During the Zhengde period of the Ming Dynasty, in Shuntian Prefecture, Beijing, there was a Jinyiwei general Li Xiong, with a majestic figure and extraordinary physical strength. Due to his military merits, he was raised from a hundred households to a thousand households. He married Mrs. He. The husband and wife were very loving and had three daughters and one son. The eldest daughter is Yuying, the son is Li Chengzu, and there are two younger sisters, Taoying and Yueying.
He Shi gave birth to Yueying, suffered from postpartum frailty, and passed away within half a year. At this time, Yuying was just six years old, Chengzu five years old, Taoying three years old, and Yueyingcai more than five months old. Although there is a nurse to take care of them, but a few children, like chickens without the protection of their mother chickens, cry all day long, which is very pitiful.
Li Xiong felt sorry for his children, but he was busy with official business. Taking care of the children at home will delay official business, which is often a dilemma between public and private, and I am very worried. After a few months of reluctance, I thought, 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 a matchmaker to talk about a marriage.
This matchmaker travels all day long, and everyone knows the situation. Immediately, she talks about Li Xiong's affairs everywhere, and soon finds a dozen or so homes for Li Xiong. When these people heard that Li Xiong was only 30 years old, and he was a thousand-year-old family member, even though he was married for the second time, he could become an official wife when he entered the house. Who wouldn't want to?
The matchmaker showed Li Xiong a stack of Geng posts and let him choose. Li Xiong picked around and chose a family named Jiao. The daughter of this family is 18 years old this year. Her parents died early and she lives with her brother and sister-in-law. The elder brother's name is Jiao Rong. He does some chores in various yamen. He is a slick guy. Li Xiong was only in a hurry to get married, and without inquiring about the character of the family, he hurriedly married into the family.
This Jiao's looks good, works meticulously, and is smart, but he has a vicious heart and can't tolerate people. When I saw these four children, I felt uneasy. Seeing that Li Xiong loved the child very much, and told her from time to time to take good care of her, Jiao was even more resentful.I thought to myself: I will also have children, these little things, not only to support them, but also to divide the family property in the future, no matter how much I earn, what else can I have when it is my child’s turn, the position of husband is also inherited by the eldest son , am I busy working for nothing? It's better to make the husband happy first, then instigate them, kill two or three, and the rest will be easy. So young, so vicious.
Since then, as long as her husband is at home, Jiao's family is always attentive and flattering, making Li Xiong infinitely happy and obedient to her. But there was one thing she would never listen to. When she mentioned the children, she said, "They lost their mothers at a young age. If there is something wrong, teach them well, and never beat or scold them." Jiao instigated several times, Li Xiong just didn't listen.
One day, Jiao Shi took advantage of Li Xiong's absence, and couldn't help it, so he found a reason, grabbed Li Chengzu, and beat him in the face. She was so ruthless that the nurse couldn't hold her back. She beat Chengzu's head with several bags, and the child was crying.
Although Yuying is young, she is very intelligent. Seeing that her brother was beaten for no reason, she realized that this stepmother was not a kind person. Tears rolled down her cheeks, and she grabbed onto Jiao's sleeve and pleaded, "My brother is ignorant, please forgive him." Jiao scolded: " I want you to take care of it, little wicked seed, and I will beat you even if you dare to talk more." Yuying begged bitterly.
At this moment, Li Xiong came back. The two children ran over, hugged their father, and cried. Seeing that his son was beaten like this, Li Xiong jumped like thunder and kicked Jiao to the ground. The mother-in-law simply turned her face, got up and fought with Li Xiong, searching for life and death, without giving in. The nurse couldn't persuade her, so she hurriedly asked someone to call Jiao's brother.
