. 1922 165438+1On October 30th, Wen Xiu, who was under 13 years old, entered the palace and became the concubine of Puyi, who was16 years old. After Wen Xiu entered the palace, he lived in Changchun Palace, West Sixth Palace. Changchun Palace was once the place where Empress Dowager Cixi lived for 23 years, with gorgeous decorations and exquisite furnishings. But Wen Xiu has been depressed. Wen Xiu likes reading and writing since she was a child, and the West Hall of Changchun Palace's Xipeidian is her study. 1924165438+1On October 5th, Feng Yuxiang launched the "Capital Revolution" and sent troops to drive Puyi out of the palace. Wen Xiu lived in Tianjin with Puyi on March 5, 1925/KLOC-0. On August 25th, 193 1 left Tianjin Jingyuan, stayed in a hotel, and filed a divorce with Puyi through a lawyer. Puyi didn't want to go to court, so she negotiated with both lawyers to settle the matter, and Puyi paid Wen Xiu 55,000 yuan in alimony. After Puyi was forced to agree to divorce, in order to save her dignity, she also advertised in newspapers in Beijing, Tianjin and Shanghai on September 193 13, and published an "imperial edict": "Shu Fei left the garden privately, which obviously violated the patriarchal clan system, and removed its original number and abolished it as Shu Ren." From 65438 to 0947, 38-year-old Wen Xiu worked as a proofreader in North China Daily. In order to make a living, he married Liu Zhendong, a 40-year-old unmarried Henan native. He was the cousin of the newspaper president and the quartermaster of Li Zongren, then the chief of the North Parallel Camp, and rented three rooms outside Di 'anmen to settle down. 1953 September 17 afternoon 10, Wen Xiu was at home because of a heart attack, and only Liu Zhendong was with him. Later, the cleaning team in Liu Zhendong helped nail a thin wooden coffin and buried it in Yitian outside Andingmen. 192 1 In the spring of, after the election of the last emperor Puyi, Wen Xiu was coaxed by Wu Shuhua to take photos for the emperor's draft. Puyi circled Wen embroidery in several photos submitted. In fact, Wen embroidery is not good-looking, far less elegant than taking part in the draft at the same time, but Puyi doesn't know why it is particularly pleasing to the eye. As a result, he can't be the master. Toffee Duan Kang drew up a handsome appearance and good family background for him. Wenxiu was finally designated as Shu Fei. It's just the difference between the queen and the imperial concubine. Wenxiu began an unhappy life after she entered the palace. After entering the palace, Wanrong was jealous of Wen Xiu, who was very excluded on weekdays. Wenxiu has never been favored by Puyi, introverted, inarticulate and depressed. Fortunately, she loved reading poetry books since she was a child, so she lived alone in Changchun Palace, keeping company with books. Although Puyi never favored her, she invited English teachers and famous Confucian scholars to teach her English, four books and five classics, and poetry and meter. It can be said that Wen Xiu has benefited a lot from books during his years in the palace. Unfortunately, such days did not last long. Feng Yuxiang's "forced palace incident" occurred, and Puyi and the maid-in-waiting were expelled from the palace and temporarily stayed in the alcohol palace in Beijing. After leaving the palace, Wenxiu wanted to improve her previous situation in the cold palace and maintain an equal position with Puyi. She also made suggestions for Puyi, but Puyi took refuge in the Japanese wholeheartedly, hoping to restore the cause of the Qing emperor. Wenxiu didn't want Puyi to collude with the Japanese, and urged her many times, which made Puyi disgusted and became more and more indifferent to her. After their family moved to the Japanese Concession in Tianjin, Puyi was even worse for Wen Xiu. In the past, he was just indifferent to Wen Xiu, but he didn't hate it. Now he really bothers her and even beats and scolds her. You won't have to go to the streets after eating. He and Wanrong went to big department stores, went for a ride by car and went dancing and skating. At this time, Wenxiu and Puyi had already deteriorated their feelings to the extreme. At that time, Puyi and Wanrong lived on the second floor, and Wenxiu lived in a room on the south side of the downstairs hall. Nothing happens on weekdays, as strange as passers-by. They lived in Tianjin for seven years, and Wen Xiu gradually became an outsider. There is nothing good about her. Wanrong received many birthday presents, including a table of Yan Xi, a pair of roast ducks and two boxes of biscuits. I can't remember Wenxiu's birthday, sitting alone. Accompanied by books for many years, Wen Xiu has deep myopia and insomnia. No one loves or loves her, and her heart is full of worries. Every night, loneliness strikes deeply. Life really can't go on Wen Xiu thought of divorce. The reasons are nothing more than the following: I don't like Pu Yi to take refuge in the Japanese; Puyi's cynicism made her lose her last fantasy about him; She wants to be free. When Wenxiu asked a lawyer to divorce Puyi, Puyi was still surprised, which was an absurd thing that had never happened in history. But Wen Xiu's insistence could not be changed, and the two sides finally reached an agreement. Puyi paid Wenxiu 55,000 yuan for living expenses, and Wenxiu promised Puyi that she would never marry again. After the divorce, Wen Xiu returned to Beiping. Although civilian life has begun, some habits in the palace still exist. I hired four