Wang Xizhi, the sage of calligraphy, is well known. Famous calligraphers in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, especially Preface to Lanting Collection, have stood the test of time and amazed many calligraphy lovers at all times and at home and abroad, and are still the goal that everyone is striving for. Of course, friends who know a little about history should also know that Wang Xizhi was born in an aristocratic family and was the son of the top aristocratic family in the Jin Dynasty. Liu Yuxi once wrote a poem "In the old days, Wang Xietang died before Yan", in which "Wang" refers to the Wang family who was in power at that time. But what do you know about the quality of his marriage? A match made in heaven is not enough to describe their lives.
Monogamy and polygamy were practiced in ancient China. Nowadays, marriage has been changed to monogamy. This concept of marriage has led to the happiness of many families. In ancient times, the average family could not take concubinage, and only a few wealthy families could take concubinage.
Although it was possible to marry more than one wife in ancient times, there were exceptions to everything. Not only do rich people only marry one wife, but even many emperors are married. The most familiar is Emperor Wendi of Sui Dynasty, the emperor of Sui Dynasty, who had only one queen and no other concubines in his life. Such an emperor was very rare in ancient times.
Nowadays, people all know the name of Wang Xizhi, an ancient calligrapher who is still the object of study. Later people all know that Wang Xizhi's calligraphy is very powerful, but little known is that Wang Xizhi's marriage is very happy, which can be said to be the highest standard of ancient marriage.
Wang Xizhi's wives are Ch and Xu á n, and like her, her word is also called ovary.
It is also interesting to talk about the engagement between Wang Xizhi and Xuanxuan. According to legend, at that time, Chi Jian sent someone to the Wangs to choose his son-in-law. All the boys of the same age in the Wangs are dressed straight and have a serious and reserved face. Only Wang Xizhi was lying on the east bed, munching on Hu cakes. Such a casual behavior suddenly attracted the man who chose a son-in-law for Chi Jian. When he went back to Chi Jian, Chi Jian immediately praised this person as the best candidate, which settled his son-in-law. Yes, this allusion is the famous idiom "Dong Chuang son-in-law"!
Wang Xizhi's lifelong ambition was not to be an official, so he was away from Kyoto for a long time and spent most of his time outside. So he escaped the emperor's suppression of aristocratic families several times. He and Ji Xuan took their children to Wuxi, Jinting and other places to focus on health preservation and calligraphy. It was a calm day, and it was really a complete day. The relationship between Jessica Hester Hsuan and Wang Xizhi has lasted for ten years. His seven sons and one daughter were born in Jessica Hester Hsuan. It can be said that they have been in love for a long time. As far as the information I have found is concerned, there is no record that Wang Xizhi married other concubines. In his spare time, Wang Xizhi likes to go out for a walk with his beloved wife Jessica Hester Hsuan. They walk in the mountains, which makes the flowers and trees all over the mountain lose their colors.
Don't envy yet. What else is there?
The seven sons and one daughter born by Wang Xizhi and Xuanxuan are also very talented children. Of course, both parents are good-looking, and the looks of several children are unknown. One of the most famous should be the youngest son, Wang Xianzhi. Wang Xianzhi is handsome, beautiful and talented. His calligraphy completely inherited the elegance of Wang Xizhi and Xuanxuan. It is not only famous in the contemporary world, but also won the heart of the royal princess Xin 'an. After marrying into the Wang family, Xu suddenly became a dynasty, and finally became an official in the book, and was recognized as one of the "four sages in the book" by later generations.
Perhaps it is because both Wang Xizhi and Xuanxuan pay attention to health preservation. They all have a long life span, especially Xuanxuan, who actually lived for nearly 90 years.
Two outstanding calligraphers run through history with legendary love stories. Nowadays, Rainbow and Jessica Hester Hsuan seem to be a match made in heaven.