Author: Li Shu
In the long river of history, she has always been a thin and lonely figure.
She is the matchmaker of her husband's second wife, Fu Zhifang put forward the request of "two big heads", she all agreed, after Fu Zhifang married Mei Lanfang, she simply let Fu Zhifang housekeeper, she was willing to follow Mei Lanfang to do some miscellaneous.
Mei Party members intend to match "Mei Meng", and Meng Xiaodong's family does not agree to her as a concubine. Hospitalized in Tianjin, she not only took off her wedding ring to Meng Xiaodong, but even gave up her name to Meng Xiaodong.
She gave her family property to Fu Zhifang and the wedding ring to Meng Xiaodong, and many people said that she had lived for others all her life, and that she lived not only humble but also very pitiful.
In fact, behind the "Fu Meng" competition for fame and points, she is not pitiful at all.
01 From the good little grandmother to the lonely woman
When Wang Minghua married Mei Lanfang, Mei Lanfang was 16 years old, Wang Minghua was 18 years old, and when she married Mei Lanfang, Mei Lanfang still had nothing, she was the wife of a typical chaff.
After marriage, she gave birth to a son Dayong and a daughter of fifty, just when Mei Lanfang was working hard for her career, she did a hasty ligature, and the child was handed over to the nursing mother to manage.
At that time, the days were tight, mei Lanfang's winter sheepskin robe, worn for too long, the skin was worn, she made up and made up.
She is also Mei Lanfang's "agent" and "stylist" alone. She is shrewd and capable, and she can endure hardships.
In life, she took care of all the trivial work, and at work she silently supported Mei Lanfang behind her back.
In the winter of 1914, Mei Lanfang went to Shanghai for the second time to perform, and Wang Minghua could only take care of his young son with him, taking care of his son while taking care of Mei Lanfang.
Because Mei Lanfang is singing DanJiao, he needs a wig to pretend to be a companion. Wang Minghua prepared all kinds of wig pieces for him, she would comb those wig pieces with a comb every day, pack them in a delicate wooden box, and when Mei Lanfang sang, she just needed to take them out and wear them.
Later, she simply went backstage to help Mei Lanfang comb her hair, and the backstage was originally not allowed for women to enter, she was a special case.
In order to make Mei Lanfang's outfit more agile, she began to learn makeup, and with her help, every outfit of Mei Lanfang was exquisite. I have to say that behind Mei Lanfang's thriving career, she has a great credit.
With Mei Lanfang's growing fame, in order to leave a deeper impression on the audience on the stage effect, she has continuously improved in details such as costumes, makeup, and styling, and the silk flowers worn on Mei Lanfang's head are personally designed to be customized.
Mei Lanfang became Mei's boss, earning more and more, social activities are also more and more, and she will basically take her with her every social event.
In order to adapt to various diplomatic scenes, she also began to pay attention to her own dress, she went to the famous Ayala satin shop outside the front door to customize clothes, such as Rui Fengxiang and Qian Xiangyi, the two major satin villages that she often patronized.
She wears high heels and a newly designed skirt with a variety of lace and an ankle-out skirt. Wears the latest earrings, pins and necklaces from the Trimble Jewelry Building.
At that time, when Mei Lanfang's fame was rising, some foreigners came to the Mei House and praised the "Mei family dish", and the hostess Wang Minghua's manners and generosity were also praised by the other party.
Her children and daughters, husband and wife love, husband and wife career success, this is the envy of many women.
However, the weather was unpredictable, people had bad luck, and when Mei Lanfang's career was in full swing, one of Wang Minghua's sons and daughters contracted an illness and died one after another.
Wang Minghua suddenly changed from a young grandmother with a good life to a lonely woman, she often washed her face with tears, did not think about tea and food, and her body became thinner and weaker. In order to let Mei Lanfang concentrate on acting, Wang Minghua smiled and said to Mei Lanfang every time: "Busy with your go, don't worry about me." ”
Her usual style is: instead of two people amplifying sadness together, it is better to let the other person be relieved.