Jiao Rong came to comfort him. Li Xiong said: "I married your sister to let him take care of the child for me, not to let the child be beaten, scolded and humiliated by her.I also often told her, a few children, so young without a mother, you should treat yourself as a biological mother and treat the children well. Unexpectedly, my son was beaten like this today. "
Jiao Rong falsely reprimanded the girl a few words, and then apologized for Li Xiong's misunderstanding: "Brother-in-law, if you calm down, forgive her. My sister has been pampered since she was a child, she is used to being willful at home and has a bad temper. I took her back to live for a few days, and enlightened her well, and I can't do this next time. "
Jiao Rong hired a sedan chair and took Mr. Jiao home. As soon as he entered the door, Mrs. Jiao complained: "Brother, look at what kind of family you have found for me, let me be an old mother and serve those few for him." Little bully. Jiao Rong said, "Sister, you are really ignorant. The family is a thousand households in Jinyiwei. How many people want to climb but can't, but you blame me." "
Mr. Jiao told his brother all his vicious thoughts. Jiao Rong not only did not discourage her, but instead advised her. At the moment, the two brothers and sisters were conspiring for a long time. There is still a long time to come, how will these children live. I think about it, think of a way, what way? Pack up a study room and use it as a school. I hired an old scholar to teach Yuying and Chengzu to study, and let people deliver meals every day. , Go back to the room to rest in the evening and stay away from the stepmother. Taoying and Yueying will be taken care of by the nurse.
After a few days, Jiao Rong prepared a gift and sent Jiao back. This time, Jiao's temperament changed greatly, all day Li Xiong was full of laughter, made out to a few children, not to mention beating and scolding, not even shouting, and he was very forgiving to the people. Li Xiong was very surprised, thinking she was just pretending. Yes. After half a year, it has been very good. Li Xiong was very happy and thought to himself: I don't know how my uncle taught her, she has become so good. Since then, I am completely relieved, and the husband and wife are more loving.
Two more days have passed. In 2008, Jiao gave birth to a son named Li Jizu.Li Xiong added another son, of course he was happy. Invite relatives and friends to drink the full moon wine and turn one year old in a blink of an eye. At this time, the eldest daughter Yuying was ten years old. She was beautiful and colorful, like a character in a painting, and she was extremely intelligent. After reading for several years, she was full of literary talent. Li Chengzu, the younger brother, is not inferior to his elder sister. Li Xiong sees it in his eyes and is happy in his heart. The Jiao family became more and more jealous and wanted to find opportunities to attack.
Suddenly one day, Shaanxi reported urgently that rebels were in rebellion, and the imperial court sent troops to encircle and suppress the rebellion, and sent Li Xiong to quell the rebellion with the head coach. Before leaving, Li Xiong told Jiao: "I'm going here, I don't know when I'll be back, you can work harder at home." Then he said to Yueying and Chengzu, "You two, help your mother take care of your younger brothers and sisters. Jiao Shi said, "Don't worry, husband, here you go, may the gods bless you, kill the enemy and make meritorious deeds, and seal your wife and son." Li Xiong said goodbye to his wife and children with tears and got on his horse.
The coach asked Li Xiong to be the vanguard. The thieves were defeated, and Li Xiong led his troops to pursue them. Unexpectedly, he was caught in an ambush. Alas, the unparalleled hero, the end of a spring dream.
Speaking of Jiao, just as he was about to do harm, her husband went to war. Isn't this a godsend opportunity? As soon as Li Xiong left, Jiao went to his brother's house to discuss how to harm him. Jiao Rong dissuaded: "Not now, my brother-in-law is not at home, they are dead, how do you explain it? You can only be more good to them. When your brother-in-law comes back, he will trust you more. If you do things again then, you will no longer doubt you." According to Jiao's plan, the sisters Yuying were better and looked forward to Li Xiong's victory.
In August, bad news came that Li Xiong died in battle. When Jiao Shi heard that, he burst into tears. Sister Yuying was even more pitiful, crying to the death. The whole family hangs filial piety, decorates the mourning hall, and relatives and friends come to express their condolences.
Jiao's complexion suddenly changed, and he beat and scolded Yuying at every turn. A month later, Jiao discussed with his brother that it was time to start.Jiao Rong said: "I have a plan. My brother-in-law's bones have not been recovered. In two months, when the weather is cold, I will send a confidant to accompany Chengzu to Shaanxi to find my brother-in-law's bones. He is a child, and he can't stand the wind and frost all the way. Even if you get there reluctantly and get rid of him quietly, he will die of starvation without any entanglement on his body. All these girls in the family are sold, and they can be worth a lot of money. Wouldn't it kill two birds with one stone?"
At the beginning of the twelfth year, Mrs. Jiao called Li Chengzu and said, "Your father's body has not been buried yet. I heard from your uncle yesterday that the enemy soldiers have retreated and the road is safe. I asked my family, Miao Quan, to accompany you to Shaanxi to find Returning your father's remains is also considered your filial piety as a son. I have prepared the luggage, and I will leave early tomorrow." Chengzu agreed with tears.
