Revealing the married life of Wen Xiu, the last imperial concubine: her savings were squandered, and she worked hard for many times, making it difficult to get enough food and clothing.

"There are batteries and Hadamen!"

"Covered with gold paper!"

Before liberation, Beijing was full of people selling cigarettes along the street, mainly children, who subsidized their families in this way.

On this day, a woman in her twenties was also selling cigarettes on Ma Shiwu Street in Xuanwu Gate. She shouted as usual.

Soon, a few people came to watch. She thought that the other party was here to buy cigarettes, so she introduced cigarettes to the other party seriously. Suddenly, the other party interrupted her and asked her, "Are you Pu Yi's concubine Wenxiu?"

As soon as this remark came out, it attracted the attention of people around. In order to avoid more and more people coming to watch, the woman ran away quickly.

Yes, the woman who escaped from the crowd was the last imperial concubine Wenxiu.

When divorced, Puyi gave her 55,000 yuan alimony. Where did the money go? Why did the former imperial concubine end up selling cigarettes on the street? What happened to her life after the divorce?

1930, the government of the Republic of China promulgated the Civil Code of the Republic of China, and both men and women have the right to decide whether to divorce.

Wen Xiu, who lives with Puyi in Jingyuan, Tianjin, cheered in the newspaper and envied that women outside could divorce if they wanted to. I wish she could do the same.

Although the imperial system was overthrown and the outside world changed, the rules in the Forbidden City continued in Jingyuan.

Often suppressed by grace, rejected by Puyi, had enough days of intrigue, and often fell into melancholy Wen Xiu, completely despairing of life.

My sister Wenshan will visit her occasionally after approval.

On this day, my sister brought Yu Fen.

Yu Fen is the daughter-in-law of Feng Shushan, who is the grandson of Beiyang warlord Feng. Knowing that Wen Xiu was unhappy in Jingyuan, she told Wen Xiu not to continue this marriage in name only. "Now is the Republic of China, and Puyi is just a puppet emperor who was expelled from the palace. He should also abide by the' gender equality' advocated by law. "

Wen Xiu doesn't quite agree with Yu Fen's point of view, because she knows very well that the laws and regulations of the Republic of China are not easy to enforce in Jingyuan. How can Puyi and Wanrong let her enjoy the right to freedom?

Yu Fen understood Wen Xiu's difficulties and once again suggested Wen Xiu, "Find a lawyer, file a divorce lawsuit and ask for alimony."

This is easy for others, but difficult for Wen Xiu. For thousands of years, only the emperor abolished concubines. How dare the concubine divorce the emperor?

Where there is oppression, there is resistance. Unbearable Wenxiu finally left Jingyuan on August 25th, 193 1, regardless of feudal ethics and so-called royal majesty. With the help of Wenshan and Yu Fen, she left Jingyuan in the name of going out shopping and went directly to a lawyer to discuss divorce.

Wenxiu told the page who came out with them that she wanted to divorce Puyi. Puyi was furious after listening to the page's report. Li Wenxiu is ridiculous. How dare Wen Xiu divorce him? The emperor admired by ten thousand people was abandoned by his concubine. Didn't he just say it to laugh at the fangs of the whole country?

In order to prevent the situation from escalating, Puyi ordered the arrest of Wen Xiu on the one hand, and sent a lawyer to negotiate with Wen Xiu's lawyer on the other, insisting on "not agreeing to Wen Xiu's divorce".

Things can't be covered up. Even if the concubine escaped, she would divorce the emperor. This matter quickly fermented and caused a great sensation in society.

Some people support Wen Xiu's divorce, while others oppose it. Wenxiu people and those feudal guardians who have disappeared for a long time advised her to "go back to the shore" in the newspaper. Divorce is a big sin of "narrow escape".

In the face of public criticism, Wenxiu decided not to submit to humiliation, nor to negotiate with Puyi, and asked the lawyer to send a lawyer's letter directly to Puyi, and the contents were made public at the same time.

