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

Yunniang's mother responded awkwardly, and then said, "Where's Yunniang? I'll come and see Yunniang."

Yu Ru knew that their meeting would be awkward, so she hesitated for a moment before saying, "Chen Er, I'm going back first. Come over if you have anything to say."

Chen Er sent Yu Ru away before leading his mother-in-law into the house.

As soon as Yunniang's mother entered the room, she saw her daughter holding the baby and feeding her. She looked up when she saw her come in. In fact, Yunniang had just heard the movement in the yard and knew that her mother had come.

"Mom, you're here."

Their tone was normal, not like a mother and daughter who hadn't seen each other for a year, but as if they had just not seen each other for a day.

Her mother came over awkwardly and said, "Well, I brought some eggs and came to see you and the baby."

Yunniang continued to feed the child.

"He's pretty good-looking, and looks exactly like you when you were a kid. Have you given him a name?"

"Get up, call Chen Kang."

"Oh, hello Chen Kang."

Yunniang held the child and rocked him gently without saying anything else.

Yunniang's mother was speechless for a moment.

Chen Er, standing behind, didn't know how to start.

The atmosphere was stagnant for a moment.

After a while, Chen Er finally remembered to pour a glass of water for his mother-in-law.

"Auntie, drink some water."

Yunniang's mother took the water and drank some before she spoke again: "I just heard from someone two days ago that you gave birth. Why didn't you let anyone tell us?"

Yunniang smiled indifferently: "What's there to say? You guys are busy at home, and we have a lot of things to do here too."

"Your father and I are both thinking about you."

As she spoke, Yunniang's mother took out a longevity lock from her arms and was about to put it on the child.

Yunniang was stunned for a moment and subconsciously dodged as if she wanted to refuse, but finally she stopped and let her mother put the longevity lock on the child.

Yunniang gently rocked the child: "Mom, I'm sorry for making you spend so much money."

"What are you talking about, kid? Isn't this what I, as a grandmother, should do?"

After a long silence, Yunniang's mother spoke again.

"Mother knows that you were hurt when your parents asked you to go back. Later, you were not allowed to bring back the dowry that you brought back. You must have been angry. But, after all, we are still your parents. Just... just don't bother with your parents."

Yunniang took a deep breath, calmed down, and then said, "I didn't argue with my parents. They gave birth to me, how dare I make things difficult for them? As for the dowry, it was prepared by my parents, so it's up to you to decide whether to take it or not.

Besides, I am living a good life now. If you hadn’t pushed me that way, I might not have had this blessing.”

When Yunniang's mother heard her daughter say this, she couldn't help but look around her daughter's home.

There are only three main rooms.

The house is not big, but it is very clean. Even though we have children now, we still keep it very tidy.

There was a small dining table on the bed, with millet porridge, reunion cakes and other food on it.

It is said that Chen Dingmao was alone and had no parents or relatives, but he was able to keep the house tidy during his daughter's confinement period, which shows that he was indeed a person who could live a decent life.

At least he is much better than the one who was not doing his job before.

"I heard that you have planted several acres of medicinal herbs?"

Yunniang found it funny that his parents knew so much about the matter.

"Yes, I planted some Scutellaria baicalensis and Astragalus membranaceus."

"That's good. You loved to take care of these things when you were at home, and you are better at it than others. With this business, your life will be better in the future. After you collect and prepare them, ask your father to find the owner of the medicine store and let them give you a good price."

Yunniang was silent for a moment.

"No need, mother. I can find it myself."

"Don't be angry with us. If you don't know a pharmacy, don't even think about whether they will accept it. Even if they do, they will probably lower the price. Ask your father to find a familiar shopkeeper. They will definitely not lower the price."

Yunniang just remained silent and stopped responding to her mother.

Her mother said, "Can you live your whole life without any contact with your natal family? You don't have any other relatives on your husband's side. With your natal family, you will have someone to lean on and help you if you have any problems..."

Yunniang couldn't help but sneer. Someone is helping her...

When her mother saw her daughter like this, she realized that she had said something wrong and stopped talking in embarrassment.

After a long while, he said, "No matter what, go back often. Your father misses you, and your room is reserved for you..."

Yunniang's mother suddenly felt that what she said was meaningless and stopped talking.

"Forget it, I'll go back now."

Before getting up, Yunniang's mother took a look at the millet porridge and reunion cakes on the small table.

She had walked all the way from home for more than an hour and hadn't even had lunch. Her daughter didn't even ask if she had eaten or if she wanted to eat something.

Suddenly, she felt even more boring.

In fact, Chen Er intended to keep his mother-in-law for dinner before leaving.

But he always knew that his wife had a knot in her heart, so he didn't mention it until she said it.

----

After the August Festival, the day when Qin Yunhe would take up his post was getting closer.

These days, Qin's mother and Yu Ru began to pack things for Qin Yunhe to take with him to take office.

In addition to the clothes they usually wear, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law also prepared two new quilts. Daily necessities can be bought there, but it is best to bring clothes and quilts from home.

Since they were unfamiliar with the place, Yu Ru originally intended to go there together so that she could help Qin Yunhe clean up.

Qin Yunhe insisted on going there to settle down first, and then taking Yuru and her daughter over after that.

He didn't know what the situation was like over there yet, and he was a little worried if he rashly took his wife and daughter there, not knowing whether they could adapt.

Days passed one by one, and one day, Chen Er suddenly brought Zhuzi to the door.

These days Chen Er had to stay at home to take care of the baby after giving birth, and they didn't have much time to play together. When they suddenly came to visit, Qin Yunhe thought they wanted him to pick autumn vegetables or something.

Who knew that they would surprise him as soon as they opened their mouth.

Chen Er said with some embarrassment: "Awen, Zhuzi wants to go to the capital with you."

"Come with me to the capital city? What does Zhuzi need to do in the capital city?"

"Master Qin, I have nothing to do. I just want to join you."

Then Zhuzi knelt down and said, "Please take me in, sir. I want to follow you. I can be your slave or servant, be your doorman or a yamen runner, whatever I want, I just hope you will take me in."

Qin Yunhe was shocked and confused and could only go to see Chen Er.

Chen Er explained with some embarrassment: "Zhu Zi sold the few acres of land in his family and paid the river invasion fee.

Now that my family has no means of livelihood, my wife and children are all waiting for money to live, so I want to go with you and become a yamen runner or something to earn a living."

"Did you sell the land?"

In addition to the few acres of riverside land, Zhuzi's family originally had a few acres of land, so they could barely make a living.

Qin Yunhe knew that he was short of money, but he didn't expect that he would have to sell land to raise money.

If I had known this, I should have taken the initiative to lend him some money.

As a countryman, I have no land and I have a whole family to support. How can I survive?

Zhuzi knelt on the ground and kowtowed again.

"Sir, please accept me. I don't have anything else, but I still have some strength, so I can definitely help you. You will definitely need someone to serve you when you get there. Instead of using those strangers, why not use me? Apart from anything else, I will definitely follow you diligently."

Qin Yunhe had a complicated expression.

He knew that what Zhuzi said made sense, and he would definitely need a few trustworthy people when he got there.

He doesn't have his own team now, and if he encounters some vicious subordinates, he will easily be sidelined.

He had been thinking about this matter, and was thinking of asking his senior brother there when he got there, and asking him to find a few reliable people.

If Zhuzi goes with him...it would indeed be a good thing.