During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, many women were famous for their beauty, but only one person was pitied, respected and even worshipped by future generations. She is one of the four beauties in the Spring and Autumn Period-Xi.

First of all, the beautiful curse

Mrs. Gui, the daughter of Chen Zhuanggong, the monarch of the State of Chen in the Spring and Autumn Period, is famous for her beauty. Because Chen married the monarch of the interest country, he was called Mrs., also known as Gui.

The tragedy of Mrs. Xi's life stems from her rare beauty in the world. In the tenth year of Duke Zhuang of Lu (684 BC), his wife married the monarch and passed Cai when she got married. At that time, Cai Aihou, the monarch of Cai Guo, married Mrs Xi's sister. When Sue heard about his wife's beauty, he threatened that she was his wife's sister, forced her to stay and was rude to her.

For Mrs. Xi, a young girl who has just got married and is full of good expectations for marriage, Cai Aihou's lewdness and bullying have caused a great mental blow to her. When Hou heard about it, he flew into a rage, so he persuaded the state of Chu, which belonged to Guo, to attack. King Chu listened to his plan and successfully defeated Cai Guo's army and occupied Cai Aihou.

Second, interest dies in Chu.

In the 14th year of Duke Zhuang of Lu (680 BC), Cai Aihou was defeated and captured, resentful, and deliberately praised the beauty of Mrs. Xi to King Wen of Chu, and designed revenge. King Wen of Chu was very tempted after hearing this, and summoned Mrs. Xi when he toured the rest country.

King Wen of Chu was very surprised and fascinated when he saw Mrs. Xi. He took the opportunity to send troops to destroy the country, capture Hou alive, insult him and make him a soldier guarding the city gate. Hearing the news, Mrs. Xi wanted to commit suicide by jumping into a well, but she was discouraged. Later, in order to protect the holographic Hou's life, she had to marry the king of Chu.

King Wen of Chu loves Mrs. Xi very much. He built a purple mountain and carved a peach blossom hole for her in Biedu, Chu. Mrs. Xi also became the wife of King Wen of Chu, and many suggestions were adopted by King Wen, such as recuperation, retaining important officials, attaching importance to education, and strictly managing the harem.

After living in Chu for three years, Mrs. Xi gave birth to two sons for the king of Chu, but she never took the initiative to talk to the king of Chu. Instead of blaming her indifference, the king of Chu became more and more eager to communicate with her. When King Chu Wen asked her why she was silent, Mrs. Xi said something that has been passed down through the ages:

I am a woman, and I am a husband. Even if my husband can die, how can it be ironic?

I am a woman, but I serve two husbands. Even if I can't die, what can I say?

Mrs. Xi's words deeply touched the king of Chu, thinking that all this was because of Cai Aihou. In order to reassure his wife, the king of Chu attacked Cai again.

Third, the chaos of division.

In the seventeenth year of Duke Zhuang of Lu (677 BC), King Wen of Chu died, and his wife's eldest son, Chu Du 'ao, succeeded him. In the twenty-second year of Duke Zhuang of Lu (672 BC), Chu was eager to kill his wife's second son, Chu Wangcheng.

Killing brothers is not uncommon in the history of Chu, and Mrs. Xi can do nothing about it. After the king of Chu fled to Suiguo, he colluded with Suiguo to kill Chu, and then became king on his own. But at that time, King Chu Cheng was young, and the power fell into the hands of Zi Yuan, the younger brother of King Chu Wen.

Zi Yuan lusted after her sister-in-law's beauty. She built a house next to Mrs. Xi's palace and danced with bells all day. She was scolded by Mrs. Xi. Later, Zi Yuan went one step further, lived in the palace without authorization, and openly flirted with Mrs. Xi. It was not until the eighth year of Chu that Ziyuan was killed by the fighting class loyal to the royal family, and the Ziyuan rebellion that lasted for eight years was quelled.

Since then, Mrs. Xi has lived in seclusion in the deep palace, and there is no record of her.

Fourth, Mrs. Peach Blossom

Mrs. Xi's beauty and loyalty are widely spread in later generations, and people have endowed her with many beautiful legends. The story of her double suicide with Xihou was also written in The Legend of Woman. Because Mrs. Xi looks like a peach blossom, later generations also called her "Mrs. Peach Blossom". After her death, she was buried in Lady Peach Blossom Temple, which has been commemorated by later generations.

Later generations felt Mrs Xi's loyalty and wrote many poems and praises for her. Including Mrs Xi by Wang Wei:

Don't spoil today, but never forget the past. With tears in my eyes, I can't see Wang Chuyan.

For Mrs. Xi, her life is just a bargaining chip for men's political struggle. Even if she was loved and respected abroad later, she could not erase the humiliation she had suffered. Perhaps until the end, what Mrs. Xi longed for was a quiet and stable life.