Hearing this, the fourth master, who was originally ashore, turned around and got on the boat again.

Then, he handed his hand to Ruoyin, who had already gone ashore, meaning to ask her to help him.

Seeing this, Su Peisheng on the side couldn't help but cover his mouth and snicker.

Anyway, the emperor just wants to change the little hands of Queen Faer.

Ruoyin twitched the corner of his mouth, and said that he was ruthless!

gritted his teeth and stepped forward to help the fourth master.

The fourth master just held her hand and raised his feet to go ashore again.

"Master, the slave has already ordered his subordinates to order a table of good wine and good food in the restaurant." As he spoke, Su Peisheng led the way on the side.

Ruoyin was holding the fourth master on the shore.

Now that he was ashore, she went ahead of him.

Because during the southern tour, there was basically no difference between high and low in their daily life.

When eating together, she can move the chopsticks first, and she doesn't have to wait for him after eating.

When she sleeps at night, she sleeps first and doesn't have to fall asleep with him.

Usually when she goes out, when she sees fun and delicious food, she will pull Banmei forward and buy whatever she wants, without having to report to the fourth master.

Even if he walked in front of him, the fourth master would not say anything.

He continued to visit him, and when he was in a good mood, he stood aside and waited for her.

And she is used to it.

But this time, when she walked in front, the collar was grabbed by someone as if she were carrying a chicken.

Ruoyin looked back and found that the culprit, the fourth master, was pulling her by the collar.

Then she heard him say, "Go back." ”

Ruoyin: "......"

Only then did she remember that no maid walked in front of the master.

So, I had to follow behind the fourth master silently.

Walking on the bustling streets of Suzhou, I happened to meet people from the yamen who were sticking things on the notice board.

Gradually, the onlookers also approached and learned about the situation.

Seeing this, the fourth master raised his feet and walked towards the notice board.

When he got closer, he paused.

Ruoyin followed.

When I looked up, I saw that the yellowed notice had been posted on the notice board.

After the officials put up the notice, they left in a group and went to the next notice board.

The notice took up most of the notice board, and it was densely written in block letters.

There are also a few big red stamps in the lower right corner.

Ruoyin only felt that the red poke was very familiar, as if she had seen it somewhere.

She tilted her head and pondered for a moment, but she could remember it.

When she was in the Forbidden City, she had seen this kind of red poke.

Every time the subordinates of the imperial court make a major decision, they will be stamped with such and such red stamps.

Could it be that something big happened in the imperial court?

Thinking of this, Ruoyin carefully looked at the content of the notice.

I saw that it was written:

On July 12, the third year of Yongzheng, through a women's march in Yangzhou, the imperial court believed that there was indeed a core problem in the status of women in the dynasty.

To this end, the imperial court rectified the relevant laws and regulations of the Qing Dynasty.

First of all, in the past, "the wife beats the husband, but the beating is sitting." A hundred rods, and those who wish to leave, listen, and the husband tells himself to sit. To the above fractures, each of them will be tested for the severity of the injury, and the third degree of the fight injury will be added. To the sick, hanging. The dead, beheaded. Therefore, the murderer will be executed by Ling Chi. "Repeal.

It should be changed to read: "If a wife beats her husband, he shall not be injured unless he is injured, but if he is injured or more, he shall be convicted as a mortal, and the husband shall sit on his own accord and interrogate the husband and wife first, and if he is willing to divorce, he shall be convicted of divorce." Those who do not want to divorce will be atoned for the sins of the wounded and should be seated, and they will still listen to the gathering. to the dead, hanging. Therefore, killing is also hanging. If a husband falsely accuses his wife, he shall be convicted of a false crime. ”

What has changed here is this: In the past, if a wife struck her husband, she was guilty of doing so, and she was to be punished with a hundred rods.

The yamen also only listened to the husband's wishes, and the husband was willing to leave, and he could reconcile and leave without the consent of his wife. However, the husband needs to go to the yamen to sue.

In addition, the punishment for beating her husband to the point of breaking more than a broken bone is three degrees worse than that of an unrelated civilian.

Now, if you don't hit a broken bone, you won't be convicted.

If the blow is more than a fracture, the husband needs to go to the yamen to file a complaint, and the wife is punished according to the punishment of the injured civilian.

Regarding reconciliation and separation, the yamen will respect the wishes of both husband and wife, and no matter which party really can't get by, they can reconcile and separate.

If a husband falsely accuses his wife, the Qing Dynasty law protects her, and the husband is convicted of defamation.

Before that, the law did not care about women when a husband slandered his wife.

For the rest, it remains the same.

Then, it was also written below:

In the past, "a husband who beats his wife is not injured." to the fracture and above, minus the mortal second. Su's wife volunteered to sit. Interrogate the husband and wife first, and if they are willing to divorce, they will be convicted of divorce; Those who do not want to divorce will be atoned for the sins of the wounded and should be seated, and they will still listen to the gathering. to the dead, hanging. Therefore, killing is also hanging. If a wife falsely accuses her husband, she is convicted of false accusation. If the husband falsely accuses his wife, the guilty sentence is also reduced to the third degree. ”

Replace it with the words "A husband who beats his wife shall not be injured unless he is injured." and above the wounds, they shall be condemned as mortals, and the wives shall sit on their own accord. Interrogate the husband and wife first, and if they are willing to divorce, they will be convicted of divorce; Those who do not want to divorce will be atoned for the sins of the wounded and should be seated, and they will still listen to the gathering. To the sick, hanging. The dead, beheaded. Therefore, the murderer will be executed by Ling Chi. If a husband falsely accuses his wife or a wife falsely accuses her husband, he shall be convicted of a false crime. ”

This law changes the bias towards men.

In the past, the husband beat his wife and broke more than one bone, and the punishment was only reduced to the second degree on the basis of beating an unrelated civilian.

Now, husbands who beat their wives and break more than a broken bone are punished in the same way as women, and the punishment is convicted according to the wounding of unrelated civilians.

Previously, the wife falsely accused her husband and was convicted of false accusation.

But if a husband falsely accuses his wife, the degree of false accusation must be reduced by three degrees.

Now, both sides punish reciprocal proportions.

In addition, "to the dead, hanging, and hanging, so kill and hang." ”

Changed to the same as women, "To the sick, hang." The dead, beheaded. Therefore, the murderer will be executed by Ling Chi. ”

For the rest, it remains the same.

In addition to the above two points, there are several additional statutes.

1. It is forbidden to buy and sell handmaidens.

2. It is forbidden to coerce women.

3. Promote women's education.

Fourth, promote women's work.

5. Promote women's industry.

6. Equality of wages between men and women.

7. Protecting women.

8. It is forbidden to drown female infants.

9. It is forbidden to bind the chest.

10. Foot binding is prohibited.

Wait a minute......

At the end, Ruoyin found the red poke in the lower right corner.

It reads, "After the deliberation of the ministers of the imperial court, the final result of the trial between the emperor and the empress mother, this notice was issued to the people of the Qing Dynasty." ”

Somehow, when Ruoyin saw this, her heart was shocked.

Because of this incident, it can be said that it was a major event that she participated in in the Qing Dynasty.

It's just that she thought that in the end, even if the court and the fourth master made a decision, it would only be the court in the name of the fourth master to announce the Qing Dynasty.

But I never thought that it was actually announced in the name of her and the fourth master.

At this moment, her cheeks were crimson with excitement, and her heart was beating happily.

This kind of jump has nothing to do with love, just pure joy and little beauty.

Let her feel that her dedication and hard work have not been in vain.