The fate of the last emperor in the history of the world is undoubtedly very tragic, but compared with those emperors who were martyred, the late Qing Emperor Puyi is very lucky, he not only has the opportunity to choose restoration, but also in 61 years of life, he has been able to marry 5 women and get a happy life.
Empress Wanrong, Shufei Wenxiu, Mingxian Noble Concubine Tan Yuling, Fugui Li Yuqin, and citizen Li Shuxian, if you ask who he loves the most among these wives, I am afraid it will be Tan Yuling. WanRong and Wenxiu are probably puyi's most hated, Li Yuqin is just his punching bag and puppet, and Li Shuxian is his wife who needs to be taken care of after the labor camp, and his life is cringing.
Among these marriages, The most special of Puyi's affection is Tan Yuling. In 1937, Tan Yuling was only 17 years old when she married Puyi, and was born in the Eight Banners of the Manchu People, originally from the Tara clan, and changed the Tan surname with the family after the fall of the Qing Dynasty. At this time, Tan Yuling did not know that welcoming her was doomed to a very tragic fate.
At that time, Wen Xiu had already divorced Puyi, and Empress Wanrong had also been beaten into the cold palace, which was equivalent to Puyi's absence of women. Originally, he was not keen on marrying relatives, but the Japanese saw stitches and needles, and in order to better control Puyi, they wanted Puyi to marry a Japanese woman.
But at this point, Puyi had to marry a Woman of the Eight Flags most according to the ancestral system, and Tan Yuling was thus stuffed as a sacrifice and decoration. But Tan Yuling looks beautiful and watery, and her personality is as docile and considerate as a traditional woman, no matter what Puyi says or does, she will suffer, so she quickly captured Puyi's heart.
Puyi is extremely fond of Tan Yuling, often taking photos with her in his spare time, and the two are extremely affectionate together. It was also Tan Yuling that made Puyi want to get out of the control of the Japanese army and live a free life together. But it was precisely because of Puyi's favor that Tan Yuling was killed.
At that time, the Japanese army saw this scene and hated it with itchy teeth, on the one hand, Puyi and Tan Yuling had a good relationship, and it was difficult for the Japanese army to stir up dissension from it; on the other hand, the Japanese army's plan to further control Puyi through marriage would always drag on. Therefore, Tan Yuling had only one way to go--death.
In 1942, Tan Yuling, who was originally in good health, suddenly suffered from cystitis, and her physical condition plummeted, and Puyi also accompanied her to take care of her. Soon, Tan Yuling was infected with wind chills, and the doctor only said that it was a small cold, and there was no major problem, and Puyi was relieved.
However, on the evening of August 13 of that year, Puyi's "royal hanging" Yoshioka Yasunao invited a doctor in Japan and asked for treatment for Tan Yuling. Unexpectedly, Tan Yuling died suddenly the day after receiving treatment, at the age of 22. Puyi was full of grief and indignation, crying bitterly, thinking that it was a ghost directly engaged by Yoshioka Yasushi who was always monitoring his every word and deed.
After the death of Tan Yuling, a "noble person", Puyi posthumously honored her as an imperial concubine, gave her the courtesy name Mingxian, and held a solemn funeral according to the regulations of the imperial concubine. Tan Yuling also became the last concubine in Chinese history to have a courtesy name, and the last concubine to hold a funeral according to the standard ceremonial system.
In 1945, the Japanese army surrendered, and Puyi also had time to escape. But at the end, he folded back, carefully wrapped the nails that Tan Yuling had left for him, and stored them close to his body along with Tan Yuling's photos. From then on, Puyi will take Tan Yuling's photo no matter where he is, no matter when and where.
Although there is no evidence of Tan Yuling's murder, Puyi, for her sake, stood up in a military court in 1946 to identify the crimes committed by Yoshioka Yasunori and angrily said that his wife was killed by Yoshioka Annaga. The so-called wife here refers to Tan Yuling, not Wanrong and Li Yuqin, who still have the name of husband and wife with him and are still alive.
In 1962, Puyi, who regained his freedom and became a citizen, married Li Shuxian again, and the two lived a seemingly harmonious husband and wife life. Puyi often held Tan Yuling's photo after marriage, silently in a daze, which often made Li Shuxian crazy and repeatedly filed for divorce.
In order not to divorce, Puyi even knelt down, saying that he was willing to listen to Li Shuxian, but only Tan Yuling's photo was his bottom line. Later, in his autobiography "The First Half of My Life", Puyi also angrily wrote that he suspected that Yoshioka Yasuno was the murderer of his wife Tan Yuling.
In 1967, Puyi died of illness in a hospital in Beijing, and even before his death, his photo of Tan Yuling was still close to his body, and finally he closed his eyes with her photo. Perhaps at this time, the late Qing Emperor, who had a rough life, went to pursue his true love.