臨淄某翁之女，太學李生妻也。未嫁時，有術士推其造，決其必受官刑。翁怒之；既而笑曰：「妄言一至於此！無論世家女必不至公庭，豈一監生不能庇一婦乎？」既嫁，悍甚，指罵夫婿以為常。李不堪其虐，忿鳴於官。邑宰邵公准其詞，簽役立勾。翁聞之，大駭，率子弟登堂，哀求寢息。弗許。李亦自悔，求罷。公怒曰：「公門內豈作輟盡由爾耶？必拘審！」既到，略詰一二言，便曰：「真悍婦！」杖責三十，臀肉盡脫。
臨淄有個老翁，他的女兒嫁給了太學的李生。還沒出嫁時，有個術士推算她的生辰八字，斷定她必定會受官府刑罰。老翁聽了很生氣，隨後又笑著說：「胡說竟到了這個地步！且不說世家女子絕不會上公堂，難道一個監生還保護不了一個妻子嗎？」女兒出嫁後，十分兇悍，指著丈夫辱罵是常有的事。李生忍受不了她的虐待，憤怒地告到官府。縣令邵公受理了他的訴狀，立即簽發拘票，派差役拘人。老翁聽說後，大為驚恐，帶著家中子弟來到公堂，苦苦請求撤銷此事，邵公不答應。李生也後悔了，請求撤訴。邵公怒道：「進了公堂，難道辦不辦都由你說了算？一定要拘來審問！」女子被帶到後，邵公略問了一兩句話，便說：「真是個悍婦！」命人打了她三十杖，臀部的皮肉全被打掉了。
临淄某翁之女，太学李生妻也。未嫁时，有术士推其造，决其必受官刑。翁怒之；既而笑曰：「妄言一至于此！无论世家女必不至公庭，岂一监生不能庇一妇乎？」既嫁，悍甚，指骂夫婿以为常。李不堪其虐，忿鸣于官。邑宰邵公准其词，签役立勾。翁闻之，大骇，率子弟登堂，哀求寝息。弗许。李亦自悔，求罢。公怒曰：「公门内岂作辍尽由尔耶？必拘审！」既到，略诘一二言，便曰：「真悍妇！」杖责三十，臀肉尽脱。
临淄有个老翁，他的女儿嫁给了太学的李生。还没出嫁时，有个术士推算她的生辰八字，断定她必定会受官府刑罚。老翁听了很生气，随后又笑着说：“胡说竟到了这个地步！且不说世家女子绝不会上公堂，难道一个监生还保护不了一个妻子吗？”女儿出嫁后，十分凶悍，指着丈夫辱骂是常有的事。李生忍受不了她的虐待，愤怒地告到官府。县令邵公受理了他的诉状，立即签发拘票，派差役拘人。老翁听说后，大为惊恐，带着家中子弟来到公堂，苦苦请求撤销此事，邵公不答应。李生也后悔了，请求撤诉。邵公怒道：“进了公堂，难道办不办都由你说了算？一定要拘来审问！”女子被带到后，邵公略问了一两句话，便说：“真是个悍妇！”命人打了她三十杖，臀部的皮肉全被打掉了。
An old man of Linzi had a daughter who was the wife of Li, a student of the Imperial Academy. Before she married, a fortune-teller cast her horoscope and declared that she was sure to suffer punishment at an official’s hands. The old man was angry with him. Then he laughed. “What wild talk! Never mind that a daughter of a good family will never stand in a court of law. Can’t an Academy student protect one wife?” Once married, she proved a fearful shrew. Pointing at her husband and cursing him was an everyday thing. Li could not bear her abuse, and in his anger took his complaint to the authorities. The county magistrate, Lord Shao, accepted the complaint and sent runners with a warrant to bring her in at once. When the old man heard, he was horrified. He led the young men of his family into the hall and begged the magistrate to let the matter drop. Shao refused. Li too regretted it and asked to withdraw. Shao said angrily, “Inside a court of law, do you think starting and stopping is all up to you? She must be brought in and tried!” When she arrived, he asked her a question or two, then said, “A real shrew!” He had her given thirty strokes of the rod, and the flesh of her buttocks came clean off.