The legendary figure we are going to talk about today is Princess Gege in the late Qing Dynasty. Her life was full of twists and turns. The most well-known story is that she fell in love with the last emperor Puyi . For Puyi, he never married. Willing to die alone, she spent the end of her life in a nursing home, but ended up choking on a dumpling. Unfortunately, it was too late to be sent to the hospital, and the princess finally passed away. What has she experienced in her life? Why is she obsessed with Puyi, and how does she live in old age? Let’s talk about it in detail below.
Childhood experience
This princess's name is Wang Mintong. She is the eldest daughter in the family. She is a native of Manchuria with a yellow flag, so she is called the big princess. Her mother is the fifth-generation direct granddaughter of Qianlong, and
her father He is the grandson of Military Aircraft Department Minister Chonghou. In the Qing Dynasty , their family's status was very high. When Wang Mintong was born in 1913, the Qing Dynasty had already perished.
In his childhood, Wang Mintong lived in a wealthy family, and others They all respected and loved her very much and grew up in a carefree environment. However, her father became ill and needed to rest and had no time to take care of her daughter. In desperation, her mother sent her two daughters to live with her grandmother.
The mother took on the responsibility of taking care of her father. Wang Mintong was also very naughty at her grandmother's house and never suffered any hardships. They all liked this little girl very much and the family was also alive.
However, various forces in society were constantly arguing. The Qing Dynasty It also perished. Many people were worried about where this country should go, and there were many riots.
At that time, my father’s health was deteriorating, and he eventually left us. My mother came to her parents’ house to live with the two sisters Wang Mintong. Due to the social During the turmoil, the family could only travel back and forth between Beijing and Tianjin.
In her years of unstable life, Wang Mintong has also learned a lot about the world. She has been smart and sweet since she was a child, and has been loved by everyone.
Her childhood has been spent in such a life, and Wang Mintong has grown up day by day. Wang Mintong, who grew up in a wealthy family, should talk about marriage when she was a teenager, but in her heart, Wang Mintong only wanted to marry into the palace.
This is about talking about an important person, Wang Mintong's cousin Wanrong . She is 7 years older than Wang Mintong. Although Wang Mintong was born in the second year after the fall of the Qing Dynasty,
her family has always regarded Wang Mintong according to the Qing Dynasty rules since she was a child. Etiquette training, the two of them have been inseparable sisters since they were young, and they get along very harmoniously.
Wanrong entered the palace when she was 16 years old and married Puyi, becoming the last queen of China. Wang Mintong, who grew up with Wanrong, was both in the aristocracy. From a young age, they have believed that they will marry into the palace when they grow up. This is also their historical habit.
In Puyi's autobiography, it was written that Queen Wanrong was a lady of the family. She was not only from a famous family, but also smart. She received a good education since she was a child.
In Wanrong's father's concept, men and women should be equal, so when she was a child, she taught Wanrong There was no bias. According to the normal education at that time, Wanrong was taught.
Therefore, when Wan Rong was young, she was proficient in the Four Books and Five Classics, as well as music, chess, calligraphy and painting. Her father also hired foreign teachers to teach Wan Rong English. Her talents in modern times are also very high.
Unfortunately, Wanrong’s life experience after marrying Puyi was also very tragic. After the fall of the Qing Dynasty, Puyi was assisted by the Japanese regime as a puppet of the puppet Manchukuo. Wanrong was also called the puppet queen of the puppet Manchukuo. Eventually died due to opium poisoning.
Met Puyi, but the blind date failed
Speaking of which, how did Wang Mintong meet Puyi? Still inseparable from her cousin Wanrong, when Wang Mintong went to the palace to visit Wanrong, she met Puyi.
She had a very good impression of Puyi. Due to the traditional feudal concept, Wang Mintong also always wanted to marry into the palace, but at that time At that time, this idea was no longer realistic.
Wang Mintong has also reached the age of getting married, and her family is also making arrangements for her marriage. At that time, she thought in her heart that she was a lady and could not just find someone to marry, but the ideal was very plump, and the reality was very skinny,
Although Wang Mintong really wanted to marry into the palace, seeing her mother running around for a living all day long made her family uneasy.
worried that one day disaster would befall her. Wang Mintong's love for her also fell through step by step, and she was helpless. I had no choice but to follow the arrangements of my family.
She was 17 years old that year. With the help of her mother, she went on a blind date with a man from a similar family background. This man was also from the Aisin Gioro family. Wang Mintong met him a few times.
But this man was not clear-minded. Rumors spread to Wang Mintong's ears. It was said that this noble man and some actors in the teahouse had something to do with each other.
This incident also implicated Wang Mintong. People around her pointed fingers at her, and even more What's abominable is that later I heard that this man got the actor pregnant.
