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

"Mom, I'm back!"

It was already dark when Qin Yunhe got home. His mother had just finished cooking. When she heard him calling, she turned around and went into the kitchen to get the rice without saying a word.

Usually, whenever he called out, his mother would always respond, so what happened today? Qin Yunhe was a little confused.

Qin's mother dangled two bowls of millet porridge, a plate of pickles and two vegetable dumplings onto the small dining table.

"Hey, why don't you cook the two-grain porridge?" Qin Yunhe said after drinking a mouthful of porridge.

"Two-grain porridge, two-grain porridge. Where can I get two-grain porridge? There's almost no rice left in the pot, and you still want to make two-grain porridge."

Listening to his mother's words, based on Qin Yunhe's understanding of his mother, she knew that he had gone to Yuru's house.

Qin Yunhe calmly drank another mouthful of porridge and ate a pickle before speaking.

"It's not bad. I still have a few cakes left from lunch. They'll last me two days. Hang in there. I'll have money when I finish copying the books."

When Qin's mother found out that her son was teasing her, she became even more furious.

"Stop smiling at me. Did you go to Fan's house at noon?"

Qin Yunhe took a bite of the vegetable dumpling and answered: "Ah, what's wrong?"

"What's wrong?! She's been divorced, why are you still going to the Fan family?"

"Mom - I've said it many times, we are divorcing amicably, amicably! Yuru was not divorced! Can you please stop telling everyone that Yuru was divorced?"

"Don't worry about the divorce. Are you divorced? Didn't you ask for the divorce yourself? Did I force you to do it? Even after the divorce, you keep running to her, giving her gifts and apologizing. What do you want to do?"

"Even if we're divorced, the girl is still mine, right? Can't I go and see her?"

"A little girl was taken back to her parents' home..."

Qin Yunhe was originally relatively calm, but after hearing what his mother said, he became a little angry.

Although his mother never told him, he actually knew that his mother had always felt that Lai Di was not her grandson.

Now, hearing his mother's clear disdain, he got a little angry and his voice got a little higher: "Girls and boys, aren't they all my own flesh and blood, your granddaughters? What did Lai Di do wrong? She can't decide whether she is a boy or a girl."

In fact, it’s not that Qin’s mother didn’t understand these principles, but as an old lady, she always hoped to have a grandson to continue the family line. Now that her son was angry, after all, Lai Di was her son’s own flesh and blood, so she didn’t dare to continue talking.

The mother and son ate in silence, the oil lamp on the table flickering.

"I will bring them back sooner or later."

Anyway, I must tell mom in advance about bringing Yu Ru back, so I might as well tell her now.

Mother Qin understood. They were not just Lai Di, but also Yu Ru.

"Laidi, if you want to take her back, then take her back. I won't say anything. But Fan Yuru can't be accepted. I don't agree. You insisted on marrying her before, and I couldn't stop you. Now that you're divorced, that's perfect. You can marry someone better."

"How can I marry someone better? Where can I find someone better? Anyway, I want to live with Yuru!"

"Why do you want to divorce her? You two were the ones who insisted on getting married, and you two divorced quietly later. Now you two want to remarry! Do you think this is a game? If you two can live together, why get divorced? Anyway, I don't agree."

Talking about the reason for the divorce, Qin Yunhe felt guilty and depressed.

He divorced quietly because he didn't want to divorce. But when he said it, it just made his mother's words sound like playing house.

Seeing her son stop talking, Qin's mother got even more excited: "If it weren't for the fact that you two lived next door to each other and got along well, who would have married into his family? The whole family is so greedy! Besides, Fan Yuru looks like a little chicken, and she looks like a bullied bag. You can tell at a glance that she is not blessed..."

Yu Ru's beauty, which was well-known in the surrounding villages, became like a little chicken in her mother's mouth.

This really made Qin Yunhe laugh out loud.

In fact, he never understood why his mother liked Yu Ru very much when she was a child.

Every time he saw her, he would praise Yu Ru for being pretty, well-behaved and sensible, and he wished she was his own daughter. Why did he start finding fault with Yu Ru as soon as they got married?

"…..When your father was ill, he wanted you to get married early to celebrate the occasion, but her family was against it, and as a result, your father passed away…"

Qin Yunhe was speechless: "Mom, Yuru was only twelve years old at that time..."

"What's wrong with being twelve years old? It's not like you can get married and consummate your marriage right away."

