The Republic of China is a period full of romantic atmosphere, the stories of countless talents and beautiful people are enviable, it seems that the pure love at that time was more pure, and the stories circulated at that time were more legendary. The protagonist of today's story is also such a legendary beauty - Lu Ying.
Lu Ying was a famous lady in the Republic of China period, born into a famous aristocrat, noble status, everywhere moving, as a result of only 36 years old left this beautiful world.
She gave birth to four girls: the eldest Zhang Yuanhe, the second Zhang Yunhe, the third Zhang Zhaohe, and the fourth Zhang Chonghe. The four sisters did not waste the good genes of the beautiful mother, and the husbands they married were not ordinary ordinary people, one was more powerful than the other. The four sisters are known as the "Four Sisters of the Zhang Family in Hefei", and their influence in the Republic of China period is even second only to the "Three Sisters of the Song Family". The four sisters all lived long, the youngest living the longest, dying at the age of 102, and the other three sisters only lived for more than 90 years.
Ye Shengtao once said such a sentence: "The four girls of the Jiuru Lane family in Suzhou, whoever marries them will be happy for a lifetime." "To be so praised, the education and cultivation of the mother of the four sisters, Lu Ying, cannot be ignored.
So what kind of twists and turns has Lu Ying experienced in this short life?
Born into a rich family
Yangzhou has been a prosperous city since ancient times, and Lu Ying was born in this rich city. As if carrying a golden spoon, Lu Ying's family is a well-known salt merchant family in Yangzhou, born in such a family, Lu Ying's life has been extremely easy and comfortable since childhood.
Although not an only child, Lu Ying is also very pampered in the family and has been living the life of Miss Qianjin. Yi Lai stretched out his hands and food to open his mouth, did not have to run around for his livelihood, and did not have to do some rough and heavy work, Lu Ying's childhood lived a carefree and happy life.
Although she did not have to do housework, Lu Ying's mother was very strict with her. From an early age, she taught her to read and write, to learn the necessary etiquette, and to deal with the complicated affairs of the extended family. Lu Ying was a very intelligent little girl, talented and intelligent, and under the guidance of her mother, she made rapid progress, and soon became a well-known little talented girl.
Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, the little talented woman has reached the age of talking about marriage. Lu Ying, who is famous outside, has won the favor of many families, including the Zhang family. The Zhang family hoped that their son Zhang Wuling would have the honor of winning Lu Ying's heart, and once the two families discussed, Lu Ying's lifelong event was thus fixed. At this time, Lu Ying had not yet met Zhang Wuling, how could the Lu family make a marriage contract so rashly?
In fact, it is because the famous background of the Zhang family attracted the Lu family, the Zhang family is not an ordinary family, Zhang Wuling's grandfather Zhang Shusheng, was once an important confidant of Li Hongzhang, and also served as a directly subordinate governor.
Married into the Zhang family
The more famous and prestigious the family, the more they hope that their family members will prosper, and the incense can continue to continue. The Zhang family is no exception, hoping that their descendants can inherit the family business and carry forward the family.
However, contrary to his wishes, although Zhang Shusheng had several sons, somehow, none of these sons were able to give birth to big fat grandchildren for him. It was hard to wait for Zhang Wuling to be born, but Zhang Shusheng had already passed away.
Zhang Wuling was the youngest grandson of the Zhang family, and Zhang Shusheng left all his family property to this child who had never seen a few faces before his death. At that time, Zhang Wuling was only nine years old, still a naïve and romantic child, but the mother who presided over the family's affairs had already begun to find a candidate for his wife.
The Zhang family selected Lu Ying, who was both talented and beautiful, and when he was 17 years old, Zhang Wuling finally saw the true face of his wife who had made a marriage contract. When Lu Ying slowly walked out of the room, Zhang Wuling's heart had already been caught dead by Lu Ying. Love at first sight is just like this, only to see this side, Lu Ying's face is deeply engraved in Zhang Wuling's mind, he knows that in this life, he can't do without Lu Ying.
