When Wenxiu first entered the palace, Puyi was very attached to her. He often went to Zhonghua Palace where she lived to chat and took care of her like a sister. Wenxiu was eager to learn, so Puyi hired a full-time Chinese and English teacher for her.
Wenxiu's favor ignited the queen's unknown jealousy. Mutual jealousy between queens and concubines was extremely common in palaces throughout the ages. It is reasonable for En and Xiu to fight openly and secretly. But it gradually developed to the point where Puyi filed his own lawsuit, which became rare again.
Once, Wenxiu spit in the yard when she came back from going out. By chance, Wanrong was sitting next to her. Wanrong told Puyi angrily, but Puyi believed her words and reprimanded Wenxiu. It is not without reason that Puyi's attitude towards Wenxiu changed so drastically. At first, what he cared about was Wenxiu's study and progress, not that he wanted her to become a scholar, but for her to have nothing to do. In fact, what he needs is an obedient deer kept in the imperial garden. When he found that many of Wenxiu's ideas were out of the ordinary, he became disgusted. Therefore, in the battle for concubines, he obviously favored the graceful ones. Wenxiu often suffered losses.
When Puyi goes out to visit relatives or visit the garden, it is reasonable to take the queen and the concubine with him at the same time. However, most of this publicity fell on Wan Rong, while Wenxiu was pushed aside. In the years after 1925, in Tianjin, the knot between Wanrong and Wenxiu became tighter and tighter, almost to the point of incompatibility. Puyi lived in a small three-story house in Zhang Biao's private garden. He and Wanrong lived on the second floor, leaving Wenxiu downstairs. Puyi is thick on one side and thin on the other, which is self-evident.
On the night of New Year’s Eve, Puyi and Wanrong were playing in the bedroom. At this time, a eunuch reported that Shu Fei stabbed her abdomen with scissors. Puyi said angrily: "She always uses this trick to scare people. No one cares about her!" If he only regarded Wenxiu as an emotional difference before, then he was completely ungrateful to Wenxiu.
Song of "The Mourning Deer in the Garden"
The autocratic rule of the Qing Dynasty was extremely cruel, and everyone knew that the Qing family law was strict. Simple literary embroidery often prays for something that is extremely incompatible with a noble concubine - freedom. She hopes to live an ordinary life like ordinary people, but this normal and reasonable request cannot be met in the Imperial Palace. It is reported that Wenxiu entered the palace in the 11th year of the Republic of China, lived alone in a room, and never lived together once. However, eunuchs and servants generally insulted him when they saw him falling out of favor. There is no way to get rid of all kinds of troubles. Wenxiu has since become a "sad" and "dying" mourning deer. Puyi also admitted: "I am almost always with Wanrong, but I often don't go where Wenxiu is. Wenxiu said: "A deer in the garden is not allowed to be free, but a concubine in the prison is not allowed to be free. out, unless she is forgiven. ". "To mitigate the abuse, she often gave in to it. However, it was still inevitable to be scolded and humiliated by Pu Yi: "There were no people like you in ancient times! In the more than 200 years of the Qing Dynasty, there were no people who did not understand etiquette!"
Wenxiu was depressed and unhappy, and stayed in tears all day long. Attempts to commit suicide multiple times. After Puyi found out, he sent eunuchs to closely monitor Wenxiu, and at the same time asked his sister Wenshan, the grandson of King Lao Qing, to enter the palace to enlighten his sister.
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Wenshan's constant visits brought life to the lonely Wenxiu. She brought her sister a lot of good news and broadened her horizons. Wenxiu no longer looks for trouble, but secretly looks for opportunities to escape from the prison. After a period of deliberation, the sisters finally made a careful plan to leave the palace.
At noon on August 25, 1931, Wenxiu welcomed him to the main hall for a banquet, but the eunuch was a little negligent. It is not surprising that the imperial concubine fell out of favor and the eunuch bullied her, but Wenxiu was still very angry. She yelled: "Damn it!" Pu Yi seemed to hear the hidden meaning and became angry: "Damn you for deceiving the emperor, I will kill you!" Wenxiu picked up a pair of scissors and stabbed towards the throat, but was killed by the eunuch with quick eyesight. Taken away. Wenxiu burst into tears over this, and Puyi had no choice but to send an eunuch to find Wenshan to persuade him.
At around 3 p.m., Wenshan told Puyi and Wanrong: My sister cried all day and night, and her persuasion was ineffective. I wish she would be allowed to hang out with her sister. Puyi was kind-hearted for a while and immediately agreed.
Wenxiu and Wenshan took only one eunuch with them and took Puyi's special car to the State Guesthouse. The car stopped in front of the door, and the two ran to Room 37, kicking off the divorce case.
