September 18, 1953, In a small house in Bichai Hutong, Xicheng, Beijing, a dying woman was lying on the bed. Her husband was sitting next to her, looking at his wife in pain.
The woman's breathing was intermittent due to myocardial infarction. After a while, the woman's eyes lit up slightly. She looked at her husband, a cleaner, with a look of memories on her face. She tried her best to reveal the secret of her identity to her husband: "I was the imperial concubine of the Qing Dynasty..."
Wanrong and Wenxiu
who lived in the palace dared to file for divorce from the emperor
As the woman's voice came to mind, her thoughts seemed to drift back to her youth. The woman's name was Fu Yufang, but her true identity was actually Puyi's Shufei Wenxiu.
Wenxiu had a good relationship with Puyi in his early years. However, with the progress of the domestic revolution, the Qing Dynasty was overthrown and Puyi was kicked out of the palace. Wenxiu suffered cold violence from Puyi when he and Puyi lived outside the palace.
plus Puyi had a close relationship with the Japanese for restoration, which made Wenxiu very dissatisfied. Gradually, Wen Xiu came up with the idea of divorcing Puyi.
Photos of Wenxiu when he was 15
Of course, this idea seems extremely willful to most people. After Wenxiu's brother Wenqi heard about it, he directly wrote a letter in the newspaper to accuse:
"I was shocked to hear that you were about to request a divorce from Emperor Xun... Man Yunxun The emperor did not mistreat you. Even if he did mistreat you, you should bear it patiently to repay the kindness of cleaning up the house. Now this happens, my sister, you are really confused and ridiculous!"
In addition to Wenqi, other people in the Erdet family also criticized and ridiculed Wenxiu. After careful calculation, only Wenxiu's sister Wenshan supported Wenxiu's divorce.
Photos of Wenxiu in court attire
Wenxiu is very brave. She dares to face "thousands of people". After her brother Wenqi accused her in the newspaper, she simply showed no fear. The fearful general also published his reply in the newspaper:
"My sister and brother have different fathers and ancestors, and have no contact with each other. My sister has not seen her brother once in the nine years since she entered the palace. Now my brother is willing to use the relationship as a clan brother, regardless of the provisions of the criminal law of the Republic of China, and He openly taught his sister how to endure death in various newspapers. He also blatantly slandered the third sister... My brother has repeatedly falsely accused my sister of running away, getting divorced, and committing financial fraud... Lili wrote to ask my brother to read more legal books in the future and work hard to be careful in his words and deeds to avoid violating the laws of the Republic of China. This is the best hope..."
Wenxiu was determined to divorce Puyi
No matter how dissatisfied Wenxiu's family was, Wenxiu finally divorced Puyi as he wished. The two agreed that after the divorce, Puyi would need to pay Wenxiu 55,000 yuan in living expenses; allow Wenxiu to take away clothes and daily necessities;
After the divorce came to an end, Wenxiu returned to Peiping very happily. She wanted to live with her mother as a free person. Unfortunately, after Wenxiu arrived in Peiping, she learned that her mother had passed away and the old house where she lived had been sold by a member of her family without permission.
There were newspaper reports about Wenxiu's divorce
With nowhere to go, Wenxiu thought about it and decided to rent a house in Peiping. After renting the house, Wenxiu began to think about making money to support her family. Although she received a living expense from Puyi, a larger part of this living expense was used by Wenxiu to settle various expenses for the lawsuit.
Later, when he was renting a house, he was defrauded of some money. Wenxiu didn't really have much money left on hand.
Wenxiu in the film and television drama
Life after divorce
In 1932, Wenxiu decided to work as a Chinese studies and painting teacher at the private Sicun Primary and Secondary School on Fuyou Street.She used the name Fu Yufang and began to live a new life of her own.Because Wenxiu's chalk calligraphy was very beautiful and his lectures were also very good, made Wenxiu loved and respected by the students.
However, not long after, the news that Wenxiu was Puyi's imperial concubine spread, media in Peiping began to publish Wenxiu's scandalous affairs, which caused a great obstacle to Wenxiu's teaching work. In 1933, Wenxiu left the school in the sight of children who were reluctant to leave.
Wenxiu once worked as a teacher at Sili Sicun Primary and Secondary School
At the same time, due to the exposure of the imperial concubine's identity, the house where Wenxiu lived could no longer be rented. In desperation, Wenxiu could only make a plan with his sister Wenshan who followed him back to Peking.
