During the Zhengde period of the Ming Dynasty, in The Shuntianfu of Beijing, there was a Jinyi guard general Li Xiong, who was majestic in stature and had great strength. Because of his military merits, he was promoted from a hundred households to a thousand households. Married to his wife He Shi, the husband and wife are very affectionate, and have three daughters and a son. The eldest daughter is named Yuying, the son is named Li Chengzu, and there are two younger sisters, Taoying and Yueying.
He Shi gave birth to Yue Ying, suffered from postpartum weakness, and died less than half a year later. At this time, Yuying was just six years old, Chengzu was five years old, Taoying was three years old, and Yueying was only more than five months old. Although there is a nurse to watch over, several children, like chickens that have lost the protection of their mother chickens, cry all day long, very pitiful.
Li Xiong was distressed about the child, but he was busy with official duties. Taking care of children at home, delaying business, often a dilemma between public and private, is very troublesome. After a few months, I thought to myself, this is not the way to go, it is better to marry another one and help take care of the family. Make up your mind, ask the matchmaker, and tell me about a family affair.
This matchmaker went to the east and west all day, who knew the situation, and then went everywhere to talk about Li Xiong's affairs, and soon found more than a dozen homes for Li Xiong. These people heard that Li Xiong was only thirty years old, and he was a Jinyi wei qianhu, although it was said to be a second marriage, he could become the wife of an official when he entered the door, who did not want it.
The matchmaker showed Li Xiong a stack of Geng posts and asked him to choose for himself. Li Xiong picked and chose a family with the surname Jiao. The daughter of this family is eighteen years old this year, her parents died early, and she lives with her brother and sister-in-law. The elder brother is called Jiao Rong, who does some chores in various gates, and is a guy with an oily head and a slippery brain. Li Xiong only cared about being in a hurry to become a relative, and did not inquire about the character of this family, so he hurriedly married into the family.
This Jiao Clan is quite good-looking, meticulous in his work, clever and clever, but his heart is vicious and cannot tolerate people. When I saw these four children, my heart was not happy. Seeing that Li Xiong loved the child very much and told her from time to time to take good care of her, Jiao Shi's heart was even more resentful. I thought: I will also have children, these small things, not only to raise them, in the future will also have to divide the family property, earn more, when it is my turn to have children, what else can I have, the position of husband, is also the eldest son to inherit, I am not busy in vain? It is better to coax the husband to be happy first, and then provoke them to kill two or three, and the rest will be easy to handle. Young, so vicious.
From then on, as long as her husband was at home, Jiao Shi was attentive and tried his best to flatter, coaxing Li Xiong to be infinitely happy and obedient to her. But one thing that will never listen to her, mentioning the child, said: "They have no mother at a young age, there is something wrong, teach them well, and you must not scold." Jiao provoked several times, but Li Xiong just didn't listen.
One day, Jiao Shi took advantage of Li Xiong's absence, really couldn't help it, casually found a reason, grabbed Li Chengzu, and beat him with his head covered. She was fierce, and the grandmother could not hold back, so she beat Chengzu's head and drummed several bags, and the child cried.
Although Yuying is young, she is very intelligent. Seeing that his brother was beaten for no reason, and understanding that this harem was not a kind person, tears rolled down, grabbed Jiao's sleeve and begged: "My brother does not understand things, please spare him." Jiao Shi scolded: "Little evil seed, I want you to take care of it, and then dare to talk more, and even fight with you." Yuying pleaded bitterly.
At this moment, Li Xiong returned. The two children ran over, hugged Daddy, and cried. When Li Xiong saw that his son was beaten like this, he jumped like a thunderbolt and kicked Jiao Shi to the ground. This woman simply turned her face, climbed up and fought with Li Xiong, looking for death and life, and did not give in. The grandmother could not be persuaded, and quickly let people call Out to Jiao's brother.
