After rebirth, I married the emperor's uncle and overthrew my ex-husband's kingdom

The crescent moon sets in the west and the winter sun rises.

After Bai Muchen's coffin was placed for three days, it was hastily buried in the ancestral tomb.

After Lu finished this matter, she and Bai Youyou changed into bright and festive clothes and went to Qi's house.

Today is the day when Qi Yue becomes an apprentice. The Qi family has hung big red lanterns and the house is filled with joy.

Yueying ordered the servants: "Count everything carefully, don't leave anything behind."

Tao Hong, the head maid beside her, smiled and said, "Don't worry, Madam. We have already ordered these things three times, and they are all here."

"Today is a good day for your eldest master, so you should all be careful."

Ever since her son came back and asked her to prepare the gift for his apprenticeship, Yueying has been so excited that she hasn't been able to sleep well these days, for fear that a small mistake would ruin her son's future.

Lord Qi strode in from the courtyard gate, his usually serious face showing an expression of joy that he could not suppress.

Today he specially changed into the dark red new clothes that Yueying made for him to wear during the New Year, and shaved his beard. He looked radiant.

"Madam, the auspicious time is almost here. Have you prepared the apprenticeship gifts?"

"Everything is fine."

Yueying smiled softly at him.

Lord Qi looked at the pile of things and couldn't help but smack his lips slightly. "Master Kong likes quietness. I'm afraid the things you prepared are too high-profile. He might not like them."

"Is it too much?"

Yueying opened her mouth slightly.

When I was preparing before, I was afraid that it wasn't grand enough, so I have been working non-stop these past few days, eager to prepare all the good things.

Now, is that too much preparation?

Seeing her somewhat at a loss, Master Qi walked over, put his arm around her shoulders, and said with a smile, "Just give her 30% more than the normal apprenticeship gift. The rest can be sent by Yue'er as a filial tribute in the future."

"Then I'll send someone to clear it out."

Yueying was afraid of displeasing Master Confucius, so she quickly asked someone to count them.

Just at this moment, the doorman came to report that Mrs. Bai had arrived.

When Master Qi heard that Bai Youyou was here, his smile widened, and he hurriedly urged his wife, "Jia Nan and Youyou are here, go and entertain them quickly."

"Once you have counted everything, ask Yue'er to come over. We will be leaving soon."

Yueying gave a worried reminder before turning around and walking quickly towards the front yard.

It was Bai Youyou's first time to visit the Qi Mansion. Just as she remembered, the house had three entrances and three exits. It was not magnificent, but it was decorated in a particularly elegant and warm way.

Yueying loves to grow flowers and plants. In the cold winter when all things are dormant, there is a pot of pink peonies, which are only available in March, placed on a small table by the wall.

"Your Aunt Yue is taking good care of the flowers."

Mrs. Lu had only a vague understanding of this kind of elegant and vulgar things. She leaned forward to smell it and said, "It smells quite fragrant."

"Jia Nan likes it. Bring two pots with you when you go back."

Yueying heard her words when she came in and said with a smile.

“No, no, no…”

Mrs. Lu refused without a second thought, "These things are very valuable. You have a special greenhouse to keep them alive. If they come to me, they will freeze to death in two days. It's such a waste."

This pot of peony is a rare commodity in winter, and if it were sold, it could fetch dozens of taels of silver.

Lu had seen a gardener before who grew an extremely rare hydrangea in winter. The current King Rui bought the flower for three hundred taels.

From then on, whenever someone displayed flowers in the winter, she would stay away from them for fear of ruining them.

"Just take care of it. If I want to see it, I'll come to your house."

"I was just worried that you wouldn't come." Seeing her decline, Yueying smiled and asked Bai Youyou, "Do you like it, Youyou?"

Bai Youyou also quickly refused, "No, I don't have your patience to serve these precious things."

Growing these flowers in winter requires a special greenhouse and servants, and she doesn't have the time to spend on this leisurely and elegant life.

After they chatted for a while, Lord Qi and Qi Yue walked in one after another.

Qi Yue bowed to Mrs. Lu with both hands, "Aunt Lu."

Lu looked at Qi Yue with a smile, "Hey, no need to be so polite."

Qi Yue straightened up, walked to Bai Youyou, and rubbed her head naturally.

"As expected, people are in high spirits when they are happy. Cousin Yueyue looks particularly handsome today. If he goes out, I wonder how many girls will fall in love with him."

Bai Youyou turned her head to avoid his clutches, looked at him in his red outfit today, and said teasingly with a smile.

Qi Yue listened to her joking words, the corners of his lips curved slightly, and when she wasn't paying attention, he flicked her forehead with his finger, "You're so smooth-talking."

Lord Qi also watched a cute little girl as white as snow grow into the graceful young lady she is today.

In addition, his wife is on good terms with the Lu family, and his two sons particularly like Bai Youyou, so he loves Bai Youyou as well.

Now that Bai Youyou has found such a good teacher for his son, he is even more delighted.

He glared at Qi Yue and scolded, "Youyou is your younger sister, you should give in to her."

Mrs. Lu looked at her daughter still playing with Qi Yue, her eyes full of doting, "It's okay, they are just joking."

Qi Lian went on a long journey with Lu Chen, and Lord Qi did not plan to let other members of the Qi family go to today's apprenticeship ceremony.

He looked at the sun outside and said, "Madam, it's almost time."

"Let's go."

Yueying ordered people to carry the apprenticeship gifts, and went to Grandpa Kong's house with the five people from the Lu family.

Bai Youyou didn't expect to meet an acquaintance there.

Jingzhao Yin Lord Xu was dressed in a blue uniform today. He clasped his fists and took the initiative to greet Qi Yue's father, "Lord Qi."

"Master Xu."

Lord Qi was also surprised for a moment, and then quickly bowed and greeted him.

"Master Qi, congratulations."

"Thank you very much."

The two exchanged a few polite greetings.

Old Master Kong sat in the first seat, wearing a blue brocade robe embroidered with auspicious patterns, which made him look energetic.

He laughed loudly and said, "Alright, alright, this is not the court, so don't be bound by those etiquettes."

Madam Kong, wearing a new wine-red coat, sat beside Grandpa Kong, folded her hands, and smiled, "Today is the day for Qi Yue to pay his respects to his teacher. You can save these polite words for when we go to court."

Everyone in the room was laughing. Kong Zhou, who was outside the door, looked up at the sky, took the tea from the maid and walked in.

"Master, the auspicious time has arrived."

The servant took a gray cushion and placed it on the ground. Qi Yue lifted his robe and knelt on the ground. Everyone fell silent at the same time and looked at the people in the venue.

"Dress properly--" Kong Zhou shouted.

Confucius stood up and walked to him, straightened the hair crown on his head, and then walked back to his original seat and sat down.

"Perform the ceremony of paying homage to the master—"

Qi Yue bowed three times to Confucius and respectfully presented the six gifts.

Then they cleansed their hearts and hands, and then Confucius took out the pen of wisdom and dotted a cinnabar mole between Qi Yue's eyebrows, and the ceremony was completed.

"I, your teacher, will enlighten you today. I hope that you will be clear-headed and have a clear mind in the future."

"Student Mr. Xie."

Qi Yue bowed down again.

Confucius put down the pen in his hand, stood in front of him with his hands behind his back, and his expression suddenly became serious.