What is Wang Runzhen's love for life and death?

It was a spring day in Wanli period of Ming Shenzong, and a strange exam was taking place in a pavilion on the outskirts of Changshan. The examiner is two kind-hearted old men, and the examinee is two young men, one is Xu Biaolang and the other is Liu Hanlao. This exam is not for fame and future, but for marrying a beautiful woman.

Which girl can have such an honor? That is Wang Runzhen, the daughter of Shen Bigui, one of the chief officials. Since she is the daughter of the Shen family, why should she be surnamed Wang? It's a little tortuous. Wang Runzhen's mother is Tong Wanxiu, who is known as the "beauty of Changshan". She married the royal family of scholarly family. This is the love and happiness between husband and wife. But when her daughter Wang Runzhen was two years old, her husband died of illness, leaving orphans and widows helpless and had to remarry to Shenyang to fill the house.

My late husband, Shen Bigui, was a kind businessman. His ex-wife died young and had no children. After continuing to marry Tong's family, Tong has no children, and only one child, Wang Runzhen, is brought by Tong's family. Shen Bigui takes care of her as her own daughter. Mother is a great beauty, and when her daughter grows up, shine on you is better than blue. Just after 14 years old, she became elegant and charming. My late father cared about his daughter and asked teachers' colleges to teach Wang Runzhen since childhood. He is familiar with the rhythm of the Four Books and Five Classics and poetry.

Qian Qian is a good boudoir woman. When Wang Runzhen was in her forties, the matchmaker who came to propose marriage broke the threshold of Shenyang. Shen Bigui and Tong finally screened out two son-in-law candidates, one is Xu Jielang and the other is Liu Hanlao. These two young people can be said to have their own strengths and weaknesses: handsome and distinguished, and both are the same age as Wang Runzhen. Xu Jielang's family is poor, but he is very famous. Liu Han's hometown is rich and charming. After careful consideration, the two parents didn't know which one to decide, so they asked Wang Runzhen for advice. Runzhen said shyly, "Let's judge by talent." Suddenly I thought of my late father Shen Bigui, so I designed such an exam to choose a husband.

In the spring of March, bloom is like brocade, and Shen Bigui specially gave a banquet in a secluded place on the outskirts, which is surrounded by mountains and rivers. For the sake of prudence, Shen, a well-informed and respected old man in the clan, is specially invited as a staff officer. When Xu and Liu received the invitation, they only thought that Shenyang took a fancy to themselves and specially held a banquet to celebrate, secretly rejoicing. When I came to Shanting, I found another rival in love. I soon understood the purpose of the banquet and became nervous.

First, I looked at two young people visually: Xu Gongzi was plain, modest and slightly shy; Liu Gongzi is resplendent and magnificent. At first glance, he is a man who has seen the world. At first glance, it is difficult to distinguish the two.

Next is the written test. Shen pondered for a while, and then said four poems. These four topics are very interesting. They are the names of four paintings hanging in the local Yunshui Temple. They are "getting up early in spring", "staying up late", "holding water in your hand" and "getting flowers all over your clothes", which just coincides with the current season. On the stone table in the pavilion, Shenyang had already set up paper and inkstone, and the two childe sat separately.

The remaining two old people, not wanting to disturb the young people looking for poems and sentences, quietly raised their glasses and drank. Just after drinking three glasses of wine, Xu Gongzi came over gently and respectfully handed over the poem, which was written like this.

Warm bloom in spring, get up early.

Rouge breaks the calyx of red peach, and the dew is fragrant;

Mei Zi covered embroidered windows, and Jiao Hong obliquely reflected Qiu Qiansuo.

Pulley got up from a dream, combed the clouds and came to the dresser;

Laugh and call the maid to hold the candle and shine on the sea clothes first.

Sleep late on a moonlit night

Sweet shoulder and half shoulder, lonely lock late at night;

Supo needs to leave the blue sea at the beginning, and the clear light has penetrated the bamboo curtain.

Wandering around without saying a word, doing things by the bar, and participating in the fight;

It's better to whisper in bed than to look behind the rose rack.

Hand molding

Tang Yinshui is full of toads, and Chang 'e enters Fengyi House at night;

If you can see the rippling moon, it is countless rabbit glumes.

The beauty scooped up the onion and was shocked. The waterwheel was in her palm.

The female companion smiled and talked, and her fingertips extended out of the Guanghan Palace.

Fill clothes with flowers.

When the bell rings, the east wind is urgent, and the red and purple flowers stand for a long time;

Climbing with bare hands is afraid of thorns, and golden lotus is afraid of wet moss.

Youfang Cailan Hall is full of fragrance and embroidery room;

Bees and butterflies have entered the window and are flying around Luo Shang.

Shen carefully read Xu Jielang's poems, nodded frequently and praised: "Elegant poetry and quick thinking!"

Look at Liu Gongzi on the other side. There are some blank sheets of paper on the table in front of him. Only one topic was written on each piece of paper. He kept patting the pen in the inkstone, but he couldn't lift it. Although he has seen many elegant things about enjoying flowers and the moon and can write poems, he doesn't know where to start. He saw that Xu Gongzi had handed in his papers, and the two old people in Shenyang were constantly appreciative. Their minds are more worried and their minds are blank. Finally, I had to go to the old man's eyes and say that I was unwell and blushed. I walked first.