Jiao Rong came and gave some consolation. Li Xiong said: "When I married your sister, I asked him to help me take care of the children, not to let the children be beaten and insulted by her." I often tell her that a few children, so young and have no mother, you should be your own mother, good to the child. I didn't expect to beat my son like this today. ”
Jiao Rong pretended to reprimand the sister a few words, and then apologized to Li Xiong for a thousand mistakes: "Brother-in-law, if you are discouraged, forgive her." My sister has been spoiled since childhood, and she is willful at home and has a bad temper. I took her back for a few days and enlightened her, not next time. ”
Jiao Rong hired a top palanquin and took Jiao Shi home. As soon as he entered the door, Jiao Shi complained: "Brother, you see what kind of family you found for me, let me be an old mother, and serve him with those little abuse seeds." Jiao Rong said, "Sister, you really don't know, people are Jinyi Wei Qianhu, how many people want to climb and can't climb it, but you blame me." ”
Jiao Shi told his brother all his vicious thoughts, and Jiao Rong not only did not dissuade her, but instead gave her advice. At the moment, the two brothers and sisters conspired for half a day.
Li Xiong was worried at home, Jiao Shi could not count on it, the days ahead would be long, how would these children live. Left thinking and right thinking, come up with a way, what way? Pack out a study and use it as an academy. Invited an old Xiucai, taught Yuying and Chengzu to study, let people deliver food every day, and then went back to the room to rest every night, away from the harem. Tao Ying and Yue Ying let the grandmother take care of it.
After a few days, Jiao Rong prepared a gift and sent Jiao back. This time back, Jiao's temperament changed greatly, he was full of smiles all day, and he was intimate with several children, not to mention scolding, not even loud reprimands, and people were also very lenient. Li Xiong was surprised, thinking that she was just pretending. Observe it secretly, not like a fake. After more than half a year, it has been very good. Li Xiong was very happy and thought to himself: I don't know how my brother-in-law has adjusted her to become so good. Since then, completely relaxing their hearts, the husband and wife are more loving.
After another two years, Jiao gave birth to a son, named Li Jizu. Li Xiong added another son, of course, happy. Invite relatives and friends to drink full moon wine, and turn one year old in the blink of an eye. At this time, the eldest daughter Yuying was already ten years old, and she was beautiful and colorful, just like the characters in the painting, and extremely intelligent, reading books for several years, full of literary brilliance. The younger brother, Li Chengzu, did not lose his sister at all. Li Xiong looked at it in his eyes and was happy in his heart. The Jiao clan became more and more jealous, and wanted to find an opportunity to do harm.
Suddenly, one day, Shaanxi reported that the anti-thieves were rebelling, and the imperial court sent troops to encircle and suppress it, and sent Li Xiong to quell the rebellion with the commander-in-chief. Before leaving, Li Xiong told Jiao: "I'm going here, I don't know when I can come back, you should work more at home." Then he said to Yue Ying and Chengzu, "You two, you must help your mother take care of your younger siblings." Jiao Shi said, "Although the husband is assured, may the gods bless you, kill the enemy and make meritorious contributions, and seal your wife and shadow." Li Xiong said goodbye to his wife and children with tears and got on his horse.
The commander let Li Xiong be the vanguard, the thieves were defeated, Li Xiong led the troops to pursue, but unexpectedly hit the ambush, and finally because of the outnumbered, Li Xiong died in battle. Sigh, the hero of the world is a good man, and a spring dream ends.
Speaking of Jiao's family, he was trying to do harm, and his husband went on a campaign, is this not a godsend? As soon as Li Xiong left, Jiao Went to his brother's house to discuss how to harm him. Jiao Rong dissuaded: "Now you can't, your brother-in-law is not at home, they are dead, how do you explain?" Can only double the good for them, the brother-in-law is back, will trust you more. Then do it again, and you will not be suspected. Jiao Shi calculated that he was better for the Yuying sisters, and looked forward to Li Xiong's early victorious return.
In August, bad news came and Li Xiong was killed. Jiao Shi heard it and cried loudly. The Yuying sisters were even more pitiful, crying to death and coming back to life. The whole family hung up filial piety, set up a spiritual hall, and relatives and friends came to mourn.
