In November 1911, Shanghai was still singing and dancing. Working as an aunt is a humble profession in this bustling world. I usually dress up the "sir" in the hall. And this so-called "sir" is the honorific title given to high-end prostitutes. Such a gentleman can not only play music, chess, calligraphy and painting, but also recite poetry and compose poetry. It can be said that he is proficient in everything. They will hire craftsmen to serve them.
The young Yao Yecheng is one of the fine craftsmen. Just as Yao Yecheng was alone in "Mr."'s room, arranging "Mr."'s headwear, suddenly a strange man came in panting and pushed the door open, frightening Yao Yecheng to the point of being stunned. The other party lowered his voice and explained anxiously that he was being chased by the police behind him and hoped to hide here.
Chiang Kai-shek's four wives
Yao Yecheng was startled by the man who suddenly broke in. She did not ask in detail, but immediately took the man to the back room and hid it. When the police came in, Yao Yecheng acted as if nothing had happened and dismissed the police with a few words. The police also knew that the "gentlemen" in these rooms had backers. They might be the lovers of some dignitaries, and it would be bad if they really caused trouble. Seeing nothing unusual in the house, he left.
After the police left, the man hiding in the house quickly came out to say thanks. There was something different in the man's eyes. The man being hunted was Chiang Kai-shek. At this time, Chiang Kai-shek already had a wife and children at home, but this did not prevent him from developing a good impression of this woman who saved him in danger, was courageous, and had a beautiful face.
After Chiang Kai-shek left, Yao Yecheng also felt an inexplicable good feeling in his heart. After the excitement, a burst of sadness followed. This is why?
It turns out that Yao Yecheng's life at this time was very miserable. Although she is married, her husband at home often punches and kicks her, showing no affection between husband and wife at all. Even the meager income she earned from working was taken away by her husband and squandered.
At only twenty-three years old, she not only has to shoulder the burden of the family, but also endures her husband's abuse. The look and look Chiang Kai-shek gave her when he left was irresistible to her. Although Chiang Kai-shek was married, his wife was taken care of by his mother, and there was no emotional basis at all. In addition, after Chiang Kai-shek joined the alliance , he spent many years away from home, and the already shallow relationship between husband and wife has been completely wiped out. Now, he needs someone to fill the void of tenderness in his heart.
A few days later, Chiang Kai-shek and his friends came here again to chat and have fun, but he had an ulterior motive for this trip. After leaving that day, he couldn't forget this woman who was calm in times of crisis. Today he wanted to meet her again.
Yao Yecheng originally lived in a small town in Wuxian County, Jiangsu Province. When she was a child, although her family was poor, her parents regarded her as the apple of their eye. Yao Yecheng was quite happy in her childhood. Unexpectedly, things are unpredictable. When she was a teenager, her parents who loved her passed away, and she became an orphan in the blink of an eye.
The helpless
Yao Yecheng was adopted by his father's younger brother. Although he was not as loving as his parents, having a place for him to live in was already impeccable for Yao Yecheng.
People say that women undergo great changes. In the blink of an eye, Yao Yecheng has become a big girl and a famous and beautiful girl in the neighborhood. Naturally, there are many families who come to propose marriage. My uncle has no children at home, and he has always wanted to recruit a son-in-law who is willing to come to his house.
After inquiring, there was a nearby family named Shen with many boys, but the family was poor and several sons in the family had no money to marry. Seeing that someone was willing to recruit a son-in-law, he agreed to marry his second son Shen Tiansheng into the Yao family.
In this way, Yao Yecheng and Shen Tiansheng became husband and wife. Although they married into Yao's family, the relationship between the two was very good after marriage. As a newlywed couple, the two of them worked independently and supported an ordinary small family. They heard that Shanghai was prosperous and had many opportunities, so the two decided to go there together to work hard. She went to live with her husband's uncle who was working in Shanghai. Shen Tiansheng did some manual labor with his uncle, and Yao Yecheng was also introduced as his "aunt".
Although life was difficult, within a few years, the couple saved some money.It seemed that life was about to get better for the two of them, but at this moment Shen Tiansheng touched something he shouldn't have touched.
The charming and bustling metropolis of Shanghai allows Shen Tiansheng, who has grown up with hardships, to see many things he never knew. Gradually, he made some friends, drank and played, and even became addicted to smoking. From then on, Yao Tiansheng's temperament changed drastically and he drank excessively. It didn’t take long for me to lose my job and my source of income.
Shen Tiansheng, who had become a smoker, no longer had the tenderness and considerateness of the past. Yao Yecheng did not want to see his once considerate husband decline like this, and persuaded Shen Tiansheng to cheer up and quit smoking. But despite his wife's earnest persuasion, Shen Tiansheng just yelled at her, punched and kicked her, completely losing the original love. Her once considerate husband was now sucking Yao Yecheng like a vampire, which completely chilled her.
