He carefully decorated a room in his home, which was full of classics and ancient books. He stayed in the room reading all day long and ignored what was going on outside the window. Except for close relatives and friends, it was difficult for ordinary people to see him.

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2025-10-18

In the early years of the Ming Dynasty , there was a man named Qin Sheng in Gaoyou County. His elder brother was the censor of the dynasty, so he lived a very prosperous life.

One day, it was late autumn, the wind and frost were noble, the sky was high and the clouds were clear.

Qin Sheng had just studied hard and planned to take a nap, so he asked the boy to take out his flute and play the music while he sang along with it.

He was drinking and singing, feeling ecstatic in his heart. Because he was too drunk, he became drunk without knowing it. He ordered the little book boy to lead the horse and prepare to go out for fun.

Qin Sheng has not yet gotten married, and has never met the confidante he recognizes in his heart.

He swayed out of the door, rode a horse, and galloped through the streets and alleys, passing through the winding alleys one after another.

Suddenly he saw a large house with red paint on the door and a couplet on both sides: "After dancing, the clouds stopped, and the songs became willow warblers." The handwriting was soft and graceful, and it looked like a romantic place. Qin Sheng couldn't help but stop and look.

The door opened with a creak, and a woman with disheveled hair and disheveled face murmured to herself: "I, Si Ju, have lived an upright life, and I would never do such a thing? No matter how you torture me, I will never give in!"

Qin Sheng was shocked and stared at her for a long time. Although there was some dirt, her features were clear, her skin was as white as snow, her appearance was like that of a fairy, and her figure was plump.

The woman went out and planned to go east alone. Qin Sheng wanted to follow her, but unfortunately he fell down and woke up. It turned out that he was still sleeping on the bed in the study.

Only then did he realize that it was Nan Ke Yimeng, but he still couldn't forget it in his heart.

The next year, a marriage was arranged for him at home. The woman came from a famous family, was as beautiful as a flower, and was very virtuous. However, Qin Sheng still missed Si Ju in his heart.

In autumn, Qin Sheng went to the capital to visit his brother, who lived outside Zhengyang Gate.

My brother was busy with official duties, and Qin Sheng had nothing to do, so he was wandering on the street and passed an alley inadvertently, just like the one he walked through in his dream.

The mysterious family also appeared. The red door was closed tightly, just like what he saw in the dream. There was also a pair of couplets written on red paper on both sides of the door, which were obviously the ten big characters.

Qin Sheng was very surprised and asked passers-by. It turned out that this was the home of the famous prostitute Yulan. Magnolia was very famous when she was young, but now she is old, so few people visit here anymore.

She said she once had a goddaughter named Siju, but she was acquainted with her and ran away with her. Her whereabouts are still unknown. So now the door is always closed and no guests are received.

Qin Sheng asked for details and suspected that Siju must have been forced and died without giving in. The so-called escape was just a lie by Yulan.

He went back to see his brother, hoping that he could convey his views to the officials patrolling Nancheng. His brother believed that this was purely speculation without any factual basis and did not follow it.

Qin Shengxin had been obsessed with Siju for a long time and was unwilling to let it go, so he came up with a plan and asked his servant to pretend to be Siju's brother and go to Yulan's house to ask for the person. If the family was unwilling to hand over the person, they would directly file a lawsuit.

The servants acted according to Qin Sheng's plan. The Yulan family insisted, saying that they had never heard of Siju having such an elder brother. Qin Sheng went out on his own, put on the clothes of a member of the family, and filed a complaint with the government.

wrote in the submission: "The maid Si Ju is my servant Ding's sister. Unfortunately, she was abducted by thieves and there is no news about her. Some time ago, the servant came to the capital and happened to pass by Yulan's house. She saw Si Ju standing by the door. Si Ju hid when she saw him.

The servant was convinced that he had seen her, so he asked your government to send someone to search and rescue his sister. "

At that time, a certain man was in charge of criminal cases in Nancheng. He was an upright person and was famous for solving crimes and catching robbers.

He also learned that Qin Sheng was the younger brother of Qin Yushi. He was of good character and would not make false accusations or frame-ups, so he used torture to intimidate Yulan during the interrogation.

Yulan was scared and immediately told the truth.