Jiao Shi suddenly changed his face and scolded Yuying at every turn. A month later, Jiao discussed with his brother that it was time to act. Jiao Rong said, "I have a plan, the brother-in-law's bones have not yet been recovered, and in two months, when it is cold, send a close family member to accompany Chengzu to Shaanxi to find the brother-in-law's bones." He was a small child, who could bear all the way. Even if you barely get there and quietly dump him, he will not be entangled in him, and he will freeze and starve to death. These ladies in the family are sold, and they can be worth a lot of money. Wouldn't it be better to kill two birds with one stone? "Jiao's great joy, even called a good plan."
At the beginning of the month, Jiao Shi summoned Li Chengzu and said, "Your father's bones have not yet been buried, and yesterday I heard your uncle say that the enemy soldiers have retreated and the road is safe." I asked my family Miao Quan to accompany you to Shaanxi to retrieve your father's bones, and count your filial piety as a son. I'm ready to pack, so let's leave tomorrow morning. Chengzu agreed with tears.
When Yuying heard that she did not have good intentions, she was shocked and begged Jiao: "Mother, my brother is still young, the road is far away, and the situation is cold and freezing, I am afraid that there will be no return." Why don't you send a family member to go with Miao Quan and let your brother be at home. ”
Jiao Shi was furious: "Little abusive seed, when your father was alive, he loved your sister in every way, and now he doesn't even care about his skeleton." You have read so many books, do you not know that Mulan served in the army for her father? Your brother is a boy, or worse than a woman? But you have come to stop you, you filial daughter, get out. ”
Yuying blushed shyly and continued to cry, "How can a child not know daddy's kindness?" Only because his brother is young, worried that he can't stand it, the child is willing to go instead of his brother, okay? Jiao Shi sneered, "What? You want to go out for a tour of the mountains and rivers, and I still don't agree to it, old lady. That night, the Yuying sisters said goodbye in the Chengzu House and cried for half the night.
The next morning, Jiao Urged him on the road, "If you can't find your father's skeleton, don't come back to see me." Chengzu and his sisters parted in tears. Miao Quan left Kyoto with Chengzu and headed straight for Shaanxi.
At this time, it was already a waxing moon, the cold wind was cold, and the snow was full of feet. Chengzu was not yet ten years old, and he had suffered from this. Xiao Xing stayed overnight and walked for more than ten days, and Chengzu became ill and could not eat. He said to Miao Quan, "Let's rest for two days, I'm feeling bad." Miao Quan said, "Little official, the entanglement given by the lady is limited, and it is not enough to delay for two days." You insist, go to Shaanxi and rest again. ”
Chengzu had to hold on and continue to hurry. This Miao Quan, a person brought by jiao from his mother's family, had long been ordered by jiao to deliberately torture Chengzu on the road.
This day came to a place called Baoan Village. Chengzu gasped and said, "I really can't walk, find a guest house to rest." Miao Quan thought: Looking at his appearance, I'm afraid I won't be able to live. Just leave him here. "Well, you wait here first, I'll go to the guest house, put down the package, and come back to carry you."
Miao Quan helped Chengzu to the door of the house and sat down on the steps. He dug his own path, bought some food to eat, hired another animal, and went back to the capital.
Chengzu waited left and right, and did not see Miao Quan return. Unable to hold back, he fell to sleep on the ground. This family lived with a widowed old woman, who first met a middle-aged man, holding the child to sit in the doorway, and did not care. In the evening, when I came out to fetch water, I saw that the child was asleep, and quickly shouted: "Whose child is this, and how do you sleep here?" ”
Chengzu was confused, thinking that Miao Quan had returned, but when he opened his eyes, it was an old woman. Struggling to sit up, he said, "Mother-in-law, is there anything wrong?" The mother-in-law asked, "Little official, where are you from?" How did I fall asleep? Chengzu said: "I came from the capital, I am tired, rest here for a while, the family went to find the guest house." The mother-in-law said: "I saw that he had already left, and it was almost dark this day, so I still haven't found the guest house?" Chengzu said, "It must be this dog slave, seeing that I am sick, too lazy to take care of me, and fled, what can I do?" "Let's cry.