"Nine years of emperor affairs, I am not lucky; Abused. I hereby request to live in a different place, otherwise I will only meet in court. "

This lawyer's letter tells us that his marriage with Puyi exists in name only. For nine years, there was only the name of husband and wife, but not the reality of husband and wife. I insist on divorce, mainly because I don't want to be abused again and enjoy the "freedom" rights granted to citizens by the laws of the Republic of China.

Soon, many media began to change the direction of reporting, praising Wenxiu as "the first revolution of imperial palace and concubines in thousands of years".

On August 30th of the same year, the Tianjin District Court informed Puyi that she did not come to the court for mediation without reason and was fined ten yuan.

All kinds of negative comments flooded in. In order to end this "farce", Puyi can only let the lawyer contact Wen Xiu's lawyer quickly, and the two sides can settle the divorce privately as soon as possible.

After many negotiations, the lawyers of both parties formally divorced in 193 1 year1month. At the same time, Puyi published an article in the newspaper: Wenxiu left the park without authorization, which obviously violated the ancestral system. The original number should be deleted and abandoned as Shu Ren. I admire that.

In addition, the Divorce Agreement clarifies some demands of both parties after divorce. "Puyi paid 55,000 yuan for the life-long living expenses of Wenxiu in one lump sum". After their divorce, Wenxiu had nothing to do with the royal family. Puyi strictly prevented Wen Xiu from revealing his private affairs to the public, and suggested that after the divorce, "both parties should not do anything to damage each other's reputation."

The behavior of Wen embroidery is unique in the history of China feudal dynasty, which is also called "Princess Knife Revolution".

After the divorce, Wen Xiu left Tianjin and returned to Beiping's family. She thought she had a free life, but the reality was not what she expected.

Father and mother have died one after another, and the people have divided up and sold her family's assets. The elder sister got married, leaving only her and her sister Wenshan at home. Wenshan was divorced at that time, and the sisters had to rent a house in Beiping.

Puyi gave 55,000 yuan for living expenses, first paid the lawyer's fee, and then paid off the foreign debt owed by the lawsuit. There is not much left, and Yu Fen, who helped her divorce, cheated some more. Therefore, after settling down in Beiping, there are few literary embroideries left.

In order to live a better life, in the second year after the divorce, Wen Xiu resumed his scientific name "Fu" and worked as a teacher in private Sicun Primary and Secondary School (now Beijing No.8 Middle School), responsible for teaching Chinese and pictures.

This is Wen Xiu's first job after she left the royal family, and it is also the first time in her life that she came out to work for a living. Although he no longer lives a life without food and clothing, Wen Xiu is very free and happy.

For 23 years, Wen Xiu has been in contact with China's language and paintings almost every day, so he has a profound accumulation in the cultural field. Wenxiu usually attends classes with Beijing accent and Beijing rhyme. The lectures are very thorough, and students like her knowledge.

Wen Xiu is very happy. She has finally found the life she wants. I thought life could go on like this, but it was discovered that her real name was Erd Te Wen Xiu, the concubine of Puyi.

After the media learned about the incident, they quickly came to the school to watch. They didn't interview Wen Xiu, but soon various reports about her appeared in many newspapers in Beijing. Even some people came from far away to see the face of the imperial concubine.

The identity of the imperial concubine was exposed. Not only did she lose her job, but she couldn't live in the place she rented with her sister. Li Wenxiu and her sister moved again. Moving around all the time is not the way. The two decided to find a place where no one knew. After many investigations, they finally bought a house in Liuhai Hutong, Xicheng District, and lived in anonymity.

Wenshan remarried with the help of her people, leaving Wen Xiu alone. In order to pass the boring days, Wenxiu began to learn Chinese painting from Pu Ru, the grandson of Prince Yi Xin, who was called "Southern Wu and Northern Pu".

With the sustenance of life, I no longer feel lonely. My smart and studious Wen Xiu and painting skills have improved rapidly.

After a few days of quiet life, Wenxiu's identity was once again known to others.

