The play tells the story of a murder case in Yuhang County during the Tongzhi period of the Qing Dynasty, and the truth was revealed only after Yang Shuzhen, the sister of Yang Naiwu, took control of Beijing for the second time.

synopsis

On the ninth day of October in the last year of Tongzhi, Ge Pinlian, a civilian in Yuhang County, Zhejiang Province, died suddenly at home. The death of her son's nose and mouth bleeding aroused the suspicion of Ge Mu Shen Yushi, who believed that her son's death must be related to her daughter-in-law. Daughter-in-law Bi Xiugu (Nikita) is the first beauty in Yuhang Town. She is handsome and watery, and people call her "Chinese cabbage".

Chinese cabbage married GePinLian, a helper in the bean curd shop, and became the "Pan Jinlian and Wu Dalang" that everyone talked about. Shen Yushi's heart was always uneasy about this. Just a few days before Ge Pinlian's accident, the couple had a big fight, and Chinese cabbage also threatened to become a monk.

The more he thought about it, the more suspicious he became, and he decided to report it to the official for an autopsy to find out the truth. After an irresponsible operation, it was concluded that Ge Pinlian was poisoned and died. Chinese cabbage was immediately taken to the lobby as the first suspect.