Liu Ru is the best of the "Qin Huai Eight Yan", although she was born in prostitution, but her integrity and talent have long covered up her origin, I have been wondering if she was born in the family of an official eunuch, would she still have such achievements? Perhaps a person's experience is more than her own talent.
In the past, there was still a difference between prostitutes and prostitutes, prostitutes were versatile and marked with price codes, but as long as the starting price was still the same person, the men around them were either rich or expensive, there were powerful people in the dynasty, and there were also princes, and these women who were born poor and ill-fated had long been tired of the life of this flower street and willow alley, and "marrying people from good" was the only way for them to get rid of their status as untouchables.
But the men of that era were busy saving their lives, promoting their ranks, getting rich, coming to the wind and moon place was just to find happiness, which had the mood to spend the moon before and after them, chanting poems against each other, that era of soldiers and horses, it was good to live well, so Liu Ru entered the prostitution gate three times, three times from liang, and finally got a good person, and finally chose martyrdom, martyrdom, martyrdom, and some people said that she chose to martyr her life.
Liu Ru is really named Yang Ai, because of the embarrassment of life, her parents sold her to a person named Xu Fo in a brothel in Wujiang, she saw that Yang Ai looked very smart and beautiful, so she bought it as a "skinny horse" to cultivate, what is "skinny horse"? It is to buy beautiful and intelligent girls from poor families, teach them chess, piano, calligraphy and painting, and then sell them to rich families as concubines and concubines, that is to say, low-cost purchase, comprehensive training, repackaging, and high-priced sales. 、
Yang Ai is the best of this batch of "skinny horses", but Xu Fo felt that her name was too tacky, changed her to "Chaoyun", and soon broke the cocoon into a butterfly, and she came out particularly beautiful.
At this time, the prime minister Zhou Daodeng wanted to buy a maid for his mother, he took a fancy to "Chaoyun" at a glance, and when he returned home, he chose "Shadow Pity" as her name from the poem "The sound of the shadow has been pitiful, Yuchi Lotus Leaf Zhengtiantian". If she had been the old lady's personal maid, she would have found a good husband when she grew up or would have a good life.
At that time, at the end of the Ming Dynasty and the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, Zhou Daodeng knew that the general trend of the country had gone, he said that he was sick at home and entertained himself, and he had already stood tall, as if he was out of the water, Qingxiu was lovely, although Zhou Daodeng said that he could be the grandfather of Shadow Pity at this moment, but he still did not change his heart, and asked Shadow Pity from his mother to be a concubine in the past.
Zhou Daodeng has a very great influence on the literature of Yingpi, after all, he is a person who has been the prime minister, even if he is no longer talented, but the enlightenment teacher of Yingpi is still more than enough, and later people often evaluate Yingpi as "the pen has the wind of Yu Chu, and the poetry of the Tang Dynasty" it can be seen that she has received a good enlightenment education.
There are many concubines in Zhou Daodeng's house, but the most favored is Shadow Pity, she is at the moment of Miao Ling Fanghua, the vitality embodied in her body is exactly what Zhou Daodeng does not have, and she is ice and snow smart, and she also knows how to give an example, just like a warm jade, the more she thinks about it, the more she sees its crystal clear. Zhou Daodeng always likes to hold Shadow Pity on his lap and teach Wen Mo. "Pamper her.
Because of the protection of Old Master Zhou, she grew up unscrupulously, sometimes even lawless, but in the loving eyes of Old Master Zhou, no one dared to have the slightest snub for her, which also cultivated her strong personality, all said that childhood encounters affected a person's life, shadow pity Although she was sold into brothels since childhood, But Old Master Zhou's care over the years also gave her a happy time and laid the foundation for her literature.
Unfortunately, when Yingpi was 14 years old, Zhou Daodeng died, no one spoiled her like that anymore, as soon as the old man passed away, the wives and concubines vented all the anger they usually suppressed on Yingpi, and some people falsely said that she was unruly and had a relationship with Xiao Si in the house, and according to the rules, she should be beaten to death, more and more people said, and Lady Zhou also believed it.
In the end, it was Mrs. Zhou who came forward to save her, and Yingpi served her, and the old lady really couldn't bear to see her being beaten to death, and came forward to save her life, but only drove her out of the house and sold her to a prostitute.
YingPi once again entered the prostitution gate, she changed her name several times, but she could not decide for herself, this time she made her own decision, her surname was Yang, she changed Yang to Liu, changed her name to Liu Yin, and then looked at Xin Abandoned Disease", I saw how feminine Qingshan was, and it was expected that Qingshan should be "take the word "as it is", and then this is rebirth, and her fate is not willing to be handed over to others.
Because she had been a concubine in Xiangfu, and she was brilliant and had a perfect temperament, so the people who came to admire her were endless, Liu Ru knew that the men in the happy field were unreliable, and she also wanted to "marry and be good" to get rid of this bubble-like life as soon as possible, but she was different from others, she was proud and proud, and bunsheng was very talented, and she only wanted to find a husband with the same character, similar age, and talent.
