Mr. Zhang Lao, who has visited seventy years of age, is not only a famous patriotic Democrat, but also a prestigious scholar. After the founding of New China, Chairman Mao invited him to be the curator of the Central Museum of Literature and History. Reading ancient books, especially those related to the late Qing Dynasty, has always been his great hobby.
Stroking the yellowed paper roll, Zhang grinned and nodded frequently. The palace secrets in the book aroused his desire to read. However, what fascinated him most was a man named Ying, who wrote more than a dozen letters.
The contents of these letters are fresh and elegant, lively and interesting. Zhang read it several times, appreciated the lady's talent, and simply bought the book back. When he got home, he was more interested and attached two poems.
They all said that I love my dog, and Zhang He immediately visited Huaying. Fortunately, he met Zai Tao, the seventh uncle of Puyi, and soon found his whereabouts.
It's just that the result surprised him a little. Hua Ying, the third sister of Puyi, the former Qing emperor, and Gege, the former Qing emperor, turned out to be an ordinary middle-aged woman.
So, in order to make this late Qing Dynasty princess have a good home, Zhang wrote a report overnight, and attached a book full of pictures and two photos, which were sent to Chairman Mao the next morning. ...
19 12 February 12, the Qing emperor Puyi abdicated under the coercion and inducement of Yuan Shikai, and the last feudal dynasty in the history of China perished in the Qing Dynasty. However, due to Yuan Shikai's incomplete anti-imperialism, Puyi and his relatives still lived in the high-walled courtyard of the Forbidden City, and their lives remained the same.
When countless poor people all over the world are suffering from war, even filling their stomachs has become a luxury. Sangege Yingying was born in 19 13 and grew up with a golden spoon. As Pu Yi's favorite sister, she has everything.
In the early years of the Republic of China, Yuan Shikai contributed 4 million taels of gold to the royal family every year in order to win over the late Qing Dynasty. In addition, a series of institutions of the Qing court, such as the Guards, Zongrenyuan, etc., were also allowed to be retained.
Although Yingying has lost the reality of Gege, this does not prevent her from eating and wearing the same standards as Gege. Her fingers don't touch the spring water, and she is spoiled.
1924, Puyi was exiled to Tianjin by Feng Yuxiang. Because of her love for her sister, Puying was also taken there. This is her first time out of Beijing, but the rest of her life seems to have changed little, and luxury and luxury remain the same.
Not only that, Puyi also arranged a suitable marriage for Yingying. 1932 and 19, Yingying and Runqi got married, and Runqi was Puyi's wife and brother. They grew up in the palace with Puyi, knowing each other very well, and entrusted their sister to him. Puyi was completely relieved.
Later, the Japanese invaders invaded the northeast, and Puyi was kidnapped to the north and became the monarch of the puppet Manchukuo. At that time, Runqi was sent to Japan to study military affairs. Her husband sang with her and Ying followed her.
At that time, the Japanese royal family also tried to please the princess of the Qing Dynasty, gave her a new package from top to bottom, and invited her to be the honorary president of the Women's Association. In the early days of Japan, Ying enjoyed a beautiful life with stars and the moon, and her thoughts were as innocent as ordinary girls.
It was at this time that more than a dozen letters in Full Palace were written to my brother Puyi. It's all about missing my brother Although his literary talent is not high, he is really smart. Puyi, who is bound by the Japanese, always feels warm when reading these letters.
However, under the background of that time, how did a Manchu princess get long-term happiness?
With the growth of age, Ying Ying, who has lived in the palace for a long time, feels more and more that he has lost his freedom. Although she sometimes loses her temper, she is forced to swallow it in the face of reality. Gradually, Ying Ying got bored and made an excuse to return to China.
However, the constrained life is only the beginning. Hua Ying, who lives in China, has to endure the cold eyes of strangers every day. She is innocent. After all, Puyi's affair can't be blamed on her, but the identity of Puyi's sister and the princess of the Qing Dynasty really made her unable to stay out of it. In those years when the puppet Manchukuo existed, she suffered too many bad words from outside.
