Someone said, "Love is humble when it is low to dust." "In the eyes of the world, humble love is dispensable and does not enter the eyes of the law, but in the Republic of China there is such a woman, she is nameless and selfless, but selflessly dedicated, casting the love in the dust into an immortal green pine."
She is the second wife of the famous modern thinker Liang Qichao, Wang Guiquan.
If Liang Qichao's original wife is the noble person of his life and the guiding light of his soul, then Wang Guiquan is the angel of his life, warming him and warming the entire Liang family.
Picture | Wang Guiquan and his grandson
The dowry is first cultivated
Wang Guiquan was born by bitter fate, her real name is Wang Laixi, and she is an authentic country girl. She lost her loving mother at an early age, and when she was 4 years old, her father died again, and her cruel stepmother not only abused her many times, but also sold her to rich people as servants. With a floating and lonely life, she was resold many times in a few years.
The last time, she was sold to the home of Yin Li Chaoyi, the governor of Shuntianfu in Beijing, and became the maid of Li Huixian, a lady of the Li family, when she was only 8 years old. In 1891, the 23-year-old Li Huixian and Liang Qichao were officially married, and Wang Guiquan followed Li Huixian to the Liang family as a dowry.
Because of his ability, intelligence and diligence, Wang Guiquan was deeply liked by Liang Qichao and Li Huixian, and the affairs of the family were entrusted to her, and even the finances were entrusted to her. Perhaps because Wang Guiquan's original name "Wang Laixi" was too tacky, Liang Qichao gave her a new name, Wang Guiquan, and she did not know the meaning of this name. She only knew this "Lang Yan is unique and unique throughout the ages." "The name of the talented man is excellent.
At the Liang family, Wang Guiquan felt unprecedented warmth. Although Liang Qichao is a traditional intellectual, he is open-minded and respects the equality of men and women, and compared with the hierarchical atmosphere of his previous employers, Wang Guiquan felt the taste of home for the first time, like a fiery fire lit on a winter night, which was intoxicating.
Picture | Mr. Liang Qichao
Nameless and undifferentiated phoenix
In 1899, Liang Qichao was invited by Kang Youwei to Honolulu to handle royalist affairs, accompanied by He Huizhen as an English translator. In a foreign country, the two have feelings for each other in the work, she is devoted to his talent, talking is extraordinary; he admires her generosity, knowledge, and etiquette, and the two fall in love.
In addition to the joy, Liang Qichao's heart also had residual palpitations, and soon he wrote a letter to his wife Li Huixian: After Yu Returned to the apartment, he missed Hui Zhen more and more, and from the heart of respect, he gave birth to the idea of love, and he could hardly sustain himself, knowing that he should not think like this, but he could not control it. The wine is scattered, the night can not be asleep, the deer in the heart suddenly rises and falls...
For her husband's letter, Li Huixian did not bluntly refuse his concubine, but replied: "You are a man, you don't have to start from one end." If I really like her, I will fulfill you as a mother-in-law; if not, please take care of your body. ”
I have to say that Li Huixian is really good at wrist, with a move to retreat into advance, moving out of her in-laws, let Liang Qichao give up the idea of marrying He Huizhen.
Due to his weak health, it was not until 1901 that Li Huixian gave birth to the eldest son Liang Sicheng for the Liang family, because the child's body was too thin when he was born, the Liang family has been worried that the child will be unpredictable and will break the Liang family's incense. Li Huixian, who knew the great righteousness, decided to make liang Qichao a concubine in order to make the Liang family incense flourish.
Li Huixian has her own plans for such a practice, first, she is physically weak and cannot take full care of her husband, Wang Guiquan is born of a mane, which is naturally suitable; second, the love between He Huizhen and Liang Qichao has sounded an alarm bell for Li Huixian, and she needs a trustworthy person to help her keep her marriage and avoid the emergence of a second He Huizhen; third, Wang Guiquan is her own maid, with a gentle temperament, growing up with herself, obeying her own words, and not threatening her own position.
