In 1959, the last emperor Pu Yi, who had been detained in prison for nearly 10 years, finally received an amnesty and became an ordinary citizen of New China. After Wang Mintong got the news, he immediately found someone to propose to Puyi. But Pu Yi, who has endured the ups and downs of his life, has no interest in the noble women of the old dynasty. No matter how beautiful Wang Mintong is, how good he is, Pu Yi has been indifferent to him for so many years.
Picture | Left is Wang Mintong
Wang Mintong can't figure out why she has waited for so many years, even if Puyi has nothing, she is not willing to look back at her. Wang Mintong seemed to be stunned. In order to prove that he was innocent, he went to the hospital to issue a certificate. Everything she did, outsiders seemed to be a joke, and Pu Yi was even more puzzled, afraid to avoid her.
Puyi's life is like a puppet being manipulated. Under the tide of the times, several forces keep pulling him. He had been married five times in his life. Because of his poor health, he had no children, and he could not even have a normal husband and wife life with his wife. How would he feel when facing Wang Mintong's proof? The humiliation must be greater than touching.
Wang Mintong has spent almost his entire life asking himself repeatedly, why doesn't Puyi love her, even if he is abandoned by everyone, he is still unwilling to accept this woman who has loved him for decades?
Picture | Wang Mintong
Wang Mintong is the cousin of Queen Puyi Wanrong, formerly known as Wanyan Tongji, a man with a yellow banner inlaid in Manchuria. In the Republic of China, she changed her surname to Wang, and people used to call her Wang Damai.
Wang Mintong was called by the elders of the Manchu Dynasty as "the most beautiful gege of the Manchu Dynasty". From the photos she left behind, it can be seen that Wang Mintong’s appearance has been outstanding since she was a child. Although he was born in the Manchu clan, he has the grace and beauty of a Jiangnan woman, which is unforgettable at a glance.
Picture｜Wang Mintong
Many existing photos of the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China, let alone girls from poor families, girls from Manchu nobles, most of them are shy, afraid to look at the camera, or the whole face is straight, the body looks Very stiff. And Wanrong and Wang Mintong have always maintained the elegance and calmness of aristocrats in front of the camera. This is the temperament of a girl who has no worries about food and clothing and has seen a lot of the world. They are also well-educated, confident and calm.
Wang Mintong is Wanrong’s cousin, in fact, her family background is stronger than Wanrong. Her mother was the granddaughter of Emperor Qianlong's fifth direct line, her grandfather was a minister of military affairs and her father was a minister of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Wang Mintong was born with a golden spoon and is the most favored daughter in the family. If he was born a hundred years earlier, it would have been a lifetime of wealth and comfort.
Wang Mintong has a very high vision. When he was 17 years old, he was engaged to a family of Aixinjue Luo's son. Unexpectedly, that family son had an affair with the actor. Wang Mintong could not bear the humiliation and resolutely retired.
Wang Mintong first saw Puyi when he was 9 years old. It was the wedding of Puyi and Wanrong. Wang Mintong, who was ignorant, only remembered Puyi of Gongyue. Later, Puyi became a puppet of the Japanese, but in Wang Mintong's mind, he was still an unshakable emperor.
Picture | Wang Mintong costume photo
Some people say that Wang Mintong fell in love with Puyi at first sight. In fact, the 9-year-old Wang Mintong is still very young and can't talk about falling in love with Puyi. His longing for Puyi and his affection are more about Aixinjue Luoche Special feelings come from family education. The line of Wang Mintong's ancestors was able to develop because of meeting a noble person like Prince Chunxian. Therefore, Wang Mintong's family is devoted to Puyi, and generations of people have a heart of repaying kindness.
ended without a problem because of the first engagement, and Wang Mintong lost interest in getting married. There were very few nobles who met with Wang Mintong’s family, so Wang Mintong’s marriage was dragged on.
Wang Mintong and his mother later came to live in Beijing, next door is Meng Xiaodong's house. Meng Xiaodong had just divorced from Mei Lanfang at that time and was in a period of emotional depression. Wang Mintong often came to visit Meng Xiaodong out of sympathy, and the two became close friends.
During this time, Wang Mintong often went shopping with Meng Xiaodong, and even learned acting with Meng Xiaodong. Regardless of the secular prejudice at the time, he wore costumes and cheongsam for photos. The easiest time in Wang Mintong's life is probably at this time.
Picture | Meng Xiaodong
But after all, Meng Xiaodong is different from Wang Mintong, she does not have Mei Lanfang, and the love of Du Yuesheng, the leader of the QinggangOver time, Meng Xiaodong accepted Du Yuesheng, left Beijing, and became Du Yuesheng’s wife. Wang Mintong returned to being alone again, and seemed to be accustomed to this life without a partner or close friend. In 1935, the situation became more turbulent, and Wang Mintong got a second chance to get married. And this time, Pu Yi personally "given the marriage" to her.
