There is such a sentence in the "History of Zhou Benji": "The country is beautiful and beautiful, who knows that red face is a disaster." Since ancient times, people have always had the view that "red face is bad water". From the beginning of the Xia Jie period, the few women who used beauty to seduce the public included this prejudice on all the beauties. But in history, the beauties who left praise stories still exist, and there are not a few.
In our country, there is such a city that has not changed its name for 3,000 years. And the reason why it has such treatment is all because there is a legendary beauty here. She is one of the four beauties of the Spring and Autumn Period, and she has been displaced by the struggle between the princes all her life, and she has not been able to obtain a happy life after all. But she did her best in this chaotic world, and relied on her extraordinary courage to save the people from the water and fire when the people were suffering, and finally let the world be impressed by her and achieve a generation of good stories.
During the Spring and Autumn Period, Chen Guowanqiu (present-day Huaiyang, Henan) produced a very unique woman. This is a girl with the surname of Concubine, and she is the daughter of Chen Zhuanggong, who is very much loved. She was born in a country of love, with a beauty that fascinates everyone. At the same time, she has a peach blossom-shaped birthmark on her forehead, combined with her beautiful face, people also call her "Peach Blossom Lady".
In 684 BC, Lady Peach Blossom was ordered by her father to marry the monarch of the State of Shi, and on the way borrowed the State of Cai, who had passed through her sister's marriage. But who expected, Cai Aihou was actually attracted to her beauty, and flirted with her on the spot regardless of her identity, which made her extremely ashamed and left with tears.
After marrying in Shiguo, she changed her name to Xi Concubine, known as Lady Xi. Xi Hou loved her incomparably, and the two were also very affectionate after marriage, and for the Cai Hou who had bullied his wife, Xi Guojun was naturally extremely angry. Therefore, he took some measures and borrowed the hand of Chu Guo to deal a heavy blow to Cai Guo.
But who expected, Cai Aihou not only did not admit his mistake, but was very vengeful. He ran to the front of King Wen of Chu to publicize the beauty of Lady Xi, which finally moved the king of Chu. In 680 BC, the Chu army pressed the border and wanted to destroy the state of Xi to occupy this beautiful woman. Faced with the oppression of this army, she wanted to commit suicide and keep herself, thinking of those innocent people. In the end, in order to save the lives of the innocent people in the country, concubines married the Chu state without hesitation.
After this, King Wen of Chu and Lady Xi gave birth to two sons, but in three years, the beauty never took the initiative to say a word to him. And after all kinds of questioning, she said that the country has been destroyed, and since I can't die as a woman, what else do I have to say? This sentence directly made King Wen of Chu understand her anger, and immediately sent troops to destroy the Cai Kingdom that made her extremely hateful and single-handedly caused this tragedy.
After this, Lady Xi was finally touched by the sincerity of King Wen of Chu. She chose to become the King of Chu's xiannai assistant to help him handle the government. At the same time, her outstanding talent was even more outstanding, and King Wen adopted them all. In 677 BC, the King of Chu died, and during the prince's youth, she devoted herself to assisting, laying a solid foundation for the hegemony of the subsequent Chu state.
In her lifetime, Mrs. Shi made many contributions to the people. Especially during the period of participation in the government of the Chu State, the people of Chu were all grateful to him. After the fall of the Kingdom of Shi, the former capital of the country was also renamed Xi County in honor of her, and it has not been renamed for more than 3,000 years.
Today, in her hometown, there is still a "peach blossom temple". The mausoleum, erected after her death, is already regarded as the only memorial to the "Lady Peach Blossom". Mrs. Xi never used her beauty as a chip to play, but with her own talent and morality became a dazzling light in this chaotic spring and autumn world.