As for Chen Shimei, everyone who has seen Bao Gong's Ma Xu opera knows his story. In traditional Chinese opera, Chen Shimei is a typical heart breaker and cruel Lang. He killed his wife and son for wealth and attached himself to the princess. However, I heard the story of his conviction from my father when I was a child. I just read junior high school at that time. Because I love history, I read some stories about the Song Dynasty. Seeing some stories about Chen Shimei and Qin Xianglian, my father told me another version of Chen Shimei. In my father's story, I basically got a rough idea. The main idea of the story is that Chen Shimei was reviled by later generations, thanks to one of his classmates and friends.

Chen Shimei in this version, relying on his own knowledge, rose to fame and became an official himself. His former classmates and friends came to him, hoping that he could help him get a job through the back door, but Chen Shimei refused. The students all think that Chen Shimei is heartless, and seems ungrateful. He has long forgotten the oath he once made to get rich and never forget. Students hate Chen Shimei's ruthlessness and ingratitude, but they are helpless to him. They want to use their best pen, take Chen Shimei as the prototype, and write a story of ungrateful man, which will become a household name after singing opera.

This classmate walked all the way back to his hometown and found that Chen Shimei not only paid for repairing the house, but also sent silver coins and books to encourage him to take the exam again next year. Students are ashamed, but they can't stop the spread of traditional Chinese opera stories. They can only change the dynasty and put it in the DaSong Dynasty, which also makes Chen Shimei the "Dou E" of the Song Dynasty. I saw this version of Chen Shimei's conviction when I was in Baidu, because I couldn't find specific historical materials for textual research. I don't know if Chen Shimei was Dou E of the Song Dynasty. If it's really Dou E, it's really terrible. One sentence can kill people. If it's just a myth, just laugh it off and don't take it seriously.