Meng Xiaodong
Meng Xiaodongduan sat in front of the door in Taipei, looking at the photo of Mei Lanfang on the table, and fell into a deep memory.
The encounter with Mei Lanfang is the time when Meng Xiaodong's feelings are surging.
Eighteen-year-old Meng Xiaodong won a place on the "Big World" stage in Shanghai with his outstanding performance ability.
Not satisfied with the status quo, she decided to follow the Baiyukun opera team to Tianjin and Beiping to perform and hone her acting skills.
After coming to Beiping, Meng Xiaodong quickly launched his own signboard, and the public knows that in that enlightened theater, there is a Kunjiao old student Meng Xiaodong.
At that time, when the Peking Opera Charity Performance was in full swing, Mei Lanfang, who was famous in the Beijing circle, wanted to participate in the performance, and co-starred with Peking Opera master Yu Shuyan in "Shilang Visiting Mother", which was highly anticipated by the public.
But who knows, when the performance was approaching, Yu Shuyan suddenly fell ill and could not act.
This news was like a thunderbolt on a sunny day, which made the entire drama team panic.
In order to save the scene, someone proposed to let Meng Xiaodong, who sang "KunJiao", try it.
In desperation, the drama team agreed and invited Meng Xiaodong to star in "Shilang Visiting Mother".
Seeing such an excellent opportunity, Meng Xiaodong naturally would not give up.
The next day, Meng Xiaodong went directly to the drama team and met with Mei Lanfang.
Mei Lanfang was already over thirty years old at that time, but Meng Xiaodong was at the age of a young girl.
As soon as he saw Mei Lanfang, Meng Xiaodong opened his mouth: "Uncle Mei."
Mei Lanfang is also really interesting to see this little girl, and does not care much about the ranking of the generations in the circle, Ren Meng Xiaodong said hello like this joke.
Meng Xiaodong men's clothing photo
One after another, the two people became acquainted, and the age gap did not affect the cheerful chat between the two, not to mention that there was no problem in the play, and the tacit understanding was very good.
Unsurprisingly, this performance was extremely successful, and as long as mei Lanfang had a play in "Shilang Visiting His Mother", he would find Meng Xiaodong.
Meng Xiaodong is also happy to cooperate with the master, on the one hand, he can not only increase his acting skills, on the other hand, the exchange with Mei Lanfang, so that he also has some comfort in this strange place.
Under the careful guidance of Mei Lanfang, Meng Xiaodong's acting skills have greatly improved, and he soon gained a foothold on the Beiping stage and became the well-known "Winter Emperor".
Not long after, Mei Lanfang hit the iron while it was hot and invited Meng Xiaodong to star in a "Dragon Play Phoenix" with herself.
Mei Lanfang and Meng Xiaodong shared the stage
As soon as the fans heard the news, they boiled over.
Mei Lanfang mainly plays the role of men dressed as women in Peking Opera, while Meng Xiaodong plays the role of women dressed as men.
Who wouldn't want to see this pair of talented ladies put on a show?
The performance of "Dragon Play Phoenix" was very successful, Meng Xiaodong played by the Zhengde Emperor wen wen and elegant, while Mei Lanfang played by the village girl was naïve and romantic, which made people sigh that this was simply a match made in heaven.
This scene made the play fascinated into the play, and everyone hoped that Mei Lanfang and Meng Xiaodong could fake the play and really do it and become a real couple.
And Meng Xiaodong and Mei Lanfang, I don't know if they are too deep into the play, they also have that subtle affection for each other.
Mei Lanfang and Meng Xiaodong
The two frequently secretly sent Qiu Bo, and the heart that wanted to fall in love was finally detected by Mei Lanfang's friends.
The friend is also clever, and Shunshi started to be the old man of the moon, giving the two a red line, trying to achieve a good story of pear garden.
Mei Lanfang also did not pretend to be stupid, seeing that her friends tried their best to match, without saying a word, they went directly to the Meng family to propose to them.
When the Meng family saw Mei Lanfang come to propose to her, they were unhappy and even wanted to blast Mei Lanfang out.
It turned out that mei Lanfang at this time already had two wives, Wang Minghua and Fu Zhifang, both of whom were the names of the right wife.