Yuying heard that, knowing that she had bad intentions, she was shocked and begged Jiao: "Mother, my brother is still young, the journey is far away, and the weather is freezing cold, I am afraid there will be no return. Why don't you send a family member with Miao Go all the way, let your brother stay at home."
Jiao was furious: "Little abuser, when your father was alive, he loved your sister in every possible way, and now he doesn't even care about his bones. You have read so many books, but you don't know Hua Mulan. Joining the army for your father? Your younger brother is a boy, and he is not as good as a woman? You come to stop you, you unfilial daughter, get out."
Yuying blushed and continued to cry: "How can the child not know the kindness of daddy? My younger brother is young and worried that he will not be able to bear it, so I would like to go there instead of my younger brother, okay?" Jiao sneered: "What? Chengzu said goodbye in the house and cried in the middle of the night.
The next morning, Jiao Shi urged him to go on the road, "If you can't find your father's bones, don't come back to see me." Chengzu and the sisters parted in tears. Miao Quan left Kyoto with Chengzu and went straight to Shaanxi.
It is now the twelfth lunar month, the wind is cold, and the snow is full of feet.Chengzu was less than ten years old, so how could he have suffered like this. Xiaoxing stayed overnight and walked for more than ten days. Chengzu fell ill and could not eat. He said to Miao Quan: "Let's rest for two days, I feel sick." Miao Quan said: "Little official, the wife's entanglement is limited, and two days of delay will not be enough. You stick to it and rest again when you arrive in Shaanxi. "
Chengzu had no choice but to hold on and continue on his way. This Miao Quan, who was brought by Jiao's family from her parents' family, had been instructed by Jiao's family long ago to deliberately torture Chengzu on the way.
This day I came to a place called Baoan Village. Chengzu panted and said, "I really can't walk anymore, let's find an inn to rest." Miao Quan thought: Judging from his appearance, I'm afraid he won't survive. Just leave him here. "Well, you wait here first, I'll go to the inn, put down the package, and come back to carry you."
Miaoquan helped Chengzu to the front of a house and sat down on the steps. He took a path by himself, bought some food to eat, hired an animal, and went back to the capital.
Chengzu waited and waited, but Miaoquan did not come back. Unable to hold on, he fell to the ground and fell asleep. There was an old widow living in this house, and when I first saw a middle-aged man, sitting at the door with the child, I didn't care. In the evening, he came out to fetch water and saw that the child was asleep, he quickly shouted: "Whose child is this, why is he sleeping here?" is an old woman. Struggling to sit up, she said, "Mother-in-law, what's the matter?" The mother-in-law asked, "Little official, where are you from? Why did you fall asleep?" Chengzu said, "I'm from the capital, I'm tired. After resting here for a while, the family went to the inn." The mother-in-law said, "I saw that he had left long ago, and it was almost dark today, so he hasn't come yet, so he hasn't found the inn yet?" Chengzu said, "It will be fixed. It's this dog slave, see I'm sick, don't bother to care about me, run away, what can I do." I burst into tears.
Seeing that he was pitiful, her mother-in-law asked, "Little official, where are you going in such a cold day?"
The mother-in-law helped Seung-jo into the house and hurriedly burned hot soup for Seung-jo to drink. At night, he had a fever again, and his whole body was hot. The mother-in-law invited Lang Zhong to see Seung-jo again, and she waited in the morning and evening, without tiring, just like her own grandmother. It is also the fate of the ancestors who should not die, and meeting such a good person is also the fate of the previous life.
Chengzu's disease did not improve until February of the year. Chengzu knelt down and said: "Thank you mother-in-law for saving her life, and Chengzu will definitely reward her." The mother-in-law said, "Son, no matter what you say, mother-in-law doesn't need a big reward. If you are healthy, mother-in-law will be happy." Yue, Chengzu's body is completely tough, and he wants to say goodbye to his mother-in-law and continue on the road. The mother-in-law said: "My child, you are in good shape, and you can't be overworked. When I find out, there is someone who has come to Beijing, ask him to send a letter to your house, and then send someone to go with you." Chengzu said, "Mother-in-law, No one in my family can come. I’m still healthy, so I don’t dare to delay any longer. Now that it’s warm, I’m just on my way. When I find my father’s skeleton, I’ll come back to see my mother-in-law.” Money and silver to pay Chengzu's travel expenses. The two were inseparable, hugging each other and crying, like grandparents. When they were about to part, the mother-in-law told with tears in her eyes, "Child, when you come back, be sure to come back home to see your mother-in-law, but don't forget it." Chengzu agreed with a choked sobs, nodded and left. Take two steps and look back. The mother-in-law stood at the door until she was out of sight, and then turned back to the house crying.