Qin Yunhe was just about to say a few more words to defend Yuru when he suddenly thought, that’s not right, is this the point?

"No, mother, at that time the doctor said my father's illness was not going to work. How can you still hold a grudge against the Fan family because they didn't agree to a wedding to bring good luck?"

"Hmph! Don't tell me that. Anyway, I don't agree with her coming back. When they saw you passed the imperial examination, they rushed to marry you. Now they regret it after seeing you lose your title. Your family is full of snobs. Who else would like her except you!"

Hearing his mother say this, Qin Yunhe couldn't help but laugh.

Yu Ru was good-looking and had a gentle personality. Many people from all over the area had asked matchmakers to inquire about her.

If his family had not arranged the marriage early on when the two of them were young, Yu Ru might not have been able to marry him.

"Mother, what you said is really dishonest. Have you forgotten that a young master from a wealthy family came all the way to ask a matchmaker to find out about you, and he even asked about you? If I hadn't taken the initiative, how could it have been my turn?"

After hearing what her son said, Mother Qin still protected Yu Ru and glared at him unhappily.

"His daughter has someone to marry her, so does no one want to marry my son? Dongyue from the east end of the village, her mother loved you so much back then, I don't know how many times she said that if you weren't engaged, she would have given her daughter to you no matter what! Dongyue was so pretty and lively."

When Qin Yunhe's mother said this, she suddenly had an idea and slapped her thigh, "That's right! Dongyue! The family that Dongyue mentioned earlier couldn't get married because of a funeral, and they just called off the engagement. Isn't this a ready-made one? I'll go ask them tomorrow!"

When Qin Yunhe heard Dongyue, his face turned dark.

"What Dongyue? Mom, don't go! Why would a virgin girl like me?"

"Why can't I follow you? Don't you know that Dong Yue was very fond of you back then..."

"What do you like? When is that, when is it now?"

"What time? Don't worry about it. I'll go and talk to him tomorrow and I'll definitely get it done!"

It was the same in the previous life. When it came to remarrying, the first person his mother thought of was this Dongyue. His mother went there happily, but when she got there, she was "euphemistically" rejected.

Not only did she refuse, but Dongyue's mother also told everyone about it as a joke, which made Qin Yunhe's mother very angry.

Qin Yunhe only figured it out later.

The Qin family had more than ten acres of land. Both father and son were scholars in the past, so they were exempted from corvée and taxes. In addition to the income from his father's teaching, they lived a decent and comfortable life.

At that time, naturally there were people who wanted to get married.

Now that his father is gone, his talent as a scholar is also gone.

He and his mother were old and weak, and not only could they not be exempted from taxes, they also had to pay for corvée labor every year. The whole family now depended on those few acres of land for their livelihood. Although they were not starving, they were not well off.

He is unable to carry anything, has no proper means of making a living, and has no idea when he will be able to pass the imperial examination and become a scholar.

Now in the eyes of outsiders, the only difference between him and a second-rate person is that he has studied for two years. Naturally, others are unwilling to marry their daughters to him.

If he asks his mother again, regardless of whether his mother is angry or not, Dongyue's mother's words will spread throughout the whole village within a few days, right?

When Fan Zheng knew that his family had started looking for another partner so quickly, he would definitely not agree to let Yu Ru come back with him.

"Mom, don't go! I've already told you that I want to bring Yuru back and live with her!"

Qin's mother was just imagining the bright future of marrying a new daughter-in-law, so she had no time to listen to him: "Yuru, Yuru, what's so good about Yuru! In winter, you can raise silkworms and weave cloth, you are very capable."

"What does it have to do with me no matter how capable she is?"

"Wait until I arrange a marriage for you..."

Seeing that his mother simply wouldn't listen to him, Qin Yunhe became angry and anxious, but there was nothing he could do about her. He threw away his meal and went back to his room in a huff.

His mother suppressed her excitement when she saw her son suddenly drop his meal and walk out. She quickly asked, "Where are you going when you haven't finished eating yet?"

"No more eating! Go back to the house and sleep!"

Qin Yunhe walked angrily towards his own room. Qin's mother knew that her son was angry with her, so she chased him two steps outside and stood at the door of the main hall, saying angrily: "Eat it or not, you can starve to death!"

The mother and son were both sulking with each other when the door creaked open and someone pushed the door open.

It was completely dark, and I couldn't see who was coming. I only heard a woman's voice: "Mother - Ah Wen -"