In 1903, with the support of Li Huixian, Liang Qichao won Wang Guiquan, because Liang Qichao adhered to the principle of monogamy, so Wang Guiquan had no name in the Liang family, not even a concubine, and Liang Qichao even asked his children to call her "Wang Girl" or "Wang Auntie".
Although she was nameless and indistinguishable, Wang Guiquan did not complain in the slightest, she was not a greedy woman, she felt that being able to come together with a man like Liang Qichao in this life was already a gift from heaven, and she was already grateful, so why would she ask for anything else? A woman's heart is very small, so small that she can only hold the person she loves, as long as she can stay with the person she likes, and what is the name taken into account?
During Liang Qichao's fourteen years in exile abroad, life was extremely hard, often unable to make ends meet, his wife Li Huixian was weak and sick, and she could not take care of herself, and the large and small affairs of the family fell on Wang Guiquan alone. It is hard to imagine that a woman who cannot read big characters supports the whole family with her weak body, and she is not only responsible for the diet and living of a large family, but also carefully maintains the relationship between all parties in the family.
Li Huixian treated the servants very harshly, scolding and punishing kneeling at every turn, and Wang Guiquan went around from them to ease the relationship between the family. It is precisely because of Wang Guiquan's company that Liang Qichao has no worries and devotes his energy to political undertakings, and when Liang Qichao was secretly assassinated by Yuan Shikai, it was Wang Guiquan who accompanied him all the time, presiding over household chores and being responsible for external liaison.
She may not know anything, but she knows her duty and the principle of being a wife, that is, to give silently, to teach her husband and children, and to support the whole family. Love is great because of silent companionship, and it is also more precious because of silence.
Pictured| the children of the Liang family
One pillar alone makes nine talents
For this family, Wang Guiquan always devoted herself to everything, and for her children, she treated them equally. And her efforts have also been recognized by the children, the nine children of the Liang family are extremely close to Wang Guiquan, they ignore their father's taboos, call Li Huixian "mother", and call Wang Guiquan "mother".
At the age of 10, Li Huixian's daughter Liang Sizhuang fell ill with diphtheria and was admitted to the hospital, and Wang Guiquan guarded the hospital day and night, untied, and finally turned Liang Sizhuang around. In fact, Wang Guiquan's own biological daughter was also infected with diphtheria at that time, and in the struggle line of life and death, she was preoccupied with Liang Sizhuang's illness, and she was exhausted, and eventually her own 9-year-old daughter died prematurely, while Liang Sizhuang survived.
She not only regards Li Huixian's children as her own and takes good care of them, but she is also patient and responsible for their education. According to Liang Sicheng's recollection in his later years, he was once beaten up by Lady Li because his test scores were inferior to his brother, and it was Wang Guiquan who carefully comforted him: "Jackie Chan went to heaven and became a snake drilling grass, what do you think is good?" Don't be afraid of stupidity, you are afraid of laziness. People learn it once, I learn it ten times. If you don't study hard, you won't be able to achieve anything in the future. See your father is very knowledgeable and keeps reading. ”
Although the words were simple, Wang Guiquan's words gave great encouragement to the young Liang Sicheng, and also let him change the sloppy problem, Liang Sicheng later recalled the childhood incident, once said emotionally: "The mother is a very unusual woman. In the hearts of the Children of the Liang Family, Li Huixian is The Strict Mother and Wang Guiquan is the Loving Mother, so they naturally always hide behind Wang Guiquan and rely on her the most.
In 1924, Li Huixian died of breast cancer, Liang Qichao was devastated, he could not eat day, he could not sleep at night, it was Wang Guiquan who accompanied him all the time, comforted him in every way, and let him gradually come out of pain.
