In 1947, a Kuomintang major married a printing house woman to work as his wife. The major's name was Liu Zhendong. After the two people got married, Liu Zhendong found that the female worker in the printing factory was very unusual. First of all, her temperament is unconventional, although her clothes are simple, but her temperament is completely different from that of ordinary female workers. Secondly, she actually speaks English and is endowed with poetry and song. In that era, the quality of the wife was by no means cultivated by small families.
Embroidery
Liu Zhendong knocked on the side and asked about his wife's origin and experience, but his wife repeatedly looked at him. Liu Zhendong has since stopped asking questions. Until six years after marriage, suddenly one day, his wife told him a shocking secret: "I am the last imperial concubine Wenxiu." ”
Why did the last Imperial Concubine Wenxiu become a female worker in a printing house? Why did she hide from her husband for six years? It's all about finding answers from her legendary experiences.
The full name of the embroidery is Erdet. Wen Xiu is a Mongolian, and her family belongs to the yellow flag of the Three Banners. There is a customary practice of Manchu-Mongolian marriage. Wen Xiu was taught and raised as an imperial concubine since he was a child, and he was involved in piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, and new education.
Although the reputation of wenxiu's family sounded loud, with the demise of the Manchu Qing, their family only had an empty shelf, and there was little money and power left. After the death of Wen Xiu's father, Wen Xiu's mother and daughter moved to live in the hutong, and there was no longer the glory of the past.
The Manchu Qing government no longer existed, but the Beiyang warlords kept Puyi and others to live in the Forbidden City. Puyi reached the age of 16, continuing the tradition of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and it was time to choose the imperial concubine. Puyi was not concerned about this matter, and he did not know why he was still obsessed with such a thing as choosing a concubine. However, he still respected the custom and chose Wen Xiu as the imperial concubine.
Wen Xiu and Puyi were only 14 years old on the day of their marriage, and on the night of the big wedding, the two people slept in separate beds. Wen Xiu did not understand what Puyi meant by this move, and Puyi did not explain.
After the death of the Manchu Qing, Puyi was depressed, and as the last emperor, his mind was deeper than that of ordinary people. He was full of only the idea of restoration, and had no feeling for marriage, which made him feel graceful and embroidered. Compared with Wen embroidery, Wen Embroidery is more intelligent and knowledgeable.
Wanrong, as the last empress, entered the Forbidden City before Wenxiu, and was originally a lively and bright girl, but unfortunately Wanrong and Puyi were not happy after marriage.
Puyi
There are rumors that Puyi was hollowed out by the palace maid in the early years. There are also rumors that Puyi, as the last emperor, had a great psychological burden, and he had no interest in the affairs of men and women, and only had the idea of restoring the rule of the Manchu Qing.
Perhaps because of this, Puyi would later get mixed up with the Japanese and go to the three eastern provinces to establish a "puppet Manchukuo".
Puyi was in a hurry, originally did not want to bring Wanrong, nor did he want to bring Wen embroidery. However, she thought that as the last empress, she was abandoned like this, which was too faceless. Therefore, Negative Qi chased Puyi to the three eastern provinces.
Wan Rong and Pu Yi were equivalent to being put under house arrest by the Japanese, and their lives were humiliating and difficult. Wen Xiu, thanks to his desire to open, left Puyi one step earlier, and there was no follow-up in Wanrong's footsteps.
Why did Wen Xiu leave Puyi?
Wen Xiu felt incredible when she learned that Puyi was going to join the Japanese in restoring the "pseudo-Manchukuo" in the three eastern provinces, and she advised Puyi not to do so. Although Wen Xiu is young, she knows the calculations of the Japanese, and she tells Puyi that if she cooperates with the Japanese, it will only be a bamboo basket to hit the water, and may also attract wolves into the house to the detriment of the country.
Puyi did not approve of Wen Xiu's words, and reprimanded her for being a female streamer with long hair and short knowledge. Puyi's attitude towards Wenxiu became more and more cold, and Wenxiu couldn't bear it.
Puyi and Wenxiu's relationship is quite bad, and the two people began to be cold after marriage. WanRong is a little girl with a temper, likes to be sour and jealous, and always gasps with Wen Xiu. Wen Xiu felt that this day was really boring. Her husband was not good to her, and Wanrong was in cahoots with her. The servants around Puyi saw that Wen Xiu was not favored, and always neglected Wen Xiu, giving Wen Xiu a look at his face and making a trip.