The mother-in-law saw that he was pitiful and asked, "Little official, where are you going on such a cold day?" Chengzu tearfully told the search for his father's skeleton, and the mother-in-law sighed continuously: poor, pitiful.
The mother-in-law helped Chengzu into the house and hurriedly burned hot soup for Chengzu to drink. At night, the fever started again, and the whole body was scalding hot. The mother-in-law also asked Langzhong to treat Chengzu, and waited morning and evening, without any tiredness, just like her grandmother. It is also the fate of inheriting the ancestors that should not be extinguished, and meeting such a good person is also the fate of the previous life.
Chengzu's disease did not get better until February of the following year. Chengzu knelt down and prayed: "Thank you mother-in-law for saving your life, Chengzu will be a generous reward." The mother-in-law said: "Child, where to speak, the mother-in-law does not need to be generous, your body is well, the mother-in-law will be happy." ”
In April, Chengzu's body was completely hardened, and he wanted to say goodbye to his mother-in-law and continue on the road. The mother-in-law said, "Child, you are in good shape, and you must not be tired." When I inquire, if there is a person who has entered Beijing, ask him to carry a letter to your family, and then send someone to go with you. Chengzu said, "Mother-in-law, no one in my family can come." I'm okay and I don't dare to delay any longer. It's warm now, just in time. When I found my father's skeleton, I came back to see my mother-in-law. ”
The mother-in-law could not keep it, and collected a few pieces of silver to make travel expenses for Chengzu. The two were inseparable, holding their heads and crying, like grandchildren. When they were about to part, the mother-in-law tearfully instructed: "Child, when you come back, you must come to the house to see your mother-in-law, but don't forget it." Chengzu choked up and agreed, nodding his head and leaving. Take two steps and look back. The mother-in-law stood in the doorway until she could no longer see her, and then she turned back to the house crying.
Chengzu followed the avenue and rushed forward. Encounter the temple and spend the night nearby. Thanks to a few pieces of silver given by the mother-in-law, I will not starve. Inquiring all the way, I found the battlefield. Looking around, in the wilderness, the grass is barren, and the foxes and rabbits are wandering around. Where to go to find the bones of his father? It turned out that after the battle, the corpses of the fallen soldiers had been incinerated.
Chengzu wangkong prayed and cried for a while. It's getting late, so find a stop and make plans. As I was leaving, in the woods ahead, came a monk. Seeing that Chengzu was alone, he asked, "Little Official, how dare you be alone in such a place?" "Chengzu said the reason for coming here and his father's name, and the monk was horrified." You are Li Ye's son, which is great. ”
It turned out that this monk was Li Xiong's subordinate and had a good friendship with Li Xiong. After Li Xiong was killed, he found a place to tear down the half-cut earthen wall and bury the body. Fleeing to a small village nearby, he met an old monk who took him in, nursed his wounds, and persuaded him to leave home. Later, when the teacher's father died, he lived alone in the nunnery in the village, and did not want to, today he met Chengzu.
When Chengzu heard about the whereabouts of his father's corpse, he knelt down to thank him. The monk lifted up Chengzu and asked, "Little Prince, you are young, why don't you bring a family, you came by yourself?" Chengzu said that he passed by on the way. The monk said, "You are small and weak, how to transport the bones back, just let me help you." "Thank you for your kindness."
The monk took Chengzu to the nunnery, found a bamboo box, two ropes, took a hoe, bought a few knives to burn paper, and came to the earthen wall. Chengzu knelt down and cried, and after worshipping, he shaved out the bones of the corpse, received them section by section into the cage, tied them with ropes, and the monk carried his back on his body, and Chengzu carried a hoe back to the nunnery.
The monk packed up his mantle, wrapped it up, made a burden to pick up, and asked the villagers to guard the nunnery. The two left this place, and the monk made a relationship all the way, took Chengzu with him, and headed for the capital.
