The Strange Case of the Shuangfeng

This film (drama)Also known as双凤奇案，is aMainland ChinaProducerbeauty live，At1998Released in year 。The dialogue language isMandarin Chinese，Current Douban rating7.5(For reference only)。

The story takes place during the Ming Dynasty's Zhengde period in Fengxiang County, Baoji Prefecture, Shaanxi Province. The hereditary commander Qin Kunpeng's mother gives a jade bracelet to Sun Yufeng, who reciprocates with a painting of lotus flowers, leading to a betrothal between the two families. You Caifeng's uncle and aunt, Chu Sheng and Jia Shi, are murdered while staying at You's home, and Jia Shi's head goes missing. During the night, Shang Chaofeng finds a bundle and sees it contains a woman's head, which he tosses into the cinnabar well. He fears that his companion Sun Meixiu will report to the authorities, so he pushes him into the well to kill him. The next day, he goes to the county office to file a complaint, falsely claiming that Sun Meixiu stole silver and ran away. County magistrate Qian Shu, manipulated by clerk Ren Yi, rules that Sun Meixiu's father, Sun Guoan, must compensate, leading to Sun Guoan's imprisonment when he refuses. Sun Yufeng's father is imprisoned, and when brought to court, Qian Shu accuses her of causing trouble and has her jailed. In the women's prison, Long Caifeng recounts the details, and Sun Yufeng, seeing the injustice in the case, is determined to petition to the prefecture. Prefect Ning Xin returns to the county to reassess the case, while Ren Yi bribes a female coroner with a peach, falsely accusing You Caifeng of losing her virtue. Ning Xin mistakenly believes the claims and wrongly convicts You Caifeng and Qin Kunpeng of adultery and murder. Sun Yufeng disputes this and appeals to the provincial court. The inspection court's Chen Si-San reviews the case, and female coroner Lan Caihua cleverly sabotages You Caifeng's urine sample and mistakenly identifies her as pregnant, complicating matters further. Finally, examining official Du Chongren sees the case's falsehood, disguises himself for a covert visit, uncovers the truth, and retrieves Jia Shi’s head and Sun Meixiu's body from the cinnabar well, apprehending Shang Chaofeng, Hu Meipo, and Hu Daling.