servants to do housework. She changes clothes every day and has to wash her hands three times. The water once is hotter than the water once, and the last basin of water should not be hot. If it doesn't fit, she will scold you. In poverty, there is still a little luxury, and the little living expenses left after seven deductions and eight deductions will soon allow her to sit quietly. Her days of studying at home are over. Wenxiu was renamed Fu, and went to Beiping private four villages primary and secondary schools to teach Chinese and pictures. This seems to be the beginning of a new life. Li Wenxiu gradually had a smile on his face. She likes being with children. The students all like her very much. She is knowledgeable, young, has a clear voice and draws so well. Wen Xiu really feels very happy. This is the happiness of an ordinary person, and it is the happiness of freedom. However, the good times did not last long, and the busybody found that Fu was the last imperial concubine embroidery. Now the exciting moment has come. In addition to our school, people outside are also blocking the door every day, curiously peeping at the fallen imperial concubine. Wen Xiu tried to cope with the past, and then even journalists flocked to Wen Xiu, making him live an embarrassing life every day. On the day when she couldn't cope, Wen Xiu left school in tears. After leaving school, Wen Xiu lost his job again. I can't live in my hometown, so I moved to the quadrangle of Liuhai Hutong to live in seclusion. Although he lived in seclusion, he was restless, and many people came to propose marriage and harassed him. Wen Xiu was only 24 years old that year, but she kept the promise that she would never remarry when she divorced, and paid everyone back. This kind of life lasted for another four years, and the jewelry with him was almost sold. Wenxiu dismissed her servant and sold her property, leaving only one room to live in. Now the economic crisis, she has to return to her old job and pick flowers. This is the craft she learned when she was young, helping her mother support her family. Unexpectedly, time passed, her imperial concubine did it, and she will do it again. Picking flowers didn't make much money, so Wen Xiu had to take refuge in his cousin. At a relative's house, Wen embroidery was pasted into paper boxes, and he worked as a bricklayer, even being forced to sell cigarettes in the street. When selling cigarettes in the street, she was stopped by a reporter and fled home in panic. Fortunately, after being introduced, Wen Xiu soon found a job as a proofreader, and her second marriage began. After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, Wenxiu no longer fulfilled the agreement of not getting married, so she had to think about the rest of her life. Liu Zhendong, an officer, came into her life at this time. Liu Zhendong is over forty years old and hasn't got married. When she started to get along with Wen Xiu, Wen Xiu hesitated. After all, Puyi left a shadow in her heart, and she was not sure whether it was wise to remarry. After five months together, she was moved by Liu Zhendong's thoughtfulness and single-mindedness, and they got married in Beiping. The wedding was held in the then famous "Dongxing Building". There are ten tables on the shark fin pad, which is very grand. And Liu Zhendong also took out the official salary accumulated for Wen Xiu for more than 20 years. After marriage, Liu Zhendong opened a small flatbed shop and made a living by renting flatbeds. Wen Xiu felt the sweetness of marriage for the first time. She quit her proofreading job and hired an old maid to take care of the housework. She reads and paints and lives a quiet life. Wen Xiu hoped that the days would go on like this. She has fashionable curly hair, wears a beautiful cheongsam, and occasionally sings some Tsing Yi plays, Hua Dan. She and Liu Zhendong went out for dinner and went to the opera in the evening, and stopped talking about the past in the palace. This harmony lasted for two years. At present, the situation is turbulent, Liu Zhendong garage goes bankrupt, and their new home in Xie Jie, Mibai, which they painstakingly managed, is also lost. Eight carts were exchanged for a ticket. Before fleeing south, Beiping City was besieged. Liu Zhendong didn't know what to do, but Wen Xiu brought him great comfort. She said that no matter what, we are all together. Liu Zhendong confessed the historical problems to the government. Because of his good performance, he got a job in the cleaning team in Xicheng District, Northeast China. Although his income is very small, he can support himself. Li Wenxiu and Liu Zhendong live in poverty and live in a small room of 10 square meter. Wen Xiu does housework by herself, buys food and cooks. They have never had children. Although there is nothing wrong with their relationship, Wen Xiu's health is getting worse. One day two years later, Wen Xiu was working at home. Suddenly, she fell down. At that moment, she had no consciousness at all. Wen Xiu died of myocardial infarction at the age of 43. The funeral is very simple. The coffin made of four boards didn't even stand a tombstone, so the last imperial concubine was buried. Wenxiu's life is sad, and the happy days are limited. This down-and-out aristocratic woman, the last imperial concubine left out in the cold, is not easy to be a civilian. She yearned for a free life all her life. When has she ever been free? For her, freedom may never come again from the day she entered the palace.