In "The Legend of Zhen Huan", a classic court drama in Qing costumes, the audience is immersed in its exquisite plot and the excellent performances of the actors, but one of the most puzzling questions is Yi Xiu, the queen who spent four years in the cold palace, why did she suddenly collapse and die after a visit by Zhen Huan?We analyze this issue from multiple perspectives such as Yi Xiu's psychological state, Zhen Huan's role change, and the symbolism in the play. First of all, Yi Xiu's heart is full of contradictions and pressure. She used to be the queen, but because the killing of Queen Chunyuan was revealed, she was deposed as a concubine.
Although she is still alive, her spirit has taken a huge blow. She trapped herself in the cold palace and couldn't get out of the mistakes she had made in the past. At the same time, Yi Xiu's lust for power makes her unable to accept the reality that she is no longer the queen.
This state of mind caused her to endure unrelieved pain in the cold palace. In stark contrast to this, Zhen Huan's role has changed. Zhen Huan showed tenacity and wisdom in the play.
She gradually rose from a concubine to eventually become the queen mother. The plot of visiting Yi Xiu has become a classic, and Zhen Huan reveals her future fate to Yi Xiu: she will always be just a queen, and she can't become the queen mother. For Yi Xiu, this is undoubtedly a huge blow.
However, Zhen Huan's words were not the last straw that crushed Yi Xiu. What really made Yi Xiu despair was the realization that she had lost all hope and future. In the play, the dove is an important symbolic element.
They fly high in the sky and symbolize freedom and infinite possibilities. However, when Yi Xiu saw the pigeon in the cold palace, he could not feel this freedom. Instead, she felt trapped, like those pigeons that couldn't fly.
When Zhen Huan told Yi Xiu about her future fate, Yi Xiu once fantasized that she could fly freely like a pigeon. However, she eventually realizes that she will never be able to break free, which causes her to feel a deep sense of despair. This despair deprived her of the courage and hope to live, which eventually led to her death.
To sum up, Yi Xiu's death was not only because Zhen Huan revealed her fate, but also because she lost hope and confidence in the future. On the contrary, Zhen Huan was able to rise in adversity precisely because she always maintained her hope and belief in life. This contrast reminds us of the power of hope.
No matter how great the difficulties and setbacks we face, as long as we maintain hope and faith in the future, we can find the strength to overcome them. And once we lose hope, it is equivalent to losing the motivation and meaning of life. In "The Legend of Zhen Huan", Yi Xiu's story tells us: no matter how difficult and frustrated we face, we must not lose hope and confidence in the future.
Only by keeping hope alive can we continue on the path of life. And once we lose hope, it is equivalent to losing the meaning and value of life. This is also the reason why Yi Xiu lived well in the cold palace for four years, but when Zhen Huan told her that she could never become the queen mother, she collapsed and died.