Photo of Jiang Weiguo and his wife with Yao Yecheng
In a small town in the south of the Yangtze River, there is a quiet and pretty girl with the nickname Ah Qiao. Ah Qiao's life experience was bumpy. Although his parents loved this only daughter, they passed away very early.
She was adopted by her younger uncle Yao Xiaobao. After a few years, the younger uncle recruited a husband and son to join her family.
Her life should have been ordinary. Even though the marriage has gone through several twists and turns, it will be the misery of most ordinary people. Until she ran into a man, she completely changed the fate of her life. This person is Chiang Kai-shek .
A turning point in fate
In 1911, Chiang Kai-shek, who was in Japan, received a telegram from Chen Qimei in China. At this time, the outbreak of the Revolution of 1911 was a critical moment of political turmoil, so Chiang Kai-shek returned to Shanghai to participate in revolutionary activities.
participated in several battles, under the appointment of Chen Qimei, he became a regimental commander of the Shanghai army, and he became brothers with Chen Qimei and others.
Normally, Chiang Kai-shek would go out for a drink with his brothers and friends, and accidentally ran into a young and beautiful girl in the dance hall, and she immediately remembered her appearance.
At this time, Chiang Kai-shek was still very young, twenty-four years old. Although he has been married for ten years, his wife Mao Fumei was the one chosen by his mother when he was a teenager. She fancyed her steadiness and obedience, but did not ask him about his wishes.
Mao Fumei is five years older than Chiang Kai-shek,Normally supporting the mother-in-law and doing housework are good hands. Only in terms of feelings, Chiang Kai-shek has always been relatively indifferent to her. It was not until last year that he was forced by Jiang's mother to have his first child with her.
Mao Fumei (first from left)
And the girl he met was a servant brought by a top brand "Mr." in Qunyifang. Such servants are also called "aunts", and they comb their hair, wash their faces, and take care of jewelry.
Chen Qimei, a friend of Chiang Kai-shek, wanted to call "Mr." to be his companion, but Chiang Kai-shek didn't like it. Instead, he was attracted by the beautiful mother-in-law.
She is about the same age as Chiang Kai-shek, and she has a slender figure and a good face. The rare thing is that she has a girlish soft wave in her eyes. She is a woman who knows cold and hot at first glance. Jiang Jieshi couldn't help but have some ideas, and inquired about the girl's family background.
It turned out that the girl's name was Yao Aqiao, and her hometown was Suzhou, Jiangsu. When she was young, her parents died and her uncle Yao Xiaobao had no children, so she recognized her as a daughter.
After Yao Aqiao grew up, she was also smart and charming, attracting many young people in small towns to show her courtesy.
But Yao Xiaobao remembered the death of his brother-in-law, leaving such a bloodline, and now he has become his most precious daughter, so instead of letting her marry someone else's house, he found a farmer surnamed Shen for her His descendant is named Shen Tiansheng.
Yao Yecheng (middle)
Shen's family is poor, but Shen Tiansheng is still motivated.Yao Xiaobao took the lead in recruiting him and became the son-in-law of the Yao family. He also changed his surname and became Yao Tiansheng.
Newly-married couples, mixing oil with honey, and the two of them do their own work, which also supports an ordinary family. Hearing that Shanghai is prosperous and there are many opportunities, the two decided to go work hard together.
In Shanghai, Yao Tiansheng worked with the elders in the family to do funeral and funeral work, and he also had some savings, not the poor boy before.
The so-called fascinating and feasting Shanghai metropolis has given Yao Tiansheng, who grew up with a bit of snacks, a lot of things he never knew.
Gradually, he made some friends, drank and played, and even became addicted to smoking. Since then, Yao's natural temperament has changed drastically, and he is excessively drunk. Before long, they lost their jobs and lost their financial resources.
Yao Aqiao saw the fall of his house that had just improved a bit, and persuaded Yao Tiansheng to cheer up and quit smoking. But for Ah Qiao's painstaking persuasion, Yao Tiansheng just yelled at her, punched and kicked, and was forced to go to the dance hall to make a living.
