At the end of the Qing Dynasty, the name of one of the richest men resounded all over the country, and he was Hu Xueyan. However, the fate of the richest man ended up with ups and downs, which is sighing. Before the Empress Dowager Cixi ordered the raid of the house, Hu Xueyan had a premonition that the Hu family was not safe, so he made a shocking move.
He secretly summoned his 12 concubines to his side, each of them.
500 taels of silver were distributed. This is a huge amount of wealth, enough to make them worry about the rest of their lives. However, when the concubines returned to their rooms gratefully to pack up the gold and silver, they found that they could not go back.
It turned out that Hu Xueyan had already expected that the Empress Dowager Cixi would attack his family property, so he made arrangements in advance. He arranged his concubines in different rooms, each of which contained a large amount of gold and silver treasures. In this way, even if the house is raided, all the wealth cannot be seized at once.
However, this move put the concubines in a difficult situation. Although the silver in their hands was enough for them to live a prosperous life, they could not return to Hu Xueyan's home. Because they have become evidence of Hu Xueyan's crimes, once they return, they will be implicated.
Some of these concubines have accompanied Hu Xueyan through the wind and rain, and some are his confidants. Now, because of Hu Xueyan's wealth, they are in a predicament that they can't extricate themselves from. They are grief-stricken, but they can't do anything about it.
Hu Xueyan's move, although it preserved his wealth, made his concubines pay a huge price. They have lost their homes and dependents, and they can only rely on the money in their hands to face the future life alone.
This incident not only reflects Hu Xueyan's shrewdness and helplessness, but also shows the reality of social turmoil in the last years of the Qing Dynasty. In this era, it is difficult for both the richest man and ordinary people to escape the tricks of fate.
Hu Xueyan's story makes us understand that wealth is not everything, and it also allows us to see the cruelty of history. In this story, we see Hu Xueyan's shrewdness and his helplessness. These stories are precious treasures in our lives.
Today, when we look back on this period of history, we can't help but sigh: in that turbulent era, Hu Xueyan and his concubines were all pawns of fate. What we can do is to draw wisdom from this history and cherish the happy life we have now.