13. The Runaway Chinese Emperor
Puyi, who was 16 years old when of his wedding, was China’s Emperor. The wedding was to be the grandest affair in all of China. His bride, Gobulo Wan Rong, was chosen out of a series of photographs. She was the daughter of a prominent government official and Puyi not only felt she was beautiful but that she could also handle being an Empress and the pressure that came with the title. While it seemed that Puyi was right about Wan Rong being able to handle the demands, it would become too much for the Emperor himself.
The had one of the grandest wedding affairs in China on December 1, 1922. The ceremony included all the best China hand to offer when it came to the rituals. At first, it seemed that Puyi was fine. However, after the meal, the newlyweds retired to their chambers. No one knows if Puyi was just exhausted or simply became overwhelmed at the end of the celebrations, but once he entered the room, he saw the decorations on the bed and ran away. Of course, Puyi did come back, but this did not stop the scandal throughout their marriage.