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

Just like when Qin Yunhe passed the imperial examination, Qin Si had been visited by many people who came to congratulate him, want to make friends with him, or want to be associated with him since he passed the imperial examination.

Qin Si was more familiar with the villagers. Those who had not been able to register their land under Qin Yunhe's name before came to Qin Si for help.

In short, it was extremely lively.

Qin Yunhe thought of what his teacher had told him after he passed the imperial examination, and then he told his brother something.

"Brother, the teacher said that it's not a bad thing to make friends with people after you pass the imperial examination, and not everyone has ulterior motives, so don't reject them all."

Qin Si has always been a thoughtful person and he has always been the one giving instructions to his younger brother. Now that Qin Yunhe is giving him instructions so seriously, he suddenly feels that his younger brother has grown up.

He patted Qin Yunhe's shoulder with relief and said, "I know, don't worry."

Qin Si was busy with social engagements, but Qin Yunhe was not busy. Yu Ge'er didn't have classes, so he went to the county town to visit his teacher, Feng Zhuo and others.

When Mr. Gu heard that Qin Si had also passed the imperial examination, he praised him highly and gave Qin Yunhe some instructions.

Feng Zhuo had heard about Qin Si's success in the imperial examination before, and when he saw Qin Yunhe, he invited Qin Yunhe to bring his fourth brother out for a reunion.

"Who did you invite?"

"We all know each other this time, just you, me, Brother Zhao Tang, and my cousin you met last time. I think Mr. Zhao will definitely come if he knows about this, after all, Qingyun Tower is his property."

Qin Yunhe breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that there was no gold label.

"That's good. I thought you were going to invite all the people who passed the imperial examination this year."

"No, last time they just happened to be familiar with me, so I acted as a matchmaker and brought them together."

The two agreed to meet at Qingyun Tower a few days later, and Qin Yunhe went home.

A few days later, on the appointed day, Qin Si and Qin Yunhe went to Qingyun Tower together in a ox cart.

As soon as he entered the private room, he saw Feng Zhuo's uncle and Mr. Zhao. When the two saw Qin Yunhe and Qin Si coming in, they immediately stood up and greeted them with a smile.

"The two scholars have arrived."

Qin Yunhe hurriedly bowed in return: "Uncle Feng, Mr. Zhao, long time no see."

"This is Mr. Qin's elder brother, Mr. Qin Xinzhong, right?"

Feng Zhuo took the opportunity to introduce Qin Si. The few of them exchanged greetings and sat down. Not long after, Lin Zhaotang also arrived.

Everyone stood up again to greet him.

After everyone was seated, they started chatting about daily life, and inevitably brought up He Wenshuang, with whom they had a drink together last year.

"…By the way, I heard that Mr. He passed the imperial examination in Beijing this year and was ranked second. I wonder what official position he has been selected for now?"

"Old Zhao, you are really out of touch with the news. Now it's not Mr. He, but Mr. He." Feng Zhuo's uncle obviously knew about He Wenshuang's recent situation. He twisted his beard and said, "Mr. He passed the imperial examination and entered the Imperial Academy."

"He actually entered the Imperial Academy? Lord He is indeed a man of great talent."

Shujishi have always been called "potential prime ministers" and often have a bright future, so everyone sighed in admiration.

Lin Zhaotang also sighed: "Brother He Xian has taken care of his sick mother for many years and still has a firm mind and studies hard. It is really not easy."

"Yes, Lord He is also a first-rate person. It's a pity that he will probably never sit down to eat with me again."

Mr. Zhao felt a little regretful. He had just become friends with He Wenshuang, and before he could do anything, He Wenshuang actually passed the imperial examination and entered the Hanlin Academy. He was afraid that he would never be able to return to his hometown in the future.

Then I thought of the people present today. I wonder if they will pass the imperial examination and stay in the capital forever.

"Hey, gentlemen, are you going to take the exam next spring?"

Qin Yunhe said: "My fourth brother and I are indeed planning to participate in the next year's spring exam. Although we are not sure we can pass, it can be considered an experience."

"Hey - why are you not sure? I think you have good luck in exams, you will definitely pass next year."

Qin Yunhe laughed: "What's the luck in the exam?"

Feng Zhuo continued with a smile, "Brother Zhaotang will also take the exam next spring. I think he will definitely pass. It's just right that you two can keep each other company. When the time comes, you can pass the exam together and be appointed as officials.

