In 208, Cao Cao made the decision to marry the 35-year-old Cai Wenji to the 22-year-old Dong Ci. On the wedding night, I looked at this third-married bride who had already given birth to two children and was more than a decade older than herself. Dong Ci didn't even remove the hijab and left angrily. Unexpectedly, soon Dong Ci was convicted and imprisoned, Cai Wenji wore a cloak and entered Cao's mansion barefoot.
Everyone may know that Cai Wenji was a well-known talented woman at that time, but you may not have heard of it, there is still such an old thing between her and Cao Cao that makes people ponder.
At the beginning, Cao Cao went to Taixue for further study, and happened to meet Cai Wenji's father, Cai Yong, a university scholar, as his teacher. As soon as the two chatted, it was called a relationship, and they were simply good friends beyond their age.
Cao Cao often went to Cai's house to visit the door, and when he came and went, he had a special affection for the smart and clever Cai Wenji.
But at that time, Cao Cao didn't have any big achievements, and he felt that he was not worthy of Cai Wenji, a talented girl who was already famous, and this inferiority complex made him hide that love in his heart and didn't dare to take a step forward.
Later, Cao Cao became a man of the hour because of the assassination of Dong Zhuo, and then fought in the south and the north, fighting here and there, and the territory became bigger and bigger, accounting for almost half of China. But behind the scenery along the way, the relationship between him and Cai Wenji was quietly missed.
Speaking of which, talented women like Cai Wenji are in an endless stream of people who come to propose marriage. In the end, Cai Yong chose thousands of choices and found a wishful Langjun named Wei Zhongdao for his daughter.
Wei Zhongdao is handsome, has good family conditions, and is also knowledgeable, so he is really a leader among young talents. The fly in the ointment is that this young man's body is not very strong.
At that time in 180, Cai Wenji and Wei Zhongdao tied the knot, the two had similar interests, often enjoyed poetry and painting together, traveled in the mountains and rivers, and the relationship was as good as mixing oil in honey.
But after a long time, the problem came, Cai Wenji's stomach didn't move for a long time, which made the people of the Wei family anxious, and they urged the little couple all day long. But when it comes to giving birth, it's useless to be anxious, don't mention the sadness in the hearts of the two of them.
Not long after, Wei Zhongdao fell ill and lay in bed with his life hanging by a thread. Cai Wenji sought medical advice everywhere to save her husband, but in the end she couldn't keep him. At this moment, Cai Wenji's heart hurt like a knife.
The Wei family couldn't stand the pain of losing their son, so they put the blame on Cai Wenji, as if this would alleviate their grief. Cai Wenji was angry, so she simply packed up her baggage, went back to her parents' house, and stayed by her father Cai Yong's side.
Although the days at home are warm, they are as short as a rabbit's tail. Unexpectedly, with the fall of Dong Zhuo, his father Cai Yong also suffered, and finally died depressed in prison. The Cai family was in a mess, and the servants saw that the situation was not good, so they were busy grabbing things and leaving.
At this time, Cai Wenji was lonely and miserable, so she had to mix in the refugee pile to earn a living. At that time, she was in the prime of her youth, even if she was wearing tattered clothes, she couldn't stop her outstanding appearance and otherworldly temperament, which was really difficult to hide her brilliance.
Walking halfway, I happened to meet the team of the Huns, and at this time, everyone was arrested by the Huns and became coolies. Cai Wenji, who looks handsome, was selected and sent to King Zuoxian. Not long after, King Zuo Xian was moved and married her as a princess, and later had children.
Although they are all people, there is a long distance between the Han and the Xiongnu, and Cai Wenji still thinks in her heart that she is a Han and not a person from the Huns. She looked forward to it every day, and she looked forward to coming home one day. Later, Cao Cao became the climate, and this matter finally took a turn for the better.
Cai Wenji and Cao Cao were playmates when they were children, but when the war came, there was no news. It wasn't until the world stopped a little that Cao Cao heard that Cai Wenji had fallen into the hands of the Huns, and without saying a word, he spent a lot of money and entrusted a lot of people to ransom her back.
Seeing Cai Wenji again, Cao Cao didn't feel good in his heart, the lively and beautiful little girl back then has now lost her former brilliance. When they were young, they also ordered a baby kiss, but now one in the sky and one in the ground, where can they still sit on an equal footing like before.
In order to fulfill the promise of the year, Cao Cao introduced Dong Ci to Cai Wenji. Dong Xi heard that Cai Wenji had killed her husband before, and she had a past with King Zuo Xian of the Huns, and she was a hundred unwilling in her heart.
On the night of marriage, Cai Wenji sat in the jubilant room by herself and couldn't close her eyes all night. Dong Ci drank some wine and went directly to the study, without even lifting the bride's red hijab.
After getting married, the two of them are like two parallel lines in the yard, each passing its own way, not affecting each other, and not communicating much. Later, Dong Ci went to prison, and when Cai Wenji heard this, she was so anxious that she didn't even comb her hair or makeup, so she rushed to Cao Cao without makeup and pleaded for her husband.
When Cao Cao saw this situation, his heart softened, and with a wave of his hand, he let Dong Ci go. Dong Ci knew that it was his daughter-in-law who helped, and he was grateful in his heart, and slowly, his opinion of Cai Wenji also changed, and those previous prejudices were all drifting with the wind. He also took the initiative to resign from his official position and took Cai Wenji to play everywhere, touring the mountains and rivers, so uncomfortable.
After going back and forth like this, the relationship between the two gradually warmed up, although Cai Wenji had not been easy in her life, but in the end, she finally met Dong Ci, a person who knew cold and hot, and it could be regarded as a bittersweet one.
Source: Baidu Encyclopedia, "The Biography of the Martyrs of the Later Han Dynasty"
