On August 23, 1931, Wen Xiu formally filed for divorce with Puyi. This news immediately became the most popular news at the time, why do you say so?
(Old photograph of wen embroidery)
This has to start with the abdication of the Qing emperor.
After the outbreak of the Wuchang Uprising, in order to peacefully enter the Republic of China period, the revolutionary army promised that as long as Puyi abdicated, he would not only be responsible for 4 million yuan of living expenses every year, but also retain his name.
In this way, it seems that the end of Puyi, who was the last emperor, was not as tragic as that of the kings of the fallen countries in previous dynasties.
Since the identity of the emperor is still retained, after becoming an adult, it is natural to choose an empress according to the rules of the Manchu Qing Dynasty after many years of election.
Don't look at Puyi's abdication, but the skinny camel is bigger than Ma, even if The Great President Yuan Shikai sees him, he still does not forget the old customs and wants to give him a big gift. Those warlords and politicians, naturally, can not underestimate his identity. After all, the warlords were in chaos at that time, and it was the time when the city head changed the banner of the great king, who knows if the emperor will sit on the dragon chair again!
Therefore, when Puyi was elected, everyone tried their best to hope that their daughter could marry him. Not to say whether he can restore the title of emperor, just think about if his daughter can be an empress, it is a very prominent thing, it is said that even Yuan Shikai also entrusted the relationship, sent the photo of his daughter Yuan Jingxue to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, hoping that there would be an empress in the family, shining on the lintel.
However, although the Aisin Kyora family is broken, it is still arrogant. Besides, since the old ancestors, the empress has always been selected from the Manchurian Eight Banners nobles or the Mongolian nobles. Therefore, even if the country is destroyed, this rule cannot be broken.
Speaking of which, this is also providence.
According to Puyi's description in "The First Half of My Life", he looked at those photos at that time and felt that they were all the same, and he could not see who was more beautiful than whom. So he picked a cheongsam with a good color and drew a circle with a pencil.
(Puyi old photo)
The girl who was circled was Wen Xiu.
It is said that Wen Xiu should be made empress. However, at that time, Puyi's closest concubine Jin chose a photo of Wanrong, indicating that Wanrong was more suitable for being an empress. Puyi listened to her words and drew a circle on Wanrong's photo.
At this point, Wen Xiu could only retreat to the second place and was named a concubine.
As a result, after Wen Xiu and Wan Rong entered the palace, the two could not be compared with each other regardless of posture, talent or temperament, and Puyi inevitably preferred a slender body and a beautiful appearance. The attitude towards literary embroidery is slightly distant.
Not only that, Wanrong also held the identity of the empress and Puyi's favor, and had a lot of suppression of Wen embroidery, often saying in front of Puyi that Wen embroidery was not, resulting in Puyi's increasing dislike of Wen embroidery.
Although Wen Xiu's comprehensive strength is not as good as Wanrong's, she is not stupid, and in order to live in peace, she is quite reclusive. Every day, in addition to greeting Princess Taifei and Puyi and others, most of the time she stayed in changchun palace to teach the palace ladies to read.
However, this life did not last long, in 1924, under the persecution of Feng Yuxiang, Puyi left the Forbidden City with Wanrong and Wenxiu.
At that time, Wen Xiu was still full of old thoughts, and even carried a pair of scissors, thinking that in case of any accident, she would be martyred for the Manchu Qing. It can be seen that she was still extremely loyal to Puyi at that time.
The contradiction between her and Puyi began when she went to live in Tianjin.
After Puyi was expelled from the Forbidden City, the Japanese thought that there was an opportunity to take advantage of it, so under the matchmaking of the traitor Zheng Xiaoxu, they had close contact with Puyi and arranged for him to live in a small white western-style building in the Japanese concession of Tianjin.
(Old photo)
Wen Xiu knew that the Japanese were uneasy and kind, and often advised Puyi not to interact with the Japanese, so Puyi was even more indifferent to her. So that she was left alone on the first floor to live, while Puyi and Wanrong lived on the second floor together, going out to socialize and the like, Puyi always took Wanrong with her.
Those people under the eyes of the people are quite powerful, seeing that Wen Xiu is not favored, they also deliberately neglect her, often what she wants, always delayed no one to take it.
This kind of cold reception made Wen Xiu gradually lose hope in life, so that he often lost sleep and his face was haggard.
