As the world's largest and most complete ancient architectural complex, the Forbidden City has also experienced a total of 24 emperors in the Ming Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty, and among them, Zhu Changluo, who is short as the Ming Guangzong, is only in the past month, and the Red Pill case has become a suspicious case. And the Chongzhen Emperor ended up with a national death, hanging himself from the coal mountain, and as the last emperor of the Qing Dynasty, Puyi, also let us see the struggle of the emperor.
Lady Concubine embroidery
And the Palace Museum's collection of this Shufei wen embroidery seal, in the Forbidden City's vast sea of 1.8 million cultural relics is only a humble existence, after all, who can rob the limelight of national treasures such as "Ping Fu Ti", "Qingming on the River Map" and other national treasures, but just like the existence of our general public, its existence also has its historical significance, and its owner, she is the only imperial concubine in Chinese history who dares to divorce the emperor.
And this is nothing less than a thunderbolt on a sunny day for the feudal ritual law that has lasted for thousands of years. What complements the golden seal is not the grace and magnificence of the Imperial Concubine Wenxiu, but the awakening of the female group after the new cultural movement of Lu Xun and Li Dazhao, and after Liu Bannong represented women with the word "she".
And what a historical moment this is for this golden seal!
Embroidery
Wen Xiu, as a yellow flag bearer born in the Three Banners of Manchuria, in the Qing Dynasty, she seemed to be synonymous with luxury, and as the daughter of the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, She was also able to receive a good social education, and began to read at the age of 8, and the Qing History Draft called her "Tianzi quite intelligent".
At this time, although the Qing Dynasty has long been declared dead, Puyi, as the last emperor, still maintains the regulations of the Qing Dynasty, and also lives in the Forbidden City according to the conditions of abdication and preferential care, and in 1921, when he turned 15, he will be "married". At this time, Wen Xiu, who was only 12 years old, was arranged to take pictures under the guidance of his fifth uncle. And it is this photo that changed her life, not beautiful she was photographed by Puyi, but in the choice of who is the empress, Duankang Princess chose Wanrong for Puyi, and this also laid the lead for her divorce.
She could only marry into the palace a day earlier to welcome the empress dowager. The gap above the status also makes Wenxiu often excluded, and she is good at being introverted, and she especially likes to read, so she accompanies books, and she can also pass the boring time after this seemingly glorious and rich, and Puyi has not been pampered, but also makes her heart full of loneliness.
And these can only be more intimidated with the progress of time. In 1924, Feng Yuxiang and Lu Zhonglin issued an expulsion order for Puyi, and Wen Xiu also moved to Tianjin with Empress Wanrong and Puyi.
Although Wen Xiu wants to change the relationship with Puyi, in the face of Puyi who wants to turn to the Japanese, in fact, their values have long been estranged, and this estrangement and the physical estrangement that has not been favored are one of the reasons why they finally choose to part ways.
It is precisely because of this that the two gradually become strangers. And with the companion of books, no one loved her, she also had a divorce storm called the "Knife Concubine Revolution" by the Tianjin newspaper. On August 23, 1931, Lady Wenxiu also formally filed a divorce request, which also dealt a blow to Puyi, who was still immersed in the hope of restoring the old system and immersed in fantasies. After 2 months of litigation, the parties also reached a divorce agreement.
Puyi
And such a seemingly outrageous behavior has also had a profound impact on Tianjin and even Chinese mainland. His reply to the newspaper letters between the clan brothers is also more sonorous and powerful, and it is also an example for the new national criminal law and women's freedom in the new era.
After she became a "free person", Shufei Wenxiu also left the Forbidden City, while Shufei Wenxiuyin remained in the Forbidden City, and she even funded the establishment of a school, and was more able to refuse coercion and inducement during the "July 7 Incident", which may be the way she hopes to live, and then she married Liu Zhendong. In 1953, Wen Xiu died. Throughout her life, although it is very short, it is also very miserable, and the combination with Puyi is like a brand, and it is accompanied by it, but she is more able to resolutely make a decision to divorce and make her own remarks, which is like a manifestation of women's progress.
Today's Shufei wen embroidery seal is also quietly displayed in the exhibition cabinet of the Palace Museum, as a descendant, we may not care too much about this golden seal that is not very eye-catching, but as a witness to history, it and the story behind it are worth our understanding and exploration.
References: "The Last Imperial Princess Embroidery" and so on?