Mei Lanfang and his wife
The Meng family considered that if Meng Xiaodong married into the Mei family, it could only be in the name of the partial house, and Meng Mu did not want her daughter to suffer such grievances.
This Mei Lanfang reacted quickly, saying that Wang Minghua is currently recuperating in Tianjin due to a serious illness, and there is actually only one room in the family.
If Meng Xiaodong is willing to marry into the Mei family, it is also treated in the name of a proper wife, and there is no such thing as a partial room.
In this way, the Meng family did not intervene much, so they agreed to this marriage.
Meng Xiaodong was very excited to see that the biggest obstacle to marriage was no longer there, and it was her wish to be with her beloved for a long time.
Three months before the marriage, Mei Lanfang showed her sincerity and took Meng Xiaodong to Wang Minghua's residence to recuperate, hoping that Wang Minghua would agree to remarry her.
Wang Minghua, who was seriously ill, understood Mei Lanfang's thoughts, and he just wanted to wait for his death and naturally marry Meng Xiaodong in the name of his wife.
Wang Minghua, who had already stepped into the coffin with one foot, did not bother to pay attention to worldly affairs, agreed to Mei Lanfang's request, and incidentally advised Mei Lanfang to consult with Fu Zhifang.
Fu Zhifang and Mei Lanfang
After seeing Wang Minghua, Mei Lanfang took Meng Xiaodong back to Mei's house without stopping, but was unexpectedly severely rejected by Fu Zhifang.
Fu Zhifang was in charge of the affairs of the Mei family at that time, and saw that Mei Lanfang suddenly brought back a little girl for herself and wanted to marry her.
Fu Zhifang was unwilling in every way, and resolutely refused to let Meng Xiaodong enter the door of the Mei family.
Mei Lanfang did not expect that Fu Zhifang would be so resolute, but he who was addicted to love also had to show his firmness, he did not consider the consequences at all, and planned to hide Fu Zhifang's marriage to Meng Xiaodong and stage a drama of Jinwu Zangjiao.
In 1927, the wedding was carried out under the witness of Feng Gengguang's friends, and the marriage room was set up in Feng Gengguang's mansion, and the whole process was kept secret.
Not long after, Mei Lanfang accumulated some money and moved the golden house to the community in the street of Dongcheng, and gave the golden house a special name: Yu Yuxuan.
In the days of Yu Yuxuan, it was extremely happy. Mei Lanfang's friends come to the house from time to time to party with the two, so it is not lively, everyone talks together, commenting on the drama.
Meng Xiaodong also felt Mei Lanfang's full love for himself, so he proposed to return to Mei's house as soon as possible to determine his name.
As soon as she talked about this, Mei Lanfang looked extremely embarrassed. In the face of Fu Zhifang's strength, he could only comfort Meng Xiaodong and wait.
This waited, but waited until Mei Lanfang went abroad to perform.
Meng Xiaodong and Fu Zhifang both hope that they can walk with Mei Lanfang.
The two women launched a tug-of-war, Fu Zhifang threatened Mei Lanfang with the child in her belly, but Meng Xiaodong did not have any chips.
In the end, Mei Lanfang went abroad alone and ended the curtain of the tug-of-war.
This time in the competition with Fu Zhifang, Meng Xiaodong realized how fragile the illusory thing of love is, and also realized that Mei Lanfang did not look like a person who took responsibility.
Before Mei Lanfang returned to China, a major event occurred in the Mei family: Mei Lanfang's relatives died.
Mei Lanfang, who learned the news, rushed back to the Mei family to preside over the funeral and told Meng Xiaodong to come to the Mei family to mourn.
But Meng Xiaodong didn't even step into the door of the Mei family, and was stopped by Fu Zhifang.
Fu Zhifang blocked Meng Xiaodong at the door on the grounds that Meng Xiaodong was only a concubine and it was inconvenient to enter the Mei family.
The helpless Meng Xiaodong had to ask for help from Mei Lanfang, and Mei Lanfang came out to intercede for Meng Xiaodong, but Fu Zhifang's temper was too stubborn, and she also threatened Mei Lanfang with the child in her belly.
