In 1925, before his death, Sun Yat-sen did something incredible: he insisted on sleeping on the ground, and said that it would be better to have ice.
Sun Yat-sen
For this reason, Song Qingling was extremely distressed, and his son Sun Ke also did not understand it.
Two years later, Sun Ke went to Nanyang to visit an old friend of Sun Yat-sen and specifically told her about this incident. Unexpectedly, when she heard about it, she burst into tears and kept saying, "I didn't expect him to still remember it!"
Who is she? What kind of past does she have with Sun Yat-sen?
Sun Yat-sen's five wives
Sun Yat-sen's wife is well-known as Soong Ching Ling, and many people also know the original wife Lu Muzhen (the mother of Sun Ke).
Chen Cuifen and Sun Yat-sen's first wife Lu Muzhen
In fact, during his exile in Japan, Sun Yat-sen also married two Japanese wives. One of them died young, and although the other was not accepted by the Sun family, he still maintained correspondence with Sun Yat-sen.
There is only one other person who is rarely heard of, but is recognized by the Sun family as a member of the Sun family. After his death, he was also buried in Sun Yat-sen's hometown, with a letter: "The tomb of Chen Cuifen, the eighteenth descendant of Sun Yat-sen."
This mysterious wife is called Chen Cuifen, and she is the old friend Sun Ke visited.
The most loyal revolutionary companion
When Sun Yat-sen was in the most difficult time, the person who accompanied him was not his original wife, nor the later Soong Ching Ling (the two married in 1915), but Chen Cuifen, Sun Yat-sen's soul mate, who gave him life in the difficult years. The one who keeps it.
Sun Yat-sen and Chen Cuifen's photo
Since meeting Sun Yat-sen in 1892, 20-year-old Chen Cuifen has followed Sun Yat-sen for 20 years, taking care of Sun Yat-sen's daily life and the revolutionaries around him as his wife.
As a comrade-in-arms and housekeeper, Chen accompanied Sun around the world, going through hardships but never giving up.
For this reason, people around Sun affectionately called her Si Gu (because she was the fourth eldest child in the family). Sun Yat-sen's Japanese friends also admired Chen very much and praised her as a hero among women.
A photo of the two
Chen Cuifen was indispensable in every revolutionary action of Sun Yat-sen.
For example, during the four armed uprisings during the Guangxu period, Chen Cuifen took advantage of women's status as a woman, which was not easily noticed, to silently deliver information and transport arms and weapons for Sun Yat-sen, and made her own contribution to Sun Yat-sen's revolutionary movement.
resolutely left Sun Yat-sen
On January 1, 1912, Sun Yat-sen went to Nanjing to take office as the interim president of the Republic of China.
Sun Yat-sen
In February of that year, Chen Cuifen, Lu Muzhen and their children set out to return to China. After arriving in Hong Kong, Mrs. Lu and her daughter went to Nanjing to reunite with Sun Yat-sen, while Chen Cuifen went to Guangzhou alone.
Her reason is not difficult to understand: Sun Yat-sen was a heroic figure who overthrew the feudal monarchy. Such a man should not have three wives and four concubines.
Since Sun Yat-sen already had his first wife as his concubine, and she was a concubine with no title, her presence would definitely embarrass Sun Yat-sen and even damage his image.
Later, she went to Macau to join Sun Yat-sen's brother Sun Mei for the unforgettable love in her heart: I am still a member of the Sun family, and my husband is Sun Yat-sen.
Sun Yat-sen and Soong Ching Ling
Later, Sun Yat-sen and Soong Ching Ling married and asked Chen Cuifen for her opinion. She said: "After Sun Yat-sen married Mrs. Song, he had a good wife, and everything goes well. We should bless them."
The word "ying" contains What a complex emotion.
Chen Cuifen in her later years
In fact, both she and Sun Yat-sen's first wife Lu Muzhen chose to sacrifice themselves for Sun Yat-sen's great cause.
Sun Yat-sen's secret of sleeping on the ground before his death
Chen Cuifen has always maintained deep affection for Sun Yat-sen. Sun Yat-sen once gave her a pocket watch, and every time an important person came to her home, she would take it out and show it to others.
This was given to Sun Yat-sen by his mentor when he was in danger in London. It is extremely precious. Chen Cuifen regards this watch as a testimony of their relationship.
Pocket watch
Then why did Sun Yat-sen insist on sleeping on the ground before he died?
It turns out that while following Sun Yat-sen, Chen Cuifen also served as Sun Yat-sen's bodyguard and tried her best to protect his safety.
In order to help Sun Yat-sen avoid enemy pursuit, Chen Cuifen often slept on the ground. As long as there was any movement outside, he could hear it in advance and escape quickly.
Sun Yat-sen felt sorry for her, so he also wanted to sleep on the ground. Chen disagreed and said: "The ground is cold." Sun Yat-sen replied to her: "It is better to have ice."
From Sun Yat-sen's actions before his death, we also saw Chen Cuifen The position in Sun Yat-sen's heart - Chen Cuifen, was exactly the person Sun Yat-sen cared about all his life.
Chen Cuifen and her adopted daughter’s family in her later years
In order to help Sun Yat -sen to avoid the pursuit of the enemy,often sleeps on the ground. As long as there is a movement outside, he can hear it in advance, so that he quickly escaped.
Sun Yat -sen was very distressed, so he also had to sleep on the ground. Chen disagreed and said, "Cold on the ground", Sun Yat -sen answered her: "It's better to have ice." Chen Cenfen, the status in Sun Yat -sen's heart, is what Sun Yat -sen cares about.
In his old age Chen Cenfen and the adopted daughter