In such poor and miserable days, she suddenly met the very young Chiang Kai-shek who was interested in her. This encounter with Chiang Kai-shek was as if God had specially arranged it for this man to take him away from his terrible home. Let her completely separate from her previous destiny. Yao Yecheng decided to leave the unsatisfactory husband and start his own life again.
Soon the two people who had feelings for each other came together. Chiang Kai-shek rented a house at No. 13 Xinminju Lane, Pushi Road, French Concession, Shanghai, and officially began living together.
Although Yao Yecheng did not have much education, her gentleness and considerateness made Chiang Kai-shek very useful. Chiang Kai-shek also enjoyed the days spent with Yao Yecheng.
In the winter of 1912, in the small house where they lived together, Chiang Kai-shek officially accepted Yao Yecheng as his side chamberlain, with three or five relatives and friends as witnesses. In this way, he had an explanation for the Yao family. The considerate and attentive Yao Yecheng took care of Chiang Kai-shek's daily life. Although she was just a concubine, she was still very happy compared to her previous life.
After the Revolution of 1911 broke out, the whole country was in chaos, and Chiang Kai-shek was also running around. Yao Yecheng was very worried about Chiang Kai-shek's safety, and did not want to stay at home alone, so he followed Chiang Kai-shek around. It was always inconvenient to have a woman by his side all day long. Chiang Kai-shek decided to first send Yao Yecheng back to his hometown in Xikou, Fenghua to settle down.
In 1913, Yao Yecheng got up and followed Chiang Kai-shek back to his hometown of Fenghua. Yao Yecheng felt uneasy. How to live with his mother-in-law and Chiang Kai-shek's first wife became a difficulty facing Yao Yecheng. After arriving in Fenghua and meeting the old lady Wang Caiyu and the eldest lady Mao Fumei, Yao Yecheng found that the horrific scenes he had fantasized about countless times did not appear. Although the old lady was expressionless, the eldest lady Mao Fumei was very kind and not at all. He didn't mean to make things difficult for her.
Chiang Kai-shek’s mother
This is a good start for Yao Yecheng. Yao Yecheng, who returned to his hometown, carefully performed his duties as a daughter-in-law, and everyone got along well with each other. After returning to Fenghao's house, Yao Yecheng also lived with Chiang Kai-shek, spending less time together and more separation. Seeing that the eldest lady had a biological son, Chiang Ching-kuo , as her greatest hope, she had a vague expectation in her heart, hoping that she could also give birth to a child for the Chiang family. Having a son and half a daughter can be regarded as completing a woman's most important task. However, there was still no movement in my stomach.
The son of Dai Jitao adopted by Chiang Kai-shek who was far away in Shanghai was named Jiang Weiguo . Busy with work, Chiang Kai-shek had no time to take care of Jiang Weiguo. Chiang Kai-shek simply took Jiang Weiguo back to his hometown and left him under the care of Yao Yecheng. Yao Yecheng was very happy to see little Jiang Weiguo. His arrival also brought a lot of fun to her who was bored and lonely.
As the saying goes, there are gains and there are losses. Since Yao Yecheng followed Chiang Kai-shek, he no longer has to worry about his livelihood. But after leaving Chiang Kai-shek, she felt more lonely inside. With nowhere to relieve his loneliness, Yao Yecheng devoted his free time to the gambling table.
At first, Yao Yecheng came to the card table just to relieve his loneliness, and slowly became addicted to gambling. Spending all day hanging out at the gambling table, even she had no time to take care of Jiang Weiguo.He was obsessed with the mahjong table all day long, and "fighted" with the electric light on in the middle of the night, completely ignoring the rest of Chiang Kai-shek, Jiang Weiguo and his son upstairs. This made Chiang Kai-shek very angry, and his feelings for Yao Yecheng gradually faded away.
In 1923, Chiang Kai-shek was ordered to go to the Soviet Union for inspection. Yao Yecheng seemed even more lonely. Her son was already in school and she didn't need to worry about it at ordinary times, so she became more and more addicted to the card table and couldn't extricate herself. After Chiang Kai-shek returned from the Soviet Union, although the two no longer quarreled, the previous affection and care also disappeared.
At this time, there was an additional woman beside Chiang Kai-shek, she was Chen Jieru. Chen Jieru was not only young and beautiful, but also knowledgeable and courteous. Naturally, she had more to say to Chiang Kai-shek. Yao Yecheng knew that her husband had a new love. She did not make trouble with Chiang Kai-shek because at this time, she could rarely see him.