The people looking for her this time are not only ordinary people, but also bureaucrats and wealthy businessmen. They think that even a divorced imperial concubine must have some antique treasures, so they try their best to visit her, and some even befriend Wenxiu in the name of marriage proposal.

Wenxiu was so tired of such people that she finally turned her back on them. These people are all from China. After seeing that Wenxiu really had no treasure, they were well-advised to leave. Unfortunately, Wen Xiu was targeted by the Japanese after the July 7th Incident.

The Japanese knew about her relationship with Puyi, who was a puppet manipulated by the Japanese, so they thought that Wen Xiu was also such a person. Those lackeys who depend on the Japanese for a living, such as the police and Chang Bao, blatantly extort and extort literary embroidery, and their lives are not comfortable.

After several years, Wenxiu was really clean, and finally I had to sell my house and go outside to find a house to live in.

After the emperor was overthrown, people attached to the royal family lived in poverty. After Wen Xiu sold his house, he didn't know where to live. Because she has no money, she has to work to earn money to support herself.

She wanted to ask her relatives for help, but when they heard that she was coming for help, they quickly found a reason to refuse her. In order to survive, Wenxiu no longer cares about face and finds her cousin Liu Shan.

Wen Xiu's mother, Jiang, helped Liu Shan many times when she was alive. When Liu Shan got married, Jiang's mother gave him some money before he got a wife. Fortunately, Mr. and Mrs. Liu Shan still have conscience and know how to repay kindness. When they knew about Wen Xiu's situation, they immediately promised her to move in, and even found a trolley to help her move.

Liu Shan's family has only three rooms, one of which is the kitchen, which means there are only two rooms left to make the bed. Liu Shan and his wife live in a house, Wen Xiu and Liu Shan's two daughters live in a house, and Liu Shan's son sleeps on the wooden board in the kitchen.

The accommodation problem has been solved, and then we should start thinking about work. Liu Shan is a bricklayer, honest and skilled, and can find some work.

Liu Shan works outside, and Liu Shan's wife is responsible for setting up a stall at home. In order to take care of the family and earn some money to subsidize the family, she will paste the cardboard boxes after finishing the housework.

Wen Xiu couldn't find another job at the moment, so he decided to send some paper boxes to his wife. My cousin's family is very kind to Wen Xiu, but after all, it is a sponsor. So Wen Xiu always takes the initiative to do some housework. Considering that there are six people in the family to eat, Wen Xiu hopes to go out and find a job with more money.

Wen Xiu has been living a luxurious life since he was born. Liu Shan is worried that she can't bear the hard work, but all the jobs he can help find are hard and tiring.

"Are you willing to be a coolie?" Liu Shan tentatively asked Wen Xiu.

"What exactly do you do?"

"If you like, I'll tell the bricklayer who built the house that you should be a coolie and be responsible for picking bricks for the bricklayer."

After saying this, Liu Shan regretted it. How could Wen Xiu do these things? How can a former wife, former imperial concubine, a person who reads and writes all day, do such dirty and tired work?

Li Wenxiu thought for a moment, "well, I'll go. Please talk to the bricklayer. "

Liu Shan was surprised that this coolie was not joking, but only verbally agreed, which was not the same as whether he could do it well.

Wen Xiu saw Liu Shan's doubts about himself. She thinks living in the present is the key. She is not picky about her work, and she can do what others can do.

Wen Xiu is indeed a woman with great perseverance. When she met something she couldn't do, she humbly asked others for advice and listened carefully for about half a month. Liu Shan was worried about what she would do if she was tired, so she helped her quit her job.

Wen Xiu, who was unemployed again, couldn't find another job at the moment, so he followed his wife to paste cartons again.

Cartons don't make much money, and a family of six mainly depends on Liu Shan. Because of the war and other reasons, prices have risen and families have become more and more difficult.

Liu Shan and his wife and Wen Xiu discussed how to earn more money.

"You are pasting cartons now, which is very stable, but it takes time and the income is too low."

This, Wen Xiu is very clear, she also thought about this problem, but has not found a solution.

"Cousin, what do you suggest?"

