Wanrong, whose full name was Guo Buluo Wanrong, was the original wife of the last emperor Puyi and the last empress in Chinese history. Wanrong's name is derived from "Roselle Endowment": Fei Ruo Is Amazing, Wan Ruo Travels Dragon. She looks gentle and gentle, and when she first married Puyi, she was deeply loved by Puyi.
Wanrong's father was a minister of internal affairs of the Qing Dynasty, and his family was well-off, but he was also loyal to the Qing Dynasty. He was very fond of Wanrong, and there were few women educated at that time, but Wanrong's father invited a famous teacher to enter the house for her, and even invited an American to teach her English for Wanrong. When Wanrong was 16 years old, Puyi wanted to choose the empress, but he originally did not look at Wanrong, but chose Wenxiu. It was just that the Duankang Emperor's concubine at that time strongly recommended Wanrong, and Puyi could not help her, so she had to choose Wanrong as empress.
Wen Xiu could only take a back seat and marry Puyi as a concubine. When Puyi and Wanrong got married, Puyi was already just a nominal emperor. At that time, although the Republic of China government retained Puyi's title of emperor, he could no longer interfere in government affairs and lived in the Forbidden City as a decoration. But even so, Wanrong's father still hoped to obtain the title of "National Governor". Eventually, Wanrong married Puyi and became his wife.
Wanrong and Puyi's relationship after marriage was once very good. Compared with Wanrong, the plain-looking Wenxiu has always been snubbed by Puyi, even if she was personally selected by Puyi. After Feng Yuxiang's coup d'état, Puyi was forced to leave the palace and went to Tianjin with Wen Xiu and WanRong. Wen Xiu was really unwilling to be a "third party" between Puyi and Wanrong, coupled with Puyi deliberately snubbing her, she finally chose to divorce, and even made Puyi's physical defects public. After divorcing Wen Xiu, Puyi was disgraced, and he blamed it on Wanrong's body.
Wanrong was depressed about this, became addicted to opium, and even secretly gave birth to a daughter with the guards. After Puyi threw her illegitimate daughter into the incinerator and burned her to death, Wanrong went completely mad. In the end, Wanrong died tragically in prison, and even the whereabouts of the bones were unknown. Puyi mentioned Wanrong in his memoirs in his later years, saying that Wanrong was different from Wenxiu. Wen Xiu loves freedom, but for Wanrong, some things are more important than freedom. This is also the reason why Wen Embroidery begins and ends well, and Wanrong dies bleakly.
After Wen Xiu filed for divorce from Puyi and successfully restored her freedom, Wanrong also had the opportunity to divorce Puyi. It's just that for Wanrong, the title of Empress Niangniang may be more attractive. Wanrong attaches great importance to her status as empress, which can be seen from her daily relationship with Wenxiu. She must be strong in everything, no matter what she does, she must be compared with Wen Xiu. Let her follow Wen Xiu's example and propose a divorce, WanRong's self-esteem will never allow it.
In addition, although Puyi was forced to leave the palace, he was rich, and Wanrong could still live a life of pampering and pampering by relying on Puyi. And Wanrong's mother's family has also gained a lot of benefits from Wanrong. Wanrong's father did not want her to divorce Puyi, and even in order to comfort her depressed daughter, he persuaded her to smoke opium, which eventually led to Wanrong becoming addicted to opium.
Her family does not support her, and Wanrong has nowhere to go even if she is divorced, which is also her saddest place. If Wanrong resolutely divorced Puyi, she would not end up like this. Just like Puyi once said, Wanrong had a chance to live, but she gave up on her own initiative.