On August 16, 1951, Du Yuesheng, who had been on the beach, died of illness, and only had $110,000 left in his inheritance on his deathbed, with many wives and concubines and children, and after distribution, Meng Xiaodong, who accompanied him for 14 years, received a $20,000 inheritance.
The Winter Emperor
Meng Xiaodong was born in Shanghai in 1908, her father was a famous drama actor, she learned to sing with her father since she was a child, and began to follow her father to perform in various places at the age of 6, when she played a doll.
At the age of 7, he began to learn to sing, and in the autumn of 1916, he made his debut in Shanghai.
After that, she followed the drama class to the north and south, participated in many performances, and with her appearance, her special singing voice was loved by everyone, and her fame was getting bigger and bigger.
In 1922, during the performance in Hankou, she met Yao Yulan, who was also a singer, and the two married sisters of the opposite sex.
In 1925, Meng Xiaodong arrived in Tianjin with the drama class and performed at the Xinmin Grand Theater, when countless people came to watch each performance, and there were many fans who loved her, and she was called "Winter Emperor" by Tianjin "Dafeng Bao".
First marriage
After becoming famous in Tianjin, at the age of 18, she went to Beijing again, where she was ready to hone her singing skills and improve her skills, and she was famous in Beijing with the "Order to Visit the Mother".
Later, at the invitation of Mei Lanfang, the two performed on the same stage, when someone joked that they were like a small couple on the stage, and two people who also loved opera also had feelings in the process of getting along.
At that time, Meng Xiaodong's father said that if he married Mei Lanfang, his daughter must be the main house.
But at that time, Mei Lanfang already had two wives in the family, although Mrs. Zhengfang Wang was seriously ill and may soon die, but there was also the existence of Mrs. Erfang, Meng Xiaodong wanted to do the main room, it was very difficult.
However, at that time, Mei Dang was like a mountain, but he did not want Mei Lanfang to miss Meng Xiaodong, and took the initiative to say: Meng Xiaodong must be the main room after entering. The two fell in love.
In 1927, the two people who were 14 years apart got married, and after marriage, Meng Xiaodong was not brought into the house, and even in order to avoid Mrs. Erfang, she could only live in the Feng Mansion, and Mei Lanfang came to visit from time to time.
Later, Meng Xiaodong was asked not to sing on stage, and for the sake of the couple's feelings, she made sacrifices, and rarely came forward after that.
Her fans do not know the truth, thinking that she had an accident, and even a fanatical fan made a move to kidnap Mei Lanfang, although it failed in the end, but an innocent person was also shot and killed.
Meng Xiaodong's marriage to Mei Lanfang was also revealed to the world, and at that time, there was great pressure from public opinion, and the time spent together between the couple was getting shorter and shorter.
In 1930, Mei Lanfang took Meng Xiaodong back to her hometown to mourn, Meng Xiaodong was regarded as a concubine, not allowed to enter the house, she felt very hurt, felt that she had been deceived. In July 1931, the two broke up.
In September 1933, she published a notice in the Ta Kung Pao announcing her separation from conjugal relations.
“...... The name is both well known and well known. Nai Lan Fang was vague, on the day of Her Mother's death, she could not practice the preface, causing the name to be lost... Am I the negative? Or do you blame me? There is a public opinion in the world, and it is not waiting for the repetition of winter..."
2nd marriage
There are many people who like Meng Xiaodong, and Du Yuesheng is one of them. In 1935, Meng Xiaodong went to Shanghai to participate in charity performances, and at that time he lived in the home of his good sister Yao Yulan, and Yao Yulan was Du Yuesheng's fourth aunt, and the two also had contact.
During that time, Meng Xiaodong's reputation was damaged, his income was not high, and his daily expenses were borne by Du Yuesheng. Later, Du Yuesheng also helped her to claim 40,000 yuan in compensation from Mei Lanfang, forcing Mei Lanfang to sell her family's garden mansion to make money.
In September 1947, Du Yuesheng's 60th birthday, a charity performance was held in the local area, and Meng Xiaodong was invited to participate in the performance. After that, she announced that she would bid farewell to Ju Tan again, and then she would no longer perform and accompany Du Yuesheng.
