The episodes trace escalating troubles around Ximen Qing (西门庆) and his household. Li Guijie (李桂姐) is implicated through her link with Wang Sanguan (王三官) and a complaint reaches Marshal Zhu Taiwei (朱太尉) in the capital. County officers arrive at the Lichun Brothel (立春院) and arrest Wang and several companions. Li Guijie slips away and in desperation seeks refuge at Ximen Qing's house. She kneels before Wu Yue-niang (吴月娘) and the senior women and begs for shelter. Ximen Qing pretends indifference but sends Lai Bao (来保) at once to the capital to press appeals through connections. The county magistrate explains that the matter comes from the Dali Temple (大理寺) and cannot be settled locally. To protect her, Li Guijie is hidden inside the mansion. Daily life in the house continues amid anxiety. Servants scramble to answer letters and accept gifts. A book boy is beaten and hurried to draft a reply. Food boxes and ceremonial presents arrive and are handled with delicate calculation. Ximen Qing grows more reckless. After taking a tonic given by a monk named Hu Seng (胡僧) he becomes voracious. He leads Li Guijie to a grotto in Cangchun Wu (藏春坞) where they lie together on a low bed. She fears exposure and worries about her future if discovered. Ying Bojue (应伯爵) bursts in at one point, teases and kisses Li Guijie, and causes embarrassment before being sent away. While Ximen Qing worries over guests and household expenses, other women seize opportunities. Pan Jinlian (潘金莲) arranges a feast and flirts with Chen Jingji. Li Ping'er (李瓶儿) and others watch. At times Li Guijie sings mournful songs on her pipa and her music moves listeners. The house thus becomes a stage where official pressure, money troubles and private debauchery intersect. Small quarrels, stolen goods and arrests reveal a wider web of debts and favors. The episodes show both human pity and petty cruelty. They expose a world of power, appetite and farce behind the daily rituals of a wealthy household. FREE transcripts of the audio files are available for download at: https://www.truelake.com/qrpages/pingshufreedownloads/

一连数日围绕西门庆府内外的风波展开。李桂姐因与王三官等人牵连起事，京中朱太尉出面点名，县衙奉令搜捕。立春院被到处搜查，王三官与祝日念等人被擒。李桂姐侥幸脱身，短暂躲藏后夜里乘轿到西门庆府投靠。她跪求吴大妗子与吴月娘等人收留。西门庆起先嘴硬，旋即派来保连夜赶赴京城托人申情。县令称此案系大理寺发落，县中权力有限，须上京面请。为了避风头，李桂姐被藏在上房。府内人等表面平静实则暗潮涌动。西门庆借酒色驱遣烦忧。日间众女在上房听经唱曲。书童被责打而奔走写回帖。宴请之事与朝中来礼令他焦心。西门庆服胡僧所赠的药丸后阳气大振，数次于藏春坞与李桂姐幽会。应伯爵等人与李桂姐嬉戏唱和。应伯爵偶然闯入见二人亲昵，发生尴尬争执。潘金莲趁机与陈敬济相约设宴，李瓶儿等人围观，奶妈如意见状回报。有人因琐事受伤，有人因债被捕。李桂姐时而抱琵琶为众人唱曲，曲声凄楚令人动容。府中钱务与应酬交织，庭园假山洞成了私密之所。每一桩小事都牵出更广的人际网络与权力倾轧。整件事既见人情世故，也显浮华滑稽与险象并存。 音频文件的字幕稿可在以下网址免费下载： https://www.truelake.com/qrpages/pingshufreedownloads/