Zhao Ping unfolded the complaint and saw that the content was roughly as follows.
Liang Shanqiu, a Changzhou native, lost his parents when he was young. Ren Liqin's parents raised him on his behalf and betrothed their daughter to him.
It should be said that Ren Liqin's parents were kind to Liang Shanqiu in raising her. They rekindled their kindness and betrothed their daughter to him.
Now that Liang Shanqiu has become the county magistrate, he will abandon his fiancée and marry another woman, thus reborn as Chen Shimei.
From this point of view, Ren Liqin did have the upper hand, and Liang Shanqiu's only choice was to marry her.
Zhao Ping looked at Ren Liqin's performance, then at Liang Shanqiu, and then at Ren Liqin.
Women like Ren Liqin like to show off, which really makes Zhao Ping dislike them.
But her parents have been kind to you and have betrothed their only daughter to you. You, Liang Shanqiu, cannot be ungrateful and abandon your unmarried wife to marry someone else.
Zhao Ping suddenly felt that although Liang Shanqiu had a good appearance, his character was not good, and he felt a little unhappy.
But we can't just listen to these women's words, because Liang Shanqiu accuses Ren Liqin of eloping with others.
What is going on? Zhao Ping couldn't help but open Liang Shanqiu's complaint.
Looking at the lieutenant, Zhao Ping couldn't help but think of a story in his mind.
In the lawsuit, Liang Shanqiu admitted that Ren Liqin's parents had raised him, and he also admitted that Ren Liqin was his fiancée.
However, she did not abide by the virtues of women and even ran away with a man named Ma Rong regardless of her status as a married woman.
Who is Ma Rong, who has such great magical power that he makes Ren Liqin run away without abiding by her female virtues?
It turned out that Ma Rong was the richest man in Changzhou. He ran a weaving workshop with hundreds of looms.
Ren Liqin believed that the reason for her family's poverty was that most of her money was spent on Liang Shanqiu's education, which made her not as well-fed and clothed as her neighbors and was ridiculed by others.
Ma Rong owned the most luxurious carriage in Changzhou, which left a deep impression on her.
It was a carriage inlaid with gold and jade, and it passed by her door in a swaggering way.
That year, Ren Liqin was just thirteen years old and was old enough to get married.
At this time, Liang Shanqiu was only fifteen years old, and he was still a poor man wearing a patch and studying.
In Ren Liqin's fifteenth year, she went to the weaving workshop and became a weaver.
Ren Liqin took advantage of this opportunity to keep getting closer to Ma Rong, and finally became Ma Rong's outer chamber.
Zhi Niang's income is very high, and the income of the skilled Zhi Niang even exceeds that of the prime minister.
When Ren Liqin came home gloriously and brought her parents a salary that far exceeded their income from farming, the family did not suspect that she had something scandalous about her.
But there is no airtight wall in the world. Someone told Liang Shanqiu about Ren Liqin being the outer room of Ma Ji Weaving House.
Liang Shanqiu almost went crazy. He didn't expect that his future wife would like this copper-smelling thing so much.
And I heard that this Ma Rong is really ugly and twice as old as Ren Liqin.
Liang Shanqiu came to the river and wanted to commit suicide by jumping into the river.
But when he put his feet into the water, he suddenly remembered the last words of his deceased parents.
His parents hope that he will live a good life and strive to get ahead.
Moreover, his parents buried a sum of money under the wall of their hometown house for his emergency needs.
Liang Shanqiu wiped away his tears, took out a dozen taels of silver from the wall of his hometown, studied hard, and was admitted to Wansong Academy.
He studied at Wansong Academy, where he passed the imperial examination and later passed the imperial examination.
Liang Shanqiu's bad fate was at Wansong Academy. He had a classmate named Zhu Yingxiu who was very handsome.
Zhu Yingxiu had a special liking for Liang Shanqiu, who was both good in character and learning, and the two often discussed poetry and articles together.
