Cai E and Xiao Fengxian are real people in history. Movies and TV series naturally add a lot of joking elements. There are not many historical facts about the love between Cai E and Xiao Fengxian. Only Cai E was under house arrest and escaped through Xiao Fengxian, a famous prostitute in the capital at that time.
Through some legends and the political background of the time, we can draw the following inference: Yuan Shikai had planned for a long time to become emperor, and among the governors of various provinces, the most uneasy one was the governor of Yunnan, Cai Cai from Hunan. E, so he was transferred to Beijing in name only, but in reality he was under house arrest.
Whether Xiao Fengxian was sent by Yuan to Cai's side, or was it that General Cai, who was bored after being under house arrest, met Xiaofengxian when he went to Fengyuechang to relieve his boredom? There are many versions, but in the end Cai E was Under the cover of Xiao Fengxian, he left Beijing and returned to Yunnan in time to fire the first shot of the war to protect the country.
Whether Xiao Fengxian did this out of love or because he understood the righteousness of the country and the nation, he risked his life at the time. According to current opinions, it is worthy of our praise.
Since ancient times, beauties have had a bad fate, and Xiao Fengxian has never been able to escape this curse. Xiao Fengxian, whose original name was Zhu Xiaofeng, was born in Qiantang, Qiantang City, Shijiang Province.
My father was an officer of the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty. He died of illness shortly after he was dismissed, and the family's life was in trouble. Because Xiao Fengxian's biological mother was a side wife, she was soon kicked out of the house, and the mother and daughter wandered to Hangzhou. The grief-stricken mother died of illness that year. The 10-year-old Xiao Fengxian was adopted by a wet nurse named Zhang and renamed Zhang Fengyun. Later, Zhang's mother took her to Shanghai and gave her to an artist named Hu to learn skills for a living, giving her the stage name "Xiao Fengxian".
When he was 13 years old, Boss Hu came to Beijing after traveling all over the country. At this time, the little fairy had already emerged and stood tall and graceful. Singing and singing in Shaanxi Lane, one of the famous eighty alleys. Because of his talent, appearance, and fine arts, he became famous in the capital. When she was 16 years old, she fell in love with Cai E. Her life also reached its peak.
After Cai E's death, Xiao Fengxian was forced to make a living by marrying twice. However, the people he entrusted to him all died shortly after living with him. After several blows, he was less than fifty years old. She decided not to marry again, but later, through Mei Lanfang, she got a job that provided enough food and clothing. She died of illness three years later at the age of fifty-three.