When Puyi married Wanrong, the Qing Dynasty was already dead. Wanrong's family must have known about the situation at that time and knew that Puyi's status was no longer what it used to be. Why did they insist on pushing their daughter into this abyss?
At that time, Emperor Xun's status was still respected.
At that time, the title of Emperor Puyi was still legally retained. At the same time, it still retains the pomp that an emperor should have in the Forbidden City, as well as the legal benefits granted by the Republic of China. During the trip, there were still dozens of people following him, and people from the imperial dining room carried the table to the Yangxin Hall. To others, it's a huge fortune. At that time, when people married their daughters, most of them wanted to marry their daughters to rich families, so they were eager to join the royal family.
Give an example of the social attitude towards the last emperor at that time. After being expelled from the Forbidden City by Feng Guoxiang, Puyi fled to Tianjin and lived in the home of Zhang Biao, the former governor of Hubei. Mr. Zhang used a broom to sweep the floor at the entrance of Puyi's courtyard every morning. It is said that he was responsible for the etiquette of serving the emperor in ancient times.
How was Wanrong chosen to become the queen?
In 1922, 16-year-old Puyi began to draft with the support of the Manchu nobles. At that time, Wanrong was also 16 years old. According to the regulations of the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty, all women under the age of 18 must participate in the draft. Wanrong is the daughter of the Minister of Internal Affairs and is a Zhengbai Banner, so she must also participate in the draft.
However, according to historical records, Puyi did not like Wanrong at first, but Wenxiu. However, because Wenxiu was not beautiful enough, Wanrong’s father was a very enlightened man who advocated equality between men and women, so Wanrong grew up He received a good education and was proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. His father also hired an English teacher for him, so Wanrong also had a good temperament, slightly better than Wenxiu. The most important thing is that Imperial Concubine Jin has taken a liking to Wanrong. With her persistence, Wanrong was eventually selected as the queen, and Wenxiu was named the concubine Shu.
Puyi’s wedding was held in full accordance with the wedding etiquette of the Qing Dynasty royal family. Since the Republic of China President Xu Shichang, no one has failed to congratulate Puyi when he got married. Zhang Zuolin, Feng Yuxiang, Li Yuanhong, Wu Peifu and others all sent Carefully prepared congratulatory gifts arrived, and when the bride was sent to the palace, thousands of police cars escorted her along the way.
The queen’s empty name is also fascinating
After Puyi was expelled from the Forbidden City, Wanrong’s father still followed Puyi, although he did not hold any important positions. But he also held several lucrative positions, such as being a supervisor of the Puppet Manchuria Automobile Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
But what Wanrong’s father didn’t know was that Puyi had serious physical defects. But when Wanrong married Puyi, Puyi was only 16 years old, so no one knew about his physical problems. Moreover, Wanrong's father was just busy being happy for his daughter's honor of becoming queen at that time, and did not care about other things.
In addition, Wanrong herself loves vanity. She was unwilling to give up the title of queen after discovering Puyi's physical problems. If Wanrong had been willing to divorce Puyi, maybe she would not have ended up smoking. Addiction, to the point of madness.
In contrast, Wenxiu is very bold. After learning about Puyi's unknown health problems, Wenxiu was determined to divorce Puyi. Although there was a lot of fuss when the divorce was first made, people were condemning Wenxiu. Even Wenxiu's family was no exception and secretly complained about Wenxiu. This also showed the glory of the concubine's status and the benefits that the concubine could bring to the family at that time. . However, when people knew the real reason for Wenxiu and Puyi's divorce, public opinion changed, and people could understand Wenxiu's behavior. After all, it was understandable to do so for his own happiness, and Wenxiu's final ending became better because of it.
Pu Yi also believed that Wanrong's vanity was too heavy to let go of the false title of queen. Even at the worst and most depressing moment, Wanrong still held the queen's crown and refused to let go. Wanrong's family valued their daughter's crown more seriously than Wanrong herself, not only before and after her wedding, but also after Wanrong's death.
In the end, when Puyi disliked Wanrong and abandoned her, Wanrong was still unwilling to divorce Puyi, both for her own vanity and for the glory of the family. Wanrong's final ending was not good either. She died in a prison in Yanji, and her bones were not found in the end.