Kick out the general as soon as you are reborn

Duke's Mansion

The stone in Liu Yanyan's heart finally loosened a little. She ate cakes in the main hall and chatted with Duke Liu. "Dad, what's the situation in Jinyang City now?"

Duke Liu took a sip of tea, sighed, and slowly said, "It's not bad now. Those profiteers see that there is enough food and dare not raise the price. The victims can finally buy food at normal prices. But there are too many collapsed houses. They are all crowded together. We have to wait until spring to build houses."

Liu Yanyan nodded and said "yes", "Dad, don't worry, Jinyang City will slowly recover, and everything will get better and better."

Duke Liu chuckled and said, "Yes, things will get better and better." Then he took out a few red deeds and handed them to Nannan.

Liu Yanyan took it, took a look, and couldn't help but ask, "Dad, why did you buy me so many houses and manors at once? I can't use so many! It's too far away."

Duke Liu shook his head helplessly. "You are my daughter. I want to give you a house, so I must have a reason. However, these houses and shops are old and need to be rebuilt. I have to wait a while before I can go and see them. More houses and shops are good."

Liu Yanyan looked at her father and couldn't help shaking her head, saying, "Dad! You are just too kind. After this trip, you don't have much money left."

Duke Liu waved his hand and sighed, "I didn't spend too much. I still have tens of thousands of taels of silver notes left. Daddy knows his limits."

Liu Yanyan couldn't help but murmured, "Hundreds of thousands of taels of silver! There are only tens of thousands of taels of silver notes left to take home. This means that Daddy is paying for the job! Daddy might as well let me go." Daddy is too soft-hearted and too costly. If mom were here, she would definitely scold him again. No wonder mom didn't let him take on any work when she was here.

Duke Liu chuckled, "This is good. Otherwise, how could His Majesty stamp the seal and get rid of Gu Beichen so easily? The old lady in their mansion is not a good person."

Liu Yanyan glanced at the ceiling and said, "Your Majesty stamped the seal because His Majesty sympathized with you. It is our duty as subjects to share His Majesty's worries." After saying that, she tugged at Duke Liu's sleeve.

Duke Liu glanced at the roof in surprise, then understood and said, "Yes! It is my honor to share your majesty's worries." He raised his hand and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

At this time, Butler Liu came in and reported, "My Lord, everything has been bought. Do you want to eat now?"

Duke Liu nodded and said, "Let's eat! Nannan must be hungry."

Yuzhu, Yuzhen and a dozen other maids came in, each carrying a signature dish, and soon the big round table was filled with food.

Yuzhu stood beside Liu Yanyan and served her, picking up dishes for her. Liu Yanyan waved her hand and said, "Daddy and I will eat by ourselves. You can leave and go down to eat as well."

Duke Liu looked at it and waved his hand, signaling Butler Liu to take everyone out.

After watching them leave, Liu Yanyan said, "Dad, I just want to have a good meal with you. Eat more, you have lost weight these days."

Duke Liu's eyes were sore, and he nodded slightly, "Daddy, it's okay, it will be back in two days. It's all because of Daddy's uselessness, otherwise how would the General's Mansion dare to treat you like this!"

Liu Yanyan handed over a handkerchief, and Duke Liu took it and wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, saying, "Daddy, it's okay. Daddy will work hard in the future and will not let you suffer any grievances."

Liu Yanyan shook her head and chuckled, "Daddy, Nannan is not wronged. With Daddy here, how could Nannan feel wronged?" After saying that, she looked at the fish on the table, picked up some meat from the belly of the fish for Duke Liu, and said, "Daddy, eat more."

Duke Liu tasted it and said with a smile, "Nannan's dish is still the best! The taste is really unique! Nannan is thoughtful."

Seeing Duke Liu eating happily, Liu Yanyan happily ate an extra bowl of rice.

Duke Liu was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth. "Eat more, you have been wronged and lost so much weight. When you go home, eat whatever you want and make up for it." After saying that, he scooped a bowl of fish maw and chicken soup and placed it in front of Liu Yanyan. "Eat more of this. How long will it take to make up for it?"

Liu Yanyan smiled, ate a bowl of fish maw in small bites, touched her stomach, wiped the corners of her mouth and said, "Daddy, Nannan ate too much. I really can't eat any more."

Duke Liu then nodded and continued to eat happily. After eating two more bowls of rice, he stopped and called out, "Butler Liu, have someone come in and clean up."

Yuzhu came in and said, "My Lord, the housekeeper Liu is preparing fireworks. I will come in and clean them up."

Duke Liu nodded and said, "Okay, you guys go pack up! I'll take Nannan to the garden outside to wait for a while."

Yuzhu put a cape on Liu Yanyan and changed her into deerskin boots before saying, "Okay, Duke. The fireworks will be ready soon."

Duke Liu walked in front, Liu Yanyan walked beside him and stepped back half a step, and several guards followed behind. The two of them came to the pavilion next to the bamboo forest, where charcoal fire, fruits and vegetables had been set up, and thick embroidered cushions were placed on the stone benches.

Liu Yanyan sat on the mat, not feeling the cold at all. She looked at the sunset outside with a hopeful look and said, "Daddy, look, the sky is dyed with five colors."

Duke Liu smiled and said, "Good, it looks good."

As the night deepened, a breeze picked up.

In the middle of the yard, brilliant fireworks were lit. The fireworks exploded in the sky, fell down, and exploded again, illuminating the dark night.

Countless people stopped to watch. A tavern owner said, "It's so beautiful! Why is the Duke's Mansion setting off fireworks? They didn't set off any in the past two days?"

A man drank heavily and said, "Hahahaha, you are ignorant of this. Let me tell you, this is because the Duke's daughter and General Gu Beichen got divorced, and they bought it on purpose to celebrate."

A scholar with a polite face said pedantically, "How shameful! How shameful! A woman's divorce is actually celebrated openly. This is really the decline of morals!"

The proprietress retorted, "How can the world be so corrupt? The daughter of the Duke's Mansion, Liu Yanyan, sold all her dowry for General Gu. Now they are getting divorced, isn't it because General Gu is too much? He wants to force her to use her dowry to take a concubine for him."

"It's insulting to society. Even if she takes a few concubines, it's not allowed. If this isn't insulting to society, what is? She should be divorced just because she's jealous. Divorcing her is too easy for her."

When the people around heard this, they frowned and wanted to refute, but they did not speak because they were afraid of his fame.

The proprietress rolled her eyes and said, "Master, you are a man of high moral character. You are right. General Gu is a heartless man. How dare he divorce his lifesaver? Besides, Duke Liu loves his daughter dearly, and he is still alive. What if this word gets out?"

When the scholar heard the boss lady's words, he remembered the rumor that Duke Liu loved his daughter dearly, and he changed his tone and said, "That's right! General Gu shouldn't have cherished the daughter of the Liu family when she got married!"