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

After Qin Yunhe finished teaching Yu Ge'er, he had nothing to do so he came to Chen Er to see how the progress was. From a distance he saw Chen Er's face flushed and he was mumbling something to Aunt Xu.

"Chen Er, what's wrong?"

When Chen Er saw Qin Yunhe coming over, he seemed to have grabbed a life-saving straw. He quickly pulled Qin Yunhe aside and whispered, "Ah Wen, what should we do? Aunt Xu brought the young lady she mentioned last time here."

Qin Yunhe was also surprised. He turned his head to look and noticed a woman standing a few steps away from Aunt Xu.

The woman standing there was also looking over here, seemingly observing the relationship between Qin Yunhe and Chen Er. The look in her eyes... was a bit scrutinizing.

Qin Yunhe frowned a little.

Yuru is a gentle and docile person, she would never stare at others so unscrupulously, making people feel uncomfortable.

Perhaps she noticed that Qin Yunhe was a little disgusted by being stared at, so the woman moved her eyes away to look at Chen Er and walked over to him.

"Mr. Chen, right? I am Zhao Yunniang. I'm sure Aunt Xu has already told you about my situation. Aunt Xu said you don't agree with this marriage, so I came to ask for clarification."

Chen Er's face suddenly turned redder, and he said, "I...my family is poor, and I'm afraid I can't let you live a good life, and I don't want to delay you."

"Don't worry, my dear. I know a little bit about medicine. If you and I get married, I might be able to help the family a little."

"But I don't even..." Chen Er wanted to say that he didn't even have a decent room, but he saw a house behind him that was being tiled.

Chen Er was at a loss again and looked at Qin Yunhe as if asking for help.

It's really inappropriate to talk about marriage with a woman standing on the street.

Qin Yunhe thought for a moment and said, "Chen Er, how about asking Aunt Xu to take this lady to my house and let Yuru and my mother talk to her?"

Chen Er was awakened by this and nodded as if he had been pardoned. Yes, although his family has no elders or women, he can ask Yu Ru and Aunt Qin to talk to her.

Aunt Xu also clapped her hands and said, "That's right. Old Madam Qin can also be considered an elder of Chen Er. Let her talk to Madam Zhao. Then I will take Madam Zhao over first."

It was almost noon, and Yu Ru had just gone to see the meal the cook had prepared for the craftsmen.

Aunt Xu led Madam Zhao in and saw Yuger and Ruyi feeding the sunbird in the cage.

Aunt Xu had never seen the Qin family's house after it was renovated. The gray tiles and white walls were very neat. She praised it twice: "This renovation is really good."

"Ruyi, where are your mother and grandmother?"

"My mother is in the kitchen and my grandmother is in the house."

After that, Ruyi shouted, "Grandma, Grandma Xu is here."

When Qin's mother heard this, she came out quickly: "Auntie, why are you here?"

"Hey, Madam Qin, I'm here to propose marriage to Chen Er."

Mother Qin looked at the woman following beside her in surprise, and then said, "Okay, please sit inside first."

Mother Qin had just asked the two to sit down, and Qin Yunhe and Chen Er followed behind and entered the door a little later. Mother Qin hadn't figured out what was going on yet, so she hurried out to ask Qin Yunhe and Chen Er.

After she understood what was going on, Qin's mother asked Chen Er what he thought. After all, she was not Chen Er's real elder, so she didn't dare to make the decision on her own.

Chen Er's face flushed again: "Aunt Qin, I don't know what to do. Before, I didn't have a ridge of land or a house, and I didn't plan to get married again."

Mother Qin understood a little after hearing this. She had thought that she had nothing and didn't think about it before, so she didn't agree.

Now that he has both the land and the house, and the young lady has come to him on her own initiative, Chen Er is actually a little tempted.

Although she felt that it was not a good idea for a woman to come to her house to ask for marriage, Qin's mother still said, "Then I will ask for you first to see what this young lady is like."

"Where is Madam Zhao from?"

