Introduction to the famous prostitute Chen Yuanyuan

Chen Yuanyuan's real name is Xing Yuan, one of the famous prostitutes in ancient times and one of the Eight Beauties of Qinhuai. Below is the brief introduction of Chen Yuanyuan that I have collected for you. I hope it will be helpful to you!

Introduction to Chen Yuanyuan

Chen Yuanyuan, formerly known as Xing Yuan, with the courtesy name Wan Fang, followed by her adoptive mother Chen Changed her surname to Chen, a native of Wujin, Jiangsu Province, and one of the Eight Beauties of Qinhuai.

Chen Yuanyuan was beautiful, intelligent and talented since she was a child. She was sold into a Suzhou Liyuan and became a female prostitute in the Liyuan, the only one at that time. Chen Yuanyuan once fell in love with Zou Shu in Wujiang, and she also married Gong Ruofu, the son of Gong Xiuling in Jiangyin, as a concubine. Because she was not tolerated by his wife, Gong Xiuling said after seeing her: "This noble person!" So he left Gong. The Gongfu and Gongfu did not pursue the heavy sum of money paid for his life. Later, Chen Yuanyuan and Mao Xiang made a private life-long commitment, but they eventually missed each other, and Chen Yuanyuan was also kidnapped into the capital.

After Chen Yuanyuan came to Beijing, she became a singer in Tian Hongyu's house, and was later dedicated to Wu Sangui. Wu Sangui loved her very much, but after Li Zicheng rebelled and captured Beijing, Chen Yuanyuan was kidnapped by Liu Zongmin, a powerful general in Li Zicheng's army. Wu Sangui originally wanted to join the peasant army, but when he learned that Chen Yuanyuan had been kidnapped, he became angry and defected to the Qing army. He severely injured Li Zicheng and recovered Chen Yuanyuan. Later, he followed Wu Sangui on many expeditions. After Wu Sangui monopolized Yunnan, he wanted to make Chen Yuanyuan the princess of Yunnan, but Chen Yuanyuan declined with excuses. Wu Sangui later married another concubine, and there were many concubines in the palace. Chen Yuanyuan gradually fell out of favor, so she became a nun.

Wu Sangui later became independent in Yunnan, and Emperor Kangxi sent troops to conquer it. Wu Sangui died of illness soon after, and the city of Kunming was destroyed. After Wu Sangui's death, Chen Yuanyuan sank into the Lotus Pond and was later buried beside the pond.

The story of Wu Sangui and Chen Yuanyuan

If Wu Sangui and Chen Yuanyuan had not been burdened with the historical crime of "turning a crown in anger into a beauty", they could still be regarded as talented and beautiful people who had a deep love for each other in troubled times. Unfortunately, this relationship coincided with a sensitive period in history when the Ming Dynasty collapsed and the Qing army entered the country, so they were splashed with the sewage of being a beauty.

Chen Yuanyuan’s biological mother died young, and she has lived with her adoptive mother since she was a child. Even her surname was that of her adoptive mother, Chen. When she became an adult, she was good at singing and dancing, and was beautiful in appearance, so she was known as one of the "Eight Beauties of Jianghuai". At that time, Zhou Kui, a relative of the Ming Dynasty, wanted to select beauties for Emperor Chongzhen, so he brought Chen Yuanyuan and several other Jiangnan women to the palace. However, because Emperor Chongzhen was bothered by the war and had no intention of enjoying himself, an unexpected combination of circumstances led to Chen Yuanyuan meeting him. Wu Sangui.

When Wu Sangui first met Chen Yuanyuan, he was deeply attracted by the graceful actor on the stage. Chen Yuanyuan was different from ordinary actors. She exuded the grace of a celebrity, and her every move and smile , full of charm, everyone in the audience could not help but hold their breath while listening to the song, and Wu Sangui decided to take her as his concubine. After that, all the disasters were caused by this woman. She turned against Li Zicheng and attracted Qing soldiers into the pass. They were all beauties.

When Wu Sangui dominated Yunnan, he and Chen Yuanyuan spent a rare and brief leisurely and elegant time. However, a beauty cannot escape her fate. Although Chen Yuanyuan is not a heroine, she has a piece of her heart. With a magnanimous attitude, Chen Yuanyuan learned that Wu Sangui had been accused of treason for himself, which led to the destruction of the country and the invasion of foreign races. Chen Yuanyuan could not enjoy his glory in peace. Under the burden of inner blame, he often accompanied the ancient Buddha with a green lantern, and died in depression.

Chen Yuanyuan's romantic history

Chen Yuanyuan's family was poor, and she was sold to a troupe by her uncle as a singing prostitute when she was young. As she grew older, Yuanyuan's story became more and more charming. Coupled with her cleverness, her singing and dancing performances were vivid and moving, and she became one of the Eight Beauties in the South of the Yangtze River. So let us find out which people the talented and beautiful Chen Yuanyuan has emotional entanglements with.

At that time, Chen Yuanyuan’s voice and talent were already outstanding. With the guidance of the composer, Chen Yuanyuan’s skills became increasingly refined, and her beauty made Yuanyuan the top performer in the opera house. When Wu Weiye, the second-ranked student, went to Beijing to take office, he passed by Kunshan. He was admired by Yuan Yuan for her beauty and talent, and wanted to take her as his concubine, but Yuan Yuan refused, so he was embarrassed by the couplet. Wu Weiye was troubled and left, and later wrote "Yuanyuanqu" misses her.

Before Chen Yuanyuan met Wu Sangui, she fell in love with the talented scholar Mao Pijiang. The two had feelings for each other in that war-torn era and often met to enjoy flowers and travel. However, Mao Bijiang could not stay in the Jiangnan area because of his relatives. , he could only reluctantly say goodbye to Chen Yuanyuan and leave. When he came back, Yuanyuan had also been kidnapped by others, but this time Yuanyuan was not really kidnapped, so the two were able to get together again.

In order to seize Mao Bijiang, Chen Yuanyuan proposed marriage many times, but Mao Bijiang had no intention of doing so because his father was involved in the war. In addition, Chen Yuanyuan was born a geisha, so she did not marry him. Chen Yuanyuan did not give up because of this, and even wrote poems and presented them to express her feelings. After learning that his father was safe, Mao Bijiang decided to fall in love with Chen Yuanyuan. Unexpectedly, Chen Yuanyuan had been snatched away by the emperor's brother-in-law.

Chen Yuanyuan met Wu Sangui by chance and became his concubine. Wu Sangui loved her very much, and there was also the story of a heroic beauty who became a beauty in anger.

Chen Yuanyuan was also spotted by Li Zicheng because of her beauty. He not only used her to threaten Wu Sangui, but when Wu Sangui counterattacked, he killed all Wu Sangui's family members, but only took Chen Yuanyuan to escape, which shows his love for Chen Yuanyuan.