The three sisters live far apart and miss each other for a long time.
The oldest person to leave Chinese mainland is her sister Ai Ling. On July 9th, 1944, she and Meiling went to Brazil on the same plane to treat urticaria. Qingling saw me off at the airport. But she never imagined that this farewell was actually her farewell to her sister. In September, she arrived in the United States from Brazil and 1946 officially settled in the United States.
On June 5th, 1947, Aileen wrote to Qingling, saying that she felt that she was seriously ill and might die. She said to Qingling, "As a younger sister, you have always been so kind and lovely. I want you to know that I like you more than before. " If anything happens to me, please remember that I love you very much.
1948165438+1On October 28th, Meiling flew from Shanghai to the United States to win American aid for Chiang Kai-shek, who was struggling in the civil war in China, and left Chinese mainland forever.
Song Meiling and Song Ziliang wrote to Qingling from the United States and said, "Recently, we have often thought of you. Considering the present situation, we know that your life in China must be very difficult. I hope you are safe and smooth. ..... If there is anything we can do for you, please let us know as long as we can do it. We all want to help you as much as possible, but we often feel that we are too far apart to help. Please write and tell us about your recent situation. " This is also her last correspondence with Qingling. 1950 65438+1October 13, Meiling arrived in Taipei. At this point, the three sisters live far apart.
After that, there has been correspondence between Qingling and Qingling, but it seems that there has only been one time. 1957, Aileen received a letter from Qingling asking her to return to China as soon as possible. This letter may have been brought by a friend. Because at the same time, Aileen received a gift to celebrate her age.
1969 At the end of February, the youngest of the six brothers and sisters of the Song family died in Hong Kong due to cerebral hemorrhage. The body was transported back to San Francisco, and a memorial ceremony was held in Grace Cathedral. In addition to Qingling, all the brothers and sisters of the Song family were present. Zi 'an and Qingling have always had the best feelings, but they are catching up with the far-left "Cultural Revolution". Soong Ching Ling can't attend his brother's funeral in the number one imperialist country without diplomatic relations.
The three sisters went to new york to attend Song Ziwen's funeral, but suddenly they changed and missed the reunion.
197 1 On April 25th, Song Ziwen died suddenly in San Francisco, USA, when Sino-US relations were heating up sharply. On 28th, Song Ziwen's body was transported back to new york, and it was decided to hold a funeral in the church in the center of new york on May 1.
On the same day, Beijing called back to inform the United States: "Vice President Soong Ching Ling went to the United States to attend Song Ziwen's funeral. As China and the United States have not yet established diplomatic relations, there is no direct flight. Now they contact a special plane through American Airlines and fly to the United States via London. " At the same time, President Nixon also got the news that Song Ailing would attend his brother's funeral in the future; Song Meiling left Taiwan Province for the United States by special plane, rested in Hawaii that night, and planned to fly directly to New York State the next day. It seems that the reunion of the three sisters will soon become a reality.
But things suddenly changed. After arriving in Hawaii, Meiling received an urgent telegram from Chiang Kai-shek asking her not to fly to new york for the time being. Meiling, who had doubts, bought the American newspaper that day and learned that Qingling was going to the United States to attend the funeral, so she immediately telegraphed Aileen. Meiling stayed in Hawaii and refused to go any further. Just then, Song Ziwen's wife, Zhang Leyi, received another call: she decided not to attend her elder brother's funeral.
On the day before Song Ziwen's funeral, the China government informed the United States that Vice President Soong Ching Ling could not be invited to attend the funeral in the United States because the special plane could not be chartered. The United States immediately informed Chiang Kai-shek and Kong that Soong Ching Ling would not attend the funeral, and hoped that the elder sister Aileen and the younger sister Meiling would attend the funeral, pointing out that this would be a comfort to both the dead and the living. But fearing that it was a "United front trap", Meiling simply turned around and flew back to Taipei. Even the old people who have settled in America are still hesitating. In order to wait for the arrival of the old man, Song Ziwen's funeral was changed from morning to afternoon, but it still failed. The Song sisters lost their last chance to get together.
Soong Ching Ling longed to see Meiling in her later years.
Soong Ching Ling's health is getting worse every year, and the torture of various diseases often makes her miserable. As she grew older, her thoughts of Meiling became stronger and stronger. For political reasons, she was unable to express this feeling publicly at that time. She carefully collected every letter from Aileen and Meiling. She often opens the drawer of her desk and looks through the only family photo taken by the Song family in 19 17. She also tried to contact Meiling through various channels, hoping that Meiling could come back.
Lin has always been regarded as family by Soong Ching Ling. He called Soong Ching Ling "mother-in-law" (that is, grandmother). Because of her work, Lin often travels between mainland China, Taiwan Province Province and Japan. On one occasion, he got a recent photo of Song Meiling from Meiling's good friend and gave it to his "mother-in-law" when he returned to Beijing. Qingling looked at it carefully, with tears in her eyes, and kept saying, "I haven't seen Third Sister for a long time (she called Song Meiling like this at home." Then she took Lin's hand and said, "Thank you very much." Put the photo in your pocket at once.
Soong Ching Ling's urticaria often occurs, and many famous doctors have seen no obvious effect. Lin suggested that she go to some places with sulfur hot springs in Japan for treatment. The president of Taisho Pharmaceutical Factory in Japan and Mrs. Masayoshi Uehara, a Japanese senator, also intend to invite Soong Ching Ling to Japan for a period of rest in an unofficial capacity. At the same time, they also hope that Taiwan Province's Song Meiling can be arranged to go to Japan together so that their sisters can meet again. It is said that the coordinated operation of forest and forest in several aspects has achieved certain results. However, on May 29th, 1980, 1980, Lin was detained by the authorities of Taiwan Province Province for taking a photo with Soong Ching Ling, and was sentenced to imprisonment on the charge of "assisting China's four modernizations", and was held in the Green Island Political Prisoner Prison in Taiwan Province Province for six years. Soong Ching Ling died after being detained by Taiwan Province provincial authorities for one year. Twenty years later, Mr. Guo Cai's sighing expression still appears in front of my eyes when he talks about this matter.
