In ancient times, a bright red mole was dotted on a woman’s arm to verify her chastity. This was the “gonggong sand”.

The reason and popularity of "gecko"

"Gecko" is actually the common gecko. It is said that in ancient times, people raised the captured geckos in earthen pots and the like, and fed them cinnabar every day. When they had eaten seven pounds of cinnabar, they mashed it and used it to sprinkle on women's limbs. Once you have sex, it will last forever; once you have sex, it will disappear without a trace. This method first originated in the Song Dynasty when ethical standards became increasingly strict.

This kind of palace sand is said to be very effective, but it can only be used on unmarried women. It is not effective on married women. In the Song Dynasty, because this method had just begun to become popular, many people did not understand the various matters involved, which resulted in many jokes and many disputes.

The young girl He Fangzi suffered from this "gonggong sand" and became a victim of this custom.

From Daughter of Gold to Concubine

He Fangzi was originally the daughter of He Xuan, the Lantai Order of the Later Shu regime. The Song Dynasty destroyed Hou Shu, and He Xuan was unwilling to surrender to the Song Dynasty. After being killed by the Song army, her young daughter He Fangzi was suddenly reduced from a pampered official lady to a commoner, and later became the fifth concubine of Lin Mi, a rich man from Wanxian County, Sichuan. She was just 18 years old at this time.

After the Song Dynasty’s army entered Sichuan, Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin ordered the selection of local talents to serve as officials. Lin Mi, a wealthy local man, also used money to buy an official position. According to regulations, he had to go to Bianjing, the capital at that time, to see the emperor, accept an interview with Song Taizu, and wait for appointment.

In addition to his wife, Lin Mi also had five concubines who were as beautiful as flowers and jade. The youngest concubine was He Fangzi. He Fangzi is a rich lady. She is tall, beautiful and dignified, reads a lot of books, and has a charming temperament. In her life blueprint, she hoped to find a suitable husband and fly together, but in the end, unexpectedly, she married a rich country man who was more than ten years older than her, and had to fight for favor with a group of vulgar fans every day. She had no intention of such a boring fight, but because she was young, beautiful, well-educated, and had a noble temperament, she never got involved in the fights of those women. On the contrary, Lin Mi clung to her every day and ignored those women. So those women formed a united front and made things difficult for her everywhere. After He Fangzi married Lin Mi, not only was she unable to live a relatively stable life, but everything went unsatisfactory and she suffered a lot.

Died for a "Gonggong Sha"

Lin Mi was about to leave for Bianjing at this time. Everything at home had been taken care of, except for his young appearance. The beautiful concubine is worried. One of his Taoist friends gave him a bad idea. He bought some palace-guarding sand from a charlatan and gave it to Lin Mi. After hearing this, Lin Mi felt as if she had found a treasure. After returning home, she personally touched the arms of his wives and concubines one by one.

It was He Fangzi's turn to order the palace sand, and she reluctantly refused this approach, which was almost humiliating. She believes that it is the duty of a woman to be faithful to the end and maintain chastity, and there is no need to have any form of restraint. There is really no point in being chaste if you are forced to do so. Although He Fangzi's words were plausible, it was difficult to explain why the scholar was in trouble. Lin Mi couldn't listen, and the wives and concubines with ill intentions all looked at He Fangzi with suspicion and gloated at his misfortune. He Fangzi couldn't resist, so she had to put a little red on her arm.

Ever since Lin Mi left home, those women have carefully protected the red bean-sized moles on their arms, not daring to wash or rub them. He Fangzi hated it, as if it was a stain on her body. She didn't care and continued to bathe and wash. Soon, the palace sand disappeared without a trace. At this time, those tacky women finally found an excuse to attack. They satirized her, laughed at her, and even publicly scolded her for stealing people to support others. Some even went to great lengths to hide under He Fangzi's window and eavesdrop every night, ready at any time. Catch the adulterer and prepare to find out who the man He Fangzi seduced is.

Half a year later, Lin Mi had been assigned to serve in Bianjing, so he sent people to Shu to bring his wife and five concubines to the capital. That night, Lin Mi couldn't wait to inspect the palace sand of his wives and concubines one by one under the lamp. When he saw He Fangzi, his face with a proud smile suddenly stiffened. In anger, he immediately gave it to He Fangzi. Slap her twice and ask her why? He Fangzi lowered her head, with no expression on her face, and bit her lip tightly with her teeth.

Lin Mi was furious and ordered severe torture. He Fangzi admitted that not only did he not deviate from the norm in his actions, but he also did not deviate in his emotions. He refused to admit that he had any lover. The whips bit by bit shattered He Fangzi's hopeful heart bit by bit. She was completely desperate. That night she left a suicide note filled with blood and tears and hanged herself to death.

The confused and ruthless Lin Mi thought that He Fangzi died of shame. He tore into pieces without even looking at He Fangzi's suicide note, and buried He Fangzi hastily. thing.

The intervention of the government

The news that a concubine died in the Lin family spread in Kaifeng the next day.

In the past, Lin Mi was very wealthy and powerful in Wanxian County. If he killed a slave or unjustly killed a concubine, he could just spend some money to settle his family members and various related people, but now he was at the feet of the emperor. In the capital, this matter of life and death is no small matter. The Kaifeng Mansion in charge of public security in the capital heard the news and immediately investigated. The first step was to open the coffin and conduct an autopsy. It was found that He Fangzi's skin was torn and her whole body was covered with scars from whipping.

Then Lin Mi came for interrogation. Lin Mi could not hide it, so he had to tell what happened in detail. So, the judge used Lin Mi's leftover cinnabar to dye it on the arms of the three women, then put a live gecko on the arm of one of them, and instantly licked the gecko sand clean. In fact, the Shou Gong Sand is dotted on a virgin's arm. After a few days without washing, it can penetrate deep into the skin. It will not be erased by wiping or washing, and it becomes more and more bright. However, once sexual intercourse occurs, the color will fade away on its own. But for married women, the palace sand is useless. He Fangzi suffered a great injustice. The governor of Kaifeng ruled that He Fangzi was innocent, but Lin Mi was dismissed from his official position and severely punished because he abused lynching and forced his concubine to death.

Later, this case became such a big deal that even the Dali Temple, which was in charge of criminal prisons under the central government, was activated. Just when Dali Temple was preparing to impose a heavy sentence, Lin Mi died mysteriously. The man who provided him with The Taoist who guarded Gongsha also committed suicide by throwing himself into the lake.

People who heard about this incident at that time were very sympathetic to He Fangzi's experience. They felt sorry for her unjust death in a foreign land, so someone initiated the construction of a "Virgin Temple". This temple has been renovated in successive dynasties from the Song Dynasty to the present. Thousands of years later, this temple still exists in the south of Kaifeng, Henan. People also call it "Shou Gong Temple", which means to commemorate the man who died unjustly due to "Shou Gong Sha" a thousand years ago. Innocent woman.