Chengzu followed the avenue and drove forward. Encountered Antang Temple, stay nearby. Thanks to a few coins from my mother-in-law, I won't starve. All the way to inquire, to find the battlefield. Looking around, in the wilderness, weeds are blooming, foxes and rabbits are scurrying around.Where can I find my father's bones? It turned out that after the battle, the officers and soldiers had already incinerated the remains of the fallen soldiers.
Chengzu Wangkong prayed and cried for a while. It's getting late, find a place to rest first, and then make plans. As we were walking, in the woods ahead, a monk came. Seeing Chengzu alone, he asked, "Little official, how dare you be alone in a place like this?" Chengzu said the reason for coming here and his father's name, and the monk was shocked. "You are Master Li's son, that's great."
It turns out that this monk is Li Xiong's subordinate and has a good relationship with Li Xiong. After Li Xiong was killed, he found a place, tore down half of the earth wall, and buried the body. He fled to a nearby small village and met an old monk who took him in. After recovering from his injuries, he persuaded him to become a monk. Later, the teacher's father passed away, and he lived alone in the nunnery in the village. He didn't want to meet Seungjo today.
When Chengzu heard about the whereabouts of his father's body, he knelt down and thanked him. The monk helped Chengzu up and asked, "Little Young Master, why are you so young that you didn't bring a family with you, so you're here by yourself?" Chengzu recounted what happened on the way. The monk said: "You are small and weak, how can you transport the bones back? I'll help you." Chengzu thanked him for his kindness.
The monk took Chengzu to the nunnery, found a bamboo box, two ropes, a hoe, bought a few knives and burned paper, and came to the earth wall. Chengzu knelt down and cried. After worshipping, he scraped out the bones and put them in boxes and cages one by one, tied them with ropes, and carried the monk on his back. Chengzu carried a hoe and returned to the nunnery.
The monk packed up his mantle, packaged it into a package, and made a load to carry it. He asked the villagers to guard the nunnery. The two left the place, and the monk took alms all the way, and took Chengzu to the capital.
On this day, I passed by Baoan Village. Missing the kindness of the old lady, Chengzu went to the village to visit and say goodbye.Unexpectedly, my mother-in-law's neighbor told Chengzu that since Chengzu left, her mother-in-law had been thinking about her day and night. Later, she died of illness, and several relatives took care of her funeral. Chengzu went to her mother-in-law's grave, cried bitterly, paid her respects to her mother-in-law, and continued on the road.
has been walking for more than three months, and this day I came to the suburbs of Beijing, ten miles away from the city. There is a hotel on the side of the road, the monk said, "Young Master, let's rest here." After entering the shop and sitting down, the monk said, "I should have sent the son to the mansion, but I am a soldier, although I became a monk, I went to the capital. I am afraid that people will recognize him. If he is regarded as a deserter, he will not be able to escape. I have to say goodbye to your son here, and see you later."
Chengzu burst into tears: "Master, for your great kindness, Chengzu can't repay it. "The monk said, "Don't say that, I am grateful for Master Li's kindness and escorting the young master. It is right." Four or five heads. The two were in tears and drank a few glasses of wine. After paying for the wine, the monk hired an animal and let Chengzu ride on it, while the porter carried a bamboo box. After leaving the store, the monk and Seungjo said goodbye in tears.
I went back to talk about Miao Quan, got rid of Chengzu, and went home and said that no bones were found, the small official died of illness in a foreign country, and the entanglement was not enough, so he buried it locally, and secretly told the truth to the Jiao family. Sister Yuying misses her father, and is beaten and scolded by Jiao Shi every day. It is even more sad to hear that her younger brother is dead. Only Miao Quan and his wife and two maids remained. Jiao Rong told Jiao’s family that he heard that the imperial court wanted to provide relief to the fallen soldiers, and the Ministry of War was investigating. Jiao's family could not wait 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 a girl, and Jiao asked Miao Quan to buy wine. As soon as he stepped out of the door steps, he saw from a distance a servant riding an animal coming here, it was the little master Li Chengzu.He quickly went back to the house and told Jiao's family quietly that Jiao's family had discussed with his brother and asked Miao Quan to go out the back door to buy arsenic, and the two waited for Chengzu to come in.