"I am from Shahe Town. My father and brother are both doctors, and I know a little bit about medicine myself."

"Hey, whether a woman has medical skills or not, what can she do? She should just live a good life and take care of her husband and children. To be honest, I watched Ding Mao grow up. This child is practical and capable, not the kind of person who likes fancy things."

"It is precisely because I heard that Mr. Chen is a down-to-earth man that I decided to marry him and came to ask him in person."

Mother Qin had already looked down on her for coming to her house on her own, and now after hearing her say that, she asked, "Your parents and brothers should be at home, right?"

Zhao Yunniang was silent for a moment before she said, "They are all here."

"As for marriage, as the old saying goes, it's the parents' orders and the matchmaker's words. If your parents and brothers are all here, you should ask your parents to ask the matchmaker to talk."

Zhao Yunniang fell silent again. Aunt Xu also felt embarrassed and thought that this matter might not succeed.

In fact, it cannot be said that Qin's mother was completely dissatisfied with Zhao Yunniang. After all, Chen Er was not her biological son, and she did not particularly care about these things. She just disliked the way she did things.

He said a few harsh words to her, and when he saw that she was silent, he changed the subject.

"Why did Madam Zhao and the people in front of her disperse?"

These words should have been communicated between parents and matchmakers. When asked directly, Mrs. Zhao felt a little embarrassed. She bit her lip and said, "If we can't live together anymore, we'll break up."

Mother Qin curled her lips again and said, "Let's not talk about anything else. Ding Mao is alone and doesn't expect anything else. He just hopes to find a woman who understands his feelings."

Zhao Yunniang's face turned red, and she finally said, "I don't dare to brag, but I can do needlework, knitting, washing clothes and cooking."

After hearing this, Qin's mother felt that it was enough. In her opinion, marrying a daughter-in-law who could do these things was enough.

Just as Yu Ru heard Qin Yunhe and the others talking about this, she went into the room to see what was going on.

When Qin's mother saw her daughter-in-law coming in, she said, "Yuru, you stay here with Madam Zhao for a while. I'll go ask Ding Mao what he thinks."

As he said this, he pulled Aunt Xu out to find Chen Er.

When Yu Ru entered the room, she saw Madam Zhao sitting there with a flushed face and not saying a word.

In order to avoid embarrassment, Yu Ru wanted to find a topic to talk about, so she said, "I heard from my husband that Madam Zhao knows medicine?"

Zhao Yunniang seemed to calm down a little and said, "I know a little bit."

"That's really amazing." Yu Ru was truly impressed: "Why did Madam Zhao come here by herself?"

In fact, Yu Ru was just asking casually for the sake of conversation. She didn't think there was anything shameful about Zhao Yunniang coming to her on her own initiative. She never thought bad of others.

However, these words had a different meaning to Zhao Yunniang.

Thinking about how she had made such a great decision to come here, but was rejected by Chen Er and interrogated by Qin's mother, she suffered embarrassment and loss of face.

This thing was unlikely to succeed, and now he was being humiliated by another person again. He immediately became angry and decided to just throw it all away.

"I am shameless and come here to ask for marriage. Do you think everyone is like you, marrying a good husband, just sitting at home and waiting for your husband to go out and earn fame? Once your husband passes the imperial examination, everyone will respect you as Madam.

What about me? I work so hard from dawn to dusk, but I am still despised and abused by my husband's family who are useless!

I finally escaped from the clutches of the tiger, and my parents who gave birth to me and raised me wanted to send me back just because of my sister-in-law!

I just don't have any shame, I just want to change my fate, so what! "

At the end of her speech, Zhao Yunniang's voice was choked with sobs.

Yu Ru didn't expect that just a casual question from her would cause Zhao Yunniang to be so angry. She was so shocked that she was stunned and didn't know how to react.

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I wonder if anyone still remembers Chen Er's full name, Chen Dingmao (*/w＼*). Because this chapter is a conversation with a stranger, the way I address him is a little different from usual. After all, nicknames are only used by acquaintances to address each other.