By August 1945, Japan surrendered and the puppet Manchukuo was dissolved. At the same time, Puyi's dream of restoration finally failed, and Ying, who was separated from her husband and brother in the process of escape, became an ordinary person overnight, perhaps even worse than ordinary people.
"When I was a child, I lived an isolated life in the palace. I feel suffocated when I think about it now. It was really an unfortunate childhood, a lonely childhood! "
In her later years, she should recall her childhood, but she still has some regrets. Comparing her life after childhood, I can only say that she didn't know how to be blessed when she was alive.
After being separated from her brother and husband, Hua Ying, 32, had to go out into the society and face life. Even if it wasn't for herself, she had to consider her three wet behind the ears children.
Because she left in a hurry, Huaying escaped without much softness. Shortly after arriving in Tonghua, she spent very little money. Compared with no money, what worries her more is that Tonghua has ushered in liberation.
Huaying, who has little contact with the outside world, didn't know what the PLA thought for some time. She was afraid that she would be dragged out for trial as an old man in the Qing Dynasty, and she was worried about her fate.
Fortunately, after repeated ideological struggles, we should bravely take the first step and take to the streets alone, and learn from ordinary people that the PLA is an army that truly serves the people. English hanging heart down.
A few days later, she told her identity and thoughts to the local PLA. The army leader told her to relax and look forward to everything. Since then, Ying has started a new life as an ordinary person.
Just, can she really adapt? From a royal princess who spends money like water to an ordinary woman who nobody cares about, can she really bear such a huge gap?
Of course, this is not easy. In order to adapt to the change of identity, she suffered a lot.
Before, she never had to worry about eating, but now eating has become her top priority. In order to support her family, Huaying took off her cheongsam, put on a blouse, rented a humble room, set up a tobacco stall, and earned 35 cents by sewing rags for people.
In the first few days, Huaying couldn't open her mouth to sell. In the eyes of passers-by, she seems a little out of place with the nearby vendors, but what's the use of saving face if you don't even have food?
After all, Ying Ying is not a saint. A few years later, she also perfectly integrated into riff-raff, and became a stout woman who was down-to-earth and lived by her hands. For this unimaginable life, Ying Ying has no antipathy, but feels unprecedented enrichment.
At the beginning of 1949, Beijing was peacefully liberated. Ying Ying, who was setting up a stall in the street, heard people's cheers. She couldn't help crying. The word Beijing is both familiar and unfamiliar to her now.
Hua Ying, who has been wandering for decades, decided to return to Beijing to live. Fortunately, the government agreed to her request. A few months later, she moved back to Beijing with her children, where she met her mother-in-law, father and brothers and sisters.
Hua Ying lives with her mother-in-law atNo. 10, Beijun Sub-district, Jiaokou, Beijing. Naturally, it is not as prosperous as the former palace, but for Huaying, who is used to civilian life, it is very satisfying to have a place to live and to be accompanied by relatives.
195 1 year, Yingying's father Zai Feng died in Beijing, which was another heavy blow to Yingying. However, the bad news didn't overwhelm her, because in the past two years after coming to Beijing, she learned how to give full play to her value. People with goals won't be sad for long.
It turned out that after arriving in Beijing, Huaying found that earth-shaking changes had taken place here compared with before. There is no oppression, no street fighter, solidarity and mutual assistance everywhere, and everyone is smiling. She realized that such a country must have hope in the future.
Here, Huaying found the meaning of her second half of life, that is, to integrate into the masses and do her bit for the society and the country.
Therefore, she not only earns money to support her family, but also uses all her spare time to learn from her neighbors, read newspapers to everyone and share national policies with them. Gradually, her neighbors took her as their own child.
