At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, there was a Xi in Wanli County, Yongzhou, that men under the age of twenty-three would wear soul-tethered shoes when they went out far away. It is said that in this way, you can tie your soul to prevent it from being lost when you go out. The style of this shoe is the same as that of a regular shoe, except that the same irregular pattern is embroidered on the upper of both feet. The inside of the left and right shoes is also embroidered with the man's name. The graphics on the upper of the shoe are to be drawn on paper arbitrarily by the man who goes out, and then the person imitates and embroiders on the shoe.
In the southeast of Wanli County, there is a family surnamed Liu living in the town of Pingpo County, the owner Liu Bogong lost his wife in his early years, and left a daughter, named Liu Ying. This woman is outstanding, knows everything about piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and is a well-known local talent. The matchmaker pulled the strings, and Liu Ying made a marriage with a local scholar named Qiao Zheng.
Due to Liu Ying's outstanding talent and appearance, Qiao Zheng was often wary of Liu Ying after making a marriage, and was deeply afraid of Liu Ying's misbehavior. Liu Ying is also reasonable, doesn't care, and the two have similar interests, so they became relatives soon after they got married. Who knew that after getting married, Qiao Zheng's wariness of her continued unabated.
A year later, before the Dragon Boat Festival, Qiao Zheng came back from going out, and when he was cleaning the house with Liu Ying, he swept out a shoe from under the bed, picked it up and took a closer look, and found that it was a soul-tethered shoe worn by his right foot, and it was embroidered with the word "Ming". Qiao Zheng's face was immediately clouded, and he angrily questioned Liu Ying. Liu Ying was startled, looked at the shoe in surprise and said, "I don't know." I don't know. "Hmph, I guard against you everywhere and always against you, but I still haven't been able to prevent it. Who were you messing around with when I said I went into town?”
When Liu Ying heard this, all kinds of grievances welled up in her heart, but she still held back her tears and said softly to Qiao Zheng: "You and I have been married for more than a year, don't you still know me?"I mean it really to you, don't you still believe me?I don't know how someone else's shoes can be under the bedBut Qiao Zheng ignored it, took out the pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, roared while writing, and threw the letter of resignation to Liu Ying in a moment, and rushed out of the door.
At this time, many people had gathered outside the door, and they were all pointing at Liu Ying and the shoe on the ground, saying anything. Liu Ying picked up the letter of resignation with a trembling hand and tore it to pieces. She stood in a daze for a moment, then picked up the shoe and staggered home. Liu Bogong had already heard the news and was so angry that he was sick. When Liu Ying returned to her parents' house, her father was already paralyzed on the bed, with only one breath left. As soon as Liu Ying entered the house and saw her father like this, tears burst out of her eyes, and she whimpered and said, "Dad, my daughter hasn't done anything." Dad, you have to believe in your daughter!Liu Bogong stared at his daughter, wanting to say something, but he didn't say anything after all, and his slightly raised head slowly drooped.
Father. Liu Ying exclaimed, "Oh my God, how can this be?"And he shouted, and the man fainted. When Liu Ying woke up, the sky was already dawning, and with the help of her neighbors, she buried her father, and Qiao Zheng's whereabouts were already unknown at this time. On the morning of the Dragon Boat Festival, families are immersed in the festive atmosphere. Liu Ying dragged her heavy body, climbed to the top of the West Mountain, stood on the edge of the cliff, looked at the bubbling water under the mountain, and faced the cold wind blowing in her face, she was desperate. All of this is because of a pair of shoes, an embroidered shoe. Liu Ying took out the shoe and said, "I will find you when I become a ghost and cut you with a thousand knives." With that, he jumped towards the diagonal stream below the cliff.
There is a river in the southeast of Wanli County, and the Queen Mother and her son Wang Qiming live by the river. The day after the Dragon Boat Festival, Liu Ying, who had been in a coma at Wang's house for a day and a night, woke up, and she understood that she was saved by the family. Liu Ying's stomach was full of grievances and there was nowhere to tell, and when she saw her benefactor, the queen mother couldn't help but burst into tears and told her what happened to her. When the queen mother heard this, she was quite sympathetic, so she let Liu Ying stay at his house first. In this way, Liu Ying recognized the queen mother as her godmother and Wang Ming as her godbrother, and lived in the Wang family, and the family of three lived in harmony.