Five years later, Liang Qichao died of kidney disease, and on his deathbed, he took Wang Guiquan's hand and said, "I'm sorry, I made you suffer, and the children will please you." Wang Guiquan, who was full of tears, choked up and said, "Sir, rest assured, the children have me!" ”
Pictured | Liang Qichao holding the child
Although Liang Qichao had a brilliant life and a reputation all over the world, he did not leave much savings after his death, and it was a difficult family in front of Wang Guiquan. But she did not give up, he did not give her a name before she died, but after her death she was still his person, still a member of the Liang family.
In order to maintain his livelihood, Wang Guiquan had to endure the pain of selling the grand old building to the rich merchants in Tianjin, and he often went out to work as a casual worker to supplement the family. During those difficult years, she worked hard to raise her children into talents, and no matter how busy she was, she would urge her children to study hard every day.
It is this simplicity, strength and optimism in her that constantly inspires the children of the Liang family to work hard and become the dragon and phoenix among people.
Among the 9 children, the eldest son, Liang Sicheng, was a famous architect and later elected as a Chinese academician;
The eldest daughter, Liang Sishun, is a famous expert in poetry research;
The second son, Liang Siyong, was a famous archaeologist and later became an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences;
The third son, Liang Sizhong, graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point, and later fought bravely in the Battle of Songhu;
The second daughter, Liang Sizhuang, is an expert in Chinese library science;
The fourth son, Liang Sida, is a well-known economist who has been engaged in economic research for a long time;
The third daughter, Liang Siyi, is a famous social activist who has been engaged in social activities all her life;
The fourth daughter, Liang Sining, did not let her eyebrows be raised, and when she grew up, she threw herself into the revolution;
The fifth son, Liang Sili, is a well-known rocket expert who was elected an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1993.
Nine talents in a discipline, three sons are academicians, such brilliant achievements are naturally inseparable from the merits of Wang Guiquan, it is she who silently stands behind her and teaches her children Dun Dun, which has achieved the glorious Liang family.
Pictured| Academician Liang Sili and his wife Mai Xiuqiong
Mother Qingsong will live forever
When they grew up, their children were out one by one, and only Wang Guiquan was left in the family, waiting for the long-lost reunion. In this life, she dedicated all her efforts to the Liang family, and when it was time for her to retire, the suffering of fate struck her.
In 1966, 80-year-old Wang Guiquan was sent to undergo labor reform because he was framed as the "wife of the royalists." When she heard the title of "Liang Qichao's wife", she was not ashamed, but very happy, this was the first time in her life as the liang family's wife and became known, even in the eyes of outsiders, this identity is bitter, it is painful, but she is willing to eat.
Later, she was driven to the countryside again, with no relatives around her, endless years mercilessly devoured her, her health became worse and worse, and later she suffered from advanced bowel cancer.
In 1968, in a dilapidated and dim cowshed, she passed away, and when she was dying, she was not accompanied by anyone, but she had no regrets in this life, her children were talented, the lintel was shining, and she could be frankly reunited with her husband in heaven.
Picture | In 1936, Wang Guiquan hugged her granddaughter Wu Liming, and she was teased by her eighth uncle Liang Sili (later).
In 1995, in order to commemorate this great mother, the descendants of the Liang family planted a whitebark pine in front of Liang Qichao's tomb, named it "Mother Tree", and carved a stone stele with the inscription:
In the family, she has worked tirelessly all her life, sympathized with others, sacrificed herself, and quietly dedicated herself; she loved her children and taught them well, regardless of Liang's life and death, she devoted herself to the growth of her children, and her contributions were many to Liang's good teaching and learning family. Remembering the sound of the sound, may the lady's spiritual outlook stay in this garden for a long time, stay with the tree, and stay until the day of the leafy, posterity will see the tree, as if seeing its people.
She is a respectable woman, in this life, she used her weak body, selflessly dedicated everything to the Liang family, she interpreted great love with her own actions, even if life is low to dust, for love can also take root and sprout, straight to the clouds. Her love may be humble, but it is the most noble.
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