Kick out the general as soon as you are reborn

Noon the next day

The main courtyard of the Duke's Mansion

Liu Yanyan was wearing a purple satin dress with a cloud pattern and a pink silk pleated skirt with lifelike butterflies embroidered on the hem. She was holding a teacup and sitting upright on a stone bench.

Duke Liu, wearing a purple official uniform, came over with a smile, sat on the stone bench next to him, and said with a smile, "Nannan, your appointment has come down, be happy."

Liu Yanyan put down the teacup in her hand, turned around and smiled softly, looked at her father, poured him a cup of tea and said, "I'm happy, father, where is your job?"

Duke Liu picked up the teacup, took a big sip of tea, and then said, "It's about the same as what father guessed. He works under the Minister of Revenue, in charge of household registration and divorce."

Liu Yanyan tapped her fingers on the table and said, "So it's the same as Wang Shuhui, the official media responsible for the divorce? That's fine, that's good." She originally wanted to say a motherly word for the woman in the same situation.

Duke Liu nodded and said, "Almost the same, but a little different. The department you are in is less popular, while the government office she is in is responsible for deciding whether to divorce."

Liu Yanyan hesitated for a long time, and said with a puzzled look, "Does our country have such a department? Why haven't I heard of it? It shouldn't be possible!"

Duke Liu put down the teacup in his hand and sighed, "Yes, it has always existed since the opening of the girls' school, but there are too few women who pass the exam and their rankings are too low, so men have always been in charge. Ten times, they can't get a divorce, and fewer and fewer women go. This time, His Majesty asked you to go to assist the men and be in charge together, hoping to change this phenomenon."

Liu Yanyan nodded and said seriously, "Nannan understands, Daddy, Nannan will definitely work hard."

Duke Liu sighed and said, "You! If you don't understand something, ask more questions, read more legal codes and cases, and don't make a hasty judgment."

Duke Liu looked at Nannan with a worried look on his face, fearing that she would be bullied. He said worriedly, "Don't worry, just go to work this afternoon. If someone bullies you, just fight back directly. Don't let yourself be wronged."

Liu Yanyan looked at her father with a puzzled look and said, "Dad, why can't my daughter be divorced easily? They were beaten and bullied, and I should make the decision for them."

Duke Liu touched Nannan's hair, sighed and said, "It's hard for women to live in this world. How many families would take them in after a divorce? Even if they do, it's very rare. Women can't go back to their families after a divorce, and it's even harder to find a job. That's why Daddy said not to divorce them easily. Daddy is afraid that it will be even harder for them."

Liu Yanyan's eyes were full of disapproval. She thought to herself, these women came to the court with all their might. If they could not be granted a divorce, what kind of life would they live after returning? She said to her father with difficulty, "Dad, Nannan will consider it herself."

Duke Liu looked at Nannan's face and knew what she was thinking, so he said, "Okay, Nannan has grown up and has her own ideas. Daddy won't stop you." But the worry on his face was still very obvious.

Liu Yanyan smiled and said, "Daddy, Nannan has grown up, don't worry, Nannan will handle these things."

Duke Liu looked at the time outside, nodded and said, "Go change your clothes. It's not appropriate to go to work like this."

Liu Yanyan smiled and nodded, saying, "Okay, Daddy, I'll go change it right away."

Back to Cuizhuxuan

Liu Yanyan changed into a blue-grey gown, put on a simple white jade lotus hair crown, a pair of black boots, and a cloud-patterned belt around her waist, looking elegant.

Accompanied by a few guards, he boarded a horse-drawn carriage to the yamen. The carriage stopped at the gate of the yamen, and he handed it over to a yamen runner, who then took Liu Wu inside.

As soon as I entered the government office, Wang Shuhui came over in a red official uniform and said with a smile, "Yanyan, I told you you can do it, number one scholar! You're amazing, so cool!"

Liu Yanyan said, "Please take good care of me in the future, Lord Wang."

Wang Shuhui smiled and said, "I'm here to pick you up. Go and get your official uniform."

Liu Yanyan saluted with a smile, "Okay, I just don't know where to get my official uniform, thank you for your help, Your Majesty."

Wang Shuhui smiled and patted Liu Yanyan on the shoulder, "You are still being polite to me. Come on, I will take you to get your official uniform."

Liu Yanyan followed behind, walking around several corridors and through several courtyards before arriving at the warehouse.

Wang Shuhui stepped forward and said to Zhao Xing, who was resting with his eyes closed at the table next to her, "Old Xing, this is the new number one scholar Liu Yanyan, who has been assigned to our yamen to specialize in divorce cases. We are here to collect her official uniform."

Zhao Xing stood up expressionlessly, walked into the warehouse, took out a set of red official uniforms, a gold belt, and a pair of black thick-soled official boots, and handed them to Liu Yanyan, "Take good care of it. If this official uniform is worn out, you will have to pay for it yourself. A set costs 200 taels of silver."

Liu Yanyan took the official uniform and said, "Thank you for your reminder. I will be careful." Then she handed the uniform to Liu Wu next to her.

Wang Shuhui then said, "Old Xing, we have something else to do. We'll talk to you next time." After that, she took Liu Yanyan and walked out.

Liu Yanyan was dragged out of the yard before asking, "What happened to Shuhui?"

Wang Shuhui said, "Old Xing is always like this, cold and aloof, never in a good mood when he sees anyone. Come on, I'll take you to the hospital where you'll be working."

Liu Yanyan nodded and followed Wang Shuhui all the way to the entrance of the yamen and the courtyard on the right.

Wang Shuhui said, "I won't go in. Be careful. It's hard to talk to the person in charge inside."

Liu Yanyan smiled and said, "I've already troubled you a lot, Shuhui. I can do the rest by myself."

Wang Shuhui smiled and waved her hand.

Liu Yanyan watched her walk away, and with full of ambitions, she walked inside with Liu Wu.

As soon as I walked into the yard, a middle-aged man's voice rang in my ears, "Liu Yanyan, right? What time is it now? How dare you be lazy on your first day in office?"

Liu Yanyan's eyes flashed with impatience, but she didn't show it on her face. She said calmly, "Excuse me, who are you? I just received the news of the appointment and rushed here as soon as possible. How can I be lazy? Or do you just want to tell me everything?"

Zhang Xi, the head of the household registration and divorce department, stroked his graying beard and said, "You are quite eloquent. Come with me. From now on, you will be in charge of divorce cases with me. The divorce court is on the right. Your task today is to go to the backyard and look through the files of the past years."

Liu Yanyan took a look at the small courtroom, nodded, followed Zhang, and walked inside. She was taken to the backyard. The backyard looked very clean, but there was a locust tree next to it that was so big that it took two people to hug it. This made her stop.

Manager Zhang coughed twice and said, "Don't watch it. What's so good about it? There will be plenty of time to watch it later." For a month or two, no one came to file a complaint. The government was very idle.

Liu Yanyan nodded and followed him into the room. Seeing the few files inside, she couldn't help but be amazed.

Manager Zhang stroked his graying beard and said, "There's a table next to you. You can just watch here." Then he turned and left.

Liu Yanyan nodded and asked Liu Wu to stay outside while she stayed inside the room, carefully reading the files. The more she read, the angrier she became. Finally, her eyes turned red and she threw the files on the ground in anger. "What the hell is this? They were beaten half to death, but they still refused to grant a divorce. This woman's daughter was drowned to death, but they still refused to grant a divorce. Are these people crazy? They are so inhumane!"

Liu Wu was standing at the door. When he heard the young lady's voice, he lowered his head and did not dare to speak.