During the Republic of China period, in the complex situation and background, a number of famous and talented women emerged, such as Lin Huiyin, Lu Xiaoman, and Zhang Ailing, all of which were unique memories of that era. Dressed in a series of cheongsams, they walked with a melancholy temperament all around them, and their every move was wrapped in secrets, including Zhao Yidi.
As a well-known woman in the Republic of China, she was born into a famous family, and her father served as vice minister of communications during the Beiyang government era. Her original name was "Zhao Qixia", because the English name was "Edith" and the consonant was "Yidi", so she had the name "Zhao Yidi". Later, because she was the fourth oldest in the family, people also called her "Miss Zhao Si".
Like many rich women of that era, Zhao Yidi attended a higher education institution, dressed brightly, and walked around the high-society party with her sisters, living the life of a celebrity. However, the beautiful appearance, good cultivation, and prominent family lineage did not allow Zhao Yidi to have a smooth road of love.
When she was 16 years old, a fate came unexpectedly and opened the Pandora's box of love.
That day, Zhao Yidi went to the dance party as usual, did not want to, met Zhang Xueliang at the dance, when he was a young marshal, he was a gentleman, and he immediately attracted Zhao Yidi's attention. At the age of 16, it was the age when the love sinus first opened, Zhao Yidi completely fell, and the two fell in love at first sight.
However, at that time, Zhang Xueliang already had a wife, Yu Fengzhi, and the shackles of the world whipped Zhao Yidi to pain, and she wrote in her diary: "I admire Zhang Shaoshuai very much, but it is a pity that he already has a wife. Fate, what suffering also". Cute and involuntary, Zhao Yidi's heart has long been occupied by Zhang Xueliang.
In 1928, Huanggu Tun made a loud noise, Zhang Zuolin was unfortunately killed, Zhang Xueliang rushed back to the northeast after learning about this matter, there was no time to take care of Zhao Yidi, after learning about this matter, Zhao Yidi's heart was like ashes, thinking that the two would never see each other again in this life, but she did not expect that one day, she received a telegram from Zhang Xueliang inviting her to the northeast for a gathering.
Zhao Yidi was ecstatic, but the Zhao family raised the door to oppose, believing that she had lost her morality and corrupted the door style. Unexpectedly, she resolutely ignored it and immediately went to the northeast, her front foot just left, and her father on the back foot published a statement, declaring to the outside world: Zhao Yidi eloped with someone and has since severed the father-daughter relationship. After that, for the rest of his life, Zhao Yidi never returned to his mother's house, and once he left, he would never say goodbye.
Although she accompanied Zhang Xueliang every day and made Zhao Yidi feel very happy, her arrival made Yu Fengzhi very unhappy, she quarreled with Zhang Xueliang, and finally saw her husband's resolute attitude, and had to give in.
However, in order to make Zhao Yidi feel difficult and retreat, she put forward three conditions: first, Zhao Yidi could not follow her husband's surname after entering the school; second, Zhao Yidi could not stay in the Marshal's Mansion; third, it was okay to marry, but Zhao Yidi could not have a name.
Yu Fengzhi originally thought that this humiliating condition would definitely allow Zhao Yidi to obediently go home, but she underestimated Zhao Yidi's love for Zhang Xueliang, and she readily agreed to accompany Zhang Xueliang as a "secretary", which was 36 years, during which the two also gave birth to a son.
In 1936, after Zhang Xueliang sent Jiang back to Nanjing, he became a prisoner of the order, in order to take care of him, Yu Fengzhi and Zhao Yidi accompanied him, at this time the two had no barriers, got along very harmoniously, they cultivated the field together to grow vegetables, support the family.
But at that time, Zhao Yidi's son was still young, in order to take care of her young son, she had to go back, and since then, 3 years have passed.
During the period, Zhang Xueliang often had to go around, Yu Feng had to work hard, and under harsh living conditions, he unfortunately suffered from breast cancer and needed to go to the United States for treatment. In this way, Zhao Yidi returned to Zhang Xueliang's side.
In the first ten years of life, Zhao Yidi has never suffered hardships, she is a glorious Miss Zhao Si, but during her imprisonment, she is soft and rigid, carefully taking care of Zhang Xueliang's life, sewing clothes, captive poultry, and growing vegetables.
However, her identity as a "secretary" has always been very awkward, and Zhang Xueliang is not a wife in the legal sense. It wasn't until 1964 that her waiting came to fruition.
At that time, because Zhang Xueliang wanted to join Christianity, he could only follow the canon of "monogamy", and under all kinds of choices, Zhang Xueliang chose Zhao Yidi. On the day of the wedding, Song Meiling became their witness, at that time, Zhang Xueliang was already 63 years old, he was particularly happy, pulled Zhao Yidi and said to people: "This is my girl."
Such selfless love, tolerance and dedication made everyone present unmoved.
After marriage, the life of the two gradually improved, and life was very sweet. After the captivity was lifted, the couple decided to live in Hawaii, although not as rich as they were then, but the days were comfortable and the couple loved.
In June 2000, it was summer, and Zhao Yidi, who was already 88 years old, had completed the last time of his life. Before leaving, she used a weak voice to leave 11 words for the elderly Zhang Xueliang: "The only thing I can't rest assured of is you."
In the face of the departure of his lover, Zhang Xueliang could not calm down for a long time, after the death of his wife, he held her hand for a full 3 hours, constantly calling Zhao Yidi's nickname, and finally said: "She is gone."
A year later, the elderly Zhang Xueliang also passed away and was buried with Miss Zhao Si in the same cave. From the first sight of love at the age of 16 to the final dependence and mutual companionship, this love that began in the war-torn era came to an end.