Seeing that Liang Shanqiu didn't have many books, Zhu Yingxiu even lent his books to Liang Shanqiu.
The two had a great relationship and became brothers with different surnames.
Three years later, Liang Shanqiu was admitted to the Juren Examination. Surprisingly, Zhu Yingxiu did not take the exam.
Although Zhu Yingxiu did not take the exam, she kept buying food and dishes for Liang Shanqiu so that he could take the exam with peace of mind.
After Liang Shanqiu passed the exam, Zhu Yingxiu reluctantly told him that his family wanted him to go back.
Liang Shanqiu saw each other off all the way to Shiba Pavilion.
On the way to see each other off, Zhu Yingxiu told Liang Shanqiu some news that surprised him.
He has a twin sister who looks exactly like him at home, waiting for him to propose marriage.
Liang Shanqiu thinks Zhu Yingxiu is very handsome and his sister looks exactly like him, so of course he likes her.
But Liang Shanqiu couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart, I have a baby's wife, am I still qualified to marry him?
Zhu Yingxiu told Liang Shanqiu happily, but she saw Liang Shanqiu had a bitter smile on his face and was unhappy, so he hurriedly asked what was going on?
Liang Shanqiu had no choice but to answer truthfully. Zhu Yingxiu did not expect that Liang Shanqiu already had a fiancée and almost fainted.
Liang Shanqiu hurriedly supported Zhu Yingxiu and said that he did not like this fiancée at all, and the most important thing was that this fiancée did not abide by women's ethics and actually acted as a concubine for others.
Zhu Yingxiu laughed out of tears and asked Liang Shanqiu why he didn't retire from Liqin's post?
Liang Shanqiu rubbed his forehead and said with some confusion: "She hasn't married yet, how can she say that she will divorce her?"
Zhu Yingxiu suddenly asked Liang Shanqiu very seriously: "Which one do you want to marry, my younger brother's sister or the one named Ren?"
Liang Shan Qiu couldn't help but reply: "The only person Qiu wants to marry in this life is Zhu Yingxiu's sister."
Zhu Yingxiu shook his head and said: "How can you make people believe it if you say it without proof?"
Liang Shanqiu's family was poor and he had no tokens.
Liang Shanqiu thought for a long time. He carried this folding fan with him, and this was the only one he could handle.
When Liang Shanqiu handed the folding fan to Zhu Yingxiu, Zhu Yingxiu did not take it.
"You don't have anything on it, so what kind of token is it?" Zhu Yingxiu said angrily.
Liang Shanqiu took out a pen and wrote on it, "I would like to be a winged bird in heaven, and a twig on earth. Gift from Liang Shanqiu."
He wrote "blow dry" and handed it to Zhu Yingxiu respectfully.
Zhu Yingxiu rolled her eyes at Liang Shanqiu, reached out to take it, snorted and said, "You must remember that my younger sister has been waiting for you to propose marriage at home."
"I absolutely have to come, but now Qiu is still living in someone else's house, how can I come to propose marriage?" When Liang Shanqiu said this, after all, he was living under someone else's roof, and he bowed his head a little guiltily.
"But I can't let my little sister wait for you to come. You have to give her some time." Zhu Yingxiu stared at him and said.
"Give me three years, and you will definitely propose marriage within three years. I will work hard and strive to be admitted as a Jinshi." Liang Shanqiu thought for a while and said.
Liang Shanqiu was only nineteen years old at this time, and he was only in his early twenties three years ago.
Zhu Yingxiu's sister is the same age as Zhu Yingxiu, and will be twenty years old three years later.
It's just that this really delayed others. Liang Shanqiu felt very guilty and wondered if his little sister was willing to wait.
Just when Liang Shanqiu was worried and uncertain, Zhu Yingxiu nodded and said: "Okay, three years is three years, but you must come in three years, otherwise..."
"Otherwise, if I don't pass the Jinshi exam in three years, I won't have the shame to propose marriage to the Zhu family." Liang Shanqiu answered honestly. He couldn't delay his life.
