preface
On October 3, 1926, the wedding of Lu Xiaoman and Xu Zhimo was held in Beijing. However, when the guests sat down and the newlyweds entered the scene, the witness Liang Qichao actually issued a "most poisonous" marriage statement:
I hope that from now on, you will not make mistakes again and again, and mistake yourself for others. Don't be selfish as a guideline for doing things. Do not take absurdity and pleasure as the purpose of life's pursuit.
These words do not seem to be congratulatory, but rather like reprimands. Lu Xiaoman's cheeks were red, and he almost dug a hole in the ground. Xu Zhimo whispered to Liang Qichao: Teacher, please don't say it again...
In fact, they knew very well that not only Liang Qichao, but also all the relatives and friends present could not sincerely bless them. Even the parents on both sides just sat there and forced a smile.
At this moment, although Lu Xiaoman's ex-husband Wang Geng did not appear, he sent a sky-high congratulatory gift.
It was something he had counted a few days in advance, and he had saved half his life.
Attached to the gift was a congratulatory note, on which Wang Geng personally wrote 7 words:
Bitter and sweet to know the taste.
He was telling Lu Xiaoman that marrying himself was bitter, marrying Xu Zhimo was sweet, and congratulating her on finally getting her wish. He was also telling Xu Zhimo that he had let go of his resentment and was willing to fulfill them.
In the era of the expansion of new ideas, the love affair between Xu Lu and Xu Lu was trumpeted by some people as romantic and charming, and Wang Geng, who did not understand the style, became Ma Wencai who beat the Mandarin duck in "Liang Zhu".
However, I don't know if Lu Xiaoman ever remembered this man who had built her up for a lifetime in the days of in-depth simplicity later. Did he feel sorry for personally killing the child that belonged to Wang Geng, so that he did not leave a son and a half daughter?
First, Lang Cai's female appearance is happy to tie the knot
Wang Geng is a standard rich and handsome man, or an elite in the military. In today's online novels, he is the double set of "overbearing president" and "high-ranking uncle".
In 1911, at the age of 16, Wang Geng was admitted to Tsinghua University. Later, because his achievements were too prominent and quite Chinese literati, he was sent to the United States to study at the school's public expense. In the following three years, he studied at the University of Michigan, Columbia University, Princeton University and other Ivy League universities.
In 1915, Wang Geng was invited to go again
United States Military Academy at West Point
Study. Three years later, he returned to China with the tenth place graduation result to serve in the Beiyang War Department.
In January 1919, the Versailles Conference was held in Paris, France. Wang Geng, who was only 24 years old, accompanied Lu Zhengxiang, Gu Weijun, Liang Qichao and others to the meeting as an accompanying military attaché, during which he was recognized as an apprentice by Liang Qichao.
At this time, Lu Xiaoman had just turned 16 years old and was studying at the Sacred Heart Academy in Beijing. Father Lu Ding loved this eldest daughter very much, and he carefully cultivated Landing Xiaoman in full accordance with the standards of "famous women". So much so that Lu Xiaoman was still a minor, he had already read poetry and books, and could speak english and French. Of course, he can also sing and dance, and he is proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting.
Her brilliance attracted the attention of diplomat Gu Weijun. In 1920, he hired Lu Xiaoman as a part-time diplomatic translator. In just a few months, Lu Xiaoman became famous in the social circles of Beiping with his stunning beauty, omnipotent talent, and social skills of Fengyuan. Come to think of it, Wang Geng should have witnessed Lu Xiaoman's appearance a long time ago.
Intentionally or unintentionally, Lu Ding happened to have Wang Geng as his son-in-law. He believed that the young man knew how to be angry and strong, and at a young age he was already with the rank of colonel. Gentle and elegant, it was fitting for him to take care of his spoiled daughter.
In October 1922, the 27-year-old Wang Geng married Lu Xiaoman, a 19-year-old miss of the Lu family, and the wedding was held at the Naval Gala. The Lu family invited many bridesmaids, Miss British as bridesmaids, and a large number of celebrities to congratulate them. The grand lineup and the grand scene caused a sensation in the whole of Beiping.
However, no matter how brilliant the wedding, it cannot guarantee the sweetness of the husband and wife.
Just a few months later, the ignorant Lu Xiaoman discovered that Wang Geng was not her crush.
Two
Lu Xiaoman was born into a famous and pampered family, and often lingered in vocal music venues. She also likes to chant poetry and paint, and has the uninhibited and romantic nature of a literati. Wang Geng, on the contrary, is pragmatic and enterprising, and just after his honeymoon, he threw himself into intensive work, vowing to break through the chaotic world.
In 1923, at the age of 28, Wang Geng spent a year promoting him to the rank of major general in the army.
Probably Wang Geng was also quite entangled. On the one hand, he wanted to make meritorious achievements in order to be worthy of his wife's honor; on the other hand, he did not have time to accompany Lu Xiaoman to play the "children's love" set. Even because he ran from place to place, Lu Xiaoman suffered some hardships.
Therefore, Wang Geng pampered Lu Xiaoman as much as possible and provided her with various conditions for being a young woman in literature and art.
When he heard that Xu Zhimo's drama "Chunxiang Noisy Learning" lacked female number one, Wang Geng strongly recommended Lu Xiaoman.
If time could be turned back, Wang Gengtie would not have made this intestinally regrettable decision.
