Yongzheng's Concubine Xi is a "frequent" in film and television dramas, but almost none of them is "written correctly". As I said before, the daily stories and intrigues of the concubines in the history of the Qing Dynasty In fact, there are very few records in history books, that is, those who gave birth to more princes will be recorded a few more sentences. After all, in that society where patriarchy and imperial power were supreme, no matter how awesome a woman was, she was just a "supporting role."
As for Concubine Xi, there are more records in the historical data that she became the empress dowager and her son Qianlong wrote it. As for how she obtained the position of concubine by means of means before, There are very few, but there are quite a lot of records in unofficial histories. "What is the background of Concubine Xi?"
What is Concubine Xi's original name?
Concubine Xi Niu Hulu was born in the 30th year of Kangxi. His father is recorded in history books as "Ling, a fourth-grade ceremonial officer and a first-class Duke of Chengen". "Pillar", but according to research, these titles were all added after Qianlong ascended the throne, but in fact he was among the "white men".
Niu Hulu, who was of low birth, married Yinzhen, who was Baylor at the time, at the age of thirteen. Because of her low birth, she was only regarded as "gege" (the title of a low-level concubine) in the palace. call).
"The Road to Concubine Xi's Promotion"
After entering the palace, Niu Hulu was not favored. She married Yongzheng in 1704 (the 43rd year of Kangxi), but she was not favored. It was not until 1711 (the fiftieth year of Kangxi) that Yongzheng gave birth to his first son, Qianlong. Within seven years, if physical reasons were excluded, it can be seen that Yongzheng did not favor her very much.
Then why did she suddenly become pregnant in 1711? Yongzheng "accidentally" fell in love with her?
According to historical records, Yongzheng suffered from a serious illness before this, which may have been an infectious disease. At that time, Niu Hulu from the palace personally went to take care of him and feed him. The decoction is also for feeding. This moved Yongzheng to death. Sometimes a man's heart is made of glass. You may not be beautiful or have much talent, but you gave me warmth when I was most uncomfortable. , then I will never forget you in my life.
So from then on, Yongzheng began to "love" Niu Hulu, and eventually made her pregnant. "The mother is as valuable as the son."
This Niu Hulu family finally gave birth to Hongli (Qianlong). Hongli was also very successful. When he was ten years old, he and his father Yongzheng came to the Peony Terrace of the Old Summer Palace with his grandfather Kangxi. A "cordial meeting". In this meeting, Xiao Hongli recited poems and danced with swords, which made his grandfather happy. Kangxi said at that time that Hongli was "a blessing more than I have"; he even claimed that his mother Niu Hulu The clan is a blessed person.
The title "Blessed Man" made Niu Hulu's worth a hundred times higher in the palace, and no one dared to look down on this "gege" anymore.
After Yongzheng ascended the throne, he first named her Concubine Xi, and later the Jin Dynasty named her Noble Concubine Xi.
However, there are still many doubts about whether she was promoted to "noble concubine", because the gold book of the canonization at that time cannot be found at all.
In any case, our "Ge Ge", who was not born in a high family, relied on her intelligence to eventually become one of the most powerful women in the harem, especially when her son Qianlong became the emperor. Later, he became even more prosperous and lived until he died at the age of 86.
Throughout her life, although the details of her promotion are not detailed in the official history, there are several points that are destined to her glory:
1. Treat her husband "sincerely", Just treat your husband well
2. Mother is more valuable than her son, so she can teach her son well
3. Be able to please her husband
Women in the Qing Dynasty had no status, and they had to rely on men to achieve status and dignity. Concubine Xi relied on her husband Yongzheng and son Hongli.
Concubine Xi came from a famous family and was the great-grandfather of Ye Bilong, one of the four ministers of the Kangxi Dynasty. And my great-grandfather was one of the five founding ministers of the Qing Dynasty in the early Qing Dynasty and the first general of the Later Jin Dynasty, Batulu Eyidu. However, Concubine Xi's father, Ling Zhu, had a low official status, and Yongzheng was only a Baylor at that time, so Concubine Xi had a unique reputation for more than ten years.