Chengzu arrived at the door and asked the porter to move the bamboo box into the main room. The house was quiet, no one was seen. After sending the porter to leave, Chengzu put the bamboo box in front of the spiritual seat, and he fell to the ground crying like rain: "Dad, we're home." See you before your ancestors. Jiao Rong supported him, and Mrs. Jiao squeezed out a few tears: "Miao Quan came back and said that you died of illness. I regret it, I shouldn't have let you out. Fortunately, everything is fine, and the bones have been found?" Chengzu pointed at the bamboo box, "This is it." Jiao cried and cried while holding the bamboo box.
Sister Yuying was surprised and overjoyed when she learned that Chengzu was safe and sound, and hurried to the main room. The four sisters hugged each other and cried. Yuying asked, "Brother, how did Miao Quan say that you died of an illness?" Chengzu did not let Miao Quan rest on the way, the old woman helped him, and the monk escorted him. Jiao Rong pretended to be angry and said, "Miao Quan, this son of a bitch, send him to the government and beat him to death." Jiao Shi said, "You're tired too, go eat some wine and have a rest." The Yuying sisters all drove away.
Jiao Rong dragged Chengzu to sit down, Jiao asked the maid to scald the wine, and went to the backyard by himself, Miao Quan was already waiting there. Jiao took the medicine, went to the kitchen and took away the maid, poured the medicine into the jug, turned back to the house, and sat beside Chengzu.
After a while, the maid boiled the wine and brought it to the table. Jiao Rong filled a glass and handed it to Chengzu: "Nephew, if my uncle borrows flowers to offer Buddha, it's even a blessing for you." Chengzu took it and put it down, pouring a glass in return. Jiao Rong picked it up again and held it to Chengzu's mouth, "We've all drank it, there's not much left, you can drink it while it's hot." He asked Chengzu to drink two cups one after another.
Just after drinking it, Seungjo said that his stomach hurts. Jiao said, "Maybe you caught a cold on the road, so drink up the rest to warm your body.He let Seungjo drink the rest of the wine again. Soon the medicine started to flare up, and his stomach felt like a fire. Seungjo shouted, "It hurts to death." He fell to the ground. Jiao Rong pretended to panic: "It's so good, why does it hurt like this?" "Jiao Shi said: "It may be colic sha. "Let the maid help Yuying to lie down on the bed.
Chengzu rolled around and tore his clothes, and the Yuying sisters panicked. After a while, Chengzu's seven orifices bleed and screamed, and their lives belonged to Huangquan. Yuying sisters, crying Shi. Jiao was secretly happy, and pretended to cry a few times.
Jiao went to the backyard and asked Miaoquan to buy a coffin. Then Miaoquan bought two pots of wine, got half drunk, moved the coffin into the wing, and picked up the corpse. Put it in. Who knew that the coffin was too small, and half of the calf was exposed. The leg was bent, and the coffin lid was raised. It couldn't be placed well. Sister Yuying cried even more sadly. Miao Quan cut off the corpse's calf with an axe and placed it under his head. After finishing the cleaning, he nailed the coffin lid and opened the door. Yuying saw that the coffin was ordered and thought, "I can't put it properly just now. My sisters can come out when they come out." Nailed the lid of the coffin? How did they do it? I was puzzled.
Two days later, Jiao's husband repackaged his corpse and buried it in his ancestral grave. Relatives and friends came to pay his respects. Chengzu was buried next to his father. , died at home, and those relatives were not carefully investigated. Poor Li Chengzu, who worked hard outside, but was killed by his stepmother when he returned home.
Yuying's doubts are getting bigger and bigger, her brother died so strangely, how could it be? He died as soon as he got home, and his mouth and nose bleed. The coffin was bought small, and he didn't change it. How did he put it in? He only said that Miao Quan was sent to office, but he felt that they were closer. Obviously, his stepmother had instructed him. All kinds of questions lingered. In my heart. After Jiao murdered Li Chengzu, he tortured the Yuying sisters even more.
