunhe laugh and cry. Afraid that she would drop the watercolor box, she took it out of her arms and put it aside.

Qin's mother talked to her eldest son and daughter-in-law for a long time. When she looked for Qin Yunhe, she found that the couple were holding their daughter and whispering in a sweet voice. She suddenly felt uncomfortable and annoyed.

"You ungrateful bastard, didn't you buy something for your mom when you went out? You didn't even bother to talk to your mom when you came back. Your mom is worried about you every day."

"Of course there is nothing!" Qin Yunhe saw his mother talking and quickly took out another object from the basket: "Look what this is, I picked it specially for you."

Seeing that her son really brought something for her, Qin's mother couldn't help but smile and said, "Really, you brought it. Let me see what you brought."

After receiving it, Qin's mother took a closer look and found that it was an eyebrow band with embroidery. It was not a rare item, but the embroidery pattern was quite delicate and different from the patterns at home.

"You have a conscience, kid."

Qin Si just remembered that he had brought something for his mother, so he quickly took it out and said, "Mom, I heard that this plaster from this family is particularly effective in treating leg pain, so I bought some for you. Try it and see how it works. If it works, I'll buy you more later."

Qin Si said he bought some, but in fact he bought a whole stack. He must have been afraid that if he bought too few, it would be inconvenient to buy them when he wanted to use them.

Mother Qin was naturally happier to see that her eldest son cared so much about her, and she praised her eldest son again.