On this day, passing by Baoan Village. Chengzu missed the old woman's kindness and went into the village to visit and say goodbye. Who knows, the mother-in-law's neighbor told Chengzu that since Chengzu left, the mother-in-law was worried about it day and night, and then she died of an illness, and several relatives did things for her. Chengzu went to the grave of his mother-in-law, wept bitterly, worshiped his mother-in-law, and continued to hurry.
After walking for more than three months, this day came to the outskirts of Beijing, ten miles away from the city. There was a hotel on the side of the road, and the monk said, "Son, rest your feet here." After entering the shop and sitting down, the monk said, "I should have sent my son to the palace, but I was originally a soldier, although I became a monk, I was afraid that I would be recognized when I arrived in the capital, and if I was treated as a deserter, I would not be able to get out." I had to say goodbye to my son here, and he would meet again one day. ”
Chengzu shed tears: "Master, I accept your great kindness, and Chengzu has nothing to repay." The monk said, "Don't say that, I am grateful for Li Ye's kindness and righteousness, escorting the prince, it is right." The monk untied the bamboo box from his burden, asked the bartender for a bowl of wine, and prostrated four or five heads in front of the bamboo box. The two shed tears and drank a few glasses of wine. After paying for the wine, the monk hired an animal for Chengzu to ride on, and the porter carried a bamboo box. Out of the shop, the monk and Chengzu parted in tears.
Turning back to Miao Quan, dumping Chengzu, returning home and saying that the skeleton had not been found, the little official had died of illness in his hometown, and he was not entangled enough, so he was buried in the local area and secretly told the truth to Jiao. The Yuying sisters miss their father, and they are scolded by Jiao shi every day, and when they hear that their brother is dead, they are even more sad.
The domestic servants were killed by their masters, and the petty officials died again, and they left one after another. Only Miao Quan and his wife and two squirrels remained. Jiao Rong told Jiao that he had heard that the imperial court wanted to pay for the fallen soldiers, and the military department was reviewing it. Jiao Shi was eager to blow Li Jizu up in one breath, so as to inherit Li Xiong's official position.
On this day, Jiao Rong came to find his sister, and Jiao asked Miao Quan to buy wine. Just after stepping on the steps of the gate, I saw in the distance that a small squatter riding an animal came to this side, and it was the little master Li Chengzu. Hurriedly returning to the house and quietly telling Jiao, Jiao and his brother discussed well, let Miao Quan go out of the back door to buy arsenic, and the two sat waiting for Chengzu to come in.
Chengzu arrived at the door and asked the porter to carry the bamboo box into the hall. The house was quiet and there was no one there. Sending the porter away, Chengzu offered the bamboo box in front of the spiritual seat, and tears fell like rain, crying to the ground: "Daddy, we are home." ”
Jiao Shi heard the crying and came to the hall with Jiao Rong, and Chengzu came forward to meet him. Jiao Rong held on, and Jiao Shi squeezed out a few tears: "Miao Quan came back and said that you were sick and died, and I regretted it, I really shouldn't let you out." Luckily okay, found the skeleton? Chengzu pointed to the bamboo box, "This is it." Jiao Shi hugged the bamboo box and cried.
Sister Yuying was surprised and happy to learn that Chengzu was safe and sound, and hurried to the hall, and the four sisters hugged and cried. Yuying asked, "Brother, how did Miao Quan say that you died of an illness?" Chengzu will not let Miao quan rest on the way, the old woman rescues, the monk escorts, and elaborates. Jiao Rong pretended to be angry: "Miao Quan, a dog slave, send him to the official palace to see if he can be killed alive." Jiao Shi said: "You are also tired, go and eat some wine and dinner, and rest." "Get rid of the Yuying sisters."
Jiao Rong dragged Chengzu to sit down, and Jiao Shi asked Ya Gui to burn the wine and go to the backyard himself, where Miao Quan was already waiting. Jiao Shi took the medicine, went to the kitchen to open the beard, poured the medicine into the wine pot, turned around and went back to the house, sitting next to Chengzu.
