秀(xiù )才宋(⛲)世杰乃著名状(zhuàng )师(shī ),但(🔼)因数(🃏)年来妻子红(🛍)英年头产子,年尾(🎗)夭折(shé ),人说皆因杰任状师,颠(diān )(💤)倒事非(fēi )(📿),以致折损阴(❣)德,故红英力劝(🖲)杰(⚫)封笔,二人开设悦来(🎡)客栈(zhàn )作(👁)生计,从此不(bú )(🛹)理公堂事。一(yī )(🛺)日,杰与妻泛舟湖上(shàng ),救了自杀少(shǎo )妇杨秀珍(zhēn ),珍称夫(⏺)姚二(🌙)被嫂(🧚)姚田氏毒害,自己(jǐ )则(zé )险(🖲)被嫁(jià )祸(huò )(💱)而逃(táo )了出来(lái ),但又无依无(📙)靠,致(🐑)寻死(🙌)路(lù )。英(yīng )未嫁时乃(🙀)绿林英雌,至(zhì )今(🍄)仍是义气女子,决定为珍(zhēn )申冤,设计游说杰重操旧业。