What emotional entanglements did Meng Xiaodong and Mei Lanfang have during the Republic of China?

After getting married, Mei Lanfang and Meng Xiaodong moved into a small house in Dongcheng Neijie. Because Mei Lanfang advocated that men should be masters outside and women should be masters inside, Meng Xiaodong had no chance to act any more and did nothing at home all day. In order to let Meng Xiaodong pass the time, Mei Lanfang taught him to draw plum blossoms and bamboo chrysanthemums, or to talk about trivial things in the pear garden, or to scrutinize operas. They are also very happy, enjoying a carefree life and inner happiness.

However, the good times did not last long. A gunshot broke the original sweet and quiet life. On September 1927, a young man outside the mansion insisted on seeing Mei Lanfang. No one expected that it was this man who created the shocking murder case at that time. The murderer's name is Li Zhigang, and he is a fan of Meng Xiaodong. Knowing that he married Mei Lanfang, Xiaodong Meng couldn't go on stage again, and he was very resentful of Mei Lanfang, so he came to Feng Gengguang's house with a small pistol. Unexpectedly, this crazy fan shot and killed Zhang Hanju, the backbone of Mei Party.

Three days after the murderer was arrested, there were rumors in the society, and Xiaodong Meng, who lives in the Golden House, knew nothing about it. This is Mei Lanfang's second wife, Fu Zhifang. She immediately seized this opportunity and made a big fuss. Mei Lanfang had to choose cold treatment, and the number of visits to Meng Xiaodong became less and less.

This made Meng Xiaodong somewhat dissatisfied. He is used to playing the leading role on the stage. He has always been ambitious and competitive. This famous marriage made him feel more and more wronged, and then something happened that made her feel unbearable. The newspaper said that Mei Lanfang went home to visit relatives and took her second wife, Fu Zhifang. After hearing this, Meng Xiaodong angrily returned to his parents' home and then went to Tianjin to perform. These practices are a demonstration and resistance to Mei Lanfang. Since then, the relationship between them has undergone some subtle changes, just like a beautiful porcelain with cracks, which seems to be likely to turn into pieces at any time.