話說陸炳文把竇永衡用夾棍夾起來，忽然大堂上起了一陣怪風，本來是竇永衡這場官司是被屈冤枉。
话说陆炳文把窦永衡用夹棍夹起来，忽然大堂上起了一阵怪风，本来是窦永衡这场官司是被屈冤枉。
Now, Lu Bingwen had put Dou Yongheng in the leg press when all at once a strange wind sprang up in the courtroom. The truth was that Dou Yongheng had been falsely accused.
書中交代：竇永衡這場官司，皆因他妻子長得美貌，惹出來的。臨安城有四個惡霸，頭一個就是秦丞相的兄弟，花花太歲王勝仙，第二個就是風月公子馬明，第三個是追命鬼二公子秦桓，第四個是羅公子，外號淨街爺。這天周氏正在門口買絨線，可巧花花太歲王勝仙騎著馬，帶著許多惡奴，由青竹巷四條胡同路過。本來周氏長得美貌，天姿國色，雖不是濃裝艷抹，穿著淡裝素衣，更透著一番姣態，真稱得起眉舒柳葉，唇綻櫻桃，杏眼含情，香腮帶俏，梨花面，杏蕊腮，賽似瑤池仙子，月殿嫦娥。
书中交代：窦永衡这场官司，皆因他妻子长得美貌，惹出来的。临安城有四个恶霸，头一个就是秦丞相的兄弟，花花太岁王胜仙，第二个就是风月公子马明，第三个是追命鬼二公子秦桓，第四个是罗公子，外号净街爷。这天周氏正在门口买绒线，可巧花花太岁王胜仙骑着马，带着许多恶奴，由青竹巷四条胡同路过。本来周氏长得美貌，天姿国色，虽不是浓装艳抹，穿着淡装素衣，更透着一番姣态，真称得起眉舒柳叶，唇绽樱桃，杏眼含情，香腮带俏，梨花面，杏蕊腮，赛似瑶池仙子，月殿嫦娥。
A word of explanation: the whole of Dou Yongheng’s trouble had come about because his wife was so beautiful. In the city of Lin’an there were four bullies. The first was Chancellor Qin’s brother, Wang Shengxian, the Flashy Libertine. The second was Ma Ming, the Young Master of Wind and Moon. The third was the Life-Chasing Ghost, Second Young Master Qin Huan. The fourth was Young Master Luo, nicknamed the Street-Clearing Master. One day Madam Zhou was at her gate buying embroidery floss when, as chance would have it, Wang Shengxian the Flashy Libertine came riding through Fourth Lane, Qingzhu, with a pack of vicious servants behind him. Madam Zhou was a beauty, a loveliness fit for a palace. She wore no heavy paint or powder, only plain, simple clothes, and that made her all the more charming. She was truly worthy of the words: brows spread like willow leaves, lips parted like cherries, almond eyes full of feeling, fragrant cheeks full of grace; a face like pear blossom, cheeks like apricot buds; lovelier than the fairies of the Jade Pool or Chang’e in the Moon Palace.
王勝仙一見，心神飄蕩，問手下眾家人：「這個婦人是誰家的？」家人王懷忠說：「大爺先回去，我打聽打聽。」王勝仙到了家，工夫不大，王懷忠回來了，王勝仙說：「你打聽明白沒有？」王懷忠說：「小人打聽明白了，大爺你死了心罷。」王勝仙說：「怎么？」王懷忠說：「我打聽這個婦人，是打虎英雄黑面熊竇永衡之妻。這個竇永衡兩膀有千斤之力，那如何能搶得了？」王勝仙一聽，說：「哎呀！我瞧見這個婦人實在才長好，我這些如君侍妾，長得都是平平無奇，要比上這個婦人差多了。我真一瞧見他，把魂就都沒有了，你們誰想法子給我把美人弄到手，我給五百銀子。」眾家人俱皆搖頭說：「我們實在沒法。」王勝仙自己就如同入了迷，茶思飯想，真仿佛丟了魂一般。過了有兩三天，這天有家人進來稟報：「有京營殿帥陸炳文前來拜見。」王勝仙一聽門生來了，趕緊吩咐有請。
王胜仙一见，心神飘荡，问手下众家人：「这个妇人是谁家的？」家人王怀忠说：「大爷先回去，我打听打听。」王胜仙到了家，工夫不大，王怀忠回来了，王胜仙说：「你打听明白没有？」王怀忠说：「小人打听明白了，大爷你死了心罢。」王胜仙说：「怎么？」王怀忠说：「我打听这个妇人，是打虎英雄黑面熊窦永衡之妻。这个窦永衡两膀有千斤之力，那如何能抢得了？」王胜仙一听，说：「哎呀！我瞧见这个妇人实在才长好，我这些如君侍妾，长得都是平平无奇，要比上这个妇人差多了。我真一瞧见他，把魂就都没有了，你们谁想法子给我把美人弄到手，我给五百银子。」众家人俱皆摇头说：「我们实在没法。」王胜仙自己就如同入了迷，茶思饭想，真仿佛丢了魂一般。过了有两三天，这天有家人进来禀报：「有京营殿帅陆炳文前来拜见。」王胜仙一听门生来了，赶紧吩咐有请。
Wang Shengxian took one look, and his heart and soul went floating away. “Whose wife is that woman?” he asked his servants. One of them, Wang Huaizhong, said, “Master, you go on home. I’ll find out.” Wang Shengxian went home, and before long Wang Huaizhong came back. “Did you find out?” said Wang Shengxian. “I found out, sir,” said Wang Huaizhong, “and you’d better put her out of your mind, Master.” “Why?” said Wang Shengxian. “I asked about her,” said Wang Huaizhong. “She’s the wife of Dou Yongheng, the Tiger-Slaying Hero, the Black-Faced Bear. That Dou Yongheng has a thousand catties of strength in his two arms. How could anybody carry her off?” At this Wang Shengxian said, “Oh, dear! That woman really is a beauty. All these concubines of mine are nothing special; next to her they fall far short. The moment I set eyes on her, my soul flew clean away. Whichever of you can find a way to get that beauty into my hands, I’ll give him five hundred taels of silver.” The servants all shook their heads. “We really can’t think of a way,” they said. Wang Shengxian was like a man bewitched. He pined for her over his tea and over his rice, just as if he had lost his soul. Two or three days later a servant came in to announce: “Lu Bingwen, commander of the capital garrison, has come to pay his respects.” When Wang Shengxian heard that his pupil had come, he quickly had him shown in.