This is a ghost story that spread in the Gansu region. If you have friends in Gansu, you can say whether you have heard the old man at home tell a similar story.
It is said that in a certain year in ancient times, it coincided with the Beijing Examination, and all the readers in the world went to Beijing to catch the examination. On this day, from the city gate into a person, he is the male protagonist of the story, Chen Sheng. Chen Sheng has been reading the scriptures since he was a child, which can be described as "ten years of cold window, nine years of boiling oil". This time it was not far away, he was looking forward to a gold list title, and his clothes returned home.
Shusheng (web image)
Long story short. A few days later, the big test was over, and the lifters were waiting for the day when they would be on the list. It was hard to look forward to the list, but I didn't expect Chen Sheng to fall behind. Back at the residence, Chen Sheng thought about his more than ten years of hard work but ended up with such a result, plus he had no entanglement when he returned home, and he couldn't help but cry.
When the owner of the inn heard the crying, he stepped forward and asked Chen Sheng why he was crying. Chen Sheng said to him in detail, not wanting this treasurer to be a kind-hearted person, he said: "Chen Gongzi don't worry, you still live in my shop, help my old man work, and wait until you have enough money to go home before it is too late." Chen Sheng was very grateful to hear this, so he stayed in this shop.
Soon, in the Mid-Autumn Festival on August 15, there was a jubilation inside and outside the capital, and Chen Sheng saw this lively scene and also came out to hang out. Unconsciously, he actually walked out of the city. Seeing that the outside of the city was very quiet, he sat down to rest his feet, who knew that he fell asleep.
By the time he woke up, of course, the city gate was already closed. He saw that there was a person in front of him, the lights were bright and very lively, so he went forward to ask for accommodation, and the host responded with great enthusiasm. At this moment, Chen Sheng saw a woman dressed in red in the crowd, very beautiful. When Chen Sheng was looking at the woman in a daze, he didn't want the woman to turn around, look at Chen Sheng, and smile slightly, and then walked away. Chen Sheng stood there in a daze, looking at the woman's back, until he couldn't see anything, and then he turned back to God.
Princess (web image)
Chen Sheng sighed, unconsciously falling asleep.
When I woke up, it was the next morning. When Chen Sheng opened his eyes, there was only a cemetery around him, and he was sleeping next to a new grave. Chen Sheng was taken aback and hurried back to the store. However, chen Sheng's mind often appeared in the figure of the woman, as if as long as his eyes were closed, he would see the woman.
The words are divided into two ends, and these days the emperor has posted the imperial list, saying that if anyone can cure the queen's illness, what treasure to give. After Chen Sheng heard it, although he was also itching in his heart, he didn't have the slightest way.
That night, he was busy with his work, and he was sitting alone in the shop, thinking about the woman in red for a while, and thinking about the imperial list for a while. I overheard the door "squeak" open, and the woman in red who had seen it before flashed in.
When Chen Sheng saw her, he was really surprised and happy, and he couldn't help himself, grabbing the woman's hand. I just wanted to say something, but I felt that the hand was cold and cold, which frightened him to let go of his hand quickly.
Only to hear the woman say, "Prince Chen needn't panic, I'm from Hades, but I won't be unfavorable to Gongzi." Chen Sheng fixed his mind and asked, "Miss came here, I don't know what noble work?" ”
When the woman heard this, she burst into tears and said, "Actually, I was originally the daughter of the current emperor, but because a few days ago there was a Daoist in the palace, and I was worshipped by my father as a national teacher." When this man saw my beauty, he wanted to occupy me. But I didn't agree, so he designed to kill me. After I died, I was still wronged, and when I saw you that time, I knew that you were honest, and I wanted to ask you to save my life. ”
When Chen Sheng heard this, he was surprised: "I am a mortal, please ask Miss, how to save the Fa?" The woman continued, "This is not difficult, as long as the prince unveils the imperial list, the soldiers will take you to the mother's side." At that time, you can show this little fan to the queen, and her illness will be better. At that time, the Father will reward you with nothing, and you will not want anything, as long as the jewel he wears around his waist is placed in my mouth, and I can come back to life. ”
Speaking of which, the woman suddenly disappeared. Chen Sheng sat down, feeling like a dream rather than a dream, not distinguishing between true and false. Suddenly, he saw that there was indeed a small fan on the table, and he understood in his heart that it was really true, so he took the small fan in his hand and waited for dawn.