02 Personally act as a matchmaker, and give up his family business to Fu Zhifang
Mei Lanfang's father left him at the age of 3, and his mother died at the age of 12. His uncle Mei Yutian had no sons, and just happened to pass Mei Lanfang to his family.
In this family, Mei Lanfang must not only pass on the incense of her father Mei Zhufen, but also inherit the incense of her uncle Mei Yutian.
In the era of "no filial piety has three, no posterity is greater", Wang Minghua and Mei Lanfang have undergone tremendous pressure. Wang Minghua's mother's family was very worried about Wang Minghua, and her mother suggested that her nephew Wang Shaolou be passed on to Mei Lanfang, but Mei Lanfang refused. Wang Minghua could not resist the pressure of leaving the Mei family without a back, and could only consider helping her husband remarry.
One day, under the leadership of Mei Lanfang's master Wu Lingxian, Fu Zhifang came to Mei Lanfang's house to get the script of "Wu Jia Po", Fu Zhifang's well-behaved Wenjing and simple family relationship made Wang Minghua like her, so she discussed with Mei Lanfang to marry her.
After Mei Lanfang and Fu Zhifang married, they gave birth to a big fat boy the next year, and Fu Zhifang ordered someone to carry him to Wang Minghua's room and pass her on, and Wang Minghua specially made him a small tiger head hat.
Having experienced the pain of losing her son, she attaches great importance to her children, and she said to Fu Zhifang: "My sister is young and can stay at home with her aunt to take care of the children and protect this only seedling for the Mei family." ”
So Fu Zhifang taught her husband and son at home, and she followed Mei Lanfang to help him with miscellaneous work.
Fu Zhifang did not read much, and Wang Minghua specially invited her husband to teach her to read and read.
Later, Wang Minghua was infected with tuberculosis, and she was afraid of transmitting it to her children and family, so she asked Mei Lanfang and Fu Zhifang to go to Tianjin to see a doctor.
Mei Lanfang advised her to stay in Beijing to see a doctor and still have a care, but Wang Minghua insisted on going to a foreign country. We can't predict what she thought at the time, but judging from her usual style, she was very stubborn, and she was a person who did not want to consummate others to complete herself.
She entrusted Fu Zhifang with the task of sorting out, revising the script, and making up.
As Fu Zhifang became more and more involved in Mei Lanfang's affairs, Feng Liuye, a member of the Mei Party, also regarded Fu Zhifang as a thorn in his eye.
Feng Liuye, a Member of the Mei Party, is the president of the Bank of China, and he opened an account for Mei Lanfang at the Bank of China and helped Mei Lanfang with a special savings account, which Feng Liuye means is that in this way, Mei Lanfang can enjoy a higher level of interest. Of course, there is also a drawback that if Mei Lanfang withdraws more money at one time, it must be approved by Feng Liuye.
Fu Zhifang was particularly unhappy about this, and often complained about Mei Lanfang in private, feeling as if her home was controlled by others. Mei Lanfang was more casual, and he felt that if there was no Mei Dang Feng Liuye, there would be no him who was seated, so he didn't care about these things.
But Fu Zhifang was unwilling, and she was very angry with Feng Liuye. Over time, her complaints spread to Feng Liuye, who knew that Wang Minghua had gone to Tianjin to recuperate, and there might not be much time, so he thought of helping Mei Lanfang to make another candidate to balance Fu Zhifang.
In this family, Wang Minghua is always a harmless concession for people and animals. Or maybe she's like an invisible person, and her presence or not poses no threat to others.
03 Fulfilling her husband's favorite, he took off his wedding ring and gave it to Meng Xiaodong
With the emergence of Meng Xiaodong, he became the famous "Winter Emperor" of Beijing.
Feng Liuye's goal is to lock in Meng Xiaodong, plus Mei Lanfang and Meng Xiaodong have also cooperated in several scenes, Mei Lanfang is the tangchu and moving Dan corner in the play, Meng Xiaodong is the majestic Kun corner in the play, many fans are too deep into the play, I hope they are also a real couple in reality.
So Feng Liuye began to match Meng Xiaodong and Mei Lanfang, and he thought that Meng Xiaodong's entry into the Mei Mansion would definitely be able to balance Fu Zhifang.