Needless to say, the winner of this exam is Xu. The Xu family and the Shenyang family chose an auspicious day for their children to get engaged, and agreed to wait for Xu Jielang to attend the provincial examinations in the fall, and then marry them, which was a double happiness.

East bed son-in-law half a son. Shenyang was in good condition, so he took Xu home and arranged a spacious and quiet study in the backyard for him to study in peace of mind. Once, when a child's mother caught a cold occasionally, Wang Runzhen stayed in front of the bed to wait on the soup. Xu Langwei rushed to see a doctor when he heard the news, and unexpectedly met his fiancee. Although the unmarried couple are engaged and live in the same family, they have never met each other because of the training of "men and women don't kiss". When Xu suddenly saw Jiao Ruochun's fiancee, his heart jumped and he was ecstatic. He only felt that there were thousands of words hidden in his heart, but he didn't know where to start. In a panic, I hurriedly found a red note in my sleeve and handed it to Wang Runzhen. Although it is just a blank piece of paper, it still makes Wang Runzhen of "Seeds of Love" excited and inexplicable. This letter seems to be full of Xu Lang's unspeakable feelings. After reading it for a long time, she couldn't help but write a poem on a red note:

Xia Qian's color is even, and Wang Lang is too affectionate;

Romance is not without good sentences, and the word acacia cannot be written.

This poem was sent by Wang Runzhen's personal maid to Xu Gongzi's study in the backyard. When Xu saw that this poem was a treasure, he immediately wrote a poem to answer it. The little maid conveniently brought back Wang Runzhen's boudoir. The delivery area was out of control, and later the little maid became the messenger of both of them, delivering poems and notes at both ends every three days. Although a pair of lovers can't meet each other, their hearts are closely linked by back and forth poems.

Besides, the unsuccessful Liu Gongzi, with his own wealth, is no match for the poor boy named Xu at all, and his heart has always been bitter. In a blink of an eye, autumn came. Xu Biaolang and Liu Hanlao went to the provincial capital to take the provincial examination at the same time, but they all failed. Why did the talented Xu Jielang and Liu Han fail the list because they were just ignorant? It turned out that the imperial examination at that time was an eight-part essay, which consisted of eight parts: breaking questions, taking questions, opening lectures, starting, starting shares, middle shares, late shares and binding shares. Rigid in form and empty in content. Xu Jielang's talent can't be exerted at all. On the way back to his hometown, he couldn't help complaining to his fellow villagers and commenting on the eight-part essay. Unexpectedly, this was heard by Liu Hanlao, a fellow student, so he firmly remembered that when he returned to Changshan, Liu Hanlao bribed Guan Jun, made a few complaints on Xu Jielang's way, and was prosecuted by the government on charges of "opposing sacred learning and slandering scientific research". At that time, this crime was enough to be beheaded, and the disasters of Xu and Shen fell from the sky. Fortunately, Shen Bigui took the money and got through the joints everywhere to avoid Xu's death, but he was sent to the distant Liaoyang garrison. Wang Runzhen hid in the boudoir and secretly cried into tears.

Other sorrows in Yuen Long, Xu Heng have not subsided, and the Shen family has suffered misfortune. In winter, Shen Bigui was seriously ill and his medicine failed. He died before the new year. Shen Bigui left a large legacy after his death, which should have been inherited by the child and mother. However, some brothers of the Shen Shi family are greedy and heartless. They only said that children and mothers were not Shen family, they robbed and divided up property. Wang Runzhen and her daughter were forced to run away from home. In desperation, they had to open a small tea shop in the city and make a living by selling tea.

Since tea is sold in the market, Wang Runzhen had to put down the face of everyone's good family and welcome guests with a smile. The publicity of beautiful women will inevitably attract some butterflies, and Wang Runzhen is polite, so it is difficult for ordinary people to take advantage. Soon after, a commander Wu in the yamen happened to pass by the shop and took a fancy to Wang Runzhen in the counter at a glance. Later, he came to drink tea several times in succession, drooling over Wang Runzhen's beauty, so he sent someone to visit relatives and friends with a dowry. The bearer pretended to be kind and advised: "Xu Gongzi is far away in Liaoyang, and his life and death are uncertain. Why does the girl wait for him so hard? It is better to enjoy a happy life with Wu earlier. " Wang Runzhen strongly disagreed. She said to her mother, "Xu Lang got into trouble for her son, but she turned a blind eye to injustice. My son would rather wait for him to die! " Mother nodded sympathetically and politely refused the lobbyist.

Since Wu was in command of the color heart, he refused to give up easily and sent people to soften and harden the bubble one after another. Finally, he even carried the sedan chair to the door of the tea shop. Wang Runzhen has made up his mind that he will not let Xu Lang down. Seeing the urgency of Wu's order, he simply took out a pair of scissors and aimed it at his neck. Li Sheng shouted, "As long as I get on the sedan chair, I will die in it!" In desperation, Commander Wu gave up the idea of marrying Wang Runzhen. In desperation, he let his men destroy the tea shop of Wang Runzhen's mother and daughter to vent their resentment.