The eunuch followed, and Wenshan said seriously: "You go back first, Shu Fei stays here! I want to sue the emperor to the court!" The eunuch looked ahead at a loss, and then kowtowed frequently to pray for the imperial concubine to return to the palace. Wenxiu was resolute and took out three letters from his sleeves and told the eunuch: "Today's matter has nothing to do with you. You can take these letters back and tell the emperor!" At this time, Zhang Shaozeng and Li Wenxiu, the lawyers hired by Li Wenxiu, walked in. At this point, Wenxiu still had illusions about Puyi. There is this passage in her lawyer's letter to Puyi:
I have been the emperor for nine years, but I have been unlucky; lonely hugs, undercurrents of tears, being abused, and unbearable. I hereby request separation. Pu should go there once a month on certain days and live together. Otherwise, we must meet in court.
Wenxiu's actions were like a heavy cannonball that exploded in the Qing Palace. Puyi was shocked when he heard the news. It is a great shame for the emperor that Shu Fei does not go home at night. He sent a large number of eunuchs and attendants to the State Guesthouse to look for them. Later, he went to Lao Wang Qing's mansion and searched Wenshan's bedroom, but found nothing. At this time, Wenxiu Tong and Wenshan had already found another safe place to live through the back door.
In the evening, Puyi convened a "command meeting" with the elderly around him to make plans. The old gentlemen present were all filled with righteous indignation and believed that this was the most shameful scandal and could not be tolerated by the "Holy Dynasty". But there is nothing we can do to face reality. Finally, I decided to appoint a lawyer to come forward and talk to Wenxiu's lawyer to seek reconciliation and try to minimize major problems. After the meeting, at Pu Yi's instigation, Chen Taifu asked Lin and others, the legal consultant hired by Pu Yi, to handle the matter.
The next day, the news spread like wildfire, causing great shock to the society. The newspaper reported: "Because the imperial concubine was insulted by the emperor, threatened by the eunuchs, and attempted suicide, she attempted to escape and asked a lawyer for a divorce. This was an unprecedented concubine revolution in the palace for thousands of years."
Newspapers published comment articles one after another, Opinions vary. For example, "Guoqiang Daily" published an article "Princess Puyi's Divorce" in support of Wenxiu. Those stubborn gentlemen frantically besieged Shu Fei. This was a great rebellion. Li Wenxiu's brother Wenqi objected the most fiercely. In an open letter to Wenxiu, he cursed: "Who was fooled and sacrificed himself for her auction?"? Even if you die, you can't do this. "
Faced with various evil forces, Wenxiu used the laws of the Republic of China, the human rights of the bourgeoisie, and humanity to carry out tit-for-tat counterattacks. She said: "Citizens of the Republic of China have no gender, race, or religion. , class distinction. Everyone is equal before the law. ”
At that time, Wenxiu and Wenshan lived in the home of a French lawyer. I usually didn’t meet anyone. Even Wenshan’s husband was introduced by a reliable person. This saved a lot of unnecessary trouble. Trouble.
Meanwhile, lawyers from both parties have been in intense mediation. Puyi once sent representatives to meet with Wenxiu’s lawyers in an attempt to convince them: “Puyi and Shu Fei are deeply in love and there is no abuse. Please don't get me wrong. "The lawyers said: "Now that things have reached this point, Yu Ji will never go back again. If Mr. Puyi still wants to reconcile, then he has no choice but to admit her complete freedom, otherwise there is no other way but to file a lawsuit in court. "Puyi was at the end of his rope and had no choice but to no longer insist on the "no divorce" rule. Instead, he proposed that because of Puyi's identity, he was not allowed to sue or publish a statement in the newspaper. In addition to insisting not to return to the palace, Wenxiu also asked Puyi to pay 500,000 yuan for support. The two sides were in a stalemate for a while.
Finally, after two months of negotiations between the lawyers of both parties, a settlement bill was finally signed:
First, both parties have been independent since the beginning. Completely separated from each other; 2. Puyi paid Wenxiu 55,000 yuan for life-long living expenses; 3. Allowed Wenxiu to take away ordinary clothes and supplies; 4. Wenxiu returned to her natal family and never remarried; 5. Both parties did not harm each other's rights Reputation; 6. Wenxiu withdrew the complaint and asked the court for mediation.
That was September 13th in the lunar calendar, and "Aiyuan Lu" was truly free.
After Wenxiu broke up with Puyi, she did not return to her natal family in Peiping. She used the little alimony she withheld from lawyers, middlemen, and family members to set up a primary school, devoting all her body and mind to her children, becoming the first child in the history of our country. A concubine who is a teacher.