Last China Empress went crazy in the end? | Wanrong

Wanrong, the Last Empress of China, was born as a pampered and beautiful girl. But after she became the Empress, her destiny was closely tied to Emperor Puyi. They had lived luxuriously in the Forbidden City. After the royal family was exiled, they continued to stay together in Tianjian and Manchuria. However, in the end, why was Wanrong abandoned?

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[storyofhistoricalfigures]

Thank you everyone for watching it ❤️Wenxiu's Story is uploaded here:

[ericyujidurandal]

Puyi's younger brother had a daughter, and she gave birth to a boy in Japan. And her son lives as an ordinary person in Japan. Rumor has it that they are not in the media for fear of political use.

[BeveCE]

That she stayed with him as long she did, was a testament to her strength! She was so lovely, too! I'm sad for her, though...very.

[chaqu]

Poor Wanrong. If she not married, may be she had happy family.

[elleh]

This clip had a lot of missing important details where the parents, specifically the step mother of Wanrong, who insisted that Wanrong should participate in the bride selection of Puyi. Wanrong's father and stepmother wanted their daughter to be chosen as Puyi's bride, and so her name was added to a list of potential brides. Puyi first chose Wenxiu, but his advisors weren't keen on the idea, so made his second choice - Wanrong. 
Puyi was a cruel man and was prone to having the eunuchs that served as his staff beaten regularly. His advisors tried to get the emperor to ease off on the men but to no avail. Puyi even confessed that "my cruelty and love of wielding power were already too firmly set for persuasion to have any effect on me." And tis did not bode well for Wanrong.
On the wedding day of Puyi and Wanrong, Puyi also married his first chosen bride to be—Wenxiu on that same day.
Official historical record states that Emperor Puyi walked into the matrimonial chambers, and upon seeing his two young brides, his terror and inexperience made him run away and did not consummate the marriage. Rumors of his possible homosexuality have since surfaced, including the disturbing details that include his desire for young girls as well the sodomizing of equally young pageboys. 
Wanrong was actually struggling into her new life as empress at her young age because of pressure and high expectation of the people of China on her.
There was a coup that happenwd that threw them out. Puyi, Wanrong, and Wenxiu moved out of The Forbidden City and took up residence in the Quiet Garden Villan in Tianjin.
Because of Wanrong's opium addiction, she not only suffered from physical illness but from mental illness as well. Her mental health was so concerning that she was found wandering her home naked upon occasion. 
Though Wanrong and Wenxiu had experienced tensions and considered each other their rival, they were also the only friends they had. Both women had not bargained for a life in exile, and after the 1924 coup, and years away from The Forbidden City, Wenxiu had finally had enough and decided to divorce Puyi. Which left Wanrong alone at Puyi's care. After Wenxiu left Emperor Puyi started to make some very questionable choices.
Whne the Japan offered Puyi the position of the ruler in Manchuko, Wanrong tried desperately to dissuade her husband from taking on the role, but he ignored her. Life for Wanrong in Japan was proving to be a living nightmare. She was lonely and despised by the people, and ignored by her husband. Not long after the coronation, she attempted to flee Manchukou several times.
Wanrong felt helpless, and somehow knew she was never going to get away from her husband. She began to betray Puyi with his 2 personal aides and got pregnant by 1 of them. This was the time that Wanrong gave an option to either accept the child as his or let them both leave outside. Then Puyi lied and killed the daughter or Wanrong. This made Wanrong depress and worsen her mental health. She got so addicted to opium and had horrific withdrawal symptom.
She then lost her mind. The withdrawal symptoms caused Wanrong to hallucinate, and she became delusional. At one point she believed she was still the Empress and began demanding that the guards bring her fresh clothing, baths, food, and more opium. Of course, she received none of this, except for jeering and laughter from her onlookers. Her delusions got even worse and Wanrong started screaming and crying for her daughter - the baby whom her husband had killed. She received no sympathy from the people guarding her and those that traveled from afar to watch her through the bars of her cell. 
Those that were guarding Wanrong saw her as merely an extension of the evil Puyi, and since they couldn't get their hands on Puyi, they exacted their revenge on his wife. 
Wanrong died of malnutrition and opium addiction.
Puyi found out that Wantong died but had known nothing of her demise, and upon reading the letter he was quite emotionless.
This was really the tragic story of the Last empress of China. Her brother would perform a burial ritual for her in 2006 by burying a photograph of her. The ritual was performed so that she could finally rest in peace. 😔

:excerpted some frm an article

[miac.]

When watching Last Emperor, I found it interesting that Wanrong, who received Western education, eventually chose to prison her life in the old system, while Wenziu, who received Chinese traditional education, eventually chose to divorce with Puyi

[gabriellahu]

if this story was told to me without telling me the age and name of this empress, i wouldve thought she was a 50 year old person, with such a life experience, its really very sad to see that someone this talented and beautiful had her fate totally changed just because of a marriage

[nazatulsahara]

This Wenxiu brave for her decision to divorce at that time many girl married in royal family will be cofined there forever or either One Step Empress cut her hair also like divorce but Wanrong really love him thats why she didnt want divorce just like Wenxiu did? Or just for luxurious life? #womenrights

[marinastrom]

I’m from amarica and I’m so fascinated by Chinese culture and history

[linhl]

For those arguing about beauty. You have to remember the first and most obvious, that beauty is subjective. Everyone has different preferences. This leads HEAVILY into the next main point. Ancient dynastical Chinese beauty standards are no where close to today's Western standards. Rather than looking at a woman and classifying her as beautiful, Chinese culture back then based beauty on what would bring wealth, prosperity, health, plenty of children, luck, etc to a man and his family/name. Fengshui, yin and yang energies, shamans, and even birthdays would dictate a woman's value and beauty. If she was prosperous and had good aura, that would also make her more beautiful and desirable to people.

[robtucker]

Very interesting... seems like they were all unhappy.

[ZyClOnE]

No wonder his dynasty collapsed. Puyi is somehow so similar with Nicholas II. They lack leadership skills.

[reythejediladyviajakku]

PuYi was a jerk, he refused to see he was the problem

[txhuazaum]

A lot of people say wanrong had potential for something more or better life but y’all ignoring the fact that she got along with puyi who is reportedly considered mean and was mean to wenxiu. If she married another person and had another life she’d probably still treat people (like wenxiu) the same. You can’t fight what you really are. She got along with puyi cuz her and puyi had same (mean) heart.

[lisamclouth]

Wanrong was stunning! Such a sad, short life!

[TheTaintedBlackrose]

Heavily addicted with opium, the last empress of China’s last known location was the prison.. how tragic

[nassrakhan]

This Puyi guy was no good. Such a tragic tale of a beautiful Chinese Empress.

[tomahawk]

Many Famous People had Tragic Lives ... So have Universal Loving Kindness & Compassion + Wisdom to All of Us ... Make each other Happy while we are still capable, as Life Is Short ... May the innocents be Blessed to a Better & Realm! 🌷🌿🌍

[stanleyling]

Watched the movie - The Last Emperor. The above report was how I remember the movie was portraited.

[marie-christinemontegu]

Très triste la fin de vie de Wanrong. Si intelligente, si instruite et si belle, sans épouser PuYi sa vie eût pu être si complète sans doute.