In such a life of poverty and hardship, she suddenly met Chiang Kai-shek, who was interested in her and was very young. This encounter was a turning point in their fate for the two of them, but for Yao Aqiao it was an upset and completely separated from the previous fate.
Yao Aqiao thought that the day to escape from the sea of suffering has finally arrived, so when someone talked to her about Chiang Kai-shek's wishes, Yao Aqiao naturally expressed his willingness to leave with him and live another life.
Things are going well,Chiang Kai-shek was also very happy. But in any case, she and Yao Tiansheng are always married in name. She is a married woman, and Chiang Kai-shek also has his own wife and children.
In order for two people to be together smoothly and have formal status, Yao Aqiao completely severed the connection with Yao Tiansheng. Naturally, Yao Tiansheng was unwilling to make a noise, so he found them and cursed Chiang Kai-shek for occupying his wife.
Chiang Kai-shek was impatient, gave him some money to pass, and prepared a place for Yao Aqiao, secret enough, to live with her.
When the relationship was at its best, Chiang Kai-shek looked for a chance to set up a table, asked three or five friends to witness, and accepted her as a concubine.
The second half of Ye Cheng's life
Yao Aqiao’s original name was also changed to "Ye Cheng" by Chiang Kai-shek because it was not elegant enough. Ye, because she was born in Yechang Jinghe, Wu County. Honesty means treating each other sincerely. From then on, Yao Aqiao became Yao Yecheng.
Yao Yecheng, who was born with a gentle and gentle temperament, was very much like Chiang Kai-shek. The relationship between the two lasted for a period of time. Later, Chiang Kai-shek took her back to her hometown and met his mother and his wife Mao Fumei and let them get along together.
Chiang Kai-shek's social status is much higher than her at this time, Yao Yecheng did not dare to shine, and cautiously served these two important women,He was not overwhelmed by Chiang Kai-shek's preference.
Although Chiang Kai-shek has almost no affection for Mao Fumei, Yao Yecheng still respects her very much.
At that time, Chiang Kai-shek's only son, Chiang Ching-kuo from Mao Fumei has been adopted, and Chiang Kai-shek has no son in name. Naturally, Jiang's mother didn't care much about her son having an extra woman. On the contrary, she looked forward to the birth of another grandson. She treated Yao Yecheng quite nicely.
Yao Yecheng couldn't fault her work, and Mao Fumei couldn't say anything, so she accepted her. If this goes on, life is still peaceful.
But Yao Yecheng and Chiang Kai-shek stayed together, and she was the woman Chiang Kai-shek married outside. She naturally knew that Chiang Kai-shek was not a single-minded person. Maybe there was a new love at any time, and she couldn't help but feel lonely and depressed.
This feeling of hers will be told to Chiang Kai-shek from time to time, but Chiang Kai-shek is full of her own business and naturally has no time to take care of others.
In 1920, Chiang Kai-shek brought back a four-year-old child and gave it to Yao Yecheng to raise him. She has no children, so she takes care of the boy with great care and regards herself as her own.
This child, later Jiang Weiguo, has always called Yao Yecheng a "mother" and is very grateful for her care.
Jiang Weiguo
I don’t know, Chiang Kai-shek at this time has no longer thought of her.In 1919, when Chiang Kai-shek was a guest at the home of his friend Zhang Jingjiang , he actually fell in love with Zhang Jingjiang’s daughter’s classmate Chen Jieru and launched a fierce pursuit.
was rejected by the opponent's family because of the difference in age, but he refused to give up, and vowed his loyalty. In 1921, he finally married Chen Jieru, who was 16 years old.
Yao Yecheng doesn't have much culture. Although he has a reputation, he doesn't see many friends of Chiang Kai-shek, let alone those important occasions.
But Chen Jieru has been a gift since childhood, and when Chiang Kai-shek became the principal of Whampoa Military Academy , the students even called this teenage girl "mother." This status is probably beyond the reach of Yao Yecheng.