I should be happy to say, "Today, the people are truly masters of their own affairs, men and women have equal rights, and ethnic minorities have also turned over. Although I have moved for ten years, I am glad that I have finally joined the pursuit of happiness. "
With your help, Zhang met him and calmly told him about his many years of experience. Looking at this self-confident Qing Dynasty princess, Zhang was very happy.
However, after learning of her difficult living environment, Zhang still couldn't bear to say with concern, "Write a self-report and I will present it to Chairman Mao."
Perhaps the letter to Puyi was appreciated by Zhang, and perhaps his self-confidence and optimism made him sit up and take notice. In a word, he made up his mind to help her out.
1955 On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Chairman Mao was reviewing the documents reported by various places in Zhongnanhai. The new year is full of enthusiasm.
Soon, he saw Zhang's report, which not only contained Zhang's basic exposition, but also a book full of residual photos, a poem about the contents of the letter, two new photos (a western wedding photo of 19 years old and a Manchu cheongsam skirt of 26 years old), and of course, a self-report was indispensable.
Zhang has been a friend of Chairman Mao for many years, and Chairman Mao has always known his face-saving personality. So Chairman Mao knew that he must have something to discuss with him this time, so he carefully browsed all the materials.
Looking at it, Chairman Mao was thoughtful and deeply sympathetic to Britain's experience. He took out a pen from the drawer and gave instructions on this report for help: Agree.
Not only that, Chairman Mao felt a lot after reading Ying's self-report. He was even more gratified when he saw her spontaneously stand up to serve the people. He wrote a comment after his self-report: "I walked into the people and became an ambitious person."
After receiving instructions, Huaying repeatedly read Chairman Mao's comments on himself. That day, she was very happy, because she had never met such an approachable leader, and she was more motivated to continue serving the people.
Soon, the staff conveyed the instructions of the Central Committee to Huaying, and Huaying was appointed as a member of CPPCC in Dongcheng District, Beijing, and her life was obviously improved.
The most exciting thing is that at 1956, she got the approval of Chairman Mao and visited the War Criminals Management Office. There, she met her brother Pu Yi, and the brother and sister met again after 1 1 year.
At this time, Puyi also completed the transformation under the ideological education of the government. Later, after he was released from prison, he also made many contributions to the country. Seeing each other's changes, both brother and sister are happy for each other.
Later, Hua Ying's husband Run Qiqi also returned to Beijing after the renovation. The husband and wife smiled at each other and lived happily together. He went to a repair shop in Beijing as a worker, and she continued to be a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), seeking benefits for the people and caring for each other.
196 1 New Year's Eve, the West Flower Hall in Zhongnanhai was brightly lit, and Premier Zhou hosted a special family dinner here, because all the people attending were relatives of Puyi, one of them.
Since the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC), Premier Zhou has been concerned about the situation of these people. He thinks that whoever can turn over a new leaf will have a chance to embrace life again. Therefore, he often went to the reform institute to express his condolences to Puyi, who was very moved by Premier Zhou's concern.
At the family dinner, Premier Zhou asked about Yingying's children, and he said with concern, "Is your boss better?" Ying Ying blushed immediately after hearing this.
It turned out that when I was wandering around, my eldest son got bone tuberculosis because of malnutrition, and even walking became a problem. Later, when I came to Beijing, Premier Zhou knew about it and specifically asked the doctor to help the child heal, so that he could get better.
Hearing that Premier Zhou still remembers this incident, he should say with emotion, "Premier, thank you for your concern. I can already stand, and I can go to school in the future. "
In this way, the banquet was held in a relaxed and peaceful atmosphere. However, what we should not know is that Premier Zhou personally arranged this job for her.
In his later years after retirement, Ying Ying still did not forget the help of Chairman Mao and Premier Zhou. She still insisted on making contributions to the society, donating money and materials, and solving problems for her neighbors until 1992 died in Beijing, and her life was bumpy.