Meng Xiaodong was a famous Actress of Peking Opera in the Republic of China period, with the title of "Winter Emperor of Peking Opera", but at that time, Meng Xiaodong was famous on the stage, and some people would still say "drama", but because Meng Xiaodong was involved with two famous men in the Republic of China period, Mei Lanfang and Du Yuesheng, her identity was different.
Meng Xiaodong was born in the Pear Garden family at the beginning of the last century, several generations are engaged in opera art, Meng Xiaodong was nine years old, learned to sing from his uncle Qiu Yuexiang, took the stage at the age of twelve, arrived at shanghai beach at the age of fourteen, and went north to study after his fame.
In the history of Chinese opera, Meng Xiaodong is naturally on the list, at that time Mei Lanfang was also the king of the Ling world, the two stood together, quite right, but Mei Lanfang has successively married his wife Wang Minghua and Fu Zhifang, Wang Minghua paid a lot to Mei Lanfang, once thought that the two would stay together for the elderly, and even did sterilization surgery for Mei Lanfang, but her children died due to a measles disease.
The Mei family did not want to have no successor, Wang Minghua's heart was like a knife, and he could only tearfully let Mei Lanfang marry another wife and have children, so Fu Zhifang entered the Mei family's door. However, at that time, the world thought that men's three wives and four concubines were commonplace, mei Lanfang and Meng Xiaodong came together and there were people to match, but Fu Zhifang was not a soft persimmon, saying that she would not let Meng Xiaodong enter the house.
Mei Lanfang had to find a yard to place Meng Xiaodong outside, at that time Meng Xiaodong should also be sincere to Mei Lanfang, and after marriage, she no longer appeared on stage and became a wife waiting at home for her husband's return.
Unexpectedly, but his admirers were very dissatisfied, Wang Weichen, the son of the capital official, took a pistol and came to Meng Xiaodong and Mei Lanfang's residence, shouting to settle accounts with Mei Lanfang, and as a result, it was Mei Lanfang's old friend Zhang Hanju who was killed, and Wang Weichen also committed suicide by drinking bullets.
This matter was sensational, the impact was not small, the city spread boiling, Meng Xiaodong and Mei Lanfang's fate was completely decided, this happened in 1926, and Meng Xiaodong's fate with Du Yuesheng began in 1936.
Although Du Yuesheng had been obsessed with Meng Xiaodong as early as 1925, although Du Yuesheng later married Meng Xiaodong's friend Yao Yulan as the fourth aunt, he still remembered Meng Xiaodong, and in 1936, Meng Xiaodong accepted Du Yuesheng's invitation to cut the ribbon for the opening of the Golden Theater because of Yao Yulan.
Meng Xiaodong has more than 20 days in his performance, also living in Yao Yulan, and the exchanges with Du Yuesheng have increased, but Du Yuesheng is very protective of Meng Xiaodong, during which the two are just point to the end, until 1946, Du Yuesheng always let the accounting office write to Meng Xiaodong and let him go south.
Since the events of that year, Meng Xiaodong no longer has a good feeling for marriage, but Du Yuesheng's silent respect and compassion, as well as Yao Yulan's booing and warm greetings, intentional matchmaking, Meng Xiaodong eventually became Du Yuesheng's fifth aunt.
Meng Xiaodong has gone through ups and downs, and after entering the Du Mansion, there are also things that she can't get used to, can't hear, and can't stand, but she is also used to being indifferent, but Du Yuesheng gave her a name, but it made her heart have a home.
After Du Yuesheng's death in 1951, Meng Xiaodong, who had no children, lived alone and lived in simplicity, and his friend Yao Yulan had arrived in Taipei and issued an invitation to let Meng Xiaodong live with them in Taipei.
Du Meixia is the daughter of Yao Yulan, but since she was a child, she has lived with Meng Xiaodong, and Meng Xiaodong has become Du Meixia's righteous mother, the two have a very good relationship, in 2019, Du Meixia passed away, and her family buried her and Meng Xiaodong together according to her last words.