One: The Story That Female Magistrate Must Tell

  Liu Yimou's short life was indeed a legend.

  It is said that when she was five years old, still with pigtails and licking a bright red sugar gourd, she followed the lonely and beautiful prince who looked like a porcelain doll for ten miles. Finally, when the little prince couldn't walk anymore and stopped, she ran over to him with a smile and handed him the sugar gourd that was still dripping with her saliva, saying "Marry me, and this will be yours."

  Many people, including Liu Yimeng, have always believed that this represents the beginning of a good or bad fate, but unfortunately, before Liu Yimeng could even say start, this fate ended in a flash.

  Many years later, Liu Yimeng thought that perhaps because the crown prince had taken a liking to the osmanthus cake in her arms at the time, he angrily and abruptly refused her. Unfortunately, for five-year-old Liu Yimeng, lifelong matters were far less tempting than an osmanthus cake.

  At that time, Liu Yimou's father, Liu Xiawei, was just a small official in the Hanlin Academy, and his mother was bedridden with illness. The family's economy was so tight that even eating a piece of osmanthus cake was a luxury.

  At the age of seven, his father finally got promoted, and his mother smiled and bid farewell to the world - later, some people with ulterior motives often deliberately asked her about her well-being, then asked her, "Little Liu'er, where is your mother?"

  "She's dead," said Liu Yimeng, looking at her with an expressionless face.

  "Oh, how pitiful." The woman said, wiping away her tears.

  On her eighth birthday, Father led that tear-wiping kind-hearted woman back home and said to her, "Mò ér, this is your stepmother."

  "Second daughter is good." Liu Yimeng smiled even more brightly.

  Then on their wedding night, Liu Yimiao borrowed a false excuse to occupy her father for the whole night. The next day, the bride received a divorce letter and returned with her dowry. At that time, Liu Xiawei was so tired that he fell asleep in the study room. When he woke up, it was already too late, and from then on, he never mentioned the matter of remarriage again.

  Liu Yimiao's calligraphy was outstanding, especially in imitation. At the age of ten, she had already made a name for herself. Coincidentally, the emperor at that time also happened to be fond of this hobby and specially invited her into the palace to imitate his handwriting, which delighted the dragon countenance. The emperor even personally wrote a couplet for her, and Liu Yimiao was promoted another rank as an official.

  At that time, the emperor sighed with regret, unfortunately she was a woman, and could not stay by his side for long, nor could she be used for the country. Therefore, the emperor had the idea of taking her into the harem. In the end, Liu Xiaofei refused the emperor's "good intentions" on the pretext that "the dog girl is still young".

  Liu Yimian certainly didn't want to enter the palace either, as it was said that there were women's cries all the time, and it was indeed a "woman's hell". Normal people wouldn't think of becoming one of those female ghosts, and once they became female ghosts, their next goal would be to become a female Yanluo.

  Liu Yimao was lucky enough not to become a female ghost, but she still met the Queen of Hell, who was the empress at that time. It is said that she rose from the lowest-ranking palace maid to the position of empress through hardships and struggles, and her means can be seen in this.

  The Queen of Yama was very beautiful, around thirty years old, with a mature and elegant demeanor, but she gave Liu Yimiao a very kind feeling, as gentle as the old cat in the Liu's house. Later, when Liu Yimiao held that old cat in her arms, she felt its claws were especially sharp. Even later, at the age of fourteen, the Queen of Yama replaced the current Emperor and became the Empress.

  This was the first female emperor in history, and the court was turbulent as a result. Many officials died or were demoted, but Liu Xiaofeng rose all the way to become the Minister of the Ministry of Officials with a rank of Grade 1.

  Liu Yimao was overjoyed, for after the emperor's passing and the empress' ascension to the throne, she no longer had to worry about becoming a female ghost in the future. She excitedly called out to a maidservant who had been with her for more than four years, like an own sister.

  This maid's name is Jiao Hua, but she was infamous for her ugliness. From a young age, she had been a slave and servant for many years, but due to her ugliness, she was sold from one place to another without a home. Finally, she was bought back by ten-year-old Liu Yi Mo at a high price to the Liu Manor. The next day, she declared to the outside world that she and Jiao Hua were like sisters, and would never leave each other's side for life. From then on, no matter who it was, if they wanted to marry Liu Yi Mo as their wife, they must first take Jiao Hua as a concubine, even if it was the emperor himself.

  As soon as this was said, the delicate flower who had originally been grateful to Liu Yimeng burst into tears and vowed in front of everyone that she would protect Miss Liu with her life for the rest of her life and not let her suffer any grievances, even if it meant going against Master Liu himself!

