During the Republic of China period in Chinese history, there were four major families: Jiang, Song, Kong, and Chen, who firmly controlled the political and economic lifeline of China in the first half of the 20th century. However, even the most beautiful flowers will always have a withering day, and the Song family is no exception, if you want to survive, there is only one way to get married. The three sisters of the Song clan were once the focus of attention of the world, but neither Song Meiling nor Song Qingling had any heirs, and only the eldest sister Song Yiling was able to pass on the lineage.
Song Xialing, born on July 15, 1889, a native of Wenchang, Guangdong, was a clever and bold woman who played an irreplaceable role in the Song Dynasty. Her husband, Kong Xiangxi, was the 75th grandson of Confucius, studied in the United States in his early years and was a graduate of Yale University. During his tenure as Finance Minister of the Nationalist Government, Kong Xiangxi reformed China's currency system, built China's banking system, increased state control over the capital market, and made a certain contribution to the War of Resistance.
Before meeting Song Xialing, Kong Xiangxi had a marriage. In 1908, the 29-year-old Kong Xiangxi married his female classmate Han Yumei, and unexpectedly, four years later, his wife Han Yumei died of tuberculosis, leaving no son and half daughter. Later, Song Xialing accidentally met Kong Xiangxi, who also had a background in the United States, and although he was married for the second time, his knowledge and wisdom made Song Xialing intoxicated. In the spring of 1914, the two married in Yokohama, Japan, and successively gave birth to the eldest daughter Kong Lingyi, the eldest son Kong Lingkan, the second daughter Kong Lingwei, and the second son Kong Lingjie.
Kong Lingyi was very assertive on the issue of marriage, and he did not obey Kong Xiangxi's arrangement, but insisted on marrying the poor boy Chen Ji'en. After marriage, Kong Lingyi was also pregnant, but she did not keep it. A few years later, Kong and Chen divorced, and Kong Lingyi married Huang Xiongsheng, a graduate of Tsinghua University, but she had already passed the optimal age of childbearing and had no heirs until her death in 2008.
Kong Lingkan is very interesting, as the secretary of the Ministry of Finance, he actually fell in love with the wife of Sheng Shengyi (Sheng Xuanhuai's son) and married him despite his family's opposition. Later, the two settled in the United States and lived a very happy life until Kong Lingkan died of lung cancer in 1992, and the two had no descendants. "Miss Kong Er" Kong Lingwei is sexually extravagant, girls and men, men are respectful and far away, lest they avoid it, and she naturally has no descendants after a lifetime of unmarried.
Kong Lingjie was the only one with a descendant, and in 1960 he started an oil business in the United States and became a well-known rich man. Three years later, he became acquainted with the popular Hollywood movie star Debra Paget, and married and had a son named "Condeji". However, the two disappeared from sight in 1980 after breaking up and Debra received tens of millions of dollars in wealth. Today, Condeji, who lives in Texas, has been studying Chinese and managing the Confucius family's property.