In 1916, 15-year-old Zhang Xueliang and 18-year-old Yu Fengzhi held a grand wedding. On the year of their marriage, their eldest daughter Zhang Luying was born. Later, three sons were also born. Zhang Xueliang used the Book of Poetry Erya: "The beauties of the East are the witch doctors Xun, Yue, and Qi Yan" to name his three sons Lu Xun, Lu Jue and Lu Qi.
When their children were very young, Zhang Xueliang sent them to the famous painting company in Shenyang to learn painting. He studied under Chen Shizeng, Qi Baishi, Huang Binhong, Zhang Daqian and other famous painters. The masters of the painting world have given a very high evaluation to these children in the Zhang family: "Calm and studious, intelligent and rapid progress, learning Chinese painting for four or five years, or the pen is strong or dashing and naïve or solemn and elegant..."
In 1933, Zhang Xueliang took his family to Europe to investigate, and Lu Ying, Lu Xun and Lu Yue also went with him, and later stayed in Italy to study. Because Italy recognized the puppet state of Manchukuo, Zhang Xueliang left in anger, and his children moved to Britain.
In 1934, Zhang Xueliang returned to China and began to "suppress the Communists" on the orders of Chiang Kai-shek, until he was detained by Chiang Kai-shek after the Xi'an Incident was launched in 1936.
In 1934, when Zhang Luying and Zhang Xueliang were separated in Europe, they were just a little girl. After that, Yu Fengzhi managed to send his three children to New York, USA, through friends. Although Zhang Xueliang lost power, there are still many people who want to be his relatives, such as Song Ziwen, who tried his best to match Zhang Xueliang to marry his daughter to Kong Lingkan, the son of Kong Xiangxi. Zhang Luying and Kong Lingkan are the same age, both have a foreign background, and the family background is very similar, quite a door-to-door pair.
Yu Fengzhi and Song Yiling are sisters, and Zhang Xueliang's relationship with Song Ziwen and Song Meiling is also extraordinary, and this marriage can be described as a great joy for everyone. As a result, parents on both sides agreed. However, Zhang Luying did not agree.
As the eldest son of Kong Xiangxi and Song Qiling, Kong Lingkan was greatly pampered from an early age, forming a solipsistic and flying personality. During his college years, he took it upon himself to replace all the old furniture in the dormitory, spent a lot of money to buy swivel chairs, sofas, box-spring beds, carpets, murals, etc., and also equipped with a record player and radio, turning the dormitory into a hotel suite.
And Yu Fengzhi is gentle and tolerant, dignified and virtuous, and handles things in a gentle and peaceful manner. Under the education of her mother, Zhang Luying is naturally meek and virtuous, humble and respectful. This is the complete opposite of Kong Lingkan's personality. In addition, this form of marriage with political components also made Zhang Luying very disgusted. Seeing that her father, Zhang Xueliang, was deeply affected by the political power center, she naturally did not want to repeat the same mistakes. Her concept of marriage is: do not marry the rich, if you want to marry, you will marry the cloth.
During his study in the UK, Zhang Luying met Tao Pengfei, the first graduate of Northeastern University. When Tao Pengfei was studying at Northeastern University, he listened to the speech of President Zhang Xueliang more than once, and he was deeply impressed by the president's patriotic enthusiasm and sincerity, and he sincerely admired this patriotic general.
Zhang Luying and Tao Pengfei had a long-term relationship and married in 1941. After marriage, the two had a happy relationship and settled in the United States.