China's traditional concept of marriage is the most important thing to pay attention to the door, in fact, not only China, but also other countries have many similar backward concepts. Especially in some families full of power and money, they are more important to the four words of the door, they always think that their children are the most honorable people in the whole world, and they must find an equally honorable person to be worthy of him. And this honor refers to the honor of status, and great wealth is not worth mentioning in the face of power.
Empress Ryoko of Japan is the one who has carried this concept through to the end. Empress Liangzi's origin was very superior, she was a veritable bridesmaid, and at a young age, she was naturally accused of being given to the crown prince and became a princess concubine. From beginning to end, she received the most traditional aristocratic education system. So she couldn't accept her son marrying a commoner woman.
Her daughter-in-law was very young and beautiful, but she tortured her daughter-in-law for 41 years, until empress Dowager Ryoko died, and her daughter-in-law Michiko could come out of the shadows. However, her pie face gene has been passed down and has been affected by the third generation. What is the story of Empress Ryoko? Let's watch it together.
Door to door, traditional thought
Empress Ryoko was born into one of Japan's most prominent families, her father a general in the army and her mother the daughter of a duke. She is a veritable bridesmaid, and she was also raised as a woman who married into the royal family. At a young age, Empress Liangzi already had a great sense of superiority in her heart.
When she was thirteen or fourteen years old, the Japanese imperial family issued an edict to crown her as the crown prince's designated concubine, and when she was at the right age, she would immediately marry. So she became a princess-to-be, and from then on she lived in the Eastern Palace, receiving a harsher aristocratic education.
Everything here is unfree, there are many rules when eating, and she can't eat a full meal at both ends of three days. There were many restrictions on dressing, and the beautiful dresses that young girls liked were all out of her favor. Even in how to talk and how to walk, there are teachers in charge of guidance who constantly nag her. But she seems to have taken all this as her destiny, never thought of resisting, but enjoyed it.
At that time, Empress Liangzi was actually not pleasing, with a big pie face and small eyes, and the only advantage that could be said to be cute was cuteness. But cuteness is not worth mentioning in the face of real beauty, at least people can't think of why the then prince Hirohito was so dead to her?
At that time, because of family problems, Empress Liangzi's parents were hit by different degrees of social blows, and her status as a princess was also precarious. While the people in Japan were waiting to see the joke and see that she had been divorced by the Japanese imperial family, Hirohito took the initiative to stand up and tell everyone that the only person he wanted to marry home was Ryoko, and without her, there would be no one else.
With the open support of the crown prince, Ryoko successfully became the crown princess and later became the empress of Japan. She was unable to give birth to a son for a long time after marriage, and everyone else advised Emperor Hirohito to take a concubine, but the emperor refused for her. It wasn't until their son Akihito was born that the most honorable couple in Japan finally breathed a sigh of relief.
However, Akihito's marriage made Empress Ryoko,whose mother was very dissatisfied.
Civilian daughter-in-law, tortured miserably
After Akihito grew to adulthood, both Emperor Hirohito and Empress Ryoko consciously or unconsciously mentioned his marriage, and even arranged many meetings with the daughters of the ministers. However, whether he was rebellious or had a heart, Akihito never had any enthusiasm for these things, and every time they met, they were just to cope with his parents' orders.
In fact, at that time, Akihito already had a girl in his heart. It was a girl he knew at school who could play tennis, named Michiko. Michiko has an amazing beauty, a clever mind, a flexible body, and a lively and cheerful personality. It was all like sunshine, deeply attracting Akihito. Growing up, he had seen too many assembly-line girls cultivated by aristocratic families, but Michiko was like a different and most splendid scenery.
However, for this love, Empress Ryoko's attitude is to beat the Mandarin Duck, only because Michiko comes from a commoner family. She values the door too much, so she looks down on Michiko too much. However, with the acquiescence of Emperor Hirohito, Akihito eventually married Michiko into the family.
For Michiko, the nightmare has only just begun. The mother-in-law was very critical of her, sometimes disgusted with her low birth, and sometimes disliked her for speaking rudely. Usually, when she eats, as long as she shows a little liking for which dish, her mother-in-law will scold her for not seeing the world.
Under the long period of verbal violence, Michiko became more and more reticent, and even eventually suffered from depression. Seeing that his wife had been greatly hurt, Akihito did not show the slightest responsibility as a husband. He did not dare to openly confront his mother, so he had to watch his wife swallow her anger.
Therefore, Michiko resented Empress Ryoko in her heart, and even more resented her husband. She even publicly stated that she would never be buried with Akihito when she died. It was not until the death of Empress Ryoko that Michiko gradually emerged from the shadow of 41 years.
Genetic inheritance, leaving traces
Although the person of Empress Liangzi no longer exists in this world, michiko can still see traces left by Empress Liangzi everywhere in her life. Her husband, her daughter, without exception, inherited Empress Liangzi's ridiculous pie face. Every time she saw them, she seemed to see the contempt and ridicule on Empress Liangzi's face.
This marriage brought her no happiness, only uninterrupted pain. Her mother-in-law was the culprit in all this, but her husband was an unshirkable accomplice. If her husband could be brave, a little more responsible, and be able to stand in front of her when he was hurt, then all this pain might be greatly reduced.
Unfortunately, fate seems to have been predestined from the beginning, and she may have to live in the shadow of this failed marriage for the rest of her life.
epilogue
Empress Ryoko's torture and harassment of Michiko was partly due to her low status as a commoner from an aristocratic background. On the other hand, it is difficult to say that it is not because of her mediocre appearance that she is jealous of Michiko's beauty.
Throughout this story, Michiko is the biggest and most innocent victim. She had no intention of provoking Akihito, it was the other party who had to come after her and lead her into the abyss, but she never thought of saving her.
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