The next morning, Chen Sheng finished washing up and came to the street. There were two soldiers standing next to the imperial list, and Chen Sheng was not in a hurry, and walked over to unveil the imperial list. The soldier saw that someone had unveiled the list and was busy leading him to the palace.
At this moment, the emperor was at the queen's side. Overhearing the soldiers coming to report that someone had unveiled the list, he hurriedly sent someone to bring him in. After Chen Sheng entered the palace to see the driver, the emperor did not care to ask more questions, so he asked him to treat the empress. Chen Sheng saw that the empress's eyes were slightly open, so he took out the small fan and handed it to the empress. When the queen saw the fan, her eyes lit up, and she suddenly had a lot of energy.
The Emperor (Web Image)
It turned out that the empress had only been seriously ill these days because of her daughter's heart, and now when she saw the fan, she was like seeing her daughter, and her illness suddenly improved for the most part. When the emperor saw that the empress's illness was really much better, he was very happy, so he asked Chen Sheng what reward he wanted.
Chen Sheng remembered the woman's words and replied, "As long as the little man wears the jewel around His Majesty's waist, he doesn't want anything else." ”
The emperor was stunned to hear this, but after a little thought, he still gave the jewel to Chen Sheng and promised to give him an official position. Chen Sheng was very happy when he got the jewel, and when he bid farewell to the emperor, he couldn't go back to the store, so he went straight to the outside of the city and found the new grave where he had slept before.
After opening the coffin in a hurry, I saw a woman lying in the coffin, exactly the same as the woman in red I had seen before.
Chen Sheng hurriedly put the jewel into the woman's mouth. After a while, I saw that the woman moved a few times, and she actually stood up. Chen Sheng was very happy, took the woman's hand and pulled her to his side, but he felt that the woman's hand was still cold and cold.
At this time, I only heard the woman say, "Chen Gongzi, you are really trustworthy, how about we enter the palace together tomorrow?" Chen Sheng hurriedly replied, "Well, listen to the young lady's orders." ”
A night without words. The next day, they entered the palace together. The emperor was very happy to see his daughter, who had been dead for many days, and without asking anything, he took her to the harem. When the queen saw her daughter, her illness was completely cured.
The man mentioned earlier was frightened to death when he learned that the princess had returned. But he quickly calmed down, quietly pulled Chen Sheng to the side and said, "Chen Gongzi, do you know that this woman who came with you is a monster?" Chen Sheng pretended not to know and asked, "How can I see it?" ”
The Daoist said, "All ghosts and monsters have cold limbs, and there is no shadow under the sun." Chen Sheng listened, pretended to be surprised, and hurriedly asked, "How is that good?" ”
Taoist (web image)
When the Daoist saw that Chen Sheng was hooked, he smiled and said, "As long as I draw a charm, you put it in your sleeve and walk to the princess, and when I recite the incantation, she will perish." ”
Chen Sheng listened and nodded, and the Daoist drew a symbol and handed it to Chen Sheng.
Chen Sheng took the drawing note and quietly told the princess everything. The princess smiled and said, "Prince Chen don't have to worry, you tore his charm and threw it into the basin of water, I have my own way to deal with him." ”
On this night, the Daoist recited a mantra, hoping to attract heavenly thunder to kill the princess. Sure enough, there was a thunderclap from the sky, but I didn't want the princess to be safe and sound, but the Daoist shouted loudly and fell to the ground and died.
Since the Daoist was dead, the magic imposed on the princess was naturally lifted. She soon and truly recovered her body, and Chen Sheng, as well as her wish, lived with the beauty she had been thinking about.