"If you don't come, your little sister's life will be wasted. She will have no choice but to commit suicide by drowning herself in the river." At this point, Zhu Yingxiu's eyes suddenly turned red and she almost shed tears.
Liang Shanqiu couldn't help but be surprised that this brother, like a woman, was always jealous, and sometimes even shed tears.
"If I cannot marry my younger brother's sister in this life, I will be struck by lightning." Liang Shanqiu made a solemn oath.
"In that case, it's not in vain for my little sister to wait for you to propose marriage." Zhu Yingxiu rubbed her red eyes and tried to make a smile, but the smile was a bit forced.
After bidding farewell to Liang Shanqiu, Zhu Yingxiu returned to her boudoir at home.
In fact, Zhu Yingxiu is not a man, but a woman disguised as a man.
But the maid hurried in and told Zhu Yingxiu some shocking news.
Zhu Yuanwai wanted to betroth him to Ma Wencai, the son of Ma Rong, the richest man in Changzhou.
Zhu Yingxiu couldn't help being shocked, and immediately came to the living room and knelt down in front of Mr. Zhu.
When Zhu Yingxiu saw Zhu Yingxiu who had changed into women's clothes, he couldn't help but became furious and said, "Do you still have the nerve to come back?"
"My daughter's unfilial piety has made her father worried." Zhu Yingxiu answered as she knelt on the ground and lowered her head.
"You still know that you have a family. It's been three years. Do you want to go home?" Zhu Yuanwai asked sharply.
"Of course I miss home, I miss my parents all the time." Zhu Yingxiu replied with sobs.
"Then why did you run out? Have you ever had a home in your heart?" Zhu Yuanwai was still stern, his chest rising and falling.
"My daughter wants to go out to study." Zhu Yingxiu answered while sobbing.
"Studying, it is a virtue for a woman to have no talent. What is the use of studying, if you can win the imperial examination and become a Jinshi?" Zhu Yuan couldn't help but sarcastically said.
"Although I can't take exams, I did study a lot in three years and gained a lot of knowledge. Besides, isn't Li Qingzhao also a woman?" Zhu Yingxiu retorted.
Zhu Yuanwai waved his sleeves, and Da Ma Jin Dao sat on the chair. After drinking tea, he said kindly: "Get up, does it hurt to kneel on the ground?"
Zhu Yingxiu thanked his father, bowed to Wanfu, and sat down on the chair next to him.
Zhu Yuanwai looked at her for a few times, nodded and asked, "Have you been out for three years?"
"Dad, yes." Zhu Yingxiu had no choice but to answer.
Zhu Yuanwai looked at her with some reluctance.
He hesitated for a few times, but finally said: "Three years, you must be seventeen now, and some of you are already married."
"The daughter comes back to serve her father. The daughter does not get married." Zhu Yingxiu replied affirmatively.
Zhu Yuanwai was furious and said: "The male students should get married, and the female students should get married. If you don't get married, you will make people laugh, and you can't afford to lose face like this as a father."
"My daughter just doesn't want to get married. She will serve her father wholeheartedly when she comes back." Zhu Yingxiu bit her lip and answered resolutely.
Zhu Yuanwai looked at her for a few times, nodded and said, "You have reached the age of marriage, and your father has found a husband for you, Ma Wencai, the son of Ma Ziyu (also known as Ma Rong)."
Zhu Yingxiu shook her head resolutely and said: "Although Ma Rong smells like copper, he can't hide his ugly appearance. How can his appearance be good-looking for his son? My daughter's future husband must be talented and good-looking."
Zhu Yingxiu looked down on Ma Rong and simply called him by his first name.
Zhu Yuanwai shook his head and said patiently: "Men with both talent and appearance and good moral character are so rare in the world. Listening to my father's words, Ma Wencai has a good appearance, a good character, and his family background is far above that of the Zhu family. . I will make the decision for my father to betroth you to the Ma family."