Du Yuesheng is a big man in Shanghai Beach, born in 1888 in Jiangsu, his hometown is very poor, his mother died when he was two years old, and later his father married his stepmother, who was very kind and valued him.
Two years later, his father died, his stepmother was kidnapped and sold, and Du Yuesheng became an orphan and wandered around, and later joined the Green Gang on the beach.
However, because of his thin body, there was no force value, and he did not mix his head, but was injured in a land grab, and had no choice but to return to his hometown to recuperate.
After returning to Shanghai Beach again, he was introduced to the Huang Mansion of the old Golden Rong to do things, although Du Yuesheng's force value is not high, but the emotional intelligence is very high, very good at observing the color, and soon got the favor of Mrs. Jin Rong, who often praised him in front of Jin Rong.
Du Yuesheng became the grand steward of the Huang Mansion, and he took care of many of Jin Rong's business, and later mastered the opium trade.
Making more and more money, Du Yuesheng is also developing his own forces, 37 years old to set up his own portal, became the rogue leader of Shanghai Beach, and his power even exceeded that of Lao Huang Finance.
Du Yuesheng also has a good relationship with party and government figures, he has not read much, but he pays great attention to dressing up, and has great respect for literati and inkers.
During the 128 War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, a large number of food and materials were delivered to Cai Tingkai's troops, 65 shelters were opened during the war, more than 30,000 refugees were sheltered, and 930,000 yuan was raised to send supplies to frontline fighters. He also delivered grain, grass, and food to Xie Jinyuan's troops, as well as a large amount of communications equipment.
After the fall of Shanghai, he refused to be wooed by the Japanese and moved to Hong Kong in 1937, where he continued to carry out the anti-Japanese salvation movement. After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, he returned to Shanghai at the age of 58, but his time was over.
In 1949, he fled with his family to Hong Kong. At that time, Meng Xiaodong also accompanied him, Du Yuesheng felt that he was very indebted to Meng Xiaodong, and wanted to take her to move overseas, but Meng Xiaodong asked the other party: I go with you, is it your girlfriend or your maid?
Du Yuesheng felt very guilty, and then in the autumn of 1950, he held a wedding with Meng Xiaodong, married the former Winter Emperor into the family, and became the fifth aunt.
At that time, Du Yuesheng's health was already very bad, and on the wedding day, he was also a guest in a wheelchair, Meng Xiaodong became Du Yuesheng's fifth aunt, and the two spent more than a year together.
In August 1951, Du Yuesheng was terminally ill, and when he mentioned his inheritance distribution, he could only take out the inheritance of 110,000 US dollars, at that time, he gave each house wife 10,000 US dollars, and gave Meng Xiaodong 20,000 US dollars.
Later, he took her hand and instructed: After I go, don't sing anymore, without my support for you, you will be bullied.
Later, he destroyed all the IOUs written to him by others before he died, and instructed his children not to ask for debts everywhere after I died.
Instruct the people around her: Meng Xiaodong is the most bitter in her life, and she does not have much money in her hands, hoping to take care of her more.
In his later years, he did not go to the hospital
After Du Yuesheng's death, Meng Xiaodong did not perform on stage again and lived alone in Hong Kong.
In 1967, at the invitation of Yao Yulan, she went to Taiwan. In 1977, the 69-year-old Meng Xiaodong's condition worsened, the throat was blocked, and a doctor was specially invited to come to the door for treatment.
At that time, she already had a situation of hydropulmonary fluid, and could not be treated at home, the doctor suggested that she go to the hospital, but Meng Xiaodong refused.
On May 25, asthma attacked again, Meng Xiaodong directly comatose, was sent to the hospital, and then died of illness on the night of the 26th due to ineffective rescue, at the age of 70.
In the two marriages, in fact, Meng Xiaodong's identity is an aunt, but the attitude towards the two husbands is different, some people say that Du gives more love and respect, and Mei is just selfish possessiveness.
Perhaps dissatisfied with the identity of his aunt's wife, after his death, Meng Xiaodong chose to be buried alone in a Buddhist cemetery, and did not bury with Du Yuesheng.