The days of seclusion were too boring, so Wenxiu finally chose to study traditional Chinese painting skills with the painter Fu Ru. Learning Chinese painting made Wenxiu's heart calm down again, but her former special identity still caused her constant trouble.
Many military officers, wealthy businessmen and bureaucrats felt that Wenxiu was a "wonderful treasure" and tried to get the cultural relics and treasures in Wenxiu's hands by marrying her.
Wenxiu is photographed wearing a cheongsam
Of course, the rumors that "Wenxiu has a large number of cultural relics and ancient treasures" spread by the outside world are all rumors. Wenxiu had no wealth at all at the time. At the same time, she did not want to remarry, she just wanted to live a free and ordinary life.
No matter what kind of young talents come to her door, Wenxiu will reject their proposals. Time soon entered
In times of difficulty, Wenxiu and even had to glue paper boxes to make money, or went to work as coolies in the bricklaying team, and sold cigarettes on the streets...
Some funny photos of Wenxiu
Wenxiu's true companion
Wenxiu's hard life lasted until 945, the year China won the Anti-Japanese War. Peiping was ruled by the Kuomintang, and social security was better than during the rule of the invaders. Under the introduction of a friend, Wenxiu became a newspaper proofreader at North China Daily.
Due to his outstanding personal talents, Wenxiu is highly valued by the president Zhang Mingwei. Zhang Mingwei is very concerned about Wenxiu's life. He feels that Wenxiu should have a husband, so he introduces Wenxiu and Liu Zhendong to each other. Liu Zhendong was a major of the Kuomintang at the time. He was already in his 40s, but because of his upright character, his words were a bit irritating and he was not married yet.
Wenxiu later met Liu Zhendong
but Wenxiu liked Liu Zhendong very much. In her eyes, Liu Zhendong was serious in work, rigorous in attitude, honest and willing to work. After six months of understanding and free love, Wenxiu and Liu Zhendong got married. After became Liu Zhendong's wife, the two rented a house in Baimi Xiejie, Xicheng, Peking, and lived a happy married life.
Wait until January 1949, Peking was peacefully liberated . Our army took over the entire Peiping. At that time, the People's Government under the leadership of the Communist Party of China required all military and police officers left over from the reactionaries of the former Kuomintang to register their identities.
Wenxiu married Liu Zhendong
Liu Zhendong did not want to register at first because he was worried that his identity would bring trouble to his family. However, under Wenxiu's persuasion, Liu Zhendong still registered truthfully and confessed his past. He believed that Wenxiu was right - if he concealed it until he was discovered in the end, it would be even more troublesome.
Due to Liu Zhendong's frankness and the fact that he did not do anything harmful in his early years, the People's Government decided not to pursue criminal responsibility for Liu Zhendong. It only classified him into the historical counterrevolutionary camp, subject to supervision and control by the masses.
Wenxiu liked her husband Liu Zhendong very much. In 1951, because of Liu Zhendong's good performance, the People's Government no longer supervised him and assigned him to work as a worker in the cleaning team of Xicheng District, Beijing.
Although the work of a cleaner is relatively hard, it is a serious job after all. For the convenience of work, Liu Zhendong and his wife Wenxiu moved to Pichai Hutong in Xicheng near the cleaning team and found a house of about 10 square meters to live in.
However, two years later, 44-year-old Wenxiu suffered a myocardial infarction. Wenxiu's husband Liu Zhendong happened to be at home at the time. Perhaps because he felt that he was not going to die soon, Wenxiu confided in her husband the secret that she had concealed for many years.
Wenxiu finally died in the ordinary life that he yearned for.
Liu Zhendong was surprised by Wenxiu's former identity as a princess, but watched Wenxiu finish speaking. "I was the imperial concubine of the Qing Dynasty", and then looked at herself with a look of nostalgia, her eyes faintly revealed the regret of not being able to grow old together with Liu Zhendong and the hope that Liu Zhendong could spend the rest of his life well. Finally, Wenxiu slowly closed her eyes, she could no longer hold on .
After Wenxiu died, Liu Zhendong, with the help of the cleaning team, built a thin wooden coffin, and buried Wenxiu in the Zhengyi Cemetery outside Andingmen, Beijing.
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