After a while, the mane boiled the wine and brought it to the table. Jiao Rong filled a cup and handed it to Chengzu: "Nephew, my uncle borrowed flowers to offer buddha, even if he gave you the wind and dust." Chengzu took it and put it down, and poured a cup in return. Jiao Rong picked it up again and held it up to Chengzu's mouth, "We have all drunk it, there is not much left, you can drink it while it is hot." He let Chengzu drink two cups in succession.
Just after drinking, Chengzu said that his stomach hurt. Jiao Shi said: "Maybe it is cold on the road, quickly drink the rest to warm up." "Let Chengzu drink the rest of the wine." Soon the drug attacked, and the stomach was like a fire. Chengzu shouted, "It hurts me to death." "Fell to the ground. Jiao Rong pretended to panic: "Good end, how did it hurt like this?" Jiao said: "It may be colic." "Let the lady help her to Yuying's bed and lie down."
Chengzu rolled around and tore his clothes, and the Yuying sisters panicked. After a while, Chengzu's seven tricks bled and shouted, and his fate returned to Huangquan. Sister Yuying, crying, fell to the ground. Jiao Shi was secretly happy in his heart, and also pretended to cry a few times.
Jiao Shi went to the backyard and asked Miao Quan to buy the coffin. Na Miao Quan bought two pots of wine, got half drunk, carried the coffin into the compartment, picked up the corpse and put it in. Who knew that the coffin was small, revealing a half-cut calf, bending the leg, and lifting the coffin lid. I can't put it well. The Yuying sisters cried even more sadly.
Jiao Shi threw the Yuying sisters out, closed the door, and asked Miao Quan to cut off the corpse's calf with an axe, cross it under the head, clean it up, nail the coffin lid, and open the door to come out. Yuying saw that the coffin was booked, and thought to herself: How can I not put it well just now, my sister can nail the coffin lid when she comes out? How did they get it? I wondered.
Two days later, Jiao re-buried her husband and buried her ancestral grave, relatives and friends came to the funeral, and Chengzu was buried next to his father. When someone asked, they only said that they were infected on the road and died at home, and none of the relatives examined them. Poor Li Chengzu, who worked hard outside, returned home but was killed by his stepmother.
The doubts in Yuying's heart were getting bigger and bigger, how could his brother die a strange death, how could he have died just after arriving home, and his mouth and nose were bleeding. The coffin is small to buy, and it is not changed, how is it packed? He only said that Miao Quan was sent to the officials, but he felt that they were closer, which was obviously directed by his stepmother. All kinds of questions haunt the mind. After Jiao murdered Li Chengzu, he intensified his torture of the Yuying sisters.
This year, Yuying was already thirteen years old. The newly enthroned Jiajing Emperor ordered the people to choose concubines. Jiao Shi heard this, changed his face, flattered Yuying in every way, changed into Ayara brocade, and provided delicious food. He also took the money to let Jiao Rong go to the point, bent on becoming a relative of the emperor and the state.
Although Yuying was tortured, she had a good foundation, recuperated, put on gorgeous clothes, and suddenly looked radiant, just like the characters in the painting. After screening, Yu Yingzi looks first. How nai was too young to go home. Jiao Shibai sent a lot of silver, and his heart was remorseful and angry, changed back to his original face, stripped off his good clothes, and the delicious food was gone, and he scolded more often.
Li Xiong's family business is not too big. After his death, Jiao Shi only cared about calculating these children and had no intention of operating. This time to participate in the selection of concubines, it cost a lot of silver and silver, and gradually sat on the mountain and ate the air. After selling two squirrels, he began to sell the house again.
Miao Quan saw that the family road was in ruin, and could not get any benefits, so he took advantage of the Jiao family to sell the house, stole the silver, took his wife, and ran away. When Jiao Shi found out, he had nowhere to vent his anger, and he took the Yuying sisters out of anger, and there was a whip in the morning and evening.
