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

Yunniang sat on the ox cart, her red veil swaying before her eyes.

When she went out, she was covered with a veil and could not see the expressions of her family members. Now, through the gap under the veil, she could see the mattress beneath her and the clean hay under the mattress.

Chen Er was driving the car silently in front.

Yunniang didn't know whether she was feeling sad or happy at the moment.

This is the husband's family that I chose for myself, and this is the fate that I changed for myself. I just hope that my luck will be better this time.

I don’t know how long we walked in silence, Yunniang asked.

"Have you eaten breakfast?"

It was already 9:00 p.m., and even if it would take half an hour to get here by car, the driver would have probably had breakfast by then. But Yunniang just wanted to say something.

"I had two vegetable dumplings this morning. Did you eat them?"

"I also ate."

"Are you tired of sitting like this? If you are tired, change your posture. There is still a long way to go."

"It's okay, I'm not tired."

The ox cart continued to sway forward, and the two men fell silent again.

After an unknown amount of time, Yunniang heard Chen Er's happy voice from outside the veil: "We're almost there."

In fact, Chen Er felt both happy and nervous along the way. He really wanted to say something to Yunniang, but he didn't know what to say.

Now that we're almost there, I suddenly feel relieved. Let's wait until we get home and sit down and talk.

After entering the village, the ox cart slowly moved towards Chen Er's home. On the way, a villager saw it and asked in surprise: "Chen Er, are you...getting married?"

"Oh, yes."

This matter was handled in a hurry, and except for the Qin family and Aunt Xu, almost no one in the village knew about it.

"Oh, congratulations~"

As the ox cart moved along, they met several villagers who asked questions and some who teased Chen Er. Chen Er just kept responding with a silly smile.

Yunniang, who was wearing a veil, listened to the noises outside and finally became a little nervous.

"Hey, here it comes, hurry up."

Aunt Xu's voice came from not far away, followed by the crackling sound of firecrackers.

"Ah Wen, Brother Chong, did you buy firecrackers?"

Chen Er saw that almost everyone from both sides of the Qin family had come, including, of course, Aunt Xu, the matchmaker.

He didn't even think about preparing firecrackers, he just wanted to bring Yunniang over.

"It has to be lively, carry the bride in quickly." Aunt Xu urged, and Qin Yunhe, Qin Chong and others around also urged happily, the atmosphere was joyful and noisy.

Chen Er quickly responded, helped Yunniang to the car, and carried her on his back. He walked into the newly decorated room and put Yunniang on the bed.

"Wait a moment. I'll ask everyone to sit down."

"Wait, help me lift my veil first, and I'll go with you. Others have taken the trouble to help, so I should go and entertain them."

Chen Er thought about it and it seemed to be the case, so he turned around and lifted Yunniang's veil.

When the veil was lifted, Yunniang could see clearly the room she was in.

I thought the new house might not be decorated in such a hurry, but I didn't expect that there were wedding characters pasted on the wall beside the bed and on the stool, and window decorations of magpies climbing branches and looking up to see happiness were pasted on the windows, and the bed was obviously covered with new bedding.

Yunniang felt warm in her heart, lowered her head and walked out: "Let's go and greet them."

In fact, Qin's mother, Aunt Xu and others were all gathered in the main room and could see what was being said in the inner room at a glance, but as soon as Yunniang came out, they all started to make a noise and said festive words.

Yunniang's face flushed slightly, and she bowed to everyone: "I'm sorry to bother you all. Please take a seat. I'll go boil some water."

Chen Er quickly said, "I'll go, I'll go and burn it."

"Don't bother. We're not here to drink water. We'll just say a few words and then go back."

Having said that, the couple still boiled water, but it was a bit awkward because there weren't so many tea bowls.

Chen Er was so anxious that he scratched his head and Yunniang was also embarrassed. Aunt Xu smiled and said, "I told you to stop working. We are here to join in the fun, not to be greedy for a cup of tea."

Qin Jirui was young, and she said with a smile: "Brother Chen, please stop busying yourself. You should pour a glass of water for your sister-in-law first. You have come all the way here."

Yu Ru also hurriedly said, "Yes, Yun Niang must be exhausted after coming so far. We will go back after sitting for a while."

Chen Er listened to the advice and really poured a glass of water and handed it to Yunniang.

Yunniang gave Chen Er an embarrassed look, hesitated for a moment, and took the water with a blushing face.

The female relatives gathered around Yunniang and sat down, happily saying some auspicious words.

Qin Yun, Qin Chong and others pulled Chen Er aside to talk and collected some money to congratulate him.

After a while of excitement, everyone felt it was enough and got up to say goodbye and leave.

The room became quiet after a while, with only Chen Er and his wife left.

Yunniang looked around the furnishings in the house. There were wedding characters pasted on the main hall and the doors of the rooms.

Chen Er said a little awkwardly: "Auntie Qin and the others helped to clean up last night, but we were in a hurry, so it's still a little shabby."

"You are quite close to Mr. Qin's family."

"Well, Ah Wen and I... oh, that's Mr. Qin. We grew up together. When I was little, I often went to his house for meals. Aunt Qin can be considered my elder."

Chen Er paused for a moment, looked up and looked around his room, and then said, "This room was also built by Ah Wen."

"He even repaired your house?" Yunniang was not surprised by the previous words, but this sentence shocked her a little: "Why is he willing to repair your house?"

Chen Er scratched his head. "He had a lot of materials left over from repairing the house, so he said he would repair it for me. I said I would pay him back when I had money."

When it comes to the last sentence, Chen Er actually feels a little guilty, fearing that Yunniang will despise him for coming into the house with a debt.

Unexpectedly, Yunniang nodded in agreement and said, "Well, you have to pay it back. I'll pay it back with you."

"It's good that Mr. Qin treats you kindly, but we can't take it for granted. Affection is mutual, and it can only last long if it is equal."

"Yeah!" Chen Er nodded happily.

Chen Er nodded vigorously in agreement, but then he remembered something and said:

"My land is registered under his name, and he didn't collect rent from me. He even got anxious when I wanted to pay him. Before, he passed the imperial examination, and I thought I shouldn't call him by his nickname anymore, so I called him Mr. Qin, and he got quite angry."

Unexpectedly, Yunniang said, "He is very close to you, so naturally he doesn't want you to be too clear with him. Calling you this makes me angry. I have treated you well, but you treat me as an outsider. And the land is registered under his name. It doesn't matter to him whether your few acres of land is registered with him or not. It's just a matter of convenience. Why would he collect rent from you? Isn't this another way to alienate yourself from him?"

Chen Er blinked and scratched his head, then suddenly realized and said, "Is that so?"

"Yes, we should distinguish what should be distinguished, and not distinguish what should not be distinguished so clearly. You, just listen to me from now on."

Chen Er laughed and nodded: "Okay!"