Who is Xu Zhimo? Previously, he was not satisfied with his parents' arrangement to marry Zhang Youyi, and later fell in love with Lin Huiyin at first sight in Europe, and since then he has been inspired to write a lot of popular poems. In order to get the heart of the beauty, he ran to Germany in a hurry to force zhang Youyi, who was pregnant, to divorce.
However, Lin Huiyin was a sober-minded person, and he never broke the window paper with Xu Zhimo, and within a few years, he turned around and married Liang Sicheng.
Love did not annoy the talented man, and he once said to his father:
"I will visit my only soul mate in the midst of a sea of people; I am blessed to have it; no, I will die, and that will be it."
No, Xun Miao finally saw Lu Xiaoman on the stage, Xu Zhimo thought: It's her, yes!
After that, Xu Zhimo often went to the home of "master brother" Wang Geng to talk about poetry and songs. Wang Geng had that spare time, but she was happy that his wife had a like-minded person to accompany her. As soon as Xu Zhimo came, he said happily: You two go play, have fun.
Confused until 1925, Lu Xiaoman suddenly said to Wang Geng: "I want a divorce because I am in love with Xu Zhimo." These words were like thunderbolts on a sunny day, which startled Wang Geng's anger and rushed to the crown.
He never dreamed that he would be put on a green hat by his brothers, and he was the "matchmaker"! Who is the reason for this? What is even more infuriating is that Lu Xiaoman actually beat up her and Wang Geng's children in order to divorce, and since then he has also fallen ill.
After tossing and turning for several days, Wang Geng finally chose to let go. He later put it this way:
True love should aim at altruism, speaking only of selfless giving, not asking for it. If you love others, you will take the happiness of the other as your happiness. I love Lu Xiaoman, and since she thinks that she can find more happiness after leaving with me, why shouldn't I be happy? Why bother with this?
Based on this mentality, he personally wrote a 7-character congratulatory note on the day of Lu Xiaoman's remarriage and offered half of his life savings. The ex-husband is unique in doing this.
Three
Later stories are also clear to everyone that the marriage of Lu Xiaoman and Xu Zhimo is not happy, it belongs to love and kill each other. The main reasons are:
First, her father-in-law Xu Shenru never accepted her, and in his heart no one could be a better daughter-in-law than Zhang Youyi.
Second, when Lu Xiaoman had a miscarriage, he fell ill, and Xu Zhimo invited a famous doctor Weng Ruiwu to diagnose and treat him. Weng Ruiwu was a disciple of Ding Fengshan, the founder of the Zen Tuina school, and his one-handed Tuina stunt quickly made Lu Xiaoman inseparable from him and directly took him to live in the Xu family. The relationship between the two has also become unclear.
The third is that Weng Rui pulled Xiao Man into the vice of smoking opium, which is called relieving the pain. Since then, Lu Xiaoman has become more and more loose and lazy, squandering Xu Zhimo's money and wealth.
In order to provide for Lu Xiaoman, Xu Zhimo had to wear multiple duties. In the first half of 1931 alone, he traveled back and forth between Shanghai and Beijing eight times. At that time, he could earn millions of oceans a year, but he still could not meet the family expenses.
Of course, Xu Zhimo is not completely innocent. In November 1931, Xu Zhimo originally planned to fly in a Ford aircraft. However, he learned that the plane was delayed, and he was afraid that he would not be able to catch Lin Huiyin's lecture in Beiping, so he insisted on getting on the postal plane, and eventually crashed and died.
Unsuspecting relatives and friends all counted the accident on Lu Xiaoman's head, and had little contact with her since then. Lu Xiaoman was also deeply shocked, and since then he has changed his previous style, and after living with Weng Ruiwu, he has been deeply simplified, and has made many contributions to Chinese culture in his later years.
If there is anyone who cares about landing Xiao Man, only her ex-husband Wang Geng is left.
After Lu Xiaoman and Xu Zhimo got married, Wang Geng often went to accompany his former mother-in-law. In order to fish out a few words of Lu Xiaoman's recent situation in many gossip.
In 1932, during the Shanghai Defense War, Wang Geng, who was already a lieutenant general, heard the bad news of Xu Zhimo and tried to cross the front line to visit Lu Xiaoman. Unexpectedly, he was caught by the Japanese on the way, and he became a "spy" and caused a lot of trouble.
Although he was later released, the hat was not saved.
From then until 1940, Wang Geng was always in a state of snow hiding, and could only go to Germany and other places to walk around and kill time.
In 1942, Wang Geng was finally appointed as a member of the military delegation to the United States, but he suddenly died of illness while passing through Cairo, Egypt, and he never saw Lu Xiaoman again until his death. Nor was he able to marry another wife and give birth to a son and a half daughter.
epilogue
Although it is a pity that Xu Zhimo died young, Wang Geng's life is even more lamentable: when he was young, he was born as an official eunuch, and as a result, his family fell in the middle of the road; when he was angry and strong, he instinctively stepped on the clouds, and as a result, he lost his future because of a marriage; in middle age, he could have made a comeback, but he was taken away by a sudden illness.
Many people are sad and crazy about Lu Xiaoman and Xu Zhimo's love affair, but few people sigh for this ill-fated young talent. If time could be repeated, may he never meet Lu Xiaoman for the rest of his life.
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@ Chang'an Yizhi