In 208, Cao Cao married 35-year-old Cai Wenji to 22-year-old Dong Ci. On the wedding night, looking at the bride, who already had two children and was more than ten years older than herself, Dong Ci didn't even bother to take off her hijab and left angrily. Unexpectedly, soon Dong Ci was convicted and imprisoned, and Cai Wenji wore a cloak and entered Cao's Mansion barefoot......
(Source: Cai's Culture Network "Why Cai Wenji Married the King of the Huns After Being Taken into Exile")
In the troubled times, the legendary life of Cai Wenji, a talented woman of a generation, is like a poignant and moving ballad, she was born in a famous family, and her father Cai Yong was a famous Confucian at that time.
Cai Wenji, who has been brilliant since childhood, is proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and knows all poetry and songs under the earnest teachings of her father.
In that era of male superiority and inferiority, Cai Wenji was undoubtedly an outlier, and her talent made countless men ashamed of themselves.
As early as when Cai Wenji was not yet in time, Cao Cao, who was later dominant, had already formed an indissoluble bond with her.
At that time, Cao Cao was just an ordinary student of Taixue, and under Cai Yong's door, he often visited Cai's mansion and learned from his teacher about piano art and poetry.
Although the young Cai Wenji did not officially participate, she often listened to it from the sidelines, and Cao Cao couldn't help but fall in love with this smart junior sister of Bingxue.
However, Cao Cao's views made Cao Cao dare not think about it, and the feelings of the two were buried in their hearts as Cao Cao left Taixue.
Cai Wenji's first marriage seems to be flawless, and the object is Wei Zhongdao Yushu Linfeng, who is talented and a good couple with her.
However, the sky was jealous and red-faced, and the good fate died before it was enjoyed, Wei Zhongdao died, and although Cai Wenji did not marry, she was still blinded by her in-laws and was expelled from the house.
Cai Wenji had no choice but to move back to her parents' home and survive under the care of her parents.
The life trajectories of Cao Cao and Cai Wenji converged again, in the era of frequent wars, Cai Yong was implicated and victimized due to political struggles, and the family suddenly fell from the peak to the bottom.
When Cai Wenji was living on the streets, she was captured by the Xiongnu who came to plunder and became the spoils of King Zuoxian.
Cai Wenji was bullied in a foreign land, but her talent made King Zuo Xian feel pity, Cai Wenji gave birth to a son and a daughter in a difficult situation, and she was homesick every day.
At this time, Cao Cao had pacified the north, and became a hero with soldiers and horses, and after learning what happened to his former sweetheart, Cao Cao spared no expense to redeem Cai Wenji from the Xiongnu.
After some twists and turns, the former talents and beauties finally reunited, and the years made their faces a little vicissitudes, but the tacit understanding was still there.
However, time has passed, things are wrong, although Cao Cao still has feelings for Cai Wenji, but he also understands that she cannot marry him again, for Cai Wenji's happiness, Cao Cao decided to find a good husband for her.
Dong Ci, the word Boyu, Tuntian Duwei, because of his outstanding military achievements won Cao Cao's appreciation, he was only weak crown, just when the love was at the beginning, Cao Cao's marriage will made him unable to refuse.
On the wedding night, Dong Ci looked at the bride in front of him who had given birth to a child and was more than ten years older, and he was reluctant in every way, Dong Ci's coldness made Cai Wenji disheartened.
She thought that after this battle, she would finally find a place to live, but she never thought that this marriage was even more hopeless than the previous marriage.
Creation makes people, fate has played another joke, Dong Ci was convicted and imprisoned, facing the danger of capital crime, Cai Wenji heard the news like a lightning strike, although the friendship between husband and wife is not deep, she does not want Dong Ci to die innocently.
Cai Wenji came to Cao's Mansion in the snow, and the former ladies knelt down in full view of everyone, pleading bitterly for her husband.
Cao Cao was hard-hearted after all, and was moved by Cai Wenji's persistence, and personally came forward to seek a way out for Dong Ci.
Cai Wenji's love is deep and meaningful, which completely touched Dong Ci's heartstrings, and after this battle, Dong Ci knew that his wife was pure and kind-hearted, and her love was as deep as the sea.
Dong Ci took the initiative to return to his hometown and returned to the mountains and forests with his wife.
Although Cai Wenji has experienced several twists and turns in her life and her marriage has hit the rocks several times, she has finally achieved positive results and found a harbor of her soul.
Cai Wenji's life is like a heart-wrenching ballad, sometimes singing in a low voice, like a spring drizzle, sometimes passionate and high-pitched, like a summer rolling thunder.
Her life was bumpy and rugged, but it was also gorgeous, and in the troubled times, although she suffered many misfortunes, she never succumbed to fate.
Her story is the epitome of the fate of thousands of celebrities, and it is also the swan song of the literati through the ages, which is worthy of being praised by the world for a long time.