In 1924, Chiang Kai-shek went south to serve as the principal of the Huangpu Military Academy. However, it was not Yao Yecheng who followed Chiang Kai-shek south, but Chen Jieru. Although Yao Yecheng was angry, Chiang Kai-shek's thoughts were not with him at all at this time. Out of helplessness, Yao Yecheng asked Chiang Weiguo to write a letter to Chiang Kai-shek, because Chiang Kai-shek usually loved Chiang Weiguo very much. He wrote in the letter: I haven’t seen my dear father for a long time, and I miss him very much. If I can grow wings, I will I must fly to Guangzhou to visit my father..."
Chiang Kai-shek was deeply moved when he saw his son's letter. His thoughts for his son came to his heart, and he kept mumbling: "I haven't seen my Weiguo for a long time! "Chiang Kai-shek took the letter and read it again and again, unwilling to put it down. He immediately ordered his secretary to send a telegram and asked Yao Yecheng to bring his son to Guangzhou.
Yao Yecheng came to Guangzhou with his son. At this time, Chiang Kai-shek was already known as President Chiang in people's mouth. Yao Yecheng understood that if he did not know how to curb his shortcomings, he would not be able to get along with Chiang Kai-shek. Yao Yecheng, who reunited with Chiang Kai-shek again in Guangzhou, had less of the nonsense before and more of the long-lost gentleness. Regarding Yao Yecheng's tenderness and consideration, Chiang Kai-shek seemed to After seeing his former aunt Yao Yecheng, Chiang Kai-shek gradually regained his original tenderness, and the relationship between the two gradually improved.
However, the existence of Chen Jieru still made Chiang Kai-shek very flustered. He was afraid that the two women would tit for tat and make a joke. .So every time Yao Yecheng came to Guangzhou, he would arrange for Chen Jieru to go to Shanghai to avoid the two of them meeting.
Although her husband had another new love, he had no intention of abandoning him. For Yao Yecheng at this time, if he could continue like this, Watching his son grow up, Yao Yecheng is also satisfied.
A gentleman's kindness is like running water, how can he have a love for many years
In 1927, Chiang Kai-shek was already the high-ranking Chairman Chiang and one of the most powerful men in China. Yao Yecheng just wanted to live a silent life relying on his husband. He asked for nothing, but this wish was quickly broken. In order to marry Soong Meiling , Chiang Kai-shek hurried back to his hometown in Fenghua and found Yao Yecheng to talk about breaking up with her. At this time, his husband not only found another new love, but also this time He also had to abandon himself completely.
Yao Yecheng was extremely sad. He had not hesitated to elope with him, but now he did not ask for any affection. He only wanted to have the opportunity to be by your side. Unexpectedly, this man now asked to completely sever ties with him. ! She wanted to reason with Chiang Kai-shek and ask why!
But soon, Yao Yecheng gave up. This time, in order to marry Soong Meiling, Chiang Kai-shek wanted to abandon not only her, but also the eldest lady Mao Fumei and the new lady Chen Jieru. Originally, in order to marry Soong Meiling, Chiang Kai-shek wanted to abandon her. The three women who were supposed to be tit-for-tat suddenly became destitute. Yao Yecheng silently accepted Chiang Kai-shek's arrangement.
Jiang Weiguo and Shi Jingyi visited Yao Yecheng
This year Yao Yecheng was forty years old, and she took Jiang Weiguo back to Suzhou . Although there were occasional correspondences with Chiang Kai-shek afterwards, most of them were matters between his son Jiang Weiguo. Meeting Chiang Kai-shek was something Yao Yecheng did not dare to hope for.
After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, Jiang Weiguo took his mother Yao Yecheng to live in Xi'an. In A happy mother-son time was spent here.In 1949, on the eve of the Kuomintang's withdrawal from the mainland, Chiang Weiguo sent Yao Yecheng to Taiwan in advance and settled in Taoyuan, Taipei near the Daqin Textile Factory, becoming neighbors with his in-laws Shi Fengxiang.
In his later years, Yao Yecheng had gone through the harsh conditions and vicissitudes of life, and had formed a calm state of mind, with a pure heart and few desires, and he obeyed the arrangements of his son Jiang Weiguo in everything.
In 1966, Yao Yecheng died of illness in his residence at the age of seventy-nine. Jiang Weiguo, who had a deep relationship with his mother since childhood, originally wanted to hold a grand funeral for Yao Yecheng, who had suffered for many years. But in the end it was blocked by Chiang Kai-shek. Jiang Weiguo had no choice but to wrong his mother and held a funeral quietly.
It was not until 1990, after Chiang Kai-shek and Chiang Ching-kuo passed away, that Chiang Wei-guo held a memorial service for Yao Yecheng's 110th birthday to express his grief.
Yao Yecheng may not have thought that when she left her ex-husband when she was young, she might have really thought that she would meet someone to spend her life with again, but she didn't expect that she would be abandoned again.
