I made a fortune by marrying a sickly woman!

Qin Chi first went to the Ministry of Works to hand over his work to Minister Wang. From then on, he would no longer be a doctor in the Ministry of Works.

Minister Wang did not make things difficult for him.

The handover was completed smoothly.

Qin Chi said goodbye to the Yuhengsi's deputy director and the head of the department, and then went to the Hanlin Academy.

The officials of the Hanlin Academy had already gotten used to hearing that Qin Chi had been promoted again, so when they saw Qin Chi appear, they all came forward to congratulate him.

Qin Chi responded one by one.

He sat at his desk, ground the ink stick, and wrote a note asking for leave. He had not yet taken up his post at the Dali Temple, so he did not need to ask for leave, but he was clearly an official in the Hanlin Academy. Therefore, he was going to take a granted leave this time, and he still needed to go through the necessary procedures.

There were strict grammatical regulations for officials in the Great Xia Dynasty to ask for leave.

It mainly includes regular leave, personal leave, sick leave, granted leave and leave of absence.

Regular holidays are statutory rest days for officials.

Personal leave is leave taken due to personal affairs, including leave for visiting relatives, worshiping ancestors, relocating funerals, attending the funeral of biological parents, sending elderly relatives, sending young children, and completing weddings. It is usually stipulated to be one month, but the mourning period for officials is an exception, and the period is generally twenty-seven months.

Sick leave is a leave that officials take when they are unable to attend court or work due to illness. The number of sick leave days is generally three months. If the sick leave period exceeds three months, it must be approved by the competent department. Moreover, the approval of sick leave is very strict and requires multiple procedures.

A leave of absence is a term for stopping the court when a member of the royal family or a minister passes away. All officials can enjoy the treatment of a leave of absence. The duration is divided according to the rank of the deceased. For example, a queen or a prince can take a three-day leave, while a princess or a duke can take a one-day leave.

The above-mentioned types of leave have generally specified durations.

Only the granting of leave is different.

Granting leave was a gift and consideration from the emperor to officials, and there was no specific definition of how many days of leave were allowed.

This is also what Duke Ningguo reminded Qin Chi about.

After Qin Chi finished writing, he took the note to ask for leave to Yan Xianqing.

Yan Xianqing stood up immediately when he saw Qin Chi, and said with a smile: "Qian, congratulations on your promotion again."

"It is your majesty's grace."

Qin Chi handed the note to Yan Xianqing.

Yan Xianqing took it and looked at it, and knew what he was here for, "You look like you want to take a long vacation?"

"Can you?"

Qin Chi sat down without any hesitation. "Your Majesty said that we have to wait until the case of poisoning is fully investigated. The murderer is still in the county jail near Taihu Lake. It will take at least two months to bring him to the capital."

Yan Xianqing opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but in the end, no words came out.

The two looked at each other and knew what was going on.

What's more, based on their understanding of Minister Yuan.

The murderer might not survive to reach the capital.

Yan Xianqing whispered, "I guess this matter will be brushed aside without causing any trouble."

"Hey, I exposed this matter just because I don't want to suffer in silence." Qin Chi said this, but in fact he knew in his heart that this matter could not bring down Minister Yuan.

You know, the last corruption case couldn’t be brought down.

From the very beginning, he just wanted to use this to stir up the conflict between the Yuan family and the Yang family.

The situation in the palace today is obviously very effective.

The two chatted heart to heart for a while.

Qin Chi took the leave application with Yan Xianqing's official seal and left the Hanlin Academy. Without visiting anyone else, he went straight back to Cuihua Hutong.

Song Jin was sewing clothes for her children at home.

Yinlong was accompanying him.

When Qin Chi came in, he happened to see Xing Shu driving a donkey cart to buy things and bringing them home.

Xing Shu said respectfully: "I greet you, Your Excellency."

"You don't have to be polite, family."

But Qin Chi knew that Song Jin and Jin Xing's families were very close, and he almost acted as Song Jin's in-laws.

Xing Shu has a simple and honest smile.

Qin Ba came to help and moved the things on the donkey cart into the house. In addition to some daily necessities, most of them were food, some dried goods, fish and meat.

Old man Hong was helping on the side.

Uncle Li parked the carriage and came over to Old Man Hong, muttering happily.

Qin Chi entered the house first.

When I entered the room, I saw Song Jin doing needlework with a gentle look in her eyes, and Yin Long next to her was making a pair of small tiger-head shoes.

The two were talking and laughing.

Qin Chi stepped into the door, and Song Jin looked up and noticed him, "Husband, why are you back so early today?"

“Things are going well.”

Qin Chi replied with a smile.

Yin Long put away the sewing basket, and asked Xiao Fu to bring a cup of tea and put it on the small table that Qin Chi could easily reach. Then, Yin Long led the others out of the room.

I looked at the door, but there was no one there.

Qin Chi said softly, "Today, Minister Yuan sued Yang Lingyu. Yang Lingyu was dismissed from his post and investigated, and has been imprisoned in the Ministry of Justice."

He recounted what happened in the court today.

If it was a previous government affair, Qin Chi might not have told Song Jin about it. But today's matter concerned the Song family.

While saying this, Qin Chi kept his eyes on Song Jin.

Song Jin tightened his grip on the needle and thread, but soon loosened it and returned to normal.

She put down her needlework, lowered her eyelids meekly, and asked, "Is there any chance that he will be released from prison?"

"Nothing unexpected will happen. You can't escape the death penalty."

Strictly according to Daxia law, Yang Lingyu could die countless times. The only uncertain factor was Emperor Mingcheng. Qin Chi did not say this.

He believed that Song Jin himself would understand.

Song Jin was silent for a long time. "Even if you don't hand in the memorial to County Magistrate Yang today, Minister Yuan might still sue Yang Lingyu. He has already written the memorial and has the evidence with him."

"That's not necessarily the case."

Qin Chi picked up the tea bowl and took a sip. "Minister Yuan can get the evidence to retaliate against the Yang family, or use it as a handle to threaten the Yang family to maximize his interests. He brought the evidence and memorials with him just to wait for the right opportunity. Believe me, if he doesn't sue the Yang family today, he will bring them to the next big court meeting."

These old ghosts in the officialdom are best at finding opportunities.

Today Qin Chi just gave a push.

Song Jin looked at Qin Chi intently.

Waiting for his next words.

Qin Chi was distracted for a moment by her gaze, but he quickly put on a proper attitude and drank tea to cover up the ripples in his heart. "If I don't give him a push today, Old Man Yuan won't produce the evidence."

"Why?" Song Jin wondered.

"Your Majesty is very happy after seeing the silk book of gratitude today. If Old Yuan wanted to strike a blow to the Yang family, he would not choose today. He would undoubtedly offend that person."

Qin Chi is like a lice that doesn't bite when there are too many of them.

This is not necessarily the case for Yuan Shangshu, who understands Emperor Cheng of the Ming Dynasty.

There were many officials who wrote memorials but did not submit them, and Minister Yuan was no exception.

Qin Chi hopes that Minister Yuan will choose today.

This just happened to anger Emperor Cheng of Ming.

If Emperor Ming Cheng was not angry, I'm afraid the memory would not be deep.

Song Jin heard Qin Chi's analysis and his bad taste, and couldn't help laughing while being grateful, "Thank you for taking care of my family's affairs, my husband."

"Don't say that again. I don't like to hear it." Qin Chi's smile faded and he said seriously, "My wife's family is also my family."

Song Jin subconsciously reached out and held Qin Chi's hand.

Qin Chi held her hand with his backhand, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and there was a different light in his eyes.