In the future, I will be considered a close friend of several adults. Isn't that glorious? Hahaha."

Qin Yunhe said: "Then when others ask me, I will say I don't know you..."

Lin Zhaotang looked at them and laughed, just smiled and shook his head, and said to Qin Yunhe and Qin Si: "I will also take the exam next year. If it is convenient, we can go together. I wonder if you two have made an appointment with others to go with you."

Qin Si said: "It's convenient. We haven't asked anyone else to go with us. Yunhe said before that we could go with Brother Zhaotang."

……

As they ate and talked, they gradually became a little drunk and the conversation turned to anecdotes and gossip, and inevitably mentioned people they knew.

Mr. Zhao suddenly asked mysteriously, "Hey... have you heard about what happened in Mr. Jin's family recently?"

Qin Yunhe and Qin Si were not in the county, so naturally they didn't hear what happened in Jin Biao's family.

Lin Zhaotang and Feng Zhuo must have heard something about it, but they were proud of their status and didn't like to gossip about other people's private affairs, so they didn't respond.

Feng Zhuo's uncle was obviously very interested.

"I heard that...Mr. Jin's wife...ran away with someone. Is that what you're talking about?"

Mr. Zhao suddenly became alert: "You heard about it too? It's exactly this thing, it's spread so wildly. I don't know if it's true or not..."

Qin Yunhe frowned when he heard this, feeling a little surprised and confused.

If it was said that in the previous life, Yan Guixiang thought he was useless and had no ambition so she ran away with all the money and property, then with Jin Biao's wealth, why did she run away again instead of living a good life?

"It is said that Mr. Jin and his wife are deeply in love. When she was sick before, Mr. Jin went around looking for delicious food for her to eat. How could he run away with someone like this?"

"Who knows? She said she ran away with one of her cousins ​​and took away a lot of property from Mr. Jin's family. Mr. Jin was so angry that he fell ill."

"You can say that Mr. Jin is unlucky. He had several wives, but he didn't keep any of them. Some died of illness or committed suicide. It was so hard to find one who cared about him so much, but she ran away..."

The two officials must have loved to listen to gossip, and they couldn't stop talking about this topic.

The more Qin Yunhe listened, the more confused he became: Could it be that Yan Guixiang had already planned to marry someone and then run away with the money, and she would run away no matter who she married?

……

"…But seriously, how could the Jin family, with so many servants in the yard, just let her steal the money and run away?" Mr. Zhao suddenly said.

"Even if there were more servants, it would be difficult for them to stop the mistress from going out. It is said that she didn't notice anything wrong before, so she said she was going out, had someone harness the carriage, and left and never came back..."

After hearing what Mr. Zhao said, an idea suddenly flashed through Qin Yunhe's mind: Could it be that Jin Biao also killed Yan Guixiang? No, I have never seen him say that his wife ran away after she died.

"Yan Guixiang ran away. Didn't Jin Biao send anyone to look for her?" Qin Yunhe asked unconsciously.

Someone else joined the two of them and turned to Qin Yunhe.

"Of course he sent someone to look for her. He even took people to many places, but where could they find her? They must have planned it long ago. Even her mother's family didn't have anyone to look for her."

There’s no one even in your mother’s family?

In the previous life, after Yan Guixiang ran away with the money, the Qin family went to her parents' home to seek an explanation. At that time, although the Yan family insisted that they did not know where Yan Guixiang had gone, they did not follow her.

The meal is almost over and we are ready to leave.

Feng Zhuo's uncle wanted to use his own carriage to take Qin Yunhe and his brother back again. This time, Qin Yunhe and Qin Si had not drunk much and refused repeatedly.

However, Feng Zhuo's uncle and Mr. Zhao drank more, and they walked unsteadily, without much energy to hold on. After hearing their refusal, they let the servants help them get on the carriage and left.

After watching the two people leave, the ox cart hired by Qin Yunhe was waiting nearby.

Qin Yunhe was about to say goodbye to Feng Zhuo and Lin Zhaotang, but found that Feng Zhuo was looking at him strangely.

Qin Yunhe was puzzled: "What's wrong?"

Feng Zhuo looked puzzled: "Brother Yunhe, how do you know that Jin Biao's wife is Yan Guixiang?"