She thought of a person, that is, Chen Zilong, who used to go to Zhou Daodeng's mansion, was a famous talent at that time, and he also had a good opinion on politics, before Zhou Daodeng was bedridden, he often came to visit, this person was not only a long instrument Yu Xuanang, but also equally talented, but also quite ambitious, before Chen Zilong came, because of the similar age, they could still chat a few words. He also wrote poems to give to Liu Ruyi.
So Liu Ru thought of him is not strange at all, Liu Ru is a woman dressed as a man to Chen Zilong on the ground to visit the sticker, it is written "female disciple Liu Ru is" after meeting but chen Zilong is very surprised, is this not the shadow pity of the year? Liu Ru was also very surprised, it turned out that Chen Zilong already had a wife, so he could only be a concubine.
The two saw each other as they were, but there is also a saying that Chen Zilong did not take Liu Ru as a concubine, but bought a set of small red chambers far away from home, and the two lived together, named "Mandarin Duck Building", during that time they were together day and night, inseparable. They wrote a lot of emotional poems, and finally combined them into "Mandarin Duck Lou Words"
Later Chen Zilong decided to enter Beijing to catch the exam, Liu Ru, who had the same ambition, was very supportive of him, who knew that the talented Chen Zilong was actually named Sun Shan, which made him doubly devastated, he decided to stay in the capital to continue the exam, when to take the exam, when to go home, Liu Ru could only play the piano to relieve loneliness, but she hated Chen Zilong for abandoning her, so she packed up her things, left the Red Chamber, and re-entered the prostitution gate.
At that time, the party was fairer than the science field, Chen Zilong was so talented but buried, and Liu Ru was infinitely beautiful, and after entering the wind and dust, the people who came to admire the name were endless, at that time, there was a prince who was arrogant and gave 30 taels of silver, only to see one side, but she refused.
These people are nothing more than looking for flowers and asking For Liu, or have some money, but they have no talent to speak of, Liu Ru cut off a strand of his own hair, let Xu Fo take it to the person and say: You give this to him, just as the money to accompany him, I will not see such a person in the future.
Liu Ru was also very sad in her heart, she had been good several times, several times she had fallen, but she was still not willing to live such a life for a lifetime, she wanted to find a man who really treated her to share the white head. The man who once again let her hand over her heart was called Song Zhengyu, the character Yuanwen, he was the same age as Liu Ru, and it was recorded that he was elegant and elegant, and his literary style was outstanding, which was quite a bit of a family prince.
Because of the failure of his last relationship, when he came to visit, Liu Ru wanted to test his sincerity, so she deliberately did not see him, and said that she would go to Bailongtan tomorrow morning to meet, and the next morning, Song Zhengyu arrived. But Liu Ru did not let him get on the boat, saying: If Song Gongzi really wants to see me, just wait for me in the water!
At that time, it was a cold winter moon, but Song Zhengyu did not think about it, and he plunged into the cold pool, which made Liu Ru very surprised, she quickly let people fish him up, help him to the bed, hold him in her arms to warm him, Song Zhengyu was also very moved, and the two of them were very affectionate from then on.
After being known by Mother Song, she was very angry, and Song Zheng said noun: She is not trying to make my money. Mother Song said: She wants to say that it is good to figure your money, she wants your life! After letting Ranren look at his son, Song Zhengyu's chances of seeing Liu Ruyi became very rare.
It just so happened that at that time, the county guard dispersed the prostitutes (prostitutes without local household registration) and Liu Ru was Wujiang Town, including, she freshened up and dressed up, and went to Song Zhengyu to discuss how to solve it, and Song Zhengyu intermittently said: It is better to go out to avoid the wind.
This made Liu Ru very angry. She saw that there was a guqin and a short knife on the table, turned around and went to pick up the knife on the table, this Song Zhengyu was frightened and collapsed to the ground, he thought that Liu Ru was going to fight with him, but she did not expect Liu Ru to take the knife in his hand, cut off all the strings, and said to Song Zhengyu: From now on, I will cut you twice. Song Zhengyu fled into the wilderness.
Liu Ru went back to her room, hugging her head and crying, it was true that she loved Chen Zilong, and it was true that she loved Song Zhengyu, but why was it so difficult to want to last forever? At this moment, Liu Ru realized that it was difficult to get happiness only because he was in the Qinglou and his status was low.
In fact, it is no wonder that he is a dusty woman, and he has a talent that others cannot have, and he is doomed to be difficult to get happiness.
Later, Liu Ru also met a rich businessman named Wang Ranming, who took good care of Liu Ru, but Liu Ru wanted to marry a literati and a scholar, the kind that could coexist spiritually, she was very grateful to Wang Ranming, but she always kept a distance from him, which was different from other women, she always had her own opinions.
She trusts you not to rely on you, thank you for not admiring you, she is a strong and determined woman, always separating love and other feelings clearly, never dragging mud and water, falling into the wind and dust three times, but she is still like a green pine in the snow and wind, unyielding. Wait for the gift of fate once again.
At that time, there was Qian Qianyi, one of the "three great masters of Jiang Zuo", who was one of the poets and the leader of Donglin, and his career was also very unsmooth, and when he was deposed at home, he read Liu Ruyi's poems, and not only did he love it in his heart, but he could not sleep. As for the leader of the Donglin Party, Liu Ruyu had already heard about it and wanted to see the true face of Lushan.
