In the north, the beautiful woman leans on the window independently, and in one look, she dumps the human city, and then in the middle, she dumps the human country. This poem-like depiction leads us back to that distant and mysterious era, when Xi Shi, Zhaojun, Diao Chan and Yang Guifei were the four beauties competing for beauty. However, in the late Qing Dynasty, which is closer to us, there is also a peerless beauty, known as the first beauty of the late Qing Dynasty, Si Gege, with her beauty and tortuous fate, has become the epitome of the tragedy of the ancient deep palace woman, which is very emotional.
Si Gege's father was an important minister of the late Qing Dynasty and the first cabinet minister, and his family background was prominent. Born beautiful, she should have been the object of pursuit by many famous families and the children of powerful people. However, because her father wanted to consolidate her political position, she was sent to the palace and became Cixi's attendant, and she involuntarily stepped into the whirlpool of the feudal court.
In the palace, Sigege is not only a beautiful lady, but also a talented woman. She knows everything about piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and is good at words, and is deeply favored by the Empress Dowager Cixi. In order to please the Queen Mother, she not only chatted with the Queen Mother to relieve boredom, but also managed to introduce Western gadgets that were rare at that time, such as wearing Western clothes and taking pictures. Among these fragments of history, we can see a photo of Cixi and Si Gege, which is still beautiful and touching even in black and white, like a fairy in a painting.
However, Sigege's beauty is intimately linked to her tragic fate. Her father sent her to the palace for political reasons, and her marriage was involuntary. In order to keep her company, Cixi betrothed her to the ninth son of the Minister of Military Aircraft, Yulu. This seems to be a glorious family affair, but shortly after the marriage, Sigege's husband died of illness, leaving her alone and grief-stricken. This scene reminds people of the sentence "Life is like a dream, and a statue is still a moon".
Newly married, Sigege lost the support and protection of her husband, and her grief can be imagined. However, the Empress Dowager Cixi did not let her go, and still summoned her to the palace to accompany her. In the palace, she could only force a smile and did not dare to show her inner sorrow. She had looked forward to the day when she would be reunited with her husband, but fate played tricks on her again. In her twenties, she became a widow. In that complicated court, she was like a delicate flower, destined to withstand the ravages of wind and rain.
Although Sigege had the opportunity to remarry someone else, the Empress Dowager Cixi forcibly kept her in the palace in order to please herself. By the time of Cixi's death, Sigege had already spent the best years of his youth and could only die alone. Those faces that were once young and beautiful have long disappeared under the wash of time, and have been replaced by the endless loneliness and loneliness of court life. In those deep court days, only her single figure was left.
Looking back on Sigege's life full of misfortunes and ups and downs, we can clearly see that although she is known as the first beauty of the late Qing Dynasty, she is just a chess piece on the chessboard of the power struggle between her father and the Empress Dowager Cixi. This may be the epitome of the tragic fate of women in the ancient deep palace - even if you are born in a prominent family, or marry into a wealthy and noble family, you still can't control your own destiny after entering the palace, they are like duckweed fluttering in the wind, full of yearning for a free life outside the palace, but it is difficult to realize your dreams for life.
The fate of the four grids is sad. Her beauty and talent could have allowed her to have a happy life, but the constraints of feudal society and the power struggle of the court pushed her into the abyss of tragedy.
Her life was full of helplessness and struggle. At that time, women were often seen as appendages to men, and women in the court were seen as instruments of political struggle. Although Sigege has beauty and talent, she has no control over her own destiny and can only be at the mercy of others.
Her loneliness and loneliness are even more distressing. In that deep court, she stood alone. She used to have love and family warmth, but these have passed with the passage of time. She could only spend the rest of her life alone, with no relatives, no friends, no lovers.
The tragic fate of Sigege is not only a personal tragedy, but also the universal fate of women in that era. In feudal society, women were often bound to the family, with no freedom, no rights, and no future. Their lives are often seen as a form of devotion and sacrifice, existing for the honor and good of the family.
The fate of Sigege makes us deeply aware of the bondage and oppression of women in feudal society. We should cherish the freedom and equality of the present, so that every woman can paint a chapter of autonomy, resilience and independence in her own life. At the same time, it is also necessary to reflect on the injustices and injustices of history, so that those tragedies are not repeated, so that everyone can grow and develop in a just and equal environment.