Five Dynasties · Empress of Wang Lin

Chen Jinfeng 陳金鳳

Chén Jīnfèng

First attested AD 933; died AD 935

Passages: 6
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Chen Jinfeng was an empress of Wang Lin.

Other names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal name	Golden Phoenix	金鳳

Life and dates

Death

AD 935 是歲十月
Killed by Li Fang
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 68, passage 96

Attested activity

AD 933 to AD 935 立以為後至被殺
Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 68, passages 87, 96

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Spouse of Wang Lin (王鏻)
empress 後
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 68, passage 87
Kin of Wang Shenzhi (王審知)
maid of 婢
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 68, passage 87

Events and relationships

Relation Lover of · Person Gui Shouming (歸守明)
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 68, passage 88

References in the histories

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 68Volume 68: Hereditary House of Min · 6 passages

退而謂人曰：「仁達智略，在吾世可用，不可遺後世患。」 Afterward he told his attendants, "Renda's talent is useful while I live, but he must not be left as a threat to my heirs."

審知婢金鳳，姓陳氏，鏻嬖之，遂立以為後。 Golden Phoenix, a maid of Shenzhi's from the Chen clan, became Lin's favorite and was raised to empress.

初，鏻有嬖吏歸守明者，以色見倖，號歸郎，鏻後得風疾，陳氏與歸郎奸。 Lin once kept a favorite clerk named Gui Shouming, who won his affection by his beauty and was nicknamed Lord Gui. After Lin fell ill with paralysis, Empress Chen and Lord Gui became lovers.

又有百工院使李可殷，因歸郎以通陳氏。 Li Keyin, commissioner of the Hundred Crafts Bureau, also gained access to the empress through Lord Gui.

鏻婢春燕有色，其子繼鵬蒸之，鏻已病，繼鵬因陳氏以求春燕，鏻怏怏與之。 Spring Swallow, a maid in Lin's household, was beautiful. His son Jipeng took her as a concubine. Already gravely ill, Lin yielded her to Jipeng at Empress Chen's urging, though he did so with bitter reluctance.

繼韜及陳後、歸郎皆為仿所殺。 Jitao, Empress Chen, and Lord Gui were all killed by Fang.