Wen Xiu is not a rebellious woman, and her patience is limited. Wen Xiu and Puyi will also lose their temper, but Puyi has always been unreasonable. Because Puyi's heart is not on Wanrong and Wenxiu. After Puyi moved out of the Forbidden City, only because Wen Xiu did not support his plan, he became more and more indifferent to Wen Xiu and became a day and Wan Rong Qingqing and me.
Puyi and Wanrong lived on the second floor and left Wenxiu alone in the downstairs room. Wen Xiu often heard the words and voices of Puyi and Wanrong laughing. After years of patience, Wen Xiu exploded. Before Puyi had time to leave for the northeast, Wen Xiu filed for divorce.
Puyi and the Manchu Qing widows were extremely shocked by Wen Xiu's divorce, and they had the impression that no concubine dared to propose divorce to the emperor, which was equivalent to challenging their authority. Wen Xiu, an older brother of the same clan, could not accept it, and publicly published a newspaper reprimanding Wen Xiu:
Huixin Second Sister Jian: It is shocking that Wen Ru will ask for divorce from Emperor Xun. Are these events what I can do in the old people' homes? My family has been blessed by the Qing Dynasty for more than two hundred years, and my ancestors have been four generations of officials to Yipin. Moreover, Emperor Manyunxun did not abuse Ru, that is, if he was indeed ill-treated, he should endure death in Ru to repay the favor of the qing room. Now out of this, my sister and my sister, Ru shi is very confused, ridiculous!
The open letter is full of feudal flavor. Wen Xiu returned an open letter with fierce and bold words:
First, Wen Xiu told the clan brother that the two of them were not born of a father and a mother, nor had they ever interacted. What does that mean? The implication is that you are not qualified to lecture me and discipline my private affairs.
The second article reprimanded the clan brother for blatantly slandering her, unreasonable and illegal, and exhorted the clan brother to respect the ancestral teachings and abide by the law.
Third, Wen Xiu pointed out that it is now the Republic of China and not the Qing Dynasty, and it is necessary to follow the laws of the Republic of China. The law of the Republic of China states that regardless of the racial class of men and women, everyone is equal in legal status. Therefore, it is reasonable and legal to file for divorce.
Fourth, Wen Xiu said very cryptically that she and Puyi had always been separated, and the married life of the two people was not harmonious.
Fifth, Wen Xiujing accused this clan brother of openly guiding her in the press to endure Puyi's harsh treatment even if she was harshly treated to death, which was illegal, touching the laws of the Republic of China, and if the procurator saw this open letter, he might be arrested and imprisoned for punishment.
The embroidery looks weak, but the writing is as sharp as a blade. Her reply has attracted the attention of many parties.
Puyi and Wenxiu's divorce became the headline of public opinion, and the two sides finally reached an agreement after two months of consultation. In the peaceful divorce, Puyi gave Wenxiu 50,000 silver yuan in compensation, but demanded that Wenxiu could not marry again in this life, and the two sides could not do anything that damaged each other's reputation.
Wen embroidery remarriage
Saying that he could not get married again in this life, why did Wenxiu not keep his promise?
After the peaceful divorce, Wen Xiu bought a private house to live in and hired 4 servants. She lived a lavish life, idle to read and read newspapers. The requirements for servants are very strict, changing clothes to wash hands three times, the water temperature should be higher than once, if the servants do not do it well, Wen Xiu will curse people.
The profligate Wen Xiu had no concept of silver money, and as she spent it, she found that there was very little money left. At present, most of her relatives are gone, and she has no place to run. So she taught for a living, and she went to the private Sicun Primary and Secondary School to teach painting and Chinese language.
This time made Wenxiu very happy, she liked the students, and the students liked her. However, soon after, someone discovered the true identity of Wen Xiu, and many people, including journalists, blocked the school gate just to see the style of the last imperial concubine.
Wen Xiu couldn't stand such a noisy life and asked the school to resign. Wen Xiu's stable life has been disturbed since then. Many good people inquired about her whereabouts, ran to her residence to harass her, and some boys came to her door to propose. Wen Xiu was overwhelmed and changed to a residence.
There is no new means of livelihood, and Wenxiu can only eat the old book. When the money ran out, he had to sell his jewelry. Rao was so unable to sustain himself. Wen Xiu had no choice but to resign from his servant and sell the house.