At that time, the Mei family was full of people with heads and faces in society, and Mei Lanfang tried her best to appease Fu Zhifang in order to avoid criticism, and agreed not to let Meng Xiaodong enter the house to mourn.
Seeing that the people who said they loved themselves had given up on themselves at such a critical time, Meng Xiaodong felt desperate.
She staggered back to Yu Yuxuan, packed her bags, and left this place of right and wrong.
But ever thought, Meng Xiaodong's fans mistakenly thought that Mei Lanfang abandoned Meng Xiaodong and planned to avenge his idol.
In the middle of the night, Meng Xiaodong's fans ran to Mei's house, mistakenly entered Mei Lanfang's friend's room, and stabbed Mei Lanfang's friend in the chest, causing this innocent person to die on the spot.
Mei Lanfang woke up early in the morning to find that there had been a murder in her home, and she was not lightly frightened.
After asking the police afterwards, I learned that my friend originally blocked the disaster for himself, and he was even more afraid, and he did not know whether there would be a second fan who came to ask for his life.
Fu Zhifang saw that her husband was timid and afraid of things, and spat out a few words lightly: "Uncle Uncle's life matters." "
This sentence successfully woke up Mei Lanfang, and since then, Mei Lanfang has no longer had anything to do with Meng Xiaodong.
Meng Xiaodong, who was heartbroken by Mei Lanfang's negative heart, did not intend to make Mei Lanfang feel better, so he posted an article in the "Ta Kung Pao" to explain why he and Mei Lanfang were such a negative man:
"I was too young to understand. The marriage was arranged by others, and Mei Lanfang knew everything in the name of my wife, but now he had lost the contract. "
"Since Mei Lanfang is not trustworthy, then I don't want to have a family relationship with him." Please see whether I have failed him or whether he has failed me. "
With a thousand sores, Meng Xiaodong left Beiping and drifted around. In order to heal her wounds, she even chose to take refuge in Buddhism and no longer care about ordinary things.
After the pain subsided a little, Meng Xiaodong bravely returned to the sad place of Beiping again, determined to make a comeback on the stage and create a new "Winter Emperor".
Fans were thrilled to see the "Winter Emperor" returning again, and they bought tickets to express their support for Meng Xiaodong. Meng Xiaodong's performance was also full of seats, and it was difficult to find a ticket.
I thought that Meng Xiaodong could achieve such a pursuit in the Peking Opera circle, which can be regarded as the name of "top stream".
But she did not stop here, but worshiped under Yu Shuyan's door and became the first female student of Peking Opera.
In 1937, Meng Xiaodong was invited to the opening ceremony of the Golden Theater, and Du Yuesheng, the boss of the Green Gang at the time, gave an opening speech.
Meng Xiaodong and Du Yuesheng
When Du Yuesheng was a miscellaneous boy, he heard Meng Xiaodong sing.
Seeing Meng Xiaodong's real person now, it is even more difficult to hide that joy, and he gave Meng Xiaodong an extremely expensive gift.
It just so happens that Du Yuesheng's fourth aunt, Yao Yulan, is also a Peking Opera actor and has some friendship with Meng Xiaodong.
Du Yuesheng then instigated Yao Yulan to introduce herself solemnly.
Seeing that Du Yuesheng cared so much about Meng Xiaodong, Yao Yulan also made a small calculation: she had just entered the door of the Du family, she had not yet gained a firm foothold, she was suppressed by other Mrs. Fang everywhere, and she needed to be dealt with by herself alone.
Yao Yulan, who was quick to act, immediately found Meng Xiaodong, claiming that she wanted to introduce an object to Meng Xiaodong so that she would not end up alone, and called out to Meng Xiaodong to live with her for one night and say some whispers between sisters.
Meng Xiaodong, Yao Yulan
At this time, Meng Xiaodong had entered middle age, could not withstand the toss, and wanted to reject Yao Yulan.
Who knew that Yao Yulan was so firm that she vowed that she would never let Meng Xiaodong be hurt this time.
Meng Xiaodong half-believed and agreed, and came to Yao Yulan's house to live with him.
At night, just as Meng Xiaodong was asleep, she felt Yao Yulan get up and get out of bed, and estimated that Yao Yulan should have gone to the toilet.