As expected, Siju refused to accept guests and was whipped many times. One night she hanged herself.

Human life was at stake, and Si Ju was threatened to death, so Yu Lan did not dare to speak out, so she buried her secretly in the yard. She was also afraid that others would ask about Si Ju's whereabouts, so she made up a lie and said that she escaped with the bad guys, but she didn't know that she had a brother.

is now interrogated by Nancheng Yushitai and is willing to plead guilty.

A certain official ordered the officers to exhume Siju's body, but they saw that Siju's face looked as if she was alive and not decayed at all. There were many people watching, and they all felt very strange.

Suddenly, a neatly dressed man rushed into the crowd from outside, hugged Si Ju's body and cried, everyone was shocked.

The police officer came forward to ask, and he said that he was Si Ju's brother.

The police were even more surprised and asked him to explain clearly.

The man said that his name was Lu Zhongsheng, and that he used to manage case files in a certain department. Later, he took the exam as an official and was selected to be awarded a miscellaneous job.

has a fourteen-year-old sister.

Two years ago, Lu went out on business. Lu's wife had a fierce personality and abused his sister at home. Later, he was worried that she would cry and complain to Lu, so he rolled up a mat and tied her up while she was asleep, and sent someone to throw her into the wild.

When Lu returned home, he was so angry that he kicked his wife out of the door, but his sister was nowhere to be found.

Two years passed. On this day, Lu's servant went to do an autopsy.

After he saw it, he immediately went home and told his master that the female corpse of Yulan's family was his sister.

When Lu heard this, he hurried over to take a look and found that the female body was indeed his sister who had been lost two years ago. She was very painful.

The servant returned to the Yamen and told Duke X about the matter. Duke X was also quite surprised and asked Qin Sheng to ask him tactfully.

When Qin Sheng saw his real brother appearing, he smiled and told the story of the fake one, but he did not tell him about the encounter in the dream.

After hearing this, a certain man felt that Qin Sheng's spirit of righteousness was rare and touching. The loyal knights in the capital knew about this and admired him very much and wanted to make friends with him.

Lu was even more grateful to him. From then on, the two of them often interacted with each other, just like old friends.

Qin Sheng lived in the capital for a few months, then said goodbye to his brother and returned home. Walking outside the city, passing through a cluttered cemetery, the officer pointed to a new grave and told Qin Sheng: "This is Si Ju's grave. Her brother buried her here. The funeral was very grand." After hearing this, Qin Sheng felt moved and ordered his servant to go to a nearby village to find a glass of wine. He dismounted, sprinkled the wine on the grave himself, and prayed: "I have avenged you, don't you know at all?" As soon as he finished speaking, he felt something was hanging heavily from his clothes. He turned around and looked around, but there was nothing, so he got on his horse and drove forward.

When I arrived at the hostel, I still had this feeling when I walked and turned around. When I went to bed and lay on the bed, I saw the thing lying on the side of the bed. I touched it with my hand, but there was nothing there.

Qin Sheng guessed that there must be something weird in this, but he didn't tell anyone about it.

This happened for dozens of days on the road. I gradually got used to it and stopped paying attention.

returned home to meet his mother and wife, and they were all very surprised when he talked about what happened in the capital.

Not long after, his wife was about to give birth, and Qin Sheng tossed and turned in the study alone at night, unable to sleep.

After finally staying up until midnight, he heard the voice of a woman talking in the room. Qin Sheng shouted: "Who is making noise here?"

He only heard a woman replying delicately: "It's Siju."

What Qin Sheng has been thinking about all the time is Siju responded with a smile: "It's late at night and the lights are dark. How can there be any silkju?"

Before he finished speaking, suddenly the lights in the room were brightly lit and the candles were lit again. Sure enough, he saw Siju standing under the lamp, with picturesque features, dressed very gorgeously, looking energetic and dazzling.

Siju stood up and bowed to Qin Sheng, saying: "The slave family is a hard-working person. In his early years, he met a vicious sister-in-law, and later met a prostitute, and was tortured. I have been proud of my chastity all my life, so I choose to live a life of unscrupulousness.

But I was lucky enough to meet a knight like you, who was generous and righteous and cleared my grievances.

I have been thinking about how to repay your kindness, but I have not found the opportunity.