It is definitely a pity that a lover has not finally become a family member after going through twists and turns.
Mei Lanfang and Meng Xiaodong in the Republic of China period were both celebrities in the theater industry, and the two were like-minded and truly in love, but in the end, the two failed to go to the end. Not only that, the divorce lawsuit between the two was boiling over, and finally it was Du Yuesheng, the big man of the Green Gang, who came forward to mediate. From blind love to mutual hatred, Meng Xiaodong and Mei Lanfang are also exhausted, so why is Meng Xiaodong unable to combine with Mei Lanfang and successfully enter the door of the Mei family?
If you understand this woman, you will understand that Meng Xiaodong wants to marry into the Mei family, it is impossible.
This woman is Mei Lanfang's second wife, Fu Zhifang, and this woman is not simple. When she married Mei Lanfang, Mei Lanfang already had an original wife, Wang Minghua. According to the reason, Fu Zhifang should be a concubine when she enters the door, but Fu Zhifang's status of marrying Mei Lanfang is the same as That of Wang Minghua, and she is Mei Lanfang's wife. Traditionally, a man had only one wife, and the rest of the women could only be concubines. But Mei Lanfang was once passed on to his great uncle in his childhood, that is to say, he was the son of two families, according to the words of the time."
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In this case, it is possible to marry two formal wives, which is considered to be a flat wife.
Fu Zhifang came from a declining Manchurian aristocratic family and grew up with her mother in a large courtyard. Fu Zhifang, who was born in this way, has developed an independent, tenacious and strong personality since childhood. There were many singers in the courtyard where she lived, and Fu Zhifang also began to learn to sing opera for a living, becoming a Qingyi, and under the teaching of the Peking Opera master Wu Lingxian, Fu Zhifang soon gained some fame in Beijing. It is also because of singing, Fu Zhifang met Mei Lanfang.
At this time, Mei Lanfang was already a person with a family, and her original wife Wang Minghua married him early and gave birth to two children for him. Unfortunately, the two children died one after another, but Wang Minghua had already undergone sterilization. That is to say, the reason why Mei Lanfang wants to marry another woman is to continue the incense for herself. So Mei Lanfang wanted to marry Fu Zhifang, but Fu Zhifang's mother was firmly opposed, and she did not want her daughter to make Mei Lanfang a concubine. She knew that Mei Lanfang had the identity of a concubine, so she made a request, if Mei Lanfang wanted to marry Fu Zhifang, she must sit on an equal footing with Wang Minghua and become Mei Lanfang's wife.
In this way, Fu Zhifang married Mei Lanfang, facing the grand lady Wang Minghua, Fu Zhifang was very respectful, the two ladies got along very well, Fu Zhifang even abandoned her career for Mei Lanfang, and took special care of Mei Lanfang's life and living. Even after she gave birth to her first child, she resolutely hugged and raised the eldest lady Wang Minghua, and such a woman who dared to sacrifice was indeed extraordinary.
Mei Lanfang had the attentive care of Wang Minghua and Fu Zhifang, and later met Meng Xiaodong, both of whom were famous actors in Peking Opera, one singing LaoSheng and the other singing Danjiao, which can be described as Qinse and Ming, which are quite a good match. Meng Xiaodong also gave Mei Lanfang great comfort in spirit, so he thought of marrying Meng Xiaodong back.
But unfortunately, the powerful Fu Zhifang would not allow her husband to marry a third woman, and at this time she formed an alliance with Wang Minghua to prevent Meng Xiaodong from entering the door of the Mei family. Therefore, Mei Lanfang could only arrange Meng Xiaodong to live outside. When Mei Lanfang's mother died, it was reasonable to say that Meng Xiaodong should go to mourn filial piety, but he did not expect that Meng Xiaodong came to Mei's house and was driven out by Fu Zhifang. The reason she gave was simple, that is, the Mei family did not recognize Meng Xiaodong's identity at all, and she was not qualified to hang filial piety. This incident stimulated Meng Xiaodong greatly, and also made Meng Xiaodong make up her mind to break up with Mei Lanfang.
In the face of the Japanese threats and temptations, she never gave in and never let her husband do anything against her heart. In order to make Mei Lanfang soft, the Japanese once put him under house arrest and released various news that Mei Lanfang had defected to the Japanese. But Fu Zhifang has always believed in her husband and will not be a traitor. The family lacked a top beam and pillar, and Fu Zhifang made the top beam and pillar herself, took care of the family, and lived through the most difficult period.
After Mei Lanfang's death, Fu Zhifang actually let him be buried with the grand lady Wang Minghua, a woman who was strong and generous, but she could not tolerate Meng Xiaodong, who was very close to Mei Lanfang in spirit. But I have to say that Meng Xiaodong is inferior to Fu Zhifang in many ways, imagine, in such a difficult years, can Meng Xiaodong accompany Mei Lanfang to the end? I'm afraid it's very difficult, in this battle, maybe even Meng Xiaodong will feel that he lost willingly.
Resources
: The Biography of Meng Xiaodong" and "The Biography of Mei Lanfang".