"I really don't know how to make that kind of crying sound, it's so uncivilized..."
Zheng Nian had been brutally tortured in prison, but she was never able to make a cry of pain, and Zheng Nian said that she did not know how to make such a sound.
Zheng Nian used his life to explain what a true nobility is, and the nobility is actually not decorating the appearance with gold and silver, but the precious soul. Zheng Nian is an elegant woman with a noble temperament in her bones, and she is also known as the last nobleman.
1. A famous lady who is both inside and outside
Zheng Nian was born in 1915, his original name was Yao Nianyuan. Zheng Nian's hometown is in Beijing, her ancestors are either rich or expensive, and Zheng Nian is a true famous person. Zheng Nian's grandfather was a great Confucian in the late Qing Dynasty, and Zheng Nian's father was a general, so Zheng Nian's family background was few at that time.
Zheng Nian received a good education from an early age and is also the pearl in the palm of his family. Zheng Nian has been reading English newspapers to eat Western food since he was a child, and the daily necessities that Zheng Nian usually uses are expensive and exquisite luxuries, and most of the dinner plates are antique treasures. For such a famous lady who grew up with a golden spoon, her future will be bright.
Zheng Nian not only had a good family background, she was also delicate and lovely, and she was one of the best beauties at that time. Zheng Nian was once honored in the Beiyang Pictorial because of his outstanding appearance, and many princes and grandsons have long had a crush on Zheng Nian. But for Zheng Nian, she pays more attention to the cultivation of a person. So Zheng Nian loves to read, she once graduated from Nankai University in Tianjin and Yenching University in Beijing, and later decided to study in the Uk. Zheng Nian got a master's degree in britain, Zheng Nian not only has a face but also connotation, raises her hands and feet to show the aristocratic atmosphere, she is noble in her bones, many men have admiration for Zheng Nian but can only hope that Mei will quench his thirst.
Although Zheng Nian was a daughter, she had extremely high requirements for herself, and Zheng Nian's double cultivation inside and outside made her a famous queen that no one could match at that time. Zheng Nian has such a family background, and there is an extremely noble conversation and connotation, what kind of man can be worthy of her?
Because Zheng Nian has been exposed to advanced ideological education since childhood, Zheng Nian is different from the women who grew up in the background of his contemporaries, and other women do not have the opportunity to receive a good education, they can only accept it and lack independent thinking. But Zheng Nian is different, she has maintained independent thinking since she was a child, and she is also very clear about what kind of life partner she wants to find in the future.
Later, Zheng Nian met Zheng Kangqi, Zheng Kangqi and Zheng Nian fell in love at first sight, Zheng Kangqi saw Zheng Nian's first glance, he was surprised that there was such a noble and beautiful woman in the world, and Zheng Nian also admired him when he first met Zheng Kangqi, she admired Zheng Kangqi's talent, but also appreciated his conversation and gentlemanly temperament. In this way, the two people came together and formed a happy and happy family.
Zheng Kangqi became a diplomat after marrying Zheng Nian, and due to the special nature of his work, Zheng Kangqi needed to work in a foreign country all year round. After Zheng Nian married Zheng Kangqi, he has been tirelessly following her husband to live abroad. In 1942, Zheng Nian gave birth to a daughter, and the birth of this daughter added a lot of joy to this small family, and Zheng Nian was also full of more beautiful visions for life.
After the founding of New China in 1949, Zheng Nian and Zheng Kangqi returned to the embrace of the motherland and decided to develop in China in the future. After returning to China, Zheng Kangqi became Chen Yi's diplomatic adviser, and he also served as the general manager of the Shanghai branch of British Shell Oil Company. For Zheng Nian, she is very satisfied with her married life, her husband has a stable job, everything is going well after returning to China, and she still lives in a three-story small Western-style building in Shanghai. Usually, Zheng Nian puts all his energy on the family, so that Zheng Kangqi does not have to worry about the family when he goes out to work. Zheng Nian and her husband have a clear division of labor, this small family is happy and harmonious, and after the birth of her daughter, it also makes Zheng Nian's life more complete.
Zheng Nian has always advocated the concept of exquisite and elegant life, so whether he is abroad or back at home, Zheng Nian has decorated his home very warmly. When Zheng Nian and Zheng Kangqi lived in England, friends once praised Zheng Nian, because of her existence, which added a lot of new ideas to the barren life.
2. Sudden disaster
In 1957, a change occurred in the family, making Zheng Nian's originally stable and happy married life become a mess. In this year, Zheng Nian's husband Zheng Kangqi died of illness, leaving Zheng Nian alone with his daughter to live a hard life.
Zheng Nian had to shoulder the burden of life alone, Zheng Nian had to take care of his daughter, but also to take care of the business left by her husband Zheng Kangqi. Because Zheng Nian had experience in the early years of staying in the West, after Zheng Kangqi's death, Zheng Nian took over her husband's position as a consultant to the general manager of Shell Oil. Zheng Nian's behavior was controversial at the time because she was not only a woman, but also worked for foreign companies.
But Zheng Nian is fully qualified for this job, and in this way, Zheng Nian has been working for Shell Oil Company under tremendous pressure of public opinion. Zheng Nian's outstanding performance quickly won the appreciation of the company's senior management, and although the death of her husband was a big blow to Zheng Nian, Zheng Nian still had to continue to live. She appeared in front of the world every day in a colorful cheongsam, and she was still the queen of the noble and famous door.
3. Tortured in prison
In 1966, Zheng Nian suffered another heavy blow, this year Zheng Nian was framed for having worked for the British, saying that Zheng Nian was a traitor.
One night, dozens of people broke into Zheng Nian's home at the same time and smashed Zheng Nian's home to pieces. Zheng Nian did not say a word, and early the next morning, he still asked the next person to prepare a delicate breakfast for her.
Although Zheng Nian was born in a famous aristocrat, she was not alarmed by the changes in her life, and faced with the challenges of life, Zheng Nian chose to face the battle head-on. In September of the same year, Zheng Nian was imprisoned in the Shanghai No. 1 Detention Center, and Zheng Nian's daughter was imprisoned in a cowshed.
Later, Zheng Nian suffered a painful torture in prison, but Zheng Nian could not send out a single cry. Zheng Nian was often tortured to the point of not having any strength, and even going to the toilet was difficult. But Zheng Nian still lived a very elegant life in prison, and the 7 years of hellish torture did not make Zheng Nian lose faith in life, and she chose to carry out elegance to the end.
7 years later, Zheng Nian was released from prison, but he heard the bad news that his daughter had committed suicide. Zheng Nian did not believe that her daughter would commit suicide, and later learned through investigation that her daughter was murdered and disguised as a suicide. Zheng Nian still chose to face this blow calmly, and Zheng Nian finally did justice for his daughter.
Later, Zheng Nian wrote about her own experiences in the book, and she did not collapse because of these painful experiences, but she was still full of expectations for her life. Zheng Nian passed away at the age of 94, and from birth to death, Zheng Nian always insisted on facing everything that life gave him with grace and dignity.
Zheng Nian's death also means that there are no more nobles in the world!