Of course, Meng Xiaodong is a stubborn temper, she does not love, no one should want to match.
But at that time, the situation was inside and outside the play, Meng Xiaodong also had a good feeling for Mei Lanfang, and Mei Lanfang was also obsessively in love with Meng Xiaodong.
However, love is a matter of two people, and marriage is a matter of two families.
Meng Xiaodong signed a contract under Qiu Yuexiang at that time, and she wanted to get married, one of which was to get the consent of her parents, and also the consent of Meng Xiaodong's uncle and owner Qiu Yuexiang.
Although Meng Xiaodong's parents are optimistic about Mei Lanfang, they do not agree with Meng Xiaodong as a concubine. Meng Xiaodong's uncle and owner also disagreed, and Meng Xiaodong was about to disappear as soon as he became famous.
So Feng Liuye directly threw Qiu Yuexiang 3,000 yuan in termination fees. As for not being a concubine, it is still a tricky thing at the moment.
Feng Liuye and other heavyweights of the Mei Party, Qi Rushan and Li Shijie, discussed whether to start with Wang Minghua.
In the tenth month of the lunar calendar in 1926, with a chill in the air, Feng Liuye sent Qi Rushan and Li Shijie, two big matchmakers, to come to Tianjin with Mei Lanfang and Meng Xiaodong.
At noon the next day, they came to Wang Minghua's hospital room, who had just woken up from his nap and was taking the medicine that the doctor had brought for her.
Mei Lanfang hurried to the bed, handed her a glass of water, and shouted: "Minghua." ”
Wang Minghua glanced at Mei Lanfang and carefully glanced at the young and beautiful girl behind Mei Lanfang.
Mei Lanfang hurriedly introduced: "This is Meng Xiaodong. ”
Wang Minghua looked at Meng Xiaodong with a smile and said, "It can be considered that I have seen a real person, it is really better to see it than to see it, thank you for coming to see me." ”
Meng Xiaodong also came forward to greet Wang Minghua, she did not know what to call for a while, only said hello. Seeing this, Wang Minghua willingly took off the ring on his left hand and placed it on Meng Xiaodong's hand and said, "If you don't abandon it, this will be regarded as your engagement, but unfortunately my physical condition is very poor, and I can't participate in your wedding." I am also the one who will leave, and the place of my main room is left to you. I am relieved that you will take care of Mei Lang in the future. ”
Meng Xiaodong was touched by Wang Minghua, looking at her thin appearance, Meng Xiaodong stepped forward and took her hand and said, "Sister, you must take more care of your body!" ”
Wang Minghua recuperated from his illness and no longer intervened in any dispute between Fu Zhifang and Meng Xiaodong. Two years after Mei Meng's love affair broke down, Wang Minghua, 37, died of ineffective medical treatment. At the end of her life, although she was suffering from illness, she walked peacefully.
Except for her instructions to Meng Xiaodong before her death, she did not leave any last words.
04 Compromise and concession is not weakness, it is looking away
In life, Wang Minghua gives people the feeling that he has been compromising and giving in.
The family business that he had worked hard to lay with Mei Lanfang was also given to Fu Zhifang. Even Mei Lanfang's only name as his wife was given to Meng Xiaodong, and the only wedding ring was also given to Meng Xiaodong.
In the eyes of others, Wang Minghua is a stupid woman who obeys her husband and blindly pays. She didn't know how to refuse, and curled up in her carapace like a snail, making herself a marginal and harmless person.
In fact, in her short life, she has experienced various ups and downs, the scenery that should be seen has also been seen, and there is no nostalgia, so why bother to calculate whether the value of the payment is not worth it.
Under her forbearance and dedication, she has achieved the beautiful marriage of Fu Zhifang and Mei Lanfang, and has the beautiful character of "Fu Zhifang's son". Completed a vigorous love between Mei Lanfang and Meng Xiaodong.
Therefore, although her fate was miserable, she lived a frank life. No need to squeeze into the lively life of others, leave quietly, and leave without any regrets.
Originality is not easy, please do not copy!!!