So she began to visit, that day, Liu Ru was dressed in men's clothing, a leaf flat boat, dressed unusually beautiful and elegant, spotless, Qian Qianyi was also attracted by this thick picture, after inquiry, he knew that the person who came was actually Shi Liu, he was not only overjoyed.
He invited Liu Ru to stay in Hanye Hall, the two of them played poetry against each other, qinser was harmonious, and spent a very happy time, Qian Qianyi also built a small building for her, named "I Smell Room", selected from the Diamond Sutra "If I Smell".
At this time, Qian Qianyi has passed the age of flower armor, has long been a hot world, do not want to have a girl with his heart today, not only beautiful as a flower, but also talented, more importantly, this girl actually fell in love with him, for him, Liu Ru is the hibiscus in the poem, the willow in the song, the starlight in the night, is the fairy under the mortal, full of romance and fantasy.
And Liu Ru has experienced three times of wind and dust, listened to too much sweet words, but in the end it is only a mirror flower and water moon, and Qian Qianyi is more than 30 years older than her, with Liu Ru's posture and talent, marrying an ordinary man of the same age, or a businessman on the rich side, it is very easy, but she would rather choose Qian Qianyi. She was looking for a confidant.
Qian Qianyi, as a courtier, would not know too many people if he took a concubine home from a brothel, but he wanted to marry her, and the Ming media was marrying, and he became the laughing stock of people after tea and dinner in the streets and alleys.
But their love transcends age, identity, rumors, no one or anything makes them feel stressed, or everyone treats love the same, others feel absurd, but they feel wonderful. In fact, the night of love can be experienced by itself, and others cannot feel it.
After marriage, the two lived happily, in 1644, the Ming Dynasty fell, the Chongzhen Emperor hanged himself, Jiangnan old ministers established the "Southern Ming" Qian Qianyi was reused, so he went from Changshu to Nanjing to take office, and Liu Ru followed all the way, but only lasted for one year before perishing, Liu Ru decided to commit suicide with her husband
So the two of them boated on the lake, drank under the moon, and decided to commit suicide by throwing themselves into the lake, but at the last moment, Qian Qianyi put his hand into the lake under the gentle moonlight and said: "The water is too cold!" Watching her husband shrink back at the last moment, Liu Ru was a little angry, she said: You martyred the country, I martyred, why are you afraid of death? After saying that, he turned around and jumped into the lake, but was rescued by Qian Qianyi.
In the second year of Shunzhi, Qian Qianyi surrendered to the Qing Dynasty and his official position was restored, but Liu Ru did not want to accompany him to Beijing, but stayed alone in Nanjing, and many people felt that Qian Qianyi was only seduced by Liu Ruyi's beauty at that time, or that Liu Ru learned the art of driving a husband in prostitution.
In fact, when Qian Qianyi first returned home as an official, his son reported to him that when he was not at home, Liu Ru was lonely and intolerable, and had an affair with others, but he did not expect that Qian Qianyi did not ask anything at all and reprimanded his son: The country is broken and the family is dead, and the big husband is still unable to fully celebrate, so why should he bitterly blame a weak woman?
In fact, in the system at that time, if Liu Ru was really red apricot out of the wall, then Qian Qianyi could not punish too much, he believed that Liu Ru was, this woman with a strong personality, was his wife, but also his confidant, but also a friend of life and death.
When Kangxi was three years old, 83-year-old Qian Qianyi passed away, leaving the 47-year-old Liu Ruyi, before the family's financial power has always been Liu Ru is in management, and now the husband has just left on the front foot, the Qian clan on the back foot has run over to ask for the property, Liu Ru just said: You sit first, I go upstairs to get the ledger.
After saying that, she went upstairs and did three things: 1. She wrote sixteen words and sent someone to the prefect to complain and cry out injustice. 2. Let the family block the courtyard, and no one is allowed to go out. 3. Wrote a suicide note to his daughter. After arranging this, he embarked on his own way home.
Soon when the prefect arrived, Liu Ru had already hanged himself, and the sixteen words were: The husband was newly bereaved, the clan crowd coaxed, the family property was divided, and the master mother was forced to die. At this moment, none of the clan members who came to make trouble could get rid of each other, and the scene was quite chaotic.
Liu Ru never forgot her original heart, finally found a confidant, and finally defended her husband's property and her dignity with her own life, when she was alive, colorful, magnificent, even death is vigorous, solemn, she is martyrdom? Martyrdom or martyrdom? Rather, she was martyred with her personality for the rest of her life.
Liu Ru was three times into prostitution in her life, three times from Liang, but she was still alive and unrestrained, Liu Ru was the most talented one in "Qin Huai Bayan", and the only one who committed suicide, she was buried at the foot of Yu Mountain, not far away is where Qian Qianyi and his original wife were buried together.
When all the dust settles, no matter how much beauty and talent, it will only turn into that lonely grave, and Liu Ruyi's name is still flowing in the long river of history.