Chiang Kai-shek and Chen Jieru
In the past, when Yao Yecheng was a mother-in-law in the hall, he watched too many hands and feet, and fell in love with card gambling.
was somewhat restrained after marrying Chiang Kai-shek, but when Chiang Kai-shek did not come back, she often played mahjong. After spending time, she gradually became addicted, and other things were left behind for a while.
Sometimes Chiang Kai-shek really came back, and she didn't care about it, so she went out to play mahjong. Chiang Kai-shek is sick and has a fever,When she wanted her to take care of herself, she was not as dedicated as before.
At that time, Chiang Kai-shek was interested in her knowing and expressing her ideas, but now seeing her like this, Chiang Kai-shek, who had other ideas, was unhappy and had quarrels with her several times.
Although the noisy was not very intense, Chiang Kai-shek threatened loudly to drive her out, and said that he would "quit her", and wrote a letter about the split with her.
After all, it was a moment of anger. Someone around me persuaded her a few words, and considering that she was still the person who took care of her son Jiang Weiguo, Chiang Kai-shek did not drive her away, but the feelings are definitely not as good as before.
However, whether it is Mao Fumei, who has no feelings, Yao Yecheng who looks at each other at a glance, or Chen Jieru who was struggling to pursue at the time, Chiang Kai-shek does not cherish it.
His status is not what it used to be, but he still yearns for higher positions and greater financial support. Soon he meets what he thinks is a better marriage partner, that is, one of the three sisters of the Song family, 宋美林_ span6span.
Soong Meiling received a better education, and her identity was different, so she naturally couldn't accept Chiang Kai-shek's three wives and four concubines.
So Chiang Kai-shek went back, dismissed his previous women, and officially married Soong Meiling in 1926.
Mao Fumei did not say that he could not resist pressure from all quarters and was forced to divorce, but he was discouraged ever since.Chen Jieru, who Chiang Kai-shek tried so hard to marry at the beginning, was not spared, and it took a lot of effort to persuade her.
Yao Yecheng is no exception, but because she had expected this day for a long time, she accepted it calmly and didn't say much. Chiang Kai-shek sent her back to her hometown in Suzhou and entrusted Wu Zhongxin to take care of her.
, after all, once met Jiang Jieshi’s emotional needs, Yao Yecheng himself did not make a big fuss, Chiang Kai-shek was proud of his newly married marriage, but he also missed the love between the two for many years, and was willing to bear Yao Yecheng’s living expenses and promised her good living conditions. .
Yao Yecheng returned to his hometown this time, and he was also very wealthy. He chose a good plot of land and built his beautiful new home.
At that time, Chiang Kai-shek gained both fame and fortune. After people in Suzhou knew Yao Yecheng's former identity, her reputation also grew, and she became a fascinating existence in the eyes of fellow villagers.
She and Chiang Kai-shek sometimes exchange letters, and Chiang Kai-shek will visit her from time to time when passing by.
Although the two are no longer husbands and wives, Yao Yecheng knows the current affairs and only maintains an indifferent relationship with him. He occasionally recounts the old words and no longer has more thoughts.
Sometimes people will see her going for a walk late, although she has silver threads in her hair, but her face is peaceful and there is no shadow.
Jiang Weiguo, whom she adopted, is also very filial to her.In 1949, Jiang Weiguo, who had a certain financial status, took her to live with Taiwan.
Far away from the Feng Shui of his hometown, Yao Yecheng is often a little unhappy, not as peaceful and laid back as in Suzhou.
But Jiang Weiguo and his wife are very good to her, and the younger generations also take care of her. There has been no big storms in life. In 1966, Yao Yecheng died of illness in Taiwan.
When the young Yao Yecheng left his ex-husband, perhaps he really thought that he would meet another person who would spend his life together, but he was abandoned again later.
It’s just that although Chiang Kai-shek was not a beloved person, he rescued her from the distress and gave her the child Jiang Weiguo. It is precisely because of her kindness that she will be rewarded later and be maintained until she is old.
Recalling Chiang Kai-shek, it is not necessarily so beautiful. But after the long journey of life, Yao Yecheng's first half of life's ups and downs went to her peaceful ending.
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