What is the real Pan Jinlian in history?

The real Pan Jinlian in history is a rich lady, and she has never done anything to harm others or herself in her life!

As for why it is so ugly in Jin Ping Mei and Water Margin, it has something to do with his "xianggong" friends.

When Wu Zhi (that is, Wu Dalang) was young, his family conditions were not superior, so it was very difficult to study in poverty because of lack of money. And his noble friends are also his friends who study together, who help him to study and encourage him. Wu Zhi lived up to expectations, read the title of the book and became an official. And this friend who helped him was down and out because of family reasons.

At this moment, he remembered Wu Zhi. He heard that he became an official and married a lady from a big family. He lives a comfortable life, so he wants to ask him for help, help him, and get him an official position, which is worthy of his previous help. But I have been living in the Wu family, and I haven't seen Wu Zhi understand what he means. Seeing his affectation and uncorrupted appearance, I can't help but feel that Wu Zhi is a heartless person who doesn't know how to repay a debt of gratitude, so he left the Wu family in a fit of pique.

When he got home, he couldn't hold his breath for a moment, so he spread indecent rumors about Wu Zhi and Miss Pan everywhere and fabricated many lies to slander them. When Ximen Qing heard about it, because Wu Zhi had a holiday with him, he followed, adding fuel to the fire, making it well known and making these two people miserable in the eyes of all.

The scholar later learned that Wu Zhi built a house for him in his hometown and bought all the furniture and fields. He suddenly felt that he had done a terrible job. He wanted to explain the filthy rumors he had spread himself, but no one believed him. Although many later literary works were very successful, the author did not need to explore the truth of these stories, but while successfully shaping their images, they also played a role in spreading rumors about these real people and stories.

Whether Pan Jinlian is good or bad, we should really understand the history before making a judgment, and don't regard the story in the novel as the darkness of people in reality.