Liu Shan told Wen Xiu that a relative of his family was engaged in the wholesale business of tobacco, alcohol and fruit outside the front door. "If you don't set up a stall to do business, you may make more money."

Wen Xiu lived in Shihuma Street for a period of time and knew a little about the surrounding environment. There are many big organs of the Kuomintang in the street, and there are many passers-by who come and go on business. She thinks her cousin's proposal is very good, and setting up a stall to do business is definitely more profitable than sticking a carton.

It is also necessary to give money to relatives to set up stalls to wholesale goods. You need to invest money in the early stage of setting up a stall. How to do business without capital?

Liu Shan prevaricated along while, Li Wenxiu recognized the meaning. It costs money to set up a stall, but he can't take it out. Eating in other people's homes, living in other people's homes, the critical moment, Wen Xiu can only stand up and propose to sell the beads.

This pearl flower was left to her by her mother. She didn't want to sell it when times were hard before, but now she can only sell it for everyone to live a better life. Only this story, Liu Shan couple don't know.

After everything is ready, in order to attract guests, Wenxiu can only crustily skin of head and sell in the street. At this time, her self-esteem was severely damaged, and it was false to say that she was not sad, but in order to live, she could only let go of those nothings.

At first, Wen Xiu didn't peddle along the street, so he could only learn from those children from time to time, and his business was ok. I don't know who is talkative, but the true identity of Wenxiu has been leaked out again.

The street cult began to pay attention to Wen Xiu, and some local ruffians and hooligans often harassed Wen Xiu. Liu Shan thought that this would delay the sales of things, so he proposed to let his wife go to the streets, while Wen Xiu continued to stay at home and paste cartons.

Mr. and Mrs. Liu Shan were born in poverty and worked as coolies since childhood. They are used to running around like this, but they didn't expect Wenxiu to be as afraid of hardship as they are.

Liu Shan's wife privately told Liu Shan to pay attention to her work. "Wen Xiu has been following us, and the work we have done is too hard."

Liu Shan also believes that Wen Xiu is a literate person who can read and break words, and should not work hard with their illiterate louts. Since then, Liu Shan has been paying attention to helping Wen Xiu find a job, without having to work as a coolie.

Until 1945, Liu Shan helped the newspaper to repair the office. I heard that the newspaper needs a proofreader, which is a good job and very suitable for Wen Xiu.

After making up his mind, Liu Shan recommended Li Wenxiu to Ding of the newspaper. In order to help Wen Xiu win this job opportunity, Liu Shan talked about Wen Xiu's literacy and had read many books in the palace.

Ding didn't expect Liu Shan, a bricklayer, to be related to Li Wenxiu. As for whether to record her or not, section chief Ding will also report to the president and see what the president does.

President Zhang has known Wen Xiu for a long time, but he didn't expect to meet in this way. He expressed sympathy for what happened to Wen Xiu. After talking to Wen Xiu, he told her that she would come to work soon.

With a stable newspaper job, Wen Xiu's life has returned to normal. Leave part of your monthly salary as pocket money, and give the rest to your wife.

At work, she gets along well with her colleagues. After everyone knew her life story and her experience, someone suggested introducing her to someone. Wen Xiu knew that he couldn't live with the Liu Shan family all the time, so he took the initiative to express his thoughts to his colleagues.

Zhang Mingwei thinks Wenxiu has a good temper and is also very talented. He is going to introduce his menstruation cousin Liu Zhendong to Wen Xiu, who hasn't been married for 40 years.

Mrs. Zhang thinks it's good, but she also wants to hear what people say about wenxiu. As a male, it is inconvenient for President Zhang to talk with Wen Xiu about some very personal topics, so he handed over the matchmaking to his wife, and made her understand the idea of Wen Xiu.

Wen Xiu experienced a failed marriage, so she was very cautious about remarriage.

Liu Zhendong, a native of Henan, was born in a poor peasant family and studied for several years. Later, because his family was too poor to go to school, he chose to join the army. He didn't catch the bad habits of the Kuomintang, such as flattery and disobedience. , and rely on military achievements from a soldier to at least school.