Wang Mintong once resolutely filed for a divorce for the unruly fiance. During the marriage, she had her own ideas and was unwilling to be manipulated by others. However, once the opponent was Puyi, Wang Mintong became resigned and unconditionally obeyed the "wang Ming".
Picture | Pu Yi and Wan Rong
Pu Yi’s younger brother Pu Jieben married the Manchu nobleman Tang Yiying. Tang Yiying had great ambitions and always hoped to control the palace through Pujie. Pu Jie was unwilling to be at her mercy, and her relationship became increasingly indifferent. Tang Yiying hooked up with the young marshal Zhang Xueliang and even secretly transferred Pu Jie's family property.
Puyi cannot have children, and the Japanese understand that Pujie's child is very likely to become the heir to the throne. After learning about the conflicts between Pu Jie and Tang Yiying, they wanted to arrange a Japanese wife for Pu Jie, so as to achieve the goal of controlling the Manchu imperial family. The Japanese chose Sagaho, who was born in a Japanese nobleman, Pujie was very resistant, and Puyi didn’t want the Japanese to succeed. He and a few elders from the Qing Dynasty quickly found Pujie a marriage partner. Regardless of age or status, Wang Mintong is the best Candidates.
Wang Mintong's mother was very satisfied with the marriage, and immediately took Wang Mintong northward, planning to quietly settle the marriage with the Japanese behind her back. Unexpectedly, this news was spread. Wang Mintong and Pu Jie were not married yet, and the Japanese had forced Pu Jie to marry Saga Hao.
Although Sagaho is a Japanese nobleman, she hates Japan's practices. She refuses to be a puppet of the Japanese, and has always regarded herself as a Chinese after marrying Pujie. To Wang Mintong, Sagao was also very sorry and sorry. She always felt that her intervention had caused Wang Mintong to lose the best opportunity to marry.
Sagaho was wrong. The reason why Wang Mintong has been alone is not because of others and the environment, but because of herself. Because of this engagement with Pu Jie, Wang Mintong saw Pu Yi again, and since then he has strengthened his determination to marry Pu Yi.
Picture｜Pu Jie and Sage Hao
Puyi is the last down-and-out emperor. Most of the pictures of Puyi we see are old and helpless, like a cowardly little old man. When he was young, Pu Yi was not only humorous, but also liked novel things and looked handsome. It is very normal for Wang Mintong to fall in love with Puyi, but because of Wanrong, she has not expressed it clearly. Now that Puyi and Wanrong's marriage are facing a breakdown, she naturally has a new plan.
A person who is easy to fall into a relationship, the saddest thing is that he met someone who was too amazing when he was a teenager, so that he could not escape the relationship for a lifetime, and the people he fell in love with were similar or related to him. Wang Mintong is like this. The failure of
's two marriages caused Wang Mintong to have a heart knot. Her youth has come to an end, but she seems to have a clearer goal in life. Her ignorant crush on Pu Yi has grown wildly. She is obsessed with "Emperor" Pu Yi, even though the two have never officially known each other, only two short-lived When meeting, Wang Mintong had to give affection wishful thinking, even ignoring Puyi's thoughts, she was pathetic and crazy. In 1959, 53-year-old Pu Yi walked into her home at the invitation of Wang Mintong's mother. They set up a table of food for Puyi to pick up the dust. At that time, Wang Mintong was 46 years old and was still in her boudoir.
Picture | Pu Yi and his wife Li Shuxian
Pu Yi didn't know Wang Mintong's feelings for him, nor did he know that Wang Mintong's mother wanted to fulfill her daughter's infatuation over the years. At the banquet, Pu Yi rarely drank some wine, he joked easily, but Wang Mintong mistakenly thought that Pu Yi was interested in her.
Later, after Puyi knew what Wang Mintong meant, he never went to Wang Mintong's home to be a guest. His rejection of Wang Mintong was very obvious. Puyi's health has always been poor, and he urgently needs a wife to take care of him, but Wang Mintong is not suitable. Her look at Puyi and her attitude towards Puyi are still the respect of the old nobles, which is avoided by Puyi who seeks self-protection.
Wang Mintong never gave up his noble status until he was 91 years old. She couldn't figure out why Pu Yi would like Li Shuxian who was not a nobleman. Besides, Li Shuxian is not a simple personShe had been divorced twice and also concealed the fact that she was engaged in a special occupation from Pu Yi. After Pu Yi and Li Shuxian got married, Wang Mintong still didn't give up and was still in contact with Pu Yi.