Wang Mintong felt bad. Why should she marry him? After this scandal, Wang Mintong took her mother to the man's house to terminate the engagement. , Wang Mintong also gained a bad reputation.
After that, Wang Mintong and her family returned to Beijing. Because of the impact of the last incident, Wang Mintong's dignity as a rich lady was frustrated.
She didn't want to see anyone or interact with them. She stayed in the room all day, but this wasn't the case. What a good way to solve the problem. At this time, a little girl from the neighbor broke the peace.
Next door to Wang Mintong lives an opera singer, who is similar in age to her, named Meng Xiaodong. Although Wang Mintong does not go out, the two still meet,
and Meng Xiaodong has a carefree temper and does not care about Wang Mintong's cold eyes. Wang Mintong was disgusted with the actor due to some things in her heart, and did not want to have too much contact with Meng Xiaodong. She only said hello symbolically.
But Meng Xiaodong was different. He kept running to Wang Mintong's house to play with her. , as time goes by, the gap between the two gradually disappears, and there is no obstacle between the children.
After a long period of acquaintance, Wang Mintong and Meng Xiaodong became good friends, and Meng Xiaodong was called the "Queen of Peking Opera" in Beijing at that time.
She played with Wang Mintong every day, and also invited her to listen to operas and taught her some simple things. In this way, Meng Xiaodong cultivated Wang Mintong's drama skills.
Wang Mintong also gradually found singing opera interesting and patiently learned from Meng Xiaodong. With gradual learning, Wang Mintong's singing skills became more and more proficient. The relationship between the two is getting better and better and they have become good best friends that everyone envies.
Get to know Mei Lanfang, get to know Pujie
Under the recommendation of Meng Xiaodong, Wang Mintong often went to play in the theater troupe, and met Mei Lanfang here. The two got along well,
During the chat, Wang Mintong He told Mei Lanfang his own experience and felt very complicated. After Mei Lanfang heard some things that happened to Wang Mintong, he sympathized with her very much.
He also invited her to listen to the opera together, and led him to join the theater troupe. Under Fang's personal guidance, Wang Mintong's singing skills became better and better. As
continued to learn, she was finally able to perform on stage and earn income. Wang Mintong's family also had more money. When life gradually stabilized, Another person appeared in Wang Mintong's life, he was Pujie.
When Wang Mintong was in her 20s, her family began to arrange marriage for Wang Mintong again. Meng Xiaodong had also been worried about her best friend, thinking that there was someone who could take care of her.
But in Wang Mintong's heart, she was still thinking about Puyi. She didn't want to find another man. After seeing several blind dates, Wang Mintong was not satisfied. She asked her family to stop worrying about this matter and asked her best friend Meng Xiaodong not to introduce any more partners.
Until the appearance of Pujie, Wang Mintong felt a little shaken. Pujie was also a royal noble and Puyi's younger brother. This coincided with Wang Mintong's desire to join the royal family.
Pujie was introduced to Wang Mintong by one of Puyi's sisters. , Moreover, as Wang Mintong is Wanrong's cousin, Pujie also has some understanding of her, and the two of them think that they are both good enough to talk about marriage. Unfortunately, things have changed again.
Wang Mintong had already planned to be with Pu Jie and started planning for marriage, but was blocked by the Japanese. Pu Jie was in the puppet Manchukuo established by the Japanese in the northeast.
In order to control these royal people, these inhumane Japanese wanted them to Marrying a Japanese has been preventing Wang Mintong and Pujie from getting married.
At this time, Wang Mintong had already set off for Northeast China with her mother, but when they heard about this incident, they returned to Beijing very angry. Wang Mintong hated the Japanese in her heart, and this marriage failed again.
Wang Mintong also felt sad in her heart. It was difficult. There was a cheating man in the past and Pu Jie in the future who could not decide on her own marriage. This made Wang Mintong unable to have expectations for marriage, and she did not want to marry these people and waste her good years.
She decided to live alone. is also comforting his family and close friends that it doesn't matter if his marriage fails. These failed marriages can only make him stronger.
Later, Wang Mintong learned that Puyi had become the puppet emperor of Manchukuo and wanted to restore the Qing Dynasty. was captured by the government. This was also a big blow to Wang Mintong. His ideals were shattered, and he was even more disheartened. After that, the family returned to a peaceful life.
Here, I have to add some words. After Puyi returned to Beijing due to the amnesty, Wang Mintong's heart ignited hope again. What happened to Puyi in this?
After the fall of the Qing Dynasty, he was confined to the Forbidden City . He wanted to regain the Qing Dynasty, but unfortunately he was deceived by the Japanese and supported him to become a puppet of the puppet Manchukuo. He was used as a tool by the Japanese.
