Chapter 1367 [Updated on August 12]

It was said that the fourth master, who had originally gone ashore, turned around and boarded the boat again.

Then, he handed his hand to Ruoyin who had already landed, meaning to let her help him.

Seeing this, Su Peisheng on the side couldn't help covering his mouth and giggling.

Anyway, the emperor just wants to change Fa'er to pull the empress's little hands.

Ruoyin twitched the corner of her mouth, thinking that he was cruel!

Gritting her teeth, she stepped forward to support fourth master.

Fourth master just held her hand like that, and raised his foot to go ashore again.

"Master, this servant has already ordered his subordinates to order a table of good wine and food in the restaurant." Su Peisheng led the way as he spoke.

Ruoyin was supporting fourth master on the shore.

Now that he's ashore, she walks ahead of him.

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

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

When going to bed at night, she will go to bed first when she is sleepy, and she doesn't have to fall asleep with him.

When she usually goes out and sees something interesting and delicious, she will pull Banmei forward and buy whatever she wants, without having to report to Fourth Master.

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

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

And she was used to it.

But this time, when she was walking in front, someone grabbed her by the collar like a chicken.

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

Then, she heard him say, "Go back."

Ruoyin: "..."

She just remembered that there is no maid who walks in front of the master.

So, he had no choice but to follow fourth master silently.

Walking along the bustling streets of Suzhou, they happened to come across someone from the Yamen posting something on the bulletin board.

Gradually, the onlookers also got closer and understood the situation one after another.

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

After getting closer, he paused.

Ruoyin followed closely behind.

Looking up, the yellowed notice has been pasted on the notice board.

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

The notice took up more than half of the notice board, and it was densely written in regular script.

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

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

She tilted her head and pondered for a while, but she remembered.

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

Every time the ministries of the imperial court make important decisions, they will be stamped with red stamps of one kind or another.

Could it be that something major happened to the court?

Thinking of this, Ruoyin looked at the notice carefully.

I saw it said:

On July 12th in the third year of Yongzheng, through a women's parade in Yangzhou to resist, the court believed that there was indeed a core problem with the status of women in the dynasty.

For this reason, the imperial court rectified the relevant laws and regulations of the Qing Dynasty.

First of all, the former "Wife who beats her husband, but sit down immediately after beating her husband. If the stick is one hundred, and the husband is willing to leave, listen, and the husband tells himself to sit down. When the injury is broken or above, the severity of the injury will be examined, and the injury of fighting will be three times." etc. Those who are seriously ill shall be strangled. The dead shall be beheaded. Those who are killed shall be executed by Ling Chi." Repealed.

Changed to "Whoever beats her husband, no matter if the injury is not broken. If the injury is more than the injury, it will be convicted as an ordinary person. The husband should report himself and sit down. The couple will be interrogated first. If they are willing to divorce, they will be convicted and divorced. Those who do not want to divorce, examine the injuries. The sins that should be sat are collected and redeemed, and the gathering is still heard. The dead will be hanged in prison. Therefore, killing is also hanged. If a husband falsely accuses his wife, he will be convicted of false crimes."

What has changed here is this: in the past, whenever a wife beat her husband, she was guilty of a crime if she beat her husband, and she was punished with a hundred rods.

The yamen also only listens to the wishes of the husband. If the husband wants to leave, he can reconcile without the wife's consent. However, the husband needs to go to the Yamen to sue.

In addition, if a wife beats her husband beyond a bone fracture, the punishment she receives will be three degrees heavier than that of beating an irrelevant civilian.

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

If the fracture is broken or above, the husband needs to go to the Yamen to sue, and the wife will be punished according to the crime of injuring an irrelevant civilian.

Regarding the reconciliation and separation, the Yamen will respect the wishes of both husband and wife, and no matter which party really can't make it through, they can reconcile and leave.

If a husband falsely accuses his wife, the Qing law will protect the wife, and the husband will be convicted of slander.

Before that, the husband slandered his wife, and the laws and regulations ignored women.

For the rest, remain unchanged.

Then, the following also writes:

In the past, "husbands who beat their wives, no matter if they are injured or injured. If the injury is above, the mortal will be reduced to the second class. The wife must tell herself and sit down. First interrogate the couple, and if they are willing to divorce, they will be convicted and divorced; The crime of wounding should be atoned for, and still listen to the gathering. The dead will be hanged in prison. Therefore, killing is also hanged. If the wife falsely accuses the husband, it shall be convicted of false crime. If the husband falsely accuses the wife, the crime of false falsehood will also be reduced by three degrees."

Changed to "Where a husband beats his wife, no matter what the injury is. If the injury is more than that, he will be convicted as a mortal, and the wife must report himself. Interrogate the couple first, and if they are willing to divorce, they will be convicted and divorced; The sins that should be sat are collected and redeemed, and the gathering is still heard. Those who are seriously ill will be hanged.

This regulation changed the bias against men.

In the past, when a husband beat his wife with more than a broken bone, the punishment he received was only a second-class reduction on the basis of beating an irrelevant civilian.

Now, husbands who beat their wives with more than a broken bone will receive the same punishment as women without reducing the crime.

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

However, if a husband falsely accuses his wife, the crime of false accusation will be reduced by three classes.

Now, both sides are punished equally.

In addition, "to the dead, hang the prison waiting, so kill also hang."

Change it to the same as women, "Those who are extremely ill will be hanged. The dead will be beheaded. Those who are killed will be executed by Ling Chi."

For the rest, remain unchanged.

In addition to the above two changes, a few more regulations were added.

1. It is forbidden to buy and sell maidservants.

2. Prohibition of coercion of women.

3. Promote women's education.

4. Promote women's labor.

5. Promote women's business.

6. Equal wages for men and women.

7. Protect women.

8. It is forbidden to drown female infants.

9. It is forbidden to corset your chest.

10. Foot binding is prohibited.

etc......

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

It reads, "After deliberations by the ministers of the imperial court, the result of the trial by the emperor and the empress is finally issued, so this notice is issued to the people of the whole Qing Dynasty."

For some reason, when Ruoyin saw this, his heart was shocked.

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

However, she thought that even if the imperial court and the fourth master made a decision in the end, it would only be announced by the imperial court in the name of the fourth master.

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

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

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

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