Pu Yi is no longer the Pu Yi of the year. He wants to remarry very much, but he is very picky about his wife. At that time, in addition to Wang Mintong, there were people who introduced Puyi to marriageable women, all from the official family of Manqing or the old aristocracy. Puyi refused all of them and was teased: "You can't choose concubine like before."
After liberation, Puyi
can imagine that Puyi has experienced so much and was detained for nearly ten years. The identity of the emperor is not something worth showing off to him, it is more like a shackle. I have tasted wealth and the pain of betrayal. I know that the identity of the last emperor will bring him endless suspicion and trouble in the new era. How can he still "choose a concubine"?
Puyi rejected Wang Mintong, perhaps not because Wang Mintong was not good enough, but because Wang Mintong was still dreaming of aristocracy. It was not the citizen Puyi that she fell in love with, but the emperor Puyi. Wang Mintong regards marrying Puyi as his life's mission, and believes that only this can be regarded as a complete life. Pu Yi was anxious to get rid of the identity of the old royal family, and wanted to find a commoner's daughter to form an ordinary family. It is best that this wife can take care of him. From this point of view, nurse Li Shuxian is the most suitable person.
In 1965, Puyi was hospitalized with an illness and was an important object of care in the hospital at that time. Family members need to get a sign to visit Puyi, and there can only be one sign every day. Every time Li Shuxian came, the brand was taken away by Wang Mintong. Wang Mintong often stayed in Puyi's ward for one afternoon, and Li Shuxian could only wait outside the ward to get sulking. Puyi finally couldn't bear it, and shouted at Wang Mintong: "I don't want to see you, you get me out."
picture|Puyi's later years
why Wang Mintong has been pestering Puyi? Even he didn't hesitate to prove that he was a virgin, but after repeated rejection Willing to give up. It is because she always remembered what her grandfather said to her before his death: Everyone who went out in our palace was the noblest woman in the world, and her husband would not be worthy of it unless her husband and wife were noble.
Some people say that Wang Mintong's love is true and pure, from the love of the emperor to the common people, from the love of wealth to poverty, no matter what kind of person Puyi is. However, how did Wang Mintong ever think about Pu Yi? After Pu Yi had clearly chosen his ordinary life, he was always disturbing, testing, and being difficult for others.
What she can't let go of her life is not Pu Yi, but her aristocratic plot. She lived a meaningless life until she died of illness at the age of 91. She doesn’t want to work, doesn’t need any extra communication, and she can barely live her life by selling off the family’s old things. She doesn’t care about the blood and blood outside, even if she recognizes Puyi, she doesn’t want to make even a little progress for Puyi. How to take care of Pu Yi who is exhausted physically and mentally without touching Yang Chunshui. She was simply entangled, thinking that to prove her infatuation and chastity, others should be moved.
Figure｜Wang Mintong’s death in his later years
Puyi completely lost Wang Mintong’s fantasy and pursuit of marriage. In 1971, Pu Yi’s younger brother Pu Ren once made a last wish to marry Wang Mintong, but Wang Mintong refused without thinking about it. She said no. I am willing to spend my whole life among the brothers in Beifu (Prince Jin's Mansion).
In 1993, Wang Mintong was already in her old age. Without children, she has been living in No. 8 Dongsishitiao, Dongcheng, Beijing. The house is shabby and gloomy. The most beautiful Gege in the late Qing Dynasty spent his bleak old age here. Wang Mintong's ability to take care of herself is extremely poor, relying on the 300 yuan per month given to her by the street, and her nephew needs to take care of her daily life. She didn't want to move out of this dilapidated courtyard, until a relative patiently convinced her that she reluctantly moved into the nursing home.
In 2003, Wang Mintong was 91 years old. He spent the most comfortable month of his old age in a nursing home. However, he choked accidentally after eating dumplings and died before being sent to the hospital.
Picture｜Wang Mintong's late years
A beautiful late Qing dynasty who lived until 2003, how many people can't ask for a long life. However, for Wang Mintong, this is not a good thing. For nearly a century of life, the Qing dynasty on which Wang Mintong lived has become history. The love and hatred between her and Puyi has disappeared, but she is like a fluke in the flames of war. Survival of the oldThe antique, although it still retains its intact shell, still can't conceal it. Looking back on her life, it was Pu Yi that gave her the deepest obsession, and it was Meng Xiaodong who could really lead her to change, because after Meng Xiaodong left, Wang Mintong lived a life almost repetitive for decades...All the sadness of her life From what she was born and raised, what she loved and hated.