The buyer urged for the house, and Jiao Rong came up with the idea to sell Taoying to a rich family as a slave. When the sisters are separated, it is not miserable. Jiao rented a small house and moved on a different day. Yuying looked at the house passed down by her grandfather and became someone else's home, feeling sad.
One day, Jiao Led His Son Li Jizu to wander the streets and saw a teenage girl, dressed in tattered clothes, begging along the street, with a miserable voice telling her pain. Many well-meaning people, you give her a few texts and I give them a few texts. After a while, he got dozens of yuan of money, and told the woman to leave thankfully.
Jiao Shi took a look, hey, this is good, the money is very fast. Yueying little abusive species, not as good as his sister, selling and not worth much, why not teach her to do this, is a long-term way to make money.
Back at home, just as Yueying was returning from fetching water, Jiao Shi shouted: "Little evil seed, there is a little girl hanako on the street, that little girl is not as big as you, and she can get dozens of yuan every day." Starting tomorrow, you will also do this, and if you can't get back fifty texts every day, you won't be able to break your legs. ”
Yuying was shocked to see her sister go begging. The two sisters fell to their knees together, and Yuying cried: "My family has been an official for generations, and when they go out to beg, they will not be humiliated and laughed at." Jiao Shi scolded: "I can't eat any food, and I don't feel like losing anyone." ”
Yue Ying also lamented: "Mother, I can't do anything, and I won't go to starve to death." Jiao Shi turned around and dragged a piece of firewood and beat it head-scratching. Yue Ying really couldn't stand it, so she had to say yes. Jiao Shi scolded Yuying again: "I didn't let you go, how dare you stop it?" "Pushed to the ground, also hit a meal of firewood." The next day, Yueying was driven out of the house to beg, and if he didn't have enough fifty yuan, he was beaten when he came back, and the Yuying sisters suffered in pain.
In the blink of an eye, Yuying was sixteen years old. On this day, Jiao took his step-ancestors to wish his brother a happy birthday, and Yueying went to the street to beg. Yuying herself was at home, doing needlework, thinking about herself and her younger siblings, all the humiliations she had suffered over the years, and she didn't feel tears falling like rain.
The flowers outside the window are red and willowy green, and the swallows are warblers. Yuying thought about her heart, full of sentimentality, and composed two poems to express her feelings. There was a piece of paper on the table, which was Jiao Rong's birthday invitation. Yuying cut off the wordless place and wrote down the two poems on it. Fold it into a heart shape and place it under your pillow.
In the evening, Yueying arrived home first, and then Jiao led the heirs back. Seeing the tear marks on Yuying's face, he angrily said, "What's the matter, I dress poor all day long." Yueying hurriedly handed over the money, and Yuying went to dinner.
The next day, Jiao found the invitation on the table, and the back was cut off. Calling out to Yuying, he asked, "What's going on?" Yuying said, "I accidentally wrote a poem on it." Jiao Shi sneered: "But the love letter you wrote, do you want to meet a man?" Yuying blushed with shame.
Jiao Shi forced her to take it out, saw it folded into a heart shape, believed that there was a private affair, found a wooden stick, pointed at Yuying and scolded: "Such a bold slut, dare to ask about the Man, quickly say who it is, how long has it been?" Yuying cried; How can you wrongfully accuse people if there is no shadow? Jiao Shi said angrily: "Do you dare to be tough, who is this love poem written to?" "Raise the stick and beat it."
Yuying ran outside the gate, and Jiao Shi chased after him, falling down, and his face was covered in blood. Jiao Shi sat on the ground and cried, "You filial daughter, you dare to beat the old woman." Yuying hurriedly came back to support Jiao Shi, and Jiao Shi wanted to fight again, and Ji Zu dragged Jiao Shi: "Mother, you will spare your sister." Yueying also came and blocked in front of Yuying. The mother-in-law's insults from her feet kept coming.