In February, Chen Xiangmei brought a letter to Soong Ching Ling to Song Meiling. Chen Xiangmei said, "I wrote down my thoughts in my letter, hoping that I could arrange for my sisters to meet somewhere. At the same time, I also hope that the Kuomintang will return some of Dr. Sun Yat-sen's documents to Mrs. Sun. When I left Beijing for Taiwan Province Province, my uncle Liao Chengzhi said to me,' Mrs. Sun wants Mrs. Jiang to write back.' I personally handed the letter to Mrs. Jiang and didn't reply. When I asked again, my wife said,' Tell her, I know.' "
1979 On April 2 1, Soong Ching Ling wrote to her friend Yang Mengdong in the United States and asked, "Have you seen David or talked to him? I don't have the addresses of all my relatives. " David here refers to Kong Lingkan, the eldest son. Obviously, she is eager to get news of Meiling through Kong Lingkan, because she has close ties with Meiling. It didn't take long for this wish to celebrate the age to blossom and bear fruit.
But it's too late to have a phone number and address. Soong Ching Ling has been very ill. When Zou Taofen was seriously ill, his wife Cuizhen Shen was always by her side. Soong Ching Ling once said to Cuizhen Shen, "I remember Meiling. I wish I could come now. " He added: "If Meiling can come and it is inconvenient to stay here, she can stay at Diaoyutai. You know each other, you can help me receive her, pick her up in the morning and send her back at night. " Cuizhen Shen repeatedly promised. At the same time, she quickly reflected Soong Ching Ling's wishes to Deng. The reply will come soon. Song Meiling lived in America, and he was ill at that time, so he couldn't go. Hearing the news, Soong Ching Ling sighed and said regretfully, "It's too late!" She seems to have a hunch about her life.
Political barriers prevented the sisters from meeting for the last time.
After Soong Ching Ling became seriously ill, all her relatives gathered in Beijing and gathered around her. As we all know, Soong Ching Ling is concerned about Song Meiling. So I decided to send a telegram to new york to tell Song Meiling the seriousness of her illness, hoping that she could return to China to see her again before her sister died. A few days later, I finally received a reply telegram: "Send my sister to new york for medical treatment. Home. " Relatives were so surprised by this reaction that Song Meiling didn't even sign the telegram!
On May 30th, funeral committee of Soong Ching Ling issued an announcement: "Madam Sun Yat-sen and Comrade Soong Ching Ling, honorary chairman of People's Republic of China (PRC), unfortunately passed away in Beijing at 20: 00 18 on May 29th." Funeral committee also sent invitations to relatives from Taiwan Province province and overseas, including Song Meiling, to welcome them to attend the funeral in the mainland. This invitation made Taipei very nervous. Jiang Jingguo worried that Song Meiling, who was far away in new york, would do something on impulse.
On the same day, Song Meiling made a clear statement on this matter. On May 30th, she sent a letter from new york to Jiang Jingguo in Taibei: "A few months ago, Liao Chengzhi asked Chen Xiangmei to report that Mrs. Sun was critically ill. Liao got permission from the top of the other side to ask Yu to go to Peiping, and Chen told Kan to get a polyphony, but I ignored it. " "Although the flesh and blood are close, the road is the most important. We must be worthy of God, the country, the nation and the prime minister. Our father is in heaven. Nothing else matters. " Jiang Jingguo must have breathed a sigh of relief after receiving this letter.
However, my sister's death caused a sensation in Song Meiling's heart. She lived alone in a foreign country since she was a child. On June 7th, she wrote again: "I am convinced that if Yu was not in the United States when she retreated from the mainland, but in China, or my aunt was not in the United States but in Shanghai, trying to save Marshall's wanton revenge would definitely drag her away." This can only be said to be Song Meiling's beautiful fantasy. At that time, Soong Ching Ling was a mortal who could procrastinate!
Song Meiling's words are very tough. Before that, she also showed overall neglect of Soong Ching Ling. She never mentioned Soong Ching Ling's name on any occasion, as if this person had never existed. 1976, she published memories of talking with Bao Luoting. When she had to mention Soong Ching Ling, she handled it like this: "1In the winter of 926, my mother, elder sister and Mrs. Kong Xiangxi and I went from Shanghai to Hankou to visit my younger brother Wen Zi and another sister." But does she really have no feelings? According to a semi-monthly report in Hong Kong People, people close to Song Meiling revealed that in late May, when she learned that Soong Ching Ling had died critically, she shed tears several times and prayed to God for her second sister.
20 10 at the end of may, I went to Taiwan Province province for the third time. Among them, the Women's Federation arranged a banquet. My neighbor is a lady Qin. She asked me, "Has your foundation ever published Soong Ching Ling's album?" I said, "Yes." She said, "My friend lent me one at that time. I was very happy when I got it, so I quickly gave it to Mrs. Jiang. " She said that after giving this album to Mrs. Jiang, Mrs. Jiang sat there and looked at it one by one for more than two hours, motionless and nobody looked at it. After reading it, Mrs. Jiang put away the album without saying anything. She also told me that in the days after Qingling's death, Meiling was completely silent and said nothing. All these show that Meiling and Qingling have deep feelings. However, due to political reasons, she has many taboos and cannot make any representations.