The status of women in China was once very low, and they survived for thousands of years under the shackles of the three principles and five constants, struggling to survive in the cracks of history.
They were used as victims of mutual use by princes and nobles; they were used as stepping stones for the promotion of dignitaries and nobles; they were used as tools for the common people to receive dowries.
From the moment they were born, they had already seen everything in their future, but they may have also resisted, so they had the only female emperor--- Wu Zetian; and the first female --- Li Qingzhao.
With the ancestors of the weaving industry--- Huang Daobo, although their contribution to history is large enough, it is a pity that they are a drop in the ocean, and with their efforts, they have not changed the status of Chinese women in the end.
As women, there is an important identity is the mother, they through their own education, created a famous ancient and modern great people, Ouyang Xiu's mother painted Ogi godson; Mencius's mother Mengmu Sanqian; Yue Fei's mother tattooed for her children.
Although their status is not valued, they have cultivated excellent sons with their high cultural literacy and educational methods, and I think this is where they are great!
"Outside the long pavilion, beside the ancient road, the grass is green." Whenever facing parting, I always think of this song of "Farewell", this classic that everyone sings, is from the hand of Li Shutong, facing his best friend Xu Xianyuan going north to find Yuan Shikai, Li Shutong used this song to bid farewell to his friends on the occasion of parting.
Li Shutong was born in a very wealthy family, and his life can be described as an infinite scenery, calligrapher, thinker, musician, educator, all of which summarize his extremely rich life. In Li Shutong's eyes, his mother is the best woman in the world, but his mother has also become the regret of his life.
After Uncle Li became famous with the same achievements, he encountered the tragedy of "the son wants to raise but does not wait", and he missed the last meeting with his mother, which left him with the regret of his life.
The Li family was a very famous merchant family in Tianjin at that time, and the owner of the family at that time, Li Shizhen, was born as a scholar of science, and his ancestors were salt merchants for generations, and after he was an official for a period of time, he returned to his hometown and ran the ancestral family business.
Li Shizhen is very caring, often helping people in need, so that their children can study for free in the school, and is affectionately known as "Li Dashanren".
Li Shizhen, who was once beautiful, also had his own troubles, he did not leave too many heirs, and his only son was also weak and sick.
Li Shizhen had the idea of taking a concubine, and after being introduced by others, he met Wang Fengling, who was only 17 years old, and Wang Fengling was born in a scholarly family and was cultivated by her parents.
She grew into a woman who knew how to write, and with the passage of time, Wang Fengling reached the age of marriage, the fate of her parents, the words of the matchmaker, Wang Fengling married Li Shizhen, who was over the age of flower armor.
How could she not hate someone who was married to someone over half a hundred years old at the average age, but Wang Fengling understood that in today's world where men are superior to women, her resistance cannot play any role, and she can only resign herself to fate.
When Li Shizhen was 68 years old, Wang Fengling bore him a son, named Li Shutong, Li Shutong watched his mother bow down to the main mother because of her status as a concubine, bound by various rules, and Li Shutong could not call his mother a mother.
When Li Shutong was five years old, Li Shizhen died, and before leaving, he made a will and left all his family property to the eldest son.
Since then, Wang Fengling understands that there is no one to protect herself, she is more careful, she put her only hope on her son, hoping that when he grows up, he can earn a place for himself in the family, and the education of her son Li Shutong is very strict.
Li Shutong did not live up to Wang Fengling's hopes, at the age of 14, he became a local talent, wang Fengling, who lost her husband, was oppressed by the main mother all year round, making Wang Fengling's heart very depressed, in order to alleviate her symptoms, she became fascinated with opera, Wang Fengling often brought her son to the theater to listen to the play.
Later, Wang Fengling found that Li Shutong fell in love with Yang Cuixi, a famous singer who sang opera, and the Li family was a famous and prestigious family, and naturally would not accept a "drama", so Wang Fengling facilitated Li Shutong's brother to discuss letting Li Shutong marry his wife.
After hearing the news, Li Shutong was very dissatisfied, saying that he wanted to find his true love, and later, Li Shutong learned that Yang Cuixi had been redeemed by others, so he stopped his thoughts, obeyed the family's arrangement, and married the daughter of the tea merchant Yu.
When Li Shutong was 20 years old, he had his first child, Wang Fengling was very happy, watching her son getting better and better, watching her grandson's happy smile, knowing that she had finally survived.
Not long after, Li Shutong was implicated in supporting Liang Qichao's changes to the law, and he could only take his mother, his wife and children to Shanghai to temporarily seek asylum.
When she was in Shanghai, Wang Fengling thought that she had finally escaped the shackles of the Li family, and she was also very happy in Shanghai, and Li Shutong also married Jinlan with some like-minded friends, and was known as the "Five Friends of Tianya" by the world.
In 1901, Li Shutong returned to his hometown to visit his brother, on the way, Li Shutong's observations and hearings made him have a new understanding of his future, after returning from his hometown, Li Shutong no longer opposed his friends to chant poetry, chose to take the meritorious name, and finally, the emperor did not pay his heart, Li Shutong was admitted to Shanghai Nanyang Public School.
After he went to school, he wrote a manuscript under a pseudonym, and his talent was displayed in Shanghai, where everyone in Shanghai called him a talent.
Just when Li Shutong was most angry, one of his children left them shortly after birth, which made Wang Fengling feel devastated, believing that it was because she did not take good care of her grandson that she died, and she also fell ill.
In 1905, Wang Fengling finally died, and when Wang Fengling was dying, Li Shutong went out because of the incident and did not look at the last side of his mother before leaving, which was also Li Shutong's biggest regret.
After that, Li Shutong obeyed his mother's will and returned the coffin to his hometown of Tianjin, but the Li family did not allow Wang Fengling's coffin to enter from the main gate, Li Shutong was so sad that he forced his mother to enter from the main gate, and also broke the traditional etiquette system, abandoned the previous red tape, and sang a mourning song for his mother on the day of the funeral.
The death of his mother was a very big blow to Li Shutong, who grew up next to his mother since he was a child, and after he returned from studying abroad, he chose to become a monk and was called "Master Hongyi".
Wang Fengling's life is sad, until the moment of death, she has not been recognized by the Li family, and for her son Li Shutong, he has not yet achieved fame to repay his mother, and his mother has passed away, which is the regret of his life!
Wang Fengling's life is a microcosm of the people of that era, they may be talented, but in the end they ended up like this.