Wen Xiu did not sell all the houses, but also left a small room for himself. Staying at home and engaging in flower picking to make money, unfortunately, I didn't make much money and couldn't support myself. So I went to my cousin.
My cousin's family is not rich either, and it has not fallen. At his cousin's house, Wen Embroidery learned the work of pasting cartons, picking ashes and masons.
Wen Xiu also went to the street to sell cigarettes in pasted paper boxes, but was found by the reporter, blocked her, and wanted to take a picture of the decline of the last imperial princess.
After this, Wen Xiu did not dare to show his face. She was really scared. So the trustee helped introduce other jobs, and a well-meaning person introduced her to the printing house as a proofreader.
After working as a printing mill woman for a few years, one day an acquaintance came running up to her to introduce her to her. Wen Xiu hesitated, she still remembered the agreement to never marry again when she divorced Puyi. A few years ago, someone came to the door to propose marriage, and she refused to remember this agreement.
But now, Wen Xiu hesitated. Over the years, she has experienced the hardships of survival and the warmth of human feelings. If she can't be single all the time in the long run, it's a good decision to find someone to live with.
The matchmaker told her that the other party was a Kuomintang major named Liu Zhendong, who had not yet been married in his forties. It's a good one to get along with, and it can't be missed. The conditions are good, and the embroidery feels ok. But she had a failed marriage experience before, which left a psychological shadow on her. She did not immediately agree, but said: "Let's get along first, do you think it is feasible?" ”
In this way, Wen Xiu and Liu Zhendong came and went for five months. Liu Zhendong is a native of Henan, although he is not good at words and does not understand rhetoric, but he is honest and honest. Very patient and caring for embroidery. Wen Xiu recognized him as a trustworthy person.
The wedding of Liu Zhendong and Wen Xiu was very grand, and the guests were invited to the most famous Dongxing Building, with great luxury, and ten tables of shark fin soup mats were placed, and the rest was not counted. After marriage, Liu Zhendong took his savings for many years to Wenxiu and let Wenxiu keep and use it.
This was after the War of Resistance Against Japan, and they lived a peaceful life for two years. In two years, Wen Xiu and Liu Zhendong opened a small flatbed car business and made a lot of money. Wen Xiu then stopped working as a female worker in the printing factory, but returned to the family and became a good wife and mother.
Liu Zhendong gradually discovered that his wife Wenxiu did not look like an ordinary person. They had servants in their homes, and the housework did not need to be handled by embroidery. Wen Xiu was idle reading and painting, and also read English books. They go to listen to the play, go to the restaurant, and the embroidery can not only sing the opera, but also can appreciate with him, and many opinions are not something that a woman from an ordinary family can say.
Liu Zhendong tentatively asked Wen Xiu, "Who are your parents?" Wen Xiu smiled and replied, "My name is Fu Yufang, and my parents have been teachers." "The rest, the embroidery is not to say anything. Liu Zhendong actually didn't believe wen xiu's words, but he was a rough man and didn't care much about these unimportant things.
Two years later, the shop they were running went out of business. Liu Zhendong and Wen Xiu were two people dependent on each other, and the composure and calmness that Wen Xiu showed at this time made Liu Zhendong admire. Wen Xiu said to him, "Whether it is war or bankruptcy, I will be with you." ”
Liu Zhendong, a rough man, was very touched when he heard this, and he hugged Wen Xiu tightly and expressed his emotions with a hug. The two of them did not tell Liu Zhendong until six years after their marriage that she was actually the last imperial concubine Wenxiu.
Liu Zhendong was surprised, thinking left and right, Wen Xiu did not look like he was lying. The way people and demeanor of literary embroidery are not what ordinary people can have. Liu Zhendong didn't say anything, only told Wen Xiu that the two of them should live a good life.
After liberation, Liu Zhendong found a new job and worked in the cleaning team. Wen Xiu does housework at home, and Liu Zhendong makes money outside. The personalities of the two of them are very well matched, they have experienced ups and downs, and they have squandered luxuries, but they have finally returned to blandness.
Despite their poor financial conditions, the two were satisfied. It's just that Wen Xiu's health is not good, and he will get sick every three to five. In September 1953, Wen Xiu suffered a sudden myocardial infarction and never woke up again.
Liu Zhendong arranged the aftermath of Wen Xiu, and he was miserable and miserable. Later, someone asked Liu Zhendong if he knew that his wife was the last imperial concubine Wen xiu, and he replied "I know." Asked about the feelings of the two people, he said: "I have no regrets in this life. ”