Kick out the general as soon as you are reborn

Liu Yanyan looked at the kneeling Chen Yi without any emotion, as if she was looking at a piece of wood. Seeing that he was kneeling well, she stood up and walked to the back of the hall. It would take time for the bailiff to ask him to come back.

As soon as Liu Yanyan walked out of the courtroom, she saw Shuhui standing at the door to watch the fun. She stood on tiptoe to look inside and said, "Shuhui, what are you looking at? Stop looking."

Shuhui was startled and patted her chest and said, "Yanyan, weren't you in the court? Why are you out? Is the verdict over already?"

Liu Yanyan said, "They both have their own opinions. Now they have arranged for the yamen runners to go and invite someone. It will take too long, so I will go out for a walk. When the yamen runners come back, I will go back in. It's uncomfortable to sit here all the time."

Shuhui looked inquiring and said, "Yanyan, I see that the woman has been pregnant for several months. Her belly is so big, why does the man want to divorce her?"

Liu Yanyan sneered, "It's not the man who wants a divorce, it's the woman who wants a divorce."

Shuhui was so surprised that she couldn't find the words and remained silent for a long time.

Liu Yanyan looked at Shuhui and said, "This woman heard that the man and his mother were plotting to drown her daughter after she gave birth and then send her away as a pawnshop wife. So she came to the city and beat the government drum in an attempt to escape."

Shuhui was silent for a long time before she spoke, "Yanyan, you must investigate thoroughly. You can't let this girl go back. Otherwise, she will be finished. It's really over. This man is really a beast."

Liu Yanyan looked at Shuhui and nodded slightly. Thinking of something, she looked at the yamen runner next to her and said, "Come here. I have something to tell you."

The bailiff came over and saluted, "Princess, I will obey your orders."

Liu Yanyan whispered a few words in the bailiff's ear and let him go. The bailiff ran away very quickly.

Shuhui asked in confusion, "Yanyan, what are you doing?"

Liu Yanyan chuckled, "It's okay. He's just worried that the people in the village will help him. He's just looking for more evidence. He can't let her jump back. After all, not many people have the courage to divorce."

Seeing that Yanyan was keeping her in suspense, Shuhui did not ask any further questions. There were people coming and going in the yamen.

Liu Yanyan brought Shuhui and sat on the corridor at the back, still staring outside.

Shuhui looked at Yanyan and said, "Don't worry, Yanyan. The bailiffs are here, and Zhang will definitely come to call you."

Liu Yanyan looked at Shuhui in surprise and asked in confusion, "Why?"

"He doesn't want to be alone in a divorce case. Even if the man is unreasonable, he knows it in his heart. He is unwilling to grant a divorce. If you are in court, he can still say that he granted the divorce out of consideration for you."

Liu Yanyan pulled the corner of her mouth in disdain. "Why, he is judging a case, and someone is giving orders? Didn't he judge the case alone before?"

"Yan Yan, don't you know that every divorce case is discussed for a long time? Some are pedantic and shake their heads all day long saying it's insulting, while others who are dissatisfied go to him every day to talk about it."

Liu Yanyan frowned in disdain. "What's the point of being an official if he's afraid of this and that? These are what he should bear."

Shuhui looked at Manager Zhang who came out to get some fresh air, and without answering, she tugged at Yanyan's sleeve.

Liu Yanyan saw that Zhang the Master did not say anything, and there was a hint of dissatisfaction in her eyes.

Zhang stepped forward and saluted, "I pay my respects to the princess."

Liu Yanyan waved her hand to signal him to stand up, and continued chatting with Shuhui. She noticed the regret in Zhang's eyes and was still very dissatisfied. Should so many women's lives be ruined just because of his cowardice? Li Mei should have killed him. He should have done his job well.

Half an hour later,

When Liu Yanyan saw several yamen runners escorting people back, she said to Shuhui, "They are back. I'll go to the court first and talk to you later." After that, she hurried into the court and sat behind the desk.

Manager Zhang took the gavel and slammed it heavily on the table.

Everyone knelt down in the hall.

Zhang, the chief, asked, "Who is Chen Yi's mother?"

An old woman with a fierce look on her face said, "Sir, I am Chen Yi's mother, Shi. What do you want me to do?"

Manager Zhang said coldly, "Well, Shi, your daughter-in-law asked to divorce your son. What do you think?"

Shi looked at Chen He fiercely and said, "You little whore, you want a divorce, but you still have the Chen family's child in your belly. Wherever you go to divorce, you will take the Chen family's child with you."

Chen He was so scared that she was shaking, tears rolling down her cheeks. "Even if I don't want the child, I still want a divorce. I can't let my child be born in a den of wolves like yours. You are all cruel and heartless."

Shi said unhappily, "Why are you a wolf's den? Why are you so cruel? You married into the family and were treated well. How could you be treated unfairly? How can you have the nerve to divorce me? How can you have the nerve to do so?"

Chen He pointed at Shi and said in a tearful voice, "You took my dowry and pawned it to exchange for silver for your son to gamble with, so that you could eat and drink lavishly at home. I eat leftovers every day and sometimes I can't even get full. You think you're being nice to me? Is it really that nice?"

As soon as Chen He said this, several neighbors in the village began to whisper.

"The Chen family mother and son are nothing! This is abuse!"

"That's right. I asked Chen Yi why his wife had lost so much weight, and Chen Yi said that his wife was losing weight! He really knows how to abuse people!"

"That's right. She used to be a plump girl, but now she's so skinny that her chin can kill you. Tsk tsk, so pitiful, so pitiful!"

Chen Yi was furious when he heard this and said, "It turns out that Chen Heshi is just too fat. Not letting her eat is for her own good. Why is it not good?"

Chen He was not convinced and said, "You obviously don't want me to eat. A round face means a blessing. I am the most beautiful in the village. Why do you use my dowry to eat and drink lavishly and let me starve every day?"

Seeing that things were getting more and more out of line, Zhang coughed twice and said, "Don't talk about other things. Chen He heard last night that you and your mother conspired to drown the baby girl and send your daughter-in-law to be pawned. Do you admit this?"

Upon hearing this, Shi blurted out, "How did she know?" The next moment he covered his mouth and said, "No, there is no such thing at all, no such thing."

Zhang's face turned cold. "You really don't know. This dynasty prohibits the drowning of infants. Anyone caught will be punished as a murderer. Women in this dynasty can also take the imperial examinations. Pawning wives is prohibited. Those who violate the law will be sentenced to 10 years of corvée. Chen Yi, you are a scholar. You know the law but break it. Your crime is even more serious."

Chen Yi was so scared that cold sweat dripped down his forehead onto the bluestone slab. He glared at his mother obscurely and said, "Sir, I didn't. I didn't agree. Really, please believe me."

Shi knew how serious it was and turned pale with fear. "Sir, it was all my idea. My son never agreed to it. Please punish me. It's all my fault."

Chen Yi also quickly said, "That's right, mother. I told you not to do such immoral things. Why are you still doing it?"