Kick out the general as soon as you are reborn

Pleasant time always passes quickly, and in a blink of an eye it is already the eighth day of the New Year.

In the evening, Liu Yanyan was strolling in the mansion, looking at the green leaves that had just sprouted in the flower beds, and was sighing that spring was coming so quickly.

Turning around, she saw the exhausted Duke coming over. She couldn't help shedding tears and said in a sobbing voice, "Daddy, why have you lost so much weight? Won't it take some time for you to come back?"

Duke Liu hugged his daughter and said, "Don't cry. We'll find a former shopkeeper and hand over the business to him. We can build a few houses and shops. It should be possible."

Liu Yanyan nodded, looked at the crowd around her, and said, "Dad, please sign for me!"

Duke Liu looked at Nannan, followed her back to the room, and watched her mysteriously take out an IOU. He couldn't help but frowned, "Nannan, what's the use of this IOU written by the old lady!"

Liu Yanyan smiled mysteriously, held it over the light, and a thin film rose from it. Liu Yanyan removed the film, revealing the divorce agreement inside, which had been signed by Gu Beichen and the old lady, and said, "Dad, I have signed and pressed my fingerprints. Yours is all that's left."

Duke Liu chuckled, "My daughter is really capable! This way, there won't be any trouble." He picked up the wolf-hair brush, wrote his name, pressed his handprint, blew it dry, looked at the blank space with Gu Beichen's name on it, put the divorce letter in his arms and said, "Daddy just came back from his errand, and needs to change his clothes and go to the palace."

Liu Yanyan then said, "Ah! Daddy, please go and do your work first, lest anyone say anything bad about you."

Duke Liu then returned to his courtyard, washed himself with hot water, changed into a set of clean clothes, and hurried back to the palace.

Hall of Qinzheng

After Li Chuanyu reported, Duke Liu followed him into the Qinzheng Palace and knelt down to greet Emperor Hongda who was busy with official duties, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you."

Emperor Hongda then looked up and saw the thin Duke Liu. He said distressedly, "You're back? How's the disaster relief going?"

Duke Liu knelt down and took out a memorial from his bosom and handed it to the chief steward Li Chuanyu. After checking it, Li Chuanyu stepped forward and presented it to Emperor Hongda.

Emperor Hongda looked at the contents of the memorial, chuckled and nodded, his eyes full of joy. "I never thought, I never thought, you, a greasy guy, have this ability! You are really good, you are really good at hiding it!"

Duke Liu said with a tired face, "Fortunately, I have fulfilled my mission and lived up to your majesty's expectations."

Emperor Hongda said, "Get up. You are capable of keeping them alive. When they went to provide disaster relief, not half of the people died, and some died more than half. You are very good. Tell me what you want and I will satisfy you."

Duke Liu did not stand up, but tremblingly took out the divorce letter and handed it to Li Chuanyu. After receiving it, Li Zongguan was puzzled. After such a great achievement, he only wanted this? Maybe he was sick!

When Emperor Hongda received the divorce letter, he was also stunned. After a long time, he spoke, "Do you really want this? This is a waste of talent! Who wouldn't want such a great contribution!"

Duke Liu kowtowed respectfully with his hands on the ground, "Your Majesty, I only have this one daughter in my life, and I cannot bear to see her suffer any injustice. I hope she can be happy while I am still alive."

Emperor Hongda nodded, picked up the jade seal beside him, pressed it down heavily, walked down with the divorce letter, helped Duke Liu up and said, "Okay, I'll give you the divorce letter, but you can't regret it from now on."

Duke Liu nodded solemnly and carefully put away the divorce letter. "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your consideration of my love for your daughter."

Emperor Hongda patted him on the shoulder and said, "Go back. I still have official business to attend to."

Duke Liu bowed and said, "I will take my leave."

After watching Duke Liu leave, Emperor Hongda couldn't help but ask, "How are my princesses doing?"

Li Chuanyu wiped the sweat from his forehead and said tremblingly, "Your Majesty, the princesses are not doing well. The princes-in-law see that we are far away and do not respect the princesses. Some even beat and scold the princesses."

Emperor Hongda was so angry that his face turned blue, and veins on his hands were popping out. Thinking about the marriage between the two clans, he couldn't let the princess divorce. He clenched his fist and slammed it hard on the table, saying, "Send 1000 guards to each princess in the spring, and give them some silver bills, so that they can write back often."

Li Chuanyu nodded vigorously, lowered his head and touched his neck, and said with lingering fear, "Yes, Your Majesty." After that, he left the Qinzheng Hall.

Emperor Hongda held the wolf-hair brush in his hand and couldn't help but sigh, "Duke Liu, I can't compare to you! Alas (?o﹏o?), I can't compare to you! You dare to let my daughter divorce directly. Even if I am rich, there are things I can't do."

Duke Liu, who was standing at the palace gate, sneezed a few times, rubbed his red nose, and couldn't help saying, "Did you catch a cold? I have to go back quickly, otherwise how can I bear it!" He rode all the way back to the Duke's Mansion and just got off the carriage.

Butler Liu came out and helped him walk in, saying, "Duke, go back to your room and drink a bowl of ginger soup to get rid of the cold. Don't catch a cold and make the young lady worry."

Duke Liu nodded, and after returning to his room, he twisted his nose and forced himself to drink two bowls of ginger soup. He put down the bowl, took out the divorce letter from his arms, put it in the wooden box under the bed, and said, "Watch it, you must not throw it away."

Butler Liu nodded and said, "My Lord, don't worry, I'll keep watch."

Duke Liu then nodded and went to take a bath nearby to wash away his fatigue. He did not come out until the water temperature became cooler.

Early next morning

Liu Yanyan let her hair down and changed into a pink outfit. She wore a skirt of the same color, a cloak of the same color as an outer layer, and a circle of fox fur around her, making her look cute and lovely.

Duke Liu also got up early. Without having breakfast, they got on the carriage and headed to the yamen with their guards.

Wang Shuhui, who was on duty, saw her daughter Liu Yanyan, who was dressed up. Her eyes sparkled with joy. She stepped forward, took the divorce papers from her hand, and was about to register them.

At this moment, Gu Beichen barged in and stammered, "No, I don't want a divorce."

Duke Liu waved his hand and asked the guards to hold him down. He turned around and said, "Shuhui! Continue to register. Uncle is here, so he can't cause any trouble."

Wang Shuhui looked at the seal on the divorce agreement and nodded hurriedly, ignoring Gu Beichen's shouting and trying to stop her. She tore up their marriage certificate and kept the divorce agreement between Liu Yanyan and Gu Beichen on file.

Said, "Liu Yanyan, congratulations, you are divorced and will have a new life in the future."

Liu Yanyan took off the hat on her head, her black hair fell loose, and she smiled and said, "Thank you."

At this time, Gu Beichen broke free from the shackles, stepped forward and grabbed Liu Yanyan and said, "Yanyan, you won't, you won't abandon me. Our divorce is invalid. I didn't sign it."

Liu Yanyan pushed Gu Beichen away and said, "Who said it's invalid without your signature? Your hands are broken, and there are your fingerprints and your mother's signature on them."

Gu Beichen desperately shook his head, it's impossible, Liu Yanyan still has value, mother will definitely not sign "Impossible, how could there be mother's signature, you are lying, you are definitely lying."

Liu Yanyan looked disdainful and said, "You, what is there about you that is worthy of my lying to you?"

The Duke pulled Gu Beichen away fiercely and said, "Boy, you and Nannan will never be together in this life. Don't bother Yanyan, or I will beat you up every time I see you."