When they met, Liu Zhendong worked under Li Zongren, director of the Northern Parallel Battalion of the Kuomintang in Zhongnanhai, and was responsible for managing the warehouse.

Both of them are sincere people, and there are not so many playboys. Liu Zhendong sympathized with Wenxiu's experience and thought that Wenxiu should be treated well. Wen Xiu appreciates his integrity and good temper, and has no bad hobbies such as philandering or hanging out in Yanjie and Liuxiang.

After confirming their relationship, Liu Zhendong gave all her savings to Wen Xiu to buy clothes and prepare for the wedding reception.

From 65438 to 0947, Liu Zhendong and Wen Xiu held a grand wedding in the presence of many friends and colleagues.

After the marriage, Liu Zhendong rented three bungalows and bought new furniture in Mibai Xie Jie, Xicheng. In order not to let Wen Xiu do housework, he also hired an older woman, who worked very neatly.

Mrs Guan doesn't have to do housework or cook, but she is still very busy, reading and writing, listening to Beijing Opera and singing some Hua Dan and Tsing Yi operas on a whim.

Their home is not far from Dashilan. She often goes there with her husband to watch plays and eat out.

It's just that Mrs. Guan's idle days will soon pass. Li Zongren went to Nanking as the vice-chairman of the Kuomintang government, while Liu Zhendong's North Parallel Camp existed in name only.

Staying in bureaucracy all day is not the way. The couple discussed using their savings to buy eight flatbed cars. Since then, Liu Zhendong has become the boss who lives by renting a car. Liu Zhendong has been immersed in officialdom for many years. He has a good personality and made many friends. Therefore, his car rental business soon started.

The current situation is turbulent, and all beings are in various States. Shortly after this incident, Liu Zhendong learned that his witness, then Vice President Li Zongren's assistant Li Yuqing, had fled to Taiwan Province Province. He went to Taiwan Province Province, which shows that the situation of the Kuomintang is not good.

Liu Zhendong told Wen Xiu that he wanted to go to Li Yuqing. Although Wen Xiu didn't want to leave her present home, she agreed to Liu Zhendong's proposal considering the future.

I sold eight flatbeds, bought a boat ticket, sold furniture and bought a boat ticket.

When the husband and wife got everything ready and were on their way to Tianjin, news suddenly came that the People's Liberation Army had occupied Tianjin, and then Beiping City and more than 200,000 Kuomintang troops in the city were directly surrounded by the People's Liberation Army.

In a special period, Liu Zhendong's Kuomintang identity was very sensitive. He is very worried that if his identity is exposed, he may even implicate Wen Xiu. After careful consideration, the two decided not to go to the south and live an anonymous life.

At that time, the government cleaned up the Kuomintang secret service personnel remaining in the mainland. According to the regulations, anyone who has served in the Kuomintang must register with the Municipal Public Security Bureau. Liu Zhendong also persuaded by Li Wenxiu.

A few days later, the street security cadres conveyed the results to Liu Zhendong: only supervision will be implemented, criminal responsibility will no longer be investigated, and arrest and detention will not be implemented.

195 1 year, the organization released the control of Liu Zhendong and assigned him to the Xicheng cleaning team as a cleaner. In order to take care of Liu Zhendong, Wen Xiu moved to Bicai Hutong in Xicheng.

Two years later, Wen Xiu died of myocardial infarction at the age of 44. Liu Zhendong found four boards in the cleaning team and made a coffin. With the help of two colleagues, he didn't hold any ceremony, and went directly to the countryside outside Andingmen for burial.

Wenxiu/KLOC-entered the palace at the age of 0/3, insisted on divorce at the age of 22, remarried at the age of 38, and died at the age of 44.

She is a very brave woman and a very strong woman. She worked hard all her life, but she didn't do it.

Perhaps from the moment she married Puyi, she established an inseparable relationship with the whole royal family and feudal dynasty, which directly led to various twists and turns in her divorced life.