There, Puyi also swallowed his anger, but had no choice. After our country won the Anti-Japanese War, Puyi was imprisoned as a prisoner for 10 years. When he was released from prison,
coincided with the founding of New China, and these prisoners must be ideologically treated. After being reformed, Puyi became a citizen of New China after being released from prison. Over the years,
Puyi also experienced many changes. He also wrote an autobiography about himself called "My First Half of Life", which recorded what happened to him. Issues.
Puyi was released from prison, Mintong pursued love
In 1959, when Wang Mintong learned about Puyi's return to Beijing, she told her family, and Wang Mintong also knew that Puyi was single in her heart. Her former cousin Wanrong had passed away, and her subsequent wife Puyi also divorced her. Got married.
At this time, Puyi must have suffered too much because he had spent so many years in prison. As for Wang Mintong, she was fantasizing in her heart that Puyi had not had a good life these years.
Now that he has been released from prison and returned to Beijing, he should give more. He was more concerned that he might still marry Puyi.
As for Wang Mintong’s family, although they already live in New China, they still admire the Aixinjueluo family . When they heard the news about Puyi’s return to Beijing, they immediately took action.
The old lady knew that Sanmei and Puyi had a good relationship. , he entrusted his third sister to invite Puyi to his home for a sit-down, and also to support Puyi. At the invitation of the third sister,
Puyi also happily accepted the invitation and came to Wang Mintong's house as a guest. The old lady was also very happy. She cooked a table of delicious dishes and good wine, waiting for Puyi's arrival.
At this banquet, Puyi had not eaten such sumptuous delicacies for a long time. As the people around him talked and laughed, Puyi also drank a lot of wine. On the other hand, Wang Mintong also put on gorgeous clothes for this banquet.
dressed up carefully with the help of her friends. Although she is older, her charm is still there.At the banquet, Pu Yi and Pu Yi seemed to be old friends whom they had not seen for a long time. Everyone was chatting and laughing.
Wang Mintong was also on the side to persuade Pu Yi to drink, which caused Pu Yi to drink too much. Under the jokes of the people around him, Pu Yi, who drank too much, also changed his usual behavior. He talks a lot, joking with everyone, and saying things he wouldn't normally say.
Wang Mintong, who was standing by, had never seen him like this. After drinking and talking, Wang Mintong had the illusion that Puyi was interested in her.
As for Puyi, after sobering up the next day, he couldn't remember what happened that night at all. It’s nice to remember those delicious meals.
Wang Mintong has been thinking about Puyi in his heart, and asked his third sister if he could invite Puyi to his home for dinner again, but after Puyi heard about it, quickly refused,
He also knew what Wang Mintong was thinking, but in Puyi's heart He didn't want to find a woman with old feudal ideas at all, he wanted to find a woman of the new era. He didn't like Wang Mintong at all. After the last dinner, he decided not to go to the banquet.
Later, Wang Mintong and the old lady invited Puyi many times, but received no response. Wang Mintong also knew that he was old, and if he did not take action, he might regret it for the rest of his life.
Wang Mintong mustered up the courage to tell Puyi that after so many years She has always loved him, but this frightened Puyi. Puyi still politely rejected Wang Mintong. After that, Mrs. Wang often asked people to talk to matchmakers, but Puyi shied away for various reasons.
Puyi was also tired of this kind of daily matchmaking. He didn't like Wang Mintong at all. So many matchmaking gave Puyi a headache and he wanted to get rid of these troubles.
After that, by chance, Puyi went to the hospital to see a doctor, and he fell in love with the nurse in the hospital. After many contacts, both parties felt that they were good people.
There was also the reason for Wang Mintong before, Puyi wanted to hurry up. By getting married, he could get rid of Wang Mintong's pursuit, so in 1962, Puyi married Li Shuxian.
Puyi lived a very happy life after marriage. Wang Mintong was still unwilling to accept it. She came to see Puyi many times. As a result, Li Shuxian was also disturbed by this situation and became impatient.
She told her husband Puyi these things and asked Puyi to tell Wang Mintong. Holding a grudge, Wang Mintong warned Wang Mintong not to come to her home again and that she would not welcome you. Wang Mintong felt very sad. She didn't know why Puyi treated her like this and she loved him so much.
Contrary to expectations, she never married
In Wang Mintong's heart, she loved Puyi from beginning to end. This incident was a big blow to Wang Mintong, but she just couldn't reconcile herself to it, thinking that Puyi would definitely see her own good and be with her. At the same time,
she was unwilling to face Puyi's humiliation, and she felt even worse. Her dignity was trampled on by Puyi. At this time, Wang Mintong still thought that her love for Puyi was crazy.
