One day during the Spring Festival in 1962, Chairman Mao, the leader of the great founding of the people's republic, invited a special guest to dinner, the last emperor Puyi.
It is worth mentioning that this meal was hosted by Chairman Mao in his personal name, which shows that Chairman Mao attaches great importance to Puyi.
In order not to embarrass Puyi, Chairman Mao also invited four of Puyi's fellow countrymen to accompany him: Zhang Shizhao, Qiu Ao, Wang Xiaofan, and Cheng Qian.
During the small talk, Chairman Mao heard that Puyi had divorced his "nobleman" when he was a war criminal in Fushun, and he began to care about Puyi's lifelong affairs.
Chairman Mao said, "You're not married yet, are you?" This can be remarried! ...... You can find a suitable and re-establish a home. ”
Puyi was a little embarrassed, and Chairman Mao continued to advise: "You don't have to have a burden, now it is new China, on behalf of the organization, I advise you to think more about personal problems, this is a major event in the second half of your life, and only by establishing a family life can you be happy." ”
Puyi was very touched after listening to it, and quickly nodded his head in response: "The chairman's words are reasonable. ”
Shortly after this banquet, Puyi got married.
As a commissioner of literature and history of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, Puyi is engaged in the collation of new Chinese literature and history materials.
He worked during the day and was alone at night, and in the eyes of others, it was a pity that the former Xuantong Emperor had fallen to the point of being alone.
Relatives and friends around him began to arrange blind dates for him, but those women were all "descendants of Manchu nobles", and they were very enthusiastic when they saw him, and they were also a little afraid to see the emperor.
This kind of "respect" and "caution" made Puyi, who has undergone several changes and transformations in the past decade, very unhappy, and even somewhat disgusted.
Although he was once an emperor, Puyi, who was transformed into a "commoner", only wanted to find a suitable pillow person, not a person who wanted to accompany the "emperor".
Just when Puyi was distressed that he could not find his sweetheart, someone introduced him to a nurse. After seeing the photos brought by colleagues, Puyi felt good.
This female nurse is Puyi's last wife, Li Shuxian.
Li Shuxian's ancestral home is Hangzhou, Zhejiang, but she grew up in the north. In the photo, she has both the capable atmosphere of a new era woman and the gentle and meticulous nature of a Jiangnan woman. Puyi took a look at the woman in the photo.
Puyi was 56 years old at the time, and the nurse named Li Shuxian was only 37 years old.
Some people say that their matchmaker is Premier Zhou, and some people say that it is Puyi's colleague, but no matter who it is, this red lady is successful.
After seeing the photos, Puyi began to pursue Li Shuxian.
He is more than half a hundred years old, and for the first time he played romance for love. He took the initiative to go to the club to talk to Li Shuxian, took the initiative to understand Li Shuxian's interests and hobbies and work content, and cared about Li Shuxian's diet and living.
Puyi, as the last emperor of the late Qing Dynasty, from the age of three, when he ascended the throne, like a program that was entered into the command, has been manipulated like a puppet. Even if you have married four women, they are not in love and marriage as independent personalities under normal circumstances.
Therefore, this time he took the initiative to pursue Li Shuxian, and Puyi was also particularly serious.
Similar to Puyi's bumpy life experience, Li Shuxian's growth experience is also very tragic, her parents divorced in her early years, and her parents passed away one after another when she was a teenager, leaving her to live with her stepmother, and her life was very hard.
Moreover, her stepmother was not very kind to her, and even arranged her first marriage when she was disgusted, but this marriage eventually ended with the death of the man.
After the death of her first husband, Li Shuxian had another marriage, but this marriage did not come to the end, and eventually parted ways because of emotional discord.
After the divorce, Li Shuxian, through her own efforts and the character of not accepting defeat, taught herself to be admitted as a nurse.
The two marriages brought her a lot of blows, but she had an optimistic personality and began to live for herself.
She has a wide range of hobbies, a wide circle of contacts, many friends, a cheerful personality, and an independent and confident person. But past experiences have always made her emotional world flawed.
And the care and romance that Puyi gave her just made Li Shuxian feel loved and cherished. So Li Shuxian promised Puyi to associate with him.
Although there is some age difference in her twenties, after falling in love for a while, Li Shuxian said that she did not care much about the age difference, as long as Puyi was good to her.
The two soon applied to the organization, and after receiving approval, they began to prepare for the wedding.
After everything was ready, the two men discussed and decided to link the wedding celebration with the celebration of the working people's holiday, and the final date was set for April 30.
