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

County town, Jin family.

"Who did you say wants to see me?" Jin Biao thought he had misheard.

"There is an old lady who calls herself Xu, and she says she is here to act as a matchmaker for you."

Although Jin Biao had indeed asked someone to act as a matchmaker for him recently, he was very sure that he did not ask this woman named Xu to act as a matchmaker for him.

After hesitating for a while, Jin Biao asked his servant to invite the old woman in.

As soon as Aunt Xu came in, she saw a man in his thirties sitting on the main seat. He was dressed very elegantly, had three wisps of beard, was neither fat nor thin, and had a somewhat literary air.

Aunt Xu suddenly felt a little uneasy. Could such a master be interested in a country woman?

But thinking of Qin Yunhe's words of thanks, he felt a little bolder and immediately put on a warm smile. He bowed and said, "Oh, it really lives up to its reputation. Master Jin is indeed handsome and wealthy."

Jin Biao sat still, nodded slightly and said with a smile: "This... Madam, please don't be so polite and take a seat."

Aunt Xu took the seat below without hesitation, and continued with a smile on her face, "Mr. Jin, the other day I heard from one of your cousin's classmates that you were looking for a matchmaker, saying that you wanted to find a decent woman in the countryside to live with."

There are many members in the Jin family, and Jin Biao has many cousins. Many of them know that he recently asked someone to propose marriage to him. It should be that one of them casually asked a classmate for the favor, so Jin Biao did not ask which cousin's classmate asked for the favor.

Jin Biao made a slightly embarrassed expression and said, "I have indeed been asking someone to act as a matchmaker recently, but there is a suitable woman who is being discussed for marriage these days."

Aunt Xu's happy expression froze when she heard Jin Biao's words, and she regretted coming so late. But then she thought, since they were discussing marriage, it must be that it hadn't been decided yet, and I might be able to persuade them with my clever words.

Now that you are here, why not talk about it.

"Oh? That's a pity. I had a very virtuous and capable wife here that I wanted to introduce to Master Jin. As soon as I entered the room and saw Master Jin, I felt that you two were a perfect match. What a pity."

Aunt Xu paused here and asked tentatively, "I wonder how far Mr. Jin and this lady have come in their marriage negotiation?"

If it were any other time, Jin Biao would have said this to mean a rejection, but he had just received a reply from Aunt Fang the day before, saying that the Fan family did not want to rush things and wanted to settle down first and wait at least half a year before getting married.

He proposed marriage many times, but the Fan family was never decisive, which made Jin Biao unhappy.

"It hasn't gotten that far. We were just discussing the engagement."

Although Jin Biao did not mention the unpleasantness of the engagement, there was still a hint of dissatisfaction in his tone.

Aunt Xu was also good at observing people's expressions and immediately caught the dissatisfaction, so she said, "Hey, I thought Mr. Jin had already set a date for the wedding, but it turns out that he hasn't even set it yet."

"How about Master Jin, please listen to me talk about my wife's situation?"

Jin Biao was also persuaded and nodded, "Okay, then please tell me about it."

"The lady I'm talking about is from Shangyan Village. She was married before, but the man was lazy and unmotivated. This lady is very hardworking and straightforward. She couldn't stand the man's behavior and often tried to persuade him. But the man thought she was nagging, and in the end, the two of them couldn't get along anymore and divorced."

Aunt Xu thought that although Mr. Jin liked people with straightforward personalities, he was from a wealthy family after all, and it would not be good if he knew that she often quarreled with her ex-husband, so she picked out nice things to dress up.

She was not afraid of Jin Biao asking around. Firstly, Yan Guixiang's ex-husband was indeed not ambitious. Secondly, most of the villagers in Shangyanzhuang were from the same clan. If she asked around, she would not be able to find out anything bad.

"Not only is she hardworking and cheerful, she is also pretty..."

"I wonder if this lady has ever given birth?"

Aunt Xu didn't know what Jin Biao meant by this question, so she told him the truth: "I heard that there was a girl, but she died when she was two or three years old."

Jin Biao nodded after hearing this.

Seeing that Jin Biao did not show any dissatisfaction, Aunt Xu felt that there was a hope, so she continued to introduce Yan Guixiang's situation in detail.

In the end, Jin Biao's attitude was noncommittal, and he did not express his opinion until he ordered someone to send Aunt Xu out. However, he asked for Aunt Xu's address and said that he would contact her again if necessary.

Qin Yunhe had no intention of leaving home to go to his teacher's house to prepare for the exam since Jin Biao's problem could not be solved. He first stayed at home for another day, saying that he had agreed to the commission of the Li family to write the inscription and had to wait for them to come up with the detailed requirements.

Then he delayed it for another day on the grounds that a book had not been found.

Finally, his mother couldn't help it anymore and said to him, "I told Mr. Gu this morning that we would go after the second day of the second lunar month. Now it's already the tenth day. If you don't go quickly, Mr. Gu will blame you for not making progress."

"Don't rush me, mother. I don't know how long it will take for me to come back. You don't want me to accompany you more. The teacher only said that it will be over after February 2nd, not that it will be over immediately after February 2nd."

Mother Qin said unhappily, "I don't need you to accompany me more. Mr. Gu is so thoughtful, it's ridiculous for you to drag your feet like this."

Qin Yunhe was feeling anxious. He naturally knew that he should go to the teacher as soon as possible to prepare for the exam - not because he was afraid that the teacher would be angry, but because the exam was not that long away.

However, he was really worried if he was not sure whether Yu Ru had escaped this disaster.

I don’t know how long it will take to get results.

After Jin Biao sent Aunt Xu away, he sent people to Shangyanzhuang and the place where Yan Guixiang's ex-husband's home was to inquire.

He had originally been very fond of the marriage with the Fan family, but the Fan family kept delaying and were reluctant to get married as soon as possible.

But I only have one wife, and they are all country women anyway, so it doesn't matter who I marry. Why not find out what this woman is like?

As Aunt Xu expected, what Jin Biao found out about Shangyanzhuang and the home of Yan Guixiang's ex-husband was basically the same as what Aunt Xu said.

Qin Yunhe has been waiting for news these two days.

He thought that since Jin Biao was so anxious to get married, if he changed his mind, he would quickly go to Aunt Xu to discuss it. So he went to Aunt Xu's house for a walk when he had nothing to do these few days.

Finally, on the afternoon of the fourth day, Qin Yunhe ran into Aunt Xu, who had just returned from the county town with a happy face.

Qin Yunhe hurriedly greeted her, and even though he knew the answer, he asked, "Grandma Xu, what are you busy with?"

"Hey, Ah Wen! Isn't this the matchmaking for Mr. Jin that you told me about last time? Mr. Jin just asked me to help him."

"Grandma Xu, will this work?" Qin Yunhe's heart was pounding, and he was anxious for a definite answer.

"Who are you, Grandma Xu? Is there anything I can't do? Don't worry, it will definitely work!"

Qin Yunhe breathed a sigh of relief: That must happen.