Chastity Arch

There is a chastity archway in the town, which has some background and a lot of gossip.

What is written on the archway is "Yang He, wife of Lu Xueyi". There is something special about this title. This lady Zhenlie's surname is He, but Lu Xueyi's wife should be Lu He, and the plaque says it is indeed Yang He.

There is also a strange story here:

On the wedding day, at the banquet, the groom’s cousin Yang Xing joked with the groom’s officer, saying that I went to sleep with my cousin-in-law. Everyone knew it was a joke and didn't care. After drinking for three rounds, my cousin Yang said again, my cousin-in-law has already fallen asleep. The groom still didn't pay attention, and the cousin surnamed Yang continued to say, if you don't believe it, go back and take a look, there is ink on the cousin's butt... What he said was serious, and the groom's mind was beating the drum.

Returning to the bridal chamber, the groom’s official made trouble for the bride. The bride could not tell her the pain. In those days, it was normal for people who had never met before getting married. If the person who came into the bridal chamber on the wedding night was not the groom’s official. ...The bride is in trouble that she can’t tell.

What is even more painful is that after some inspection, it was discovered that the bride did have ink on her buttocks. The bride has no excuse at all.

The next morning, the bride, who was ashamed, angry, helpless and unspeakable, hanged herself.

The Lu family took their cousin Yang to court! After further review, it was found that the cousin surnamed Yang did not sleep with his cousin-in-law, but just joked and applied ink on the bride's butt when she went to the toilet...

This is too much. The joke cost the bride her life. In the end, the cousin surnamed Yang was sentenced to prison, and the bride was given compensation to build a Zhenlie memorial arch.

Because the bride has not lost her virginity, nor has she consummated her marriage with the groom. The memorial arch was erected in the name of Yang He, Zeng Xueyi's wife.