Puyi said to Li Shuxian: "I never knew what love really is, until I met you, I didn't know that love is the sweetest thing in this world." ”
Such an affectionate confession deeply touched Li Shuxian.
When mentioning this marriage, Puyi said emotionally: "That Labor Day in 1962 was my happiest day. Li Shuxian and I formed a warm family that belonged to us, and for the first time in my life, I had a real home. ”
Li Shuxian is also very satisfied with this marriage, she said to her friend: "He was originally the emperor, I was just an ordinary nurse, but we sincerely love each other, whether it is the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference where Puyi works, or the hospital where I work, everyone around me knows that Puyi is very good to me." ”
As long as Puyi has free time, he will accompany Li Shuxian to go shopping, accompany her to do what she is interested in, and pick her up at the bus stop after work, even if she leaves work late, he will wait forever.
In an interview, Li Shuxian once said with a happy face: "The two of us, I think Puyi can't do without me." ”
Once, the weather in Beijing in August suddenly changed, suddenly it rained heavily, it was very dark, and Li Shuxian was still working overtime in the hospital.
At that time, Puyi ran to the bus station to wait for Li Shuxian, but he did not see her coming for a long time, and he was anxious. After waiting for a long time, he braved the heavy rain to run to the hospital to find his wife but did not see anyone, and then Puyi ran home in the rain.
But in fact, because it rained that day, Li Shuxian took another bus home. When puyi arrived home, he had not returned. When Puyi returned, Li Shuxian found that his clothes were already soaked.
At that moment, Li Shuxian was very moved, and also thought with satisfaction,
After suffering for half a lifetime, this time I finally got married.
There are many other small things like this that are permeated with happiness and sweetness in their lives, and the people around them will also envy the loving life of the two.
Since getting married, Puyi has always been extremely protective of his wife, but unfortunately this marriage only lasted for a short period of five years.
In 1967, Puyi died of uremia, and his legendary life also came to an end, leaving Li Shuxian to live alone.
However, although Puyi and Li Shuxian have a good relationship, in fact, their marriage has also had times of disharmony.
As early as shortly after the two were married, Li Shuxian had thoughts of divorce.
What is the reason behind this?
Could it be that Puyi has passed the freshness and is not good for Li Shuxian? Or are the arrogant and commanding problems that were once the emperors back to their old ways?
Neither.
In fact, after marriage, Puyi was very considerate and cared for Li Shuxian, and was warm and gentle everywhere, and Li Shuxian was inseparable, giving her enough love and security.
Moreover, Puyi's life style is also very simple, without the exaggeration and luxury of "royalty and nobility", and the degree of eating and wearing is very casual. The salary and subsistence allowance given by the organization are also enough for two people to live well.
In addition, because of Puyi's special status, Li Shuxian after marriage has also gained great respect in all walks of life, has a high social status, and has not been subjected to embarrassment and unfair treatment.
There is no lack of love, no luxury, no lack of money and no lack of status, why does Li Shuxian have the idea of divorce?
This "secret" Li Shuxian has been hiding until after Puyi's death, she inadvertently revealed the reason to her friends.
It turned out that Puyi was physically injured when he was a teenager, and even affected the "life" of the husband and wife.
Li Shuxian, who originally had great expectations for this marriage, suddenly discovered this secret, and her disappointment can be imagined, and she proposed a divorce to Puyi when she was most painful.
But Puyi loves her very much and does not want to lose her. So the former emperor and CPPCC worker of New China knelt in front of Li Shuxian and held her leg and begged her not to leave him.
For Puyi's life's encounter, Li Shuxian was very distressed about him. She understood his helplessness, his heartache, his powerlessness, his scars. The moment he hugged her and begged her, her heart softened.
In order to protect Puyi's self-esteem as a man, this secret she hid for many years, alone to bear everything, and since Puyi's death, Li Shuxian has gradually withdrawn from the public eye, living a low-key, simple life, and never remarrying.
In 1997, Li Shuxian died of illness at the age of 72.
Some people say that love is vigorous, and some people say that love is like water flowing for years.
In the marriage of Puyi and Li Shuxian, there is mutual affection and mutual respect.
Although Li Shuxian later confided in her heart, saying that she regretted marrying Puyi, after so many years, she had always been soft on him and had always taken good care of him.
Who can say exactly what marriage and love are?
For Li Shuxian, companionship may be the longest confession of affection, and it is the deepest love she can give puyi.
Author: Xiao Bei
Editor-in-charge: Mu Yang