Concubine Xi's subsequent favor was closely related to the birth of her son Hongli.
On August 13, 1711 (the fiftieth year of Kangxi), Concubine Xi gave birth to the emperor’s fourth son, Hongli, in the Lama Temple. When Hongli was ten years old, he accompanied his father Yongzheng to serve Emperor Kangxi and held a banquet at the Peony Terrace of Old Summer Palace. Emperor Kangxi saw that his grandson Hongli was very intelligent and liked him very much. He took him to the palace to study and raised him personally, and called Hongli "a blessing." Yu"; Liang claimed that Concubine Xi was a blessed person. For this reason, Concubine Xi was even more favored by Yongzheng.
When Yongzheng ascended the throne as Emperor Yongzheng, he was first named Concubine Xi, and then promoted to Noble Concubine Xi.
In August 1723 (the first year of Yongzheng), Emperor Yongzheng secretly established the crown prince, wrote Hongli's name and placed it behind the "Upright and Bright" plaque in Qianqing Palace. Hongli ascended the throne at the age of twenty-five.
According to the decree of Emperor Yongzheng, the mother regards her son as the most noble, and the concubine Xi is named the empress dowager. Emperor Qianlong regarded her as the mother of the country and she must obey her words. Once the Queen Mother accidentally mentioned that there was an abandoned temple in the east of Shuntian Mansion that should be rebuilt. Emperor Qianlong immediately sent people to allocate funds for repairs, and warned the palace supervisors that they should know about anything in the future and should not let the Empress Dowager bother to make appointments. During Qianlong's reign, he accompanied the Empress Dowager on three tours to the south, three tours to the east, three tours to Wutai, and one tour to Zhongzhou. He also visited Dongling and hunted magnolias. On weekdays, he always stays with him, and on Wanshou Festival, he will lead the king and ministers to salute and celebrate. The sixtieth, seventieth and eighty celebrations are more grand each time. Especially on the 80th birthday of the Queen Mother, the 60-year-old emperor still danced in colorful clothes to celebrate the occasion. The Queen Mother enjoyed all the "blessing, wealth and longevity" in the world. Goodness lasts a lifetime.
Qianlong’s mother-in-law’s status in Yongzheng’s harem was not low. She was promoted step by step from princess to noble concubine.
Concubine Xi was the daughter of Lingzhu, the fourth-grade ceremonial officer. She was assigned to Yinzhen at the age of thirteen, and was called Gege, a woman with no status. At that time, Yinzhen's direct descendants were the Ulanala family, and the side Fujins were the Nian family and the Li family.
After Yongzheng succeeded to the throne, the direct descendants of Fujin were canonized as empresses, with Nian as the noble concubine and Li as the Qi concubine. Concubine Xi was named a concubine and ranked fourth in rank.
Previously, Concubine Xi gave birth to Hongli in the 50th year of Kangxi. It is said that Emperor Kangxi even received her and praised this unknown daughter-in-law as a blessed person.
In the third year of Yongzheng's reign, Concubine Nian became seriously ill and was promoted to Imperial Concubine before her death.
Concubine Qi was implicated by her son Hongshi and was never promoted. Hongshi died in the fifth year of Yongzheng's reign. It is said that he was sentenced to death.
In the eighth year of Yongzheng's reign, the Jin Dynasty granted the title of Imperial Concubine Xi. The queen died of illness in the ninth year of Yongzheng's reign. After that, Concubine Xi ranked first in the harem.
Hongzhou's biological mother, Geng, was also very popular in Qiandi. Yongzheng succeeded to the throne and granted the title of concubine Yu. In the eighth year of Yongzheng's reign, the Jin Dynasty granted her the title of Concubine Yu. In the second year of Qianlong's reign, Hongli honored her as the imperial concubine Huang Kaoyu. In the forty-third year of Qianlong's reign, Hongli honored her as the imperial concubine Huang Kaoyu. After her death, her posthumous title was Princess Chunyi.
