In 1903, 30-year-old Liang Qichao married 17-year-old Wang Guiquan, and spent candlelight nights in the cave room, but Liang Qichao said to Wang Guiquan: "I can marry you, but I have no name, and the children born cannot be called your mother!" I have only one wife, and that is Li Huixian!" Unexpectedly, when he turned around, Liang Qichao's heart was not on Li Huixian's body at all.
Li Huixian is the wife of Liang Qichao, born in 1869 in a family of eunuchs, is the eldest lady in the family, four years older than Liang Qichao. In 1891, 23-year-old Li Huixian married Liang Qichao, a 19-year-old farmer who had been farming for generations, and the two got together less and separated more, but the husband and wife maintained their lives.
In 1889, Li Duanxi, a minister of the Restoration, appreciated Liang Qichao very much, and personally gave his cousin Li Huixian Xu to Liang Qichao.
After marriage, Li Huixian was very virtuous, and even sold her jewelry to subsidize the family and support Liang Qichao's career, which Liang Qichao was very grateful. Two years after marriage, Li Huixian gave birth to a daughter for Liang Qichao, and a few years later, a son was born in 1901, and another daughter was born in 1908.
Therefore, Li Huixian persuaded Liang Qichao to let him take a concubine, and after Liang Qichao listened, he immediately had a scowl on his face and said loudly to Li Huixian: "Let me take a concubine, it's not ridiculous!" Liang Qichao is one of the advocates of "monogamy", how can he violate this system himself, is it not to shoot himself in the foot? Li Huixian saw that Liang Qichao objected, and proposed that Kang Youwei also take many concubines, and under Li Huixian's repeated persuasion, Liang Qichao agreed. But Liang Qichao assured Li Huixian that after taking a concubine, everything in the family was still Li Huixian's final say, and the child she gave birth to in the future could only be called Li Huixian "mother." ”
After that, Li Huixian began to pick people to marry in, she thought that if she let someone from the noble rank be Liang Qichao's concubine, Liang Qichao would fall in love with her, and decided to let the maid she brought from her mother's family be Liang Qichao's concubine.
In 1903, 17-year-old Wang Guiquan entered the Liang family, and spent a candlelight night in the cave room, but Liang Qichao said to Wang Guiquan: "I can marry you, but I have no name, and the children born cannot be called your mother!" I have only one wife, and that is Li Huixian!" Wang Guiquan agreed, not unhappy, for Wang Guiquan Li Huixian is her master, she has never thought of who she can marry, let alone the other party is Liang Qichao.
Wang Guiquan, formerly known as Wang Laixi, followed Li Huixian to the Liang family has always been diligent and intelligent, and later Liang Qichao felt that this name was not good, so he changed his name to Wang Guiquan.
In the following years, Wang Guiquan gave birth to six children to Liang Qichao in a row, and even after giving birth to so many children, Wang Guiquan still worked on everything in the family and educated the children himself. While in Japan, Liang Sizhuang, the daughter born to Li Huixian, suffered from diphtheria. Wang Guiquan took good care of her and sought medical treatment for her until Liang Sizhuang's illness fully recovered, but Wang Guiquan's own biological daughter unfortunately died. The burden of family left her with no time to take care of her biological daughter, which made her feel guilty and have words of suffering, but she endured it in silence by herself and never cried to anyone.
Perhaps, only Wang Guiquan thinks that Liang Qichao loves Li Huixian, but only Liang Qichao and Li Huixian know who Liang Qichao loves.
In 1899, at the request of Kang Youwei, Liang Qichao went to Honolulu in the United States to carry out propaganda work, and met a translator named He Huizhen.
This year, He Huizhen is 20 years old, she grew up in the United States and received a Western education, she is very good at English, and she has the softness of an oriental woman. On the other hand, such a woman has always admired Liang Qichao.
The two talked and happily talked together, and the other party had the feeling of seeing each other late. When parting, He Huizhen said with affection: "I love Mr. Liang very much, if we can't meet each other in this life, I hope that in the next life, but I have to be given a small image by Mr. Liang, that is, my wish will be fulfilled." A few days later, Liang Qichao gave the photo to He Huizhen, and He Huizhen also sent a beautiful small fan to Liang Qichao. Liang Qichao had fallen in love at this time, almost obsessed.
Liang Qichao returned home and wrote a letter to his wife Li Huixian: "I like He Huizhen and want to be with her, I want to ask for your opinion."
After Li Huixian saw it, her physical strength was exhausted, and she knelt directly on the floor, her heart was painful and burst into tears, but for the sake of Liang Qichao's face, she did not cry. The letter replied: "If you are not a woman, you don't have to start from the beginning, if you really like her, you can tell your father, let him be the master for you, fulfill you, I can give way."
Liang Qichao's tutor was very strict, knowing that his father would not agree, so he did not dare to mention this matter again, and this matter was closed. A couple of lovers eventually failed to become dependents.
A few days later, a friend came to visit Liang Qichao and wanted Liang Qichao to marry He Huizhen, saying that it would bring great help to his career. Liang Qichao pondered for a moment and said, "I love her and miss her very much, but Liang already has a wife, and in the past, I founded the 'Monogamous World Association' with Tan Si, and I can't eat my words; and I am already wanted by the Qing court, even my wife is gathered and scattered, how can I go to another good woman?"
A few days later, He Huizhen's English teacher hosted a banquet for Liang Qichao, and naturally saw He Huizhen, Liang Qichao was extremely complicated and did not dare to touch sensitive topics. But He Huizhen was generous and talked freely. When they broke up, He Huizhen said: "If you succeed in restoration, don't forget me, if you want to establish a girls' school, please tell me, I will come, my heart is only you!" Liang Qichao was intoxicated, whispered "precious" and quickly left.
Later, Liang Qichao's wife Li Huizhen died of illness, and He Huizhen, who was far away in the United States, still loved Liang Qichao, and after knowing the news, he took a cruise from the United States to China to find Liang Qichao. It has been twenty years since they last met, and the two lovers were very excited to meet again, looking at each other with affection, but Liang Qichao still politely refused her.
From the moment Liang Qichao married Li Huixian, he and He Huizhen were doomed, and the two women accompanying him were not Liang Qichao's love, but the people he loved could not be together. It is said that Li Huixian and Liang Qichao are more like good friends, whether in career or knowledge, they are respectful of each other. But among them, Wang Guiquan was even more bitter, who worked for the Liang family all his life, died in a deserted house in the wild, no one knows, and has no name after death!