Months passed in the blink of an eye, and one day Liu Ying cleaned up her house and inadvertently turned out a shoe. Liu Ying's heart was shocked, this shoe happened to be a pair of the shoe that brought disaster to Liu Ying. This shoe has the color "Qi" on it, and the word "Ming" is embroidered on that shoe. Liu Ying rushed to the courtyard like crazy, and scolded the queen mother Wang Qiming: "You people with beast hearts, it turns out that you are the villains who wronged me." When the queen mother heard this, she was very strange and asked, "Ying'er, what's wrong?"Liu Ying gritted her teeth and said, "What's wrong?"You don't know yet?You have treated me well because you have wronged me, and you are ashamed of it. I have no grievances with you, so why do you want to harm me?Wang Qiming also asked anxiously: "What's wrong?""You're still pretending to be crazy and stupid?Look, is this shoe yours?Liu Ying raised the shoes in her hand. "yes. Wang Qiming replied after seeing it clearly. "Then why is there only one?Liu Ying then asked. Wang Qiming smiled and said, "That one was accidentally washed away by me falling into the river." "You're lying. Liu Ying said hatefully, "Isn't this the shoe that shows the word "Ming"?"Liu Ying took out the shoe from her arms, and then said, "Qiming, Qiming, it turns out that you are the one who suffered a thousand cuts." ”
The Queen Mother and Qiming were also stunned, and they couldn't figure out why it was the shoe that Qiming had lost that brought bad luck to Liu Ying. At this time, Liu Ying was already extremely angry, she dragged Qiming and said, "You go to the yamen with me, I will sue you." The queen mother, Wang Qiming, and Liu Ying knelt in the court, and Liu Ying told the county lord Li what happened, and the mother and son of the Wang family were wronged: "This shoe was made for me when my son went out the year before last, and the one that fell into the river and was washed away when my son went to fetch water a year ago." How could that shoe appear under the bed of Liu Ying's house, we don't know, please make it clear. After hearing this, Master Li asked sharply: "Will the shoes fly to Liu Ying's house by themselves?"Why do others suspect Liu Ying's behavior when they know about the shoes? And not only did you not suspect her, but you kept her at home, and treated her so kindly?"My lord, that's because she's so pathetic. I had pity for her. The Queen Mother replied. "You talk nonsense. Liu Ying said on the side, "You are obviously ashamed. My lord, you must be the master of the people's daughters, the people's daughters' injustices are too deep. ”
Master Li pondered for a moment, patted the green sandalwood and said, "Come on, beat Wang Qiming's forty boards, see if he can recruit him?""Wronged, wronged. The mother and son of the Wang family shouted, but to no avail. Wang Qiming was beaten to 40 boards, and his skin was broken, his blood was stained, and he passed out. When the Queen Mother saw this, she threw herself on her son and began to weep. Master Li didn't expect Wang Qiming to be so unbeaten, so he temporarily withdrew from the court and retried at a later date.
Adults and slow. As soon as the words fell, a middle-aged man dragged a person to his knees. The middle-aged man said: "My lord, the villain Zhao Ming caught the habitual thief Zhang Ji, please judge the adult." Master Li was about to retire, but when he saw that there was another case, he had to let Queen Mother Liu Ying step aside. "Zhao Ming, tell the county what happened first. Zhao Ming was just about to speak, when he suddenly saw the shoes in Liu Ying's hand, and said suspiciously: "Aren't those my shoes?"The speaker had no intention, but the listener had a heart, and the queen mother immediately rushed over and pointed at Zhao Ming and said, "It turned out that you were the one who harmed my son." ”
Seeing that the hall was about to be chaotic again, Master Li was busy patting the hall wood, and then asked Zhao Ming: "Why do you say that those are yours, to tell the truth?""It's my lord. Zhao Ming said: "Last year, my mother picked up a shoe by the river, saw that it was well done, and embroidered the word "Ming". So, he made me another shoe from that shoe and made me a pair. Later, the people here said that they were soul shoes, and other people's shoes could not be worn. So I took off my shoes and left them at home. Unfortunately, in the past year, my family has been stolen one after another, and the shoes have also been stolen. Today, the villain caught the thief Zhang Ji, please be aware of it. ”
Master Li asked Zhang Ji: "Zhao Ming is telling the truth, did you steal his shoes?"Zhang Ji said: "Yes, my lord, it was the villain who stole it." The villain lost it within a few days of stealing it. It turned out that in April, Zhang Ji was wandering in those shoes, and took the opportunity to break into Liu Ying's house, wanting to steal something valuable, but before he could see the master come back, he hid under the bed in a hurry, and slipped out while the owner was not paying attention. I lost a shoe in a hurry, and I didn't bother to pick it up, so I simply threw away the other shoe as well. After listening to Zhang Ji's confession, all the truth was revealed, and Zhang Ji was also imprisoned.
Liu Ying realized that she was wrong, looking at Wang Qiming, who was beaten to death because of her impulsiveness, and remembered Wang Qiming's mother and son who cared for her during this period of time and treated herself as a relative. Liu Ying hated herself for being blinded by hatred and harming a really good person, she wished that it was herself who passed out now, not Wang Qiming. She wanted to go over and confess her mistake to the Queen Mother, but she was too ashamed to say it, and she didn't know how to end it for a while.
The queen mother also came to her senses at this time, she understood Liu Ying's feelings, but came over to comfort Liu Ying and said: "Ying'er, you are a poor person, the aunt doesn't blame you, and you don't blame yourself too much." It's good for your brother Qiming to recuperate at home for a few days. Blame the hateful thief. Now that the truth is revealed, I'll go find your husband Qiao Zheng and ask him to take you home. Liu Ying couldn't cry after hearing this, and said for a long time: "The folk girl doesn't want to go back, Qiao Zheng is very suspicious, and since I have been divorced, I will no longer look for him." Now that Brother Qiming has been beaten because of me, I have to take good care of him. If the eldest mother does not dislike it, I am willing to serve the eldest mother to support her mother and send her to the end. ”
Master Li stroked his palms and laughed when he heard this: "That's it, an embroidered shoe has broken a bad relationship, but it has become a good story." In this way, Liu Ying, listen, you are not only responsible for healing Wang Qiming's injuries, but also responsible for the end. This official is in charge, and he will marry you to Wang Qiming and serve the queen mother with him, I don't know what to do?After speaking, he turned his head to the queen mother: "This goddaughter is your daughter-in-law, are you willing?"The queen mother had long liked this virtuous Liu Ying in her heart, and she also noticed her son Qiming's love and favor for her, but she saw that Liu Ying had been immersed in pain, and she was embarrassed to remind her. Hearing what Master Li said, he was naturally willing. Regardless of the fact that Liu Ying, who blushed first and blushed again, replied first: "My lord, I am willing." As he spoke, he took Liu Ying's hand again. A year later, a loud cry came from the river in the southeast of the city, and the Wang family added a male and named him Wang En.