This year, Yuying is thirteen years old. The newly ascended Emperor Jiajing ordered the people to choose concubines.When Jiao Shi heard about it, he changed his face and flattered Yuying in every possible way. He put on silk brocade and offered delicious food. He took the money and asked Jiao Rong to do the management, and wanted to be a relative of the royal family.
Although Yuying was tormented, she had a good foundation, recuperated and put on gorgeous clothes, and her face was instantly radiant, just like the character in the painting. After screening, Yuying's appearance is the first. However, I was too young to go home. Jiao Shi gave away a lot of money for free, and felt remorse and anger in his heart, and changed his face back to his original face, peeled off his good clothes, and lost his delicious food, and he beat and scolded more frequently.
Li Xiong's family business is not very big. After the death, Jiao only cared about calculating these children and had no intention of managing them. Participating in the selection of concubine this time, I spent a lot of silver taels, and gradually sat on the mountain. After selling two maids, they started selling the house again.
Miao Quan saw that his family was in decline and that he could not make any profit. He took advantage of Jiao's house to sell the house, stole the money, took his wife, and left the country. When Jiao Shi found out, he was so angry that he had nowhere to vent, and he took out sister Yuying and gave them a whip sooner or later.
The buyer pressed for a house, and Jiao Rong came up with an idea to sell Taoying to a rich family as a slave. When the sisters parted, it was so miserable. Jiao rented a small house and chose a day to move. Yuying looked at the house handed down by her grandfather, it became someone else's home, and she felt sad.
One day, Jiao's son, Li Jizu, was wandering on the street, and saw a teenage girl in tattered clothes, begging along the street, and her voice was miserable. Many good-hearted people, I will give her a few words of yours. After a while, I got dozens of pennies, and the beggar left with great gratitude.
Jiao took a look, hey, this is not bad, the money is coming quickly. Yueying is a child abuser. She doesn't look as good as his sister, and it's not worth it to sell. Why not teach her to do this, it's a way to make money for a long time.
When she got home, just as Yueying came back from fetching water, Mrs. Jiao called out: "Little evil, there is a little girl on the street, that little girl is not as old as you, and can earn dozens of pennies a day.From tomorrow onwards, you will do this too. If you don't get fifty cents a day, you won't break your legs. "
Yuying was shocked when she saw her let her sister go begging. The two sisters knelt down together, and Yuying cried, "My family has been an official for generations, and going out to beg, wouldn't it be humiliating and ridiculed by others." " Jiao scolded: "I can't even eat, and I don't think it's a shame.
Yueying also begged: "Mother, it is absolutely impossible, I will not go to starvation. Mrs. Jiao turned around and grabbed a piece of firewood and beat her head to head. Yueying couldn't take it anymore, so she had to apologize and agree. Mrs. Jiao scolded Yuying again: "I didn't let you go, how dare you stop me?" "I pushed him to the ground and beat him with firewood. From the next day, Yueying was kicked out of the house to beg. If she didn't have 50 pennies, she would be beaten when she came back. Sister Yuying was suffering in pain.
Yuying is sixteen years old. On this day, Jiao's family took his step-grandfather to celebrate his brother's birthday, and Yueying went to the streets to beg. Yuying was at home, doing needlework, thinking about herself and her younger brothers and sisters, all the humiliation she had suffered over the years, and she burst into tears. It is raining.
Outside the window, flowers are red and willows are green, and swallows are singing. Yuying is thinking about her thoughts, full of sentimentality, and wrote two poems to express her feelings. There is a piece of paper on the table, which is Jiao Rong's birthday invitation. Yuying will have no words. I cut the place down and wrote the two poems on it. Fold it into a heart shape and put it under the pillow.
In the evening of the day, Yueying came home first, and then Jiao came back with his ancestor. Seeing Yuying's face The tears stained, and angrily said: "What's wrong with this, all day long, I wear pitiful clothes. Yueying hurriedly handed over the money, and Yuying made dinner.
The next day, Jiao found the invitation on the table, and a section was cut off at the back. He called Yuying and asked, "What's going on?" "Yuying said:" I accidentally wrote a poem on it. Jiao sneered: "But it's a love letter, and you want to date a man?" "Yuying blushed with shame.
Jiao forced her to take it out. Seeing it was folded into a heart shape, she decided that she had an affair, so she found a wooden stick, pointed at Yuying and scolded: "What a bold bastard, dare to ask a guy, tell me who it is, how long has it been? ?" Yuying cried; "How can someone be wronged if there is no shadow?" Jiao Shi said angrily: "Who dares to be stubborn, who is this love poem written for?" He raised his stick and hit.
