Preface
Xiao Qiao, as a female character in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, the first half of her life is widely remembered in history, but the second half of her life hides many little-known secrets. This experience in the second half of his life is full of incredible legends.
This article will delve into the mysterious story of the second half of Xiao Qiao's life, and dig out the secrets behind her history, perhaps the truth is unbelievable. This fascinating journey through history will take us through time, revealing the unknown behind Xiao Qiao, and experiencing her wonderful legend beyond the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, perhaps the secrets of which will challenge our traditional perception of history.
Supporting the world alone, Xiao Qiao has a long way to go
Zhou Yu's early death undoubtedly brought a violent shock to Xiao Qiao's fate. Faced with the pressure of life and society, this beautiful and intelligent woman made a choice that impressed everyone - she chose to be widowed and raise her children alone.
As a talented and beautiful woman, Xiao Qiao could have chosen an easier path, remarried to a prominent husband, and lived a worry-free life. However, she gave up these temptations, just so that Zhou Yu's children could thrive under their mother's care. This undoubtedly required great courage and perseverance in the social environment at that time.
As a widow, Little Joe has to do household chores and take care of her young children every day. At the same time, she has to bear pressure from all sides: there are clan elders urging her to remarry, gossips talking about her private life, and people with bad intentions secretly waiting for her to fall into decadence. All kinds of bad luck tormented Xiao Qiao's delicate heart and kept her awake at night.
However, in the face of all this, Little Joe did not flinch. She straightened her back and used her courage and resilience to prove to the world that women can hold up a piece of the world on their own. For the sake of the children, she can give up her happiness and lie dormant in this secluded little world, waiting for spring to come again.
Sending love words, Xiao Qiao used poetry to express his sorrow
Facing the burden of life alone, Xiao Qiao's inner pain and sorrow have nowhere to tell. So, she sent her love words and expressed her thousands of incomprehensible emotions through poetry and songs.
As a learned woman, Xiao Qiao's literary brilliance was no less than that of the literati at that time. Her works are deep and ambiguous, revealing a sad but not sad rhyme between the lines. Those poems that sang about nature and expressed sorrow became the object of folk praise at that time. What readers see between the lines is not only the author's emotions, but also the common fate of widows in that era.
For Joe, words are the medicine that soothes her inner pain. In the dead of night, she would light candles and write to fill in her true feelings. Let your thoughts melt into ink and melt between the lines of the paper.
Perhaps it was with the accompaniment of these words that Xiao Qiao's heart gained a temporary peace. In those sentences, she saw the bits and pieces of her life. That was where her soul was, the world where she could reach.
Dedicated to nurturing Zhou Yu's heirs, Xiao Qiao watered hope with love
In addition to words, Xiao Qiao has another pillar in her life - her and Zhou Yu's children. For the sake of these blood relatives, she did not hesitate to give up her own happiness, but also rekindled her hope for life because of their existence.
In a sense, these children carry too many emotions for Little Joe: her longing for her deceased lover, her attachment to life, and even her hopes for the future. Therefore, she will give everything she has to care for them, educate them, and make her children the pride of her heart.
Little Joe carefully cultivates his children's studies, teaches them poetry, books, etiquette and music, and at the same time strictly demands their conduct. She loves them as if they were herself, but she also criticizes them harshly when they make mistakes. Under her care, Zhou Yu's children are all talented and have a bright future, which is the best reward for Xiao Qiao.
When the children grew up and found their place and happiness in their careers and marriages, Xiao Qiao was indescribably relieved and proud in his heart. She used her life to fulfill her promise to her deceased lover, and also found meaning in this tortuous life.
A real or illusory marriage, Xiao Qiao's lost and regained
In that era of participation and strife and extreme complexity, Xiao Qiao experienced too much sorrow and hatred. She witnessed the untimely death of her sweetheart, and experienced the ups and downs of her life in widowhood and loneliness. This may have caused her to become tired and disappointed with the world. So, when her mind and body were exhausted, she chose to return to the dust and live an almost hermit-like life.
During this time, Xiao Qiao was closed and rarely had contact with the outside world. The originally delicate and moving face also looked haggard and vicissitudes due to hard work day and night. This also made rumors about her boiling: some people said that she had died a long time ago, some people said that she became a nun, and some people said that she had remarried someone else...... All kinds of rumors spread among the people, and gradually turned into a thick fog, obscuring the true trajectory of Xiao Qiao's second half of life.
However, in this chaos, a glimmer of light can be vaguely seen: that is, all kinds of rumors about Xiao Qiao's remarriage. It is said that when Xiao Qiao was closed, she met a famous general with a prominent identity and fell in love for a long time, but this marriage ended in nothing. This famous player is not only illustrious. He can give Xiao Qiao all the material stability and spiritual comfort in life.
So what is the reason for the eventual breakdown of this marriage? Maybe it's because Xiao Qiao can't forget her lost love, or maybe it's because she sees the hypocrisy in the heart of this famous general. And she finally left alone, leaving countless questions and speculations in the long river of history.
In addition, there are rumors that Xiao Qiao once had a good relationship with a literati bachelor with equal talent. In a situation of political turmoil, only poetry and music can bring them solace in their hearts. They may have lived together like glue, weaving moving music with style and affection. But in the end, it is still impossible to escape the fate of each side of the world.
Regardless of whether these rumors about Xiao Qiao's remarriage are true or not, they paint a picture for us: after going through too many ups and downs of fate, Xiao Qiao is still trying to find new happiness and solace. She did not give up her expectations for life, but in the end she still could not get rid of the tricks of fate. But this tenacity and courage are enough to make future generations awe-inspired.
Escaping into the empty door, Xiao Qiao was liberated in Buddhism
Later in her life, when Xiao Qiao experienced too many joys and sorrows, did she finally choose to become a monk and seek solace in her old age in Buddhist meditation? Although there is no definite evidence, this speculation is not impossible.
In a sense, Buddhism can indeed give Xiao Qiao great peace of mind. After experiencing the pain of life and death, she is likely to have a downlight and detachment from all fame and fortune feelings. In such an era, choosing to devote herself to Buddhism and live a life away from the hustle and bustle may be her last choice.
So at dawn, Little Joe shaved his hair and put on a modest robe. She began to live a life of meditation, reciting Buddhist scriptures in retreat, cultivating her mind, and looking forward to becoming a Buddha. All you face all day is incense and candles, bodhisattvas, shadows on the walls, and silence in the depths of your soul.
In this pure-hearted life, she found new meaning and liberation. Worldly strife is no longer a matter of concern to her, replaced by an understanding and perspective of the origin of the universe. She is no longer troubled by the joys and sorrows of the past, because she can see through the vain nature of all joys, sorrows, and sorrows. In this ethereal space, she constructed a new spiritual world and finally realized the true meaning of life.
When the people who worship every day turn to her for guidance in life, Joe uses Buddhism to guide them to escape their suffering and achieve true happiness. And she herself also found solace and comfort in the process. She is no longer the beautiful and talented woman who is envied, she has transcended the world, integrated into the world, and truly "forgot about things".
epilogue
The long river of time continues to move forward, and Xiao Qiao's brilliant figure on the stage of history has faded. And about the unrecorded part of her life, our imagination is forever stuck in speculation. Her life was magnificent and legendary. And what we can do is to remember her majesty and explore the beautiful clues in her life.
No matter where fate leads her, in our hearts, Xiao Qiao will always be a shining example of who is not afraid of difficulties and pursues herself. She used her feminine and resolute side to hold up the sky of that turbulent era, and also reflected our present many years later. This is the immortal mark she has left in the long river of history.