Even if Puyi got married, she still felt that she was his good match, but Wang Mintong had no idea that this was just her wishful thinking. In Puyi's heart, she had never liked him Pass her.
Puyi and Li Shuxian moved frequently in order to avoid Wang Mintong's harassment. Wang Mintong, too, never stopped pursuing Puyi. After Puyi moved, she kept asking about him, which disrupted Puyi's life.
In the end, Puyi couldn't afford to fall ill due to the pressure of life and various other reasons. The news of Puyi's illness reached Wang Mintong's ears, and he was very worried and wanted to know how Puyi was doing.
When Puyi found out about this in the hospital bed, he had a terrible headache and wondered what was going on with this woman.When Wang Mintong knew which hospital Puyi was staying in, she quietly came to the hospital to check on Puyi.
stole Li Shuxian's visiting card. This made Puyi very angry. How could there be such a woman in the world and scolded her? After a long time, she told her that she didn’t want to see her in the future.
But how could Wang Mintong listen? She felt that Puyi didn’t want to see her, so she watched from outside the hospital. Sometimes, she would make soup by herself and let others bring it in, and she would hear Puyi drink it. Then I felt a little better.
During the days when Puyi was in the hospital, Wang Mintong still kept asking about his condition to see how he was doing. After a long period of worry, Puyi finally failed. In 1967, the condition was uncontrollable and Puyi passed away.
After hearing the news of Puyi's death, the fantasy in Wang Mintong's heart was shattered. The person she had been thinking about for so many years left her.
The fire in her heart was also extinguished and could not be rekindled. Wang Mintong seemed to be lost. She stayed at home like a ghost and didn't go anywhere. During this period of time, she was completely bored with love and decided not to marry anyone in this life and to live alone.
Lived in a nursing home and died unfortunately
After Puyi’s death, her family members were also very concerned about Wang Mintong. They all knew what she had been thinking about for so many years, but they didn’t mention Puyi’s incident so as not to make her even more sad.
After that, she and her mother depended on each other, and the family's food and clothing were very poor, which could only support daily life. During these years, in order to live a better life, her mother sold all the valuable things in the family.
My mother was very old and passed away a few years later. In the end, only Wang Mintong was left. She was old and there was no one to take care of her. She had no children around her.
She was the only one, every month. My whole life depends on the subsistence allowance provided by the state. I have nothing of value in my family, and I live a very poor life.
Day by day passed, Wang Mintong was getting older, and she had some physical problems, but she didn't want to trouble anyone.
There was once a relative who wanted to take her home to live, but Wang Mintong refused. She She didn't want to cause trouble to others. In the end, she chose to live in a nursing home. Fortunately, there were still people to take care of her.
Wang Mintong came to the nursing home and had little communication with other elderly people. She was once a rich lady and had always been arrogant and arrogant in her life. These temperaments were engraved in her bones.
She was very reluctant to communicate with other people. What happened in the past was also kept silent. Everyone thought she was a stubborn old lady and left her alone. Wang Mintong's life in the nursing home was pretty good.
In the 21st century, many major things have happened in our country, the economy has begun to develop rapidly, and all walks of life have shown a trend of vigorous development. Naturally, the nursing homes here are not lagging behind either.
When the Spring Festival comes this year, the leaders of the nursing homes In order to improve the food for these old people, I asked the kitchen to make some dumplings for these old people to eat and celebrate the New Year.
Everyone started to get busy. The staff were helping the kitchen to make dumplings, and also launched a series of activities to make these elderly people happy. The hot dumplings came out of the oven.
The staff brought the dumplings to the table. Wang Mintong started When I tasted it, I probably hadn’t eaten dumplings for a long time, and I was hungry, so I ate in a hurry.
The old Wang Mintong had lost all his teeth, and it was very inconvenient to eat. Suddenly, Wang Mintong would After swallowing the dumpling, it was over. The dumpling got stuck in the throat. The
staff quickly took first aid measures, but they were still not in time. After being sent to the hospital, he died without resuscitation. The year is 2003, and Wang Mintong’s life has come to an end.
Looking back on Wang Mintong's life, she has also experienced many hardships. In order to find the person she loves, she once lived in herself. She was born in a famous family and was full of spirit.
She had her glory days and setbacks, and her obsession with love reached her peak. She was so crazy that she didn't consider other people's feelings, just to get the love she wanted.
Unfortunately, it backfired in the end, and she also paid a heavy price. She died alone, with no one to accompany her, and had no children.
We don't I don’t know whether she regretted it, nor what kind of mentality she had in the last stage of her life. The bond between her and Puyi was just wishful thinking, and being freed in the end was the best result.
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