Yuying ran out of the gate, Jiao was chasing after him, and fell down with blood on her face. Mrs. Jiao sat on the ground and cried, "You unfilial daughter, how dare you hit the old lady." Yuying hurriedly came back to help Mrs. Jiao, Mrs. Jiao wanted to beat Mrs. Jiao again, and the step-grandfather grabbed Mrs. Jiao: "Mother, please spare sister. "Yueying also ran over and stood in front of Yuying. The mother-in-law jumped and scolded more than her feet.
Neighbors heard Jiao beating and scolding her daughter every day, and they were all talking at the door. At this time, Jiao Rong came. Jiao said that Yuying stole a man and beat her. Jiao Rong saw Jiao's face covered in blood, and believed it to be true.
Neighbors were indignant: "Stop, I have never seen a child who treats children like this, beating and scolding all day long. You are an uncle, and you come to cheer up without saying anything about discouragement. What's the reason?" Another said: "These two girls It's really pitiful." Another said: "If you are tortured to death, we will jointly file a lawsuit." Seeing that Jiao had provoked public anger, he dared not scold him again, and ordered Yueying to close the door.
That night, the more Yuying thought about it, the more sad she became. While her sister was asleep, she found a sash to hang herself from the beam. It was also unfortunate that the strap broke, and the "Plop" fell to the ground, awakening Yueying. Yueying shouted, "It's not good, my sister has hanged herself." When Yuying was rescued, the sisters hugged their heads and cried. Jiao didn't care, scolding: "Who are you frightening, I'll find you tomorrow."
The next morning, Jiao made Yueying look at Yuying, took her step-grandfather to Jiao Rong's house, and hanged Yuying last night said.He added: "If she really died, would the neighbors really sue us? It's better to send her to the office first, except for the trouble." Jiao Rong said: "It's not difficult, I'm familiar with the yamen. Find a reason, Get her in, your family is a Jinyiwei household registration, who dares to meddle in your own business."
immediately taught people to write an adversary, suing Yuying for adultery and rebelliousness, and the two poems are proof. Yuying was arrested in the yamen, and the judge had already accepted Jiao Rong's favor, and instead of listening to Yuying's defense, he directly sentenced her to punishment.
htmlIn October, Ying saw her sister was taken away, so she hurriedly came to the yamen to inquire. When she saw that the jailer was about to take her sister away, she squeezed forward, hugged Yuying, and burst into tears. Jiao pulled Yueying away and scolded: "Little beggar, what are you doing here? Why don't you go home." Aftergot home, Yueying was beaten again. Jiao shouted: "Let me find out that you are going to see that bitch again, and lock you in too." Yueying promised, no matter what. Every day I go to the street, begging for more money, and after two or three days, I quietly go to visit in prison.
Yuying has been in prison for more than two months. At this time, it was the beginning of June. There is a rule in the imperial court that in June every year, people are sent to review each yamen. If the case has not been settled, if the party is wronged, it is allowed to report it.
The jailer was very sympathetic to Yuying's experience, so she brought a pen and paper, and Yuying drafted a memorial to plead guilty. Explain that she is the eldest daughter of Jinyiwei Qianhu Li Xiong, from beginning to end, describe in detail how several sisters were tortured by their stepmother over the years.
The emperor read it personally, and was very angry, and ordered the three judicial divisions to re-investigate the case and impose a stricter trial. The three judicial divisions did not dare to neglect, and summoned even Yueying Taoying to the court. Detailed interrogation one by one. Jiao Shi and Jiao Rong denied it in every possible way, the judge imposed severe punishment, and many neighbors testified.
The Jiao family betrayed her husband and killed her son, rebelled against the law of nature, abused her stepdaughter, and executed her in a vicious manner.Jiao Rong conspired to kill him and was executed according to the law. Immediately escorted the two to the court, and both were sentenced.
also ordered to sell Jiao Rong's property as compensation. To redeem Taoying, Yuying Yueying takes her step-grandfather home. Later, the Yuying sisters all married scholars. "Biography of Lie Nv" records Li Yuying's grievance memorial, which has been handed down to this day.
This story comes from Feng Menglong's book "Awakening the World: Li Yuying's Prosecution in Prison"