  Fourteen-year-old Liu Yimiao was lovely and beautiful, delicate and charming. Due to her illustrious reputation outside, many noble young men and talented scholars were eager to try their luck, but unfortunately, none of them could withstand the sight of her sister Jiaohua and fled in a hurry.

  Here is the poem as proof: One road fled and one road vomited, leading countless wild dogs in front of Liu Fu's gate.

  Of course, there will always be a few handsome men among them. Every time she sees the handsome man flying away, Liu Yimeng can't help but clench her fist in frustration.

  Now that the Emperor is dead, Liu Yimeng's worries have finally disappeared. Of course, she has to clear the way for her future flirtation with handsome men, so she called Jiaohua and told her everything about the incident from start to finish.

  Jiaohua's sister had always been a very rational and gentle woman, and she had always taken Liu Yimeng's words to heart. Her reaction was very calm, and she even showed her yellow teeth in a silly smile before turning around and walking out the door with slow steps.

  Liu Yimeng let out a sigh of relief, and the huge stone in her heart finally fell to the ground. Kind-hearted as Liu Yimeng was, she didn't want anyone to get hurt because of her, even though there were words like "as much as possible" that had ambiguous meanings.

  Just as Liu Yimeng was leisurely preparing to change into a beautiful dress and go out to flirt with handsome men, the door suddenly opened, and Jiao Hua's silly smiling face appeared at the door again, holding a shiny pig-killing knife.

  That was the first time Liu Yimeng had been taken advantage of, and she had lost thoroughly to a ugly servant girl whom she had never taken seriously.

  She was chased out of the eight streets and alleys by Jiao Hua, who was holding a pig-killing knife. Finally, she couldn't run anymore and hid in a household's pigpen, trembling with fear as she leaned against the door of the pen and stared at a group of smelly pigs.

  Then the loud voice of Jiao Hua shouted outside the pigsty, "Liu Yimeng, you bitch, get out for me! If you don't come out, I'll go in!"

  It's really shocking, truly shocking. Such a ridiculous scene attracted the attention of the vast majority of gossip enthusiasts in the capital, all wanting to see how the lovely sister "rolled" in.

  Liu Yimao actually also wanted to see, so she shouted loudly, "If you have the ability, just roll in, you cheap person!"

  Jiao Hua was enraged upon hearing this, let out a loud shout, and with a burst of speed, she charged towards the pigpen door wielding a cleaver, then with a loud crash, she kicked open the door.

  "Sure enough, she's rolled in!" The crowd cheered and applauded as Liu Yimiao dusted off her sleeves and walked out of the pigpen with a calm demeanor, nodding to the crowd. Only Jiaohua, who had fallen into the feeding trough, was left crying loudly, "Liu Yimiao, if I don't get married, you won't be able to get married either! I'll rely on you for this lifetime!"

  So it is, so it goes...

  Liu Yimeng's reputation has once again been greatly tarnished, only this time it was not because she became a model, but because she became a laughing stock. And Jiaohua Meimei is still Liu Yimeng's maid, and judging from the current situation, the possibility of these two sisters getting married at the same time is practically zero.

  Liu Yimao naturally knew who was causing trouble. From the time she was chased out of Bajie Street by Jiao Hua and not a single person from the Liu Manor came to help her, she had figured it out. It must be that high-ranking official in her own household who still held a grudge against her for helping him divorce his wife back then.

  However, she has always had one advantage, that is, being able to see the situation clearly and quickly, and soon having to shift her attention to handsome men to other things.

  It happened that after the empress ascended to the throne, new policies were frequently promulgated. One of them was that women could participate in the imperial examination and become officials together with men. Thus, Liu Yimeng passed the imperial examination at the age of 15 and was appointed as a jinshi (a successful candidate in the highest imperial examination) by the empress herself at the age of 16 - the first female jinshi in history.

  What Liu Yimeng didn't expect was that the current empress, who used to be a ruthless tyrant, still remembered her and repeatedly invited her into the palace. Sometimes she would even share with her some of the hardships and bitterness she had experienced over the years. This made Liu Yimeng feel both honored and terrified, and for the first time, it made her so anxious that she couldn't eat or sleep. Eventually, taking advantage of her official position, she arranged for her daughter to be sent to a remote area as a low-ranking official, when Liu Yimeng was not yet seventeen years old.

  This is Luoshui County's incoming female county magistrate Liu Yimian, a legendary start and an embarrassing end to her half life.

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