Every day, the neighbors heard Jiao's scolding of his daughter and talked about it at the door. At this time, Jiao Rong came. Jiao said that Yuying stole hanzi and beat her. Jiao Rong saw that Jiao's face was full of blood, believed it to be true, did not ask Qing hong, snatched the stick in Jiao's hand, grabbed Yuying and beat it.
The neighbors were indignant: "Stop, I have never seen such a child, scolding all day long." What is the reason that you, the uncle, did not say dissuade him, but also came to help entertain? The other said, "These two girls are pitiful." Another said, "If you torture you to death, we will go to the joint complaint." Jiao Shi saw that he provoked the anger of the crowd, did not dare to scold again, and drank Ling Yueying to close the door.
That night, the more Yuying thought about it, the more sad she became, and when her sister was asleep, she found a belt to hang herself. It was also fate that should not be extinguished, the belt was broken, and the "fluttering" fell to the ground, waking up Yueying. Yue Ying shouted, "It's not good, my sister hanged herself." "To wake up Yuying, the sisters hugged their heads and cried. Jiao Shi didn't care, scolding: "Who are you scaring, tomorrow I will find you to settle the account." ”
The next morning, Jiao Ling Yueying looked at Yuying and took his stepfather to Jiao Rong's house and told yuying about Yuying's hanging last night. He also said, "If you really die, will those neighbors really tell us?" It is better to send her to the government first, except for the bane. Jiao Rong said, "It's not difficult, I'm familiar with it in yamen." Find a reason to get her in, your family is a Jinyi wei household registration, who dares to be nosy. ”
At the moment, the teaching people wrote a complaint accusing Yuying of adultery and disobedience, and those two poems proved it. Yuying was arrested and taken to Yamen, and the judge had already received Jiao Rong's benefits, did not listen to Yuying's defense, and directly moved to the execution, Yuying was tortured, but had to confess, convicted of the crime, and executed after the autumn.
Yue Ying saw that her sister had been taken away, and hurried to the yamen to inquire, and when she saw that the jailer was going to take her sister away, she rushed forward, hugged Yuying, and cried loudly. Jiao Shi pulled Yue Ying apart and scolded, "Little beggar, what are you here for?" Don't go home yet. ”
After arriving home, Yueying was beaten up again. Jiao Shi drank, "Let me find out again that you went to see that slut, and locked you up too." Yue Ying said yes, where to cut down. Every day, I went to the street, asked for more money, and after two or three days, I quietly went to visit in prison.
Yuying was in prison, and she didn't realize that more than two months had passed. By this time, it was early June. The imperial court had a stipulation that every June, people were sent to review the various yamen, and if the cases that had not been decided, the parties were allowed to make representations if they had grievances.
The jailer was very sympathetic to Yuying's plight, and took a pen and paper, and Yuying drafted a chapter on defending injustices. Explaining that she is the eldest daughter of Li Xiong of the Jinyi Wei Qianhu, from beginning to end, she details the beginning and end of the sisters, who have been mutilated by their stepmothers over the years.
The emperor was greatly angered and ordered the Three Laws Division to re-investigate the case and strictly interrogate it. The Three Laws Division did not dare to be sloppy and summoned the perpetrators of this case, even Yue Ying Taoying, to the church. Interrogated one by one. Jiao Shi and Jiao Rong denied everything, the judge started a big punishment, and the neighbors testified, and the two had to confess, which was the same as what Yu Ying said in the song.
Jiao's renegade husband killed his son, rebelled against heavenly reason, abused his stepdaughter, used vicious means, and executed Ling Chi. Jiao Rong conspired to kill him and was beheaded according to the law. The two were immediately escorted to the court of justice and both were tortured.
He also ordered jiao rong's family property to be sold as compensation. Redeem Tao Ying, and Yu Ying Yue Ying takes Ji Zu home. Later, the Yuying sisters were all married to readers. The "Biography of the Daughters of Lie" records Li Yuying's debate and has been passed down to this day.
This story is from the Ming Dynasty Feng Menglong's "Awakening to the Everlasting Word: Li Yuying's Lawsuit in Prison"