Unexpectedly, Yao Yulan never returned, but instead of her, it was a man, Du Yuesheng.
Du Yuesheng came to Meng Xiaodong's bedside and began to loosen his clothes.
Meng Xiaodong, who has experienced the world, can understand that today is the day when he still has Du Yuesheng's kindness, and consciously obeys Du Yuesheng's hooligan behavior.
It is also interesting to say that Du Yuesheng actually confessed to Meng Xiaodong that he had a crush on his friendship for many years, and Meng Xiaodong found that this big brother had a deep affection for himself and couldn't help but be moved.
One after another, Meng Xiaodong took the opportunity to live with Du Yuesheng.
Du Yuesheng followed Meng Xiaodong in everything and agreed to her request as much as possible. When you are idle, you will also make some romantic gadgets to make Meng Xiaodong happy.
With the company of Du Yuesheng, Meng Xiaodong is no longer alone, and he is not afraid to perform on stage.
After all, behind Meng Xiaodong is Du Yuesheng, the boss of the Green Gang, and how many people dare to provoke?
Unfortunately, Meng Xiaodong occasionally felt a wind chill, and his condition became more and more serious.
In order to cure Meng Xiaodong's illness, Du Yuesheng paid a large price to invite Kong Bohua, a famous doctor who was then a "national hand", and stood by Meng Xiaodong's bed day and night.
Kong Bohua's medical skills were superb, and under his treatment, Meng Xiaodong's illness was quickly cured.
In order to express his gratitude, Du Yuesheng was stunned to give Kong Bohua a 100,000 honorarium.
This big stroke, even Meng Xiaodong had to scold a sentence that was too expensive. But Du Yuesheng's love was clearly highlighted.
After Meng Xiaodong recovered from her illness, Du Yuesheng called on her to move to Hong Kong together.
Before leaving, Meng Xiaodong said lightly: This time I went with you, in the name of the, or my girlfriend? "
Du Yuesheng didn't say a word, but he understood Meng Xiaodong's meaning.
After moving to Hong Kong, Du Yuesheng's first thing was to give Meng Xiaodong a make-up wedding.
At this time, Du Yuesheng was sixty-three years old, and his body was plagued by illness, and it was not very convenient to move.
However, in order to meet Meng Xiaodong's wishes, Du Yuesheng still invited a large group of guests to come to the wedding, and together with Meng Xiaodong, thanked the guests and performed the wedding ceremony.
Du Yuesheng also called out to his son and daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law, bowed to Meng Xiaodong, and instructed them to call Meng Xiaodong their mother in the future.
Du Yuesheng's family
At this point, Meng Xiaodong successfully won the name he deserved and became Du Yuesheng's fifth wife.
However, not long after the marriage, Du Yuesheng died of illness.
Although she was the fifth wife, Du Yuesheng's children treated her well and gave Meng Xiaodong an inheritance of 20,000 yuan.
Meng Xiaodong relied on this money to move to Taipei and began a solitary life.
Thinking about it carefully, Meng Xiaodong's life is not too bad.
Although he met Mei Lanfang, the negative heart, but the destination was still passable.
Du Yuesheng, as the boss of the Green Gang, did unscrupulously in order to achieve the goal, but the full of love could not be hidden.
After the lessons of her feelings with Mei Lanfang, perhaps Meng Xiaodong does not want to chase exciting love, but a stable life.
It just so happens that Du Yuesheng can give her enough security, and even the name can be given without thinking.
Meng Xiaodong's marriage with Du Yuesheng did not exist reluctantly. It was just at that moment that Du Yuesheng's arrival met Meng Xiaodong's life and spiritual needs, and everything was just right.
But perhaps, what Meng Xiaodong misses most in this life is not the Du Yuesheng who was good to her, but the Mei Lanfang who was once loved but could not.
Otherwise, why is there only a photo of Mei Lanfang and Her Mentor Yu Shuyan in the residence in Taipei?
That feeling of love and cannot be loved is after all a gap in Meng Xiaodong's heart.
This gap cannot be filled by Du Yuesheng, but it does not need anyone to fill it.
This gap, in the end, will become untraceable in those long years.