What made Wen Xiu suddenly cheerful was her cousin Niece Yufen.
At that time, Wen Xiu's mood was very low. Even during the New Year's Festival, he took scissors and self-harmed.
As a result, after Puyi learned about it, he not only did not ask, but also asked people to leave it alone.
This cold attitude made Wen Xiu depressed.
At this moment, Yufen came to Tianjin to see her. After hearing about her experience, I felt great sympathy for her.
Yu Fen is a person who has been influenced by new ideas, she advised Wen Xiu to divorce, and told Wen Xiu that now it is the Republic of China, talking about equality between men and women, and then the emperor has long been gone, Puyi and everyone's identity is the same, since the same, everyone is equal before the law, you can divorce him by filing a lawsuit with the court.
Yu Fen's words gave Wen Xiu hope for life, and she escaped from Zhang Yuan with the help of Yu Fen and her sister Wen Shan.
(Wan Rong and PuYi)
Subsequently, on the grounds of "not being able to stand the snub and not being free", he formally filed for divorce with Puyi through a lawyer.
Wen Xiu's move not only shocked Puyi greatly, but even the Manchu Qing elders felt that they were rebellious and simply lost the face of the Qing Dynasty. Some newspapers have also published news of Wenxiu's divorce. In this way, the divorce between Wen Xiu and Puyi is well known to the world, making Puyi's face very ugly.
For a time, the Manchu Qing elders denounced Wen Xiu and attacked them vigorously. Wen Xiu's psychological burden is so heavy that she cannot say that she and Puyi have been married for many years, but they have always been an old maid. At the same time, she also said with tears that she was usually abused and that divorce was forced, just to enjoy human rights.
As soon as these words came out, there was another uproar.
Puyi did not expect that his secret disease was actually made public by Wen Xiu in this way, and he was embarrassed for a while.
The Manchu Qing elders also felt that this was too humiliating, so they also actively participated. On the one hand, she vigorously attacked Wenxiu on the moral level, and on the other hand, she tried to persuade Wenxiu, hoping that she could withdraw the divorce lawsuit.
Wen Xiu is not a very determined person, she still has some attachment to Puyi, so she proposed that if she and Wanrong are separated, Puyi must live with her at least twice a month, and allocate 500,000 yuan for living expenses.
Living with Wen Xiu twice a month, Puyi did not have an opinion, but Wanrong did not agree.
500,000 living expenses, Puyi is resolutely disagreeable. Therefore, after repeated consultations between the lawyers of the two sides, it was finally reduced to 150,000, but Puyi still did not do it.
(Wen Embroidery and Grace)
In the end, zheng Laoxu still thought of a way to let Puyi give Wenxiu 50,000 living expenses, but he could only eat interest and could not mention the book, and also had to agree to Wenxiu, one is not allowed to remarry; the second is that he can only live in the marriage family; and the third is that he cannot do things that damage the royal reputation.
Wen Xiu agreed to this method, but she demanded that a one-time payment of 100,000 yuan must be paid.
As a result, Puyi rebuffed it.
Two months have passed in the blink of an eye, and Wen Xiu's lawyer feels that it is not a way to drag on like this any longer. So he asked Wenxiu's consent to submit a request for divorce mediation to the Tianjin court.
At this time, Puyi also wanted to end this divorce lawsuit quickly. After all, he was busy with the Japanese on the "Restoration." He didn't have time to deal with the divorce, and he felt that it had made him lose face.
Therefore, under the mediation of the court, Wenxiu agreed to abide by the conditions such as not remarrying after divorce, and Puyi finally agreed to pay a one-time living expense of 55,000 yuan. After the two parties negotiated properly, they signed the Divorce Agreement in court.
Subsequently, Puyi, who had been divorced, published the "Holy Oracle" in the newspaper, only to see that the Sacred Oracle read: "The Imperial Concubine Wen embroidery has left the garden without permission, which is obviously contrary to the ancestral system, and the original title should be removed and abolished as a commoner." ”
When everyone saw this "holy oracle" issued by Puyi, they couldn't help but laugh.
Only Puyi believes that such an operation can prove that it is not Wenxiu who abandoned him, but that he deposed Wenxiu. In this way, who can laugh at him behind his back?
(Reference: "The First Half of My Life")