When the two were married, the dowry prepared by the Lu family for Lu Ying was filled with ten boats, and after landing on the shore, these dowries lined up ten streets in a mighty way, from the Fourth Arch Building to Longmen Lane, which for a time became a major event of gossip in the streets and alleys.
The beauty is in the arms, and there is such a huge scene, the Zhang family will certainly not treat Lu Ying badly. Not only is the relationship between husband and wife very harmonious, but there is no problem of mother-in-law and daughter-in-law in the general family, Zhang Wuling's mother treats Lu Ying as her own daughter, and her life is very harmonious and happy.
In order to let Lu Ying live a cleaner life, Zhang Wuling also moved to Suzhou with his family. He bought a large mansion for his family to live in, and Lu Ying liked this mansion full of books and lived here very happily.
The oil ran out
Although the Zhang family was very satisfied with Lu Ying and loved her, the task of passing on the inheritance could not be relaxed. Lu Ying soon gave birth to the first child Zhang Yuanhe for the Zhang family, although it is a daughter, but the Zhang family is still very happy, after all, it is the first child of the two, and then there is a chance not.
However, after some physical cultivation, the two children born to Lu Ying before and after are still girls. It was hard to wait until the fourth child was a boy, but unfortunately this child was too weak to survive in the world for long before he died.
Lu Ying, who experienced these twists and turns, felt a little lost in his heart, and always felt that he was sorry for her husband, sorry for the Zhang family, and failed to give birth to a grandson for the Zhang family. Under such pressure, Lu Ying took the initiative to consult with his mother-in-law and let Zhang Wuling take a concubine and have one more chance, but Zhang Wuling categorically refused.
With such a thought, Lu Ying finally gave birth to a healthy boy for the Zhang family when she was having her sixth child, and both families were very happy and took good care of Lu Ying and her children.
But Lu Ying did not stop the pace of having children, in 16 years, Lu Ying seemed to become a child-bearing machine, giving birth to 14 children for the Zhang family, but due to physical conditions and other reasons, only 4 girls and 5 boys survived.
These 9 children changed the situation of the Zhang family's lack of incense and became the pillar of the Zhang family's future, Lu Ying, like her mother, carefully took care of these children, and the children did not disappoint their mothers, and they all became local famous figures.
The damage to women by giving birth to children is already very large, and Lu Ying, who has given birth to too many children for the Zhang family, has suffered great damage to her body, and her physical condition has become weaker and weaker.
One day, after Lu Ying got up, she suddenly felt that the tooth pain in her mouth was unbearable, and Zhang Wuling thought that she was an ordinary tooth decay, so he persuaded her to go to the clinic to pull out her tooth decay, which was also painful. But what I didn't expect was that after this small tooth extraction, Lu Ying suddenly suffered from sepsis, bleeding non-stop, and it wasn't long before Lu Ying died.
This year, Lu Ying was only 36 years old. Leaving the world at such a young age, it is really a red face and a short life, the oil is exhausted, in this short life, she has done a good job of a good wife and mother, she has dedicated all her love to her husband and children, in order to pass on the inheritance to her husband, she really exhausted all the energy of life.
However, although Zhang Wuling was also extremely gentle when Lu Ying accompanied him, he married a new wife less than a year after Lu Ying's death, although this matter was not blameless, but in the end it was also lamentable. If it were not for the continuation of incense for the Zhang family, Lu Ying might not have died so early, but the matter has reached this point, and he can only sigh for Lu Ying's choice.
Lu Ying, who once enjoyed the favor of fate, finally failed to escape the arrangement of fate, and the once famous beauty Lu Ying may only leave the beautiful shadow of her to the world. Fortunately, several children have spent this long life happily, and for Lu Ying, seeing the children live happily in this life may be the greatest comfort.