In the Ming Dynasty, Feng Yuanbiao, a native of Cixi, Zhejiang, served as the county magistrate of Jieyang (one county of Teochew). During his four years in office, he did a lot of good things for Jieyang. He repaired the city, built Hanyuan Tower, Junzi Hall, Wuxian Temple, Shepu, Jinxian Gate, etc.

He was also an honest official, and the people admired him very much. Later, he was promoted to the Minister of War. The “History of Ming Dynasty” specifically recorded his biography.

The people not only respected this official, but also respected his concubine Huang Yuerong. The story of Huang Yuerong’s unjust death in a murder is even more regrettable.

Blood case caused by jealousy

Legend has it that Huang Yuerong was from Yangzhou. Because of her beauty and talent, she was married to Feng Yuanbiao as a concubine. After coming to Jieyang, she helped the master to handle cases day and night, and they were inseparable.

Feng Taiye’s first wife, Su, was arrogant. She relied on her father Su Taige’s official power and authority, and was always fearless. Seeing Huang Yuerong’s favor, she was jealous and resentful.

She took advantage of Feng Taiye’s official visit to Teochew Mansion to invite Yuerong to a banquet, poisoned her to death, and destroyed her face with scissors.

Location: Shuangxizui. Killing his wife for revenge

Feng came back and was very sad. After secretly interrogating the servants, he learned about Yuerong’s unjust death. Because the family scandal could not be made public, after weighing the pros and cons, he decided to deal with the murder case privately.

Feng then used the excuse of going to Shuangxizui for boating on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival to invite Su to enjoy the “Shuangxi Moon” (one of the eight scenic spots in Jieyang in ancient times).

When the boat reached Shuangxizui, the moon was bright in the sky. Master Feng pulled Su to the side of the boat, pointed at the bright moon in the river, and said with a pun: “Without the bright moon in Shuangxi, it is difficult to distinguish the clear and turbid in the world!” After that, he pushed Su into the water with his shoulder.

Burial of Huang Yuerong

After Feng returned to the city, he immediately wrote a letter to report to Su Taige, saying that Su fell into the water and died while admiring the moon. Afterwards, he buried Huang Yuerong under Zhugang Rock on Huangqi Mountain. He also built Luyun Temple (now Luyun Temple) to worship Yuerong’s statue.

Later, he ordered people to build a rain pavilion at Maya Ferry so that they could take shelter and rest when they went to Huangqi Mountain to sweep Huang Yuerong’s tomb.

Summary

Although a family murder case was created and tried in a hidden state, it was no longer a secret because of the existence of physical objects such as cemeteries, temples, and ferry pavilions. It became a legendary story after being passed down by word of mouth and reprocessed.