The late Ming Dynasty was the most prosperous at that time, and the most well-known Fireworks Liuxiang today is the Qinhuai River. Liu Rushi was the most famous one. The prostitutes and prostitutes at that time were actually completely The difference is that prostitution means selling one's body without any threshold, while prostitutes have a relatively high threshold. They usually choose some celebrities and scholars as their patrons. Among the eight beauties of Qinhuai, Chen Yuanyuan is undoubtedly the most beautiful and the most lovely. It is Dong Xiaowan, so why is our country known as the "living dictionary" and the "professor of professors" Chen Yinke, a tutor at Tsinghua University, spent more than ten years dictating the words when he was blind in his later years and unable to walk with his legs. What about Liu Rushi's "Farewell Biography of Liu Rushi"?

Liu Rushi’s original name was Yang Ai, but later she changed her surname to Liu, her given name was Yin, her courtesy name was Rushi, and her name was Hedong Jun. Speaking of Liu Rushi’s name, there is actually an allusion. Her name comes from Xin Qiji’s "Congratulations". One of the lines in "The Bridegroom" is, "I saw how charming the green mountains were, and I expected that the green mountains would be like this when they saw me."

The life experiences of the eight beauties of Qinhuai were relatively rough, and Liu Rushi was considered the most miserable among them. She was homeless since she was a child, and later worked as a maid in the former prime minister's house, and was later taken in. The former prime minister at the time She was particularly fond of her. At that time, Liu Rushi was still young and was often held in the lap of the prime minister, teaching her poetry and songs. This prime minister could also be regarded as her first teacher in literature. As time went by, Liu Rushi also As she grew up, she became more and more beautiful and talented, and became more and more intolerable to the wives and concubines of the Prime Minister's Palace. She was falsely accused of stealing people. In that era, stealing people would be punished by death, because the Prime Minister's mother was very fond of Liu Rushi. Out of love, he kept her and expelled her from the house. Then she returned to the Qinhuai River and was taken in and educated by a prostitute at that time. A sign was hung outside saying "The Prime Minister's Concubine", and she quickly became famous all over the world. Became the most famous courtesan along the Qinhuai River.

Of course, although she was once called a prostitute, Liu Rushi had a very unique personality and was not willing to use her beauty to attract men. She often took off her red makeup, dressed up as a scholar, sang poems and songs with the talented people, and even Discuss national affairs with many celebrities. By chance, I read the words of Qian Qianyi, a famous bachelor and leader of the Donglin Party at that time. I was amazed by his talent and vowed, "I will never marry anyone other than him in this life." I never thought that in the end, I would marry him at the age of 23. At that time, Qian Qianyi, who was married to 59-year-old Qian Qianyi, was even known as the official wife.

Before she married Qian Qianyi, she had many relationships, and even the most famous Yunjian three sons at the time had emotional entanglements with him.

The first relationship was with Song Zhengyu, who was about the same age as her, but was blocked by her mother. She later bribed the local officials at the time to ban the business of prostitutes from other places, and then Liu Rushi found Song Zhengyu. , threatened, "This place can no longer accommodate me, are you willing to marry her as my wife?" Because Song Zhengyu was obedient and refused to give her a status, the relationship ended here, and Song Zhengyu was never seen again in this life.

Among Liu Rushi's several romances, there is another one that must be mentioned, which is Chen Zilong, another talented man of Yunjian Sanzi, who is also the person Liu Rushi loves most in his life. Even when she was with Qian Qianyi, she once said to Qian Qianyi that Chen Zilong was the person she loved most in her life. The two lived together and fell in love for two years. During this period, Chen Zilong even took in a concubine, and Liu Although he still insisted on abandoning him, the relationship ended without a problem in the end. Speaking of Chen Zilong, he could be said to be a man of great integrity at that time. When the country was in crisis, he chose to abandon his writing and join the army. Later, he was captured by the Qing soldiers and was arrested. When he was passing by a small bridge during the arrest, he chose to drown himself in the river to die for his country. After he died for his country, his body was salvaged by Ling Chi.

The last relationship before they got together with Qian Qianyi was with a student of Qian Qianyi. After Liu Rushi chose to separate, she became dissatisfied and used family power to make things difficult for her. Later, Liu Rushi was desperate and wrote a poem. He dressed in men's clothing and asked to see Qian Qianyi. When the servants informed him, they only said that it was a young master who asked to see him. However, Qian Qianyi tried to avoid him and did not meet him. The next day, Liu Rushi handed him another In the poem, Qian Qianyi revealed that he was a beautiful woman. When Qian Qianyi saw it, he immediately asked his servants to pass it on, and the two hit it off immediately. After they got together, Qian Qianyi immediately ordered that a separate garden be built for Liu Rushi within ten days. The two sang poems and poems every day, but Liu Rushi was unwilling to have sex with Qian Qianyi and left in the end. Qian Qianyi chased Liu Rushi and said bluntly that he "wanted to marry her", but Liu Rushi said that she wanted to be the first wife, and Qian Qianyi agreed to her.

Qian Qianyi married Liu Rushi as a wife on a boat. However, at that time, there was only one wife, and Qian Qianyi's approach was actually moral and was recognized by the world. Scorned, when they got married, everyone was scolding them, and some even picked up rotten vegetables and threw them on the boat. After that, Qian Qianyi and Liu Rushi lived in "Xiangyun Building" for a while. Happy Titus.

The happy time is always short-lived. As the tide comes, Nanming comes to an end. As the leader of the Donglin Party, Qian Qianyi chooses to surrender, which makes the iron-clad Liu Rushi very angry. When his family was ruined and he wanted to die for his country, he pulled Qian Qianyi to throw himself into the river. Qian Qianyi also agreed. The two of them drank farewell with friends by the river until the afternoon. When they were about to throw themselves into the river, Qian Qianyi However, he chose to retreat because of the cold water. Liu Rushi threw himself into the water angrily and was rescued. In the end, Qian Qianyi knelt down after the rain to welcome the Qing soldiers into the city.