Wang Runzhen's mother and daughter once again lost their shelter and stumbled in the street. I happened to meet Du, an old man who had some friendship with Shen Bigui at the beginning, and felt that their orphans and widows were pitiful, so I set aside a wing in my responsible position and temporarily placed them.

One day, four uniformed soldiers stayed at the post, and Tong was cooking in the kitchen. It seems familiar to hear the voice of a young man with a local accent in the four ranks. He lifted the curtain and looked: "Is that him?" There was some doubt in the child's heart, so he simply leaned down and asked, "Dare to ask the name of the distinguished guest?" The young man turned his head and saw the boy's face covered with dust and fluffy bun. There was a flash of surprise on his face, but he seemed hesitant. He just mumbled, "The younger generation is named Xu Minglang."

It's him! Tong couldn't help crying: "I am your mother-in-law! At this moment, Xu Biaolang also recognized that he was the mother of his fiancee Wang Runzhen, and tears welled up involuntarily, wondering why her mother-in-law had been drifting to the post office. At this point, Tong's family has calmed down a little. With tears in her eyes, she roughly described the changes in her family in the past two years, and Xu listened painfully.

Immediately, the children's family let Xu Jielang into the house and met Wang Runzhen. A pair of lovers who care for each other, after suffering, unexpectedly met unexpectedly on this occasion. It's hard to say whether it's sad or happy. Because of the existence of the children's family, it is not convenient for them to get too close, but you look at me and I look at you, tears in your eyes flow silently, and they communicate the pain of lovesickness for two years. Tong's family noticed something and only said that they would cook first and then go out. A pair of lovers in the room can't help hugging each other.

That night, Tong and Xu respectively told Du and the foot soldiers who came with Xu. Everyone sighed for them and said with one voice, "It's a godsend to meet today. Don't miss the opportunity! " So we parted ways and got married in the posthouse that night.

Simple new house, no red yarn account; No embroidered quilt; Only a pair of big red candles shines on two new people who meet after a long separation. They smiled for a while; After a while, tears filled their cheeks, and they all hugged each other tightly, fearing that once they let go, everything would disappear and never come back.

Xu and other three people were ordered to send official documents to Hainan this time and passed by here. Because the business is urgent, it can't be delayed for too long. Can just get married, how can you have the heart to leave! Three companions weighed his difficulties and agreed that the three of them would go to Hainan on business. When I got there, I only said that a companion was sick halfway and recuperated at the post office. When they come back, come to the meeting again and report back to Liaoyang together.

Although it is only ten days, it is also very rare for Xu Jielang and Wang Runzhen. They sent off three foot soldiers with gratitude, contemplating how to enjoy their honeymoon for more than ten days.

Unexpectedly, the disaster is hard to stop. Somehow, the story of Xu stealing the honeymoon reached the ears of Commander Wu, who was still angry with Wang Runzhen. The beauty he worked so hard to get was actually embraced by the poor boy guarding the border. Suddenly jealous, he ordered the soldiers to arrest Xu for "neglecting military affairs" and kill him in court.

When the news reached the post office, Wang Runzhen was in great pain. She wants to follow her husband, but she doesn't want to die for him. So I asked someone to write down the form paper and went to the county government to complain with drums. Who knows that Commander Wu has already communicated with the magistrate's adult, and the magistrate ignored Wang Runzhen's form paper and called her disturbing the court.

Since ancient times, officials have cared for each other. Wang Runzhen knows that revenge by the county government is wishful thinking. Just then, Commander Wu brazenly sent someone to intercede, and Wang Runzhen suddenly had an idea. She asked her mother to agree to her marriage and set an auspicious day for her wedding. On her wedding day, instead of preparing a dowry, she sharpened a sharp dagger day and night.

Just before Wang Runzhen's plan to assassinate the enemy himself was implemented, the military supervisor Fu visited Changshan and happened to stop at Wang Runzhen's post. It is said that Fu's adult is impartial and strict in law enforcement. Wang Runzhen handed in the form paper with a glimmer of hope. Lord Fu attached great importance to this case and sent someone to order Wu to go to the court for trial himself. At first, Commander Wu denied killing Xu and lied that he had fled the military affairs and left his hometown. Soon, according to clues, Fu sent people to find Xu's bloody body in an abandoned brick kiln in the suburbs. Commander Wu was executed according to law, and Xu's body was buried with gifts from local officials.

On the day of the funeral, Wang Runzhen wrapped in a white towel and held the coffin. It's hard to believe her sadness. The funeral procession came to the suburban cemetery, and people were busy saluting the coffin. They didn't notice that Wang Runzhen quietly walked to a nearby deep-water pond, looked back at Xu Lang's coffin and jumped into the pond.

When people found her and fished her out, she was already dead, so they buried her husband and wife in a grave. A pair of true lovers, who suffered from parting before their death, can finally be together after their death.