After her son Hongli came to the throne, Concubine Xi was honored as the Empress Dowager. She lived until her death in the 42nd year of Qianlong at the age of 86. Buried in Taitung Tomb. She is indeed a blessed woman!
Concubine Xi of Yongzheng, Empress Xiaoshengxian, biological mother of Qianlong, is the prototype of Zhen Huan played by Sun Li in "The Legend of Zhen Huan". However, Concubine Xi in history did not have such a legendary life as Zhen Huan. If you are Fans of Huan Huan will definitely refresh their understanding of her after reading this article.
Empress Niu Colu of Xiaoshengxian was born in Xianghuangqi, Manchuria. She was the daughter of Lingzhu, a fourth-rank ceremonial officer. Her great-grandfather was Batu, one of the five founding ministers of the early Qing Dynasty. Lu.
When Niu Colu was thirteen years old, she was assigned to Yongzheng, who was still Baylor. Because her father's official position was not high, she was just a princess when she first entered the palace, and she had not been granted a title in more than ten years. Let's talk about the Qing Dynasty's low-level concubines also called "gege".
A few years later, Yongzheng was infected with an epidemic, which was very dangerous. Niu Colu took the risk of infection and took care of Yongzheng without taking off his clothes, and personally inspected the decoctions until Yongzheng recovered. After recovering, Yongzheng was grateful for her care and favored her. It was during that time that Niu Gulu gave birth to Hongli. However, Niu Gulu's family did not receive the title of Jin because of the birth of a son.
When Hongli was ten years old, he met Kangxi for the first time with his father. Kangxi saw that Hongli was talented and intelligent, and he liked him very much, so he took him to the palace to study and personally He raised her up and claimed that Hongli was more blessed than himself and that his mother, Niu Gulu, was a blessed woman. Because of Kangxi's compliment, Niu Colu's status in Prince Yong's Mansion was greatly improved.
After Yongzheng ascended the throne, he named Niu Gulu as Concubine Xi, and later as Concubine Xi.
After Qianlong succeeded to the throne, he was named the Empress Dowager.
Feudal society is a male-dominated society. History books record the deeds of the emperor, and historians only record the concubines when they are close to the center of power. Although Niu Gulu was the biological mother of Qianlong, there are still very few records about her palace career.
I am just sharing my personal views:
Niu Colu was a low-level concubine for more than ten years after entering the palace. After giving birth to Hongli, she was also a low-level concubine. Yongzheng didn't like this woman at all. It was entirely because Kangxi liked Hongli. With a polite compliment from Kangxi, she improved her status and attracted Yongzheng's attention.
It took seven years for Niu Colu to give birth to Hongli, but it was because of his diligence to Yongzheng that he had nothing to do in the following years. Although Yongzheng had fewer children, compared with Nian's four children in eight years and Qi's four children in nine years, it can be seen that Concubine Xi was not favored. Maybe Yongzheng favored her after recovering and then left her behind. .
Nine months after Qianlong ascended the throne, the minister in charge of the construction of the Western Tombs of the Qing Dynasty wrote to ask Qianlong "whether a place should be reserved for the Empress Dowager Niu Colu in the Tailing Underground Palace." Qianlong was undecided. Ask your mother for her opinion. After hearing this, Mrs. Niu Gulu refused. The reason was that she did not want to disturb the peace of Emperor Daxing. There was also a precedent of emperors and empresses having different acupoints, so there was no need to leave a place for her in the Tailing Underground Palace.
In ancient times, concubines were lucky enough to be buried with the emperor, but she gave up the opportunity even though she had the opportunity. This indirectly proves that she did not live a good life during Yongzheng's lifetime, and she was not willing to share the same cave with Yongzheng after his death. . Perhaps it was because Qianlong was dependent on his mother when he was young and knew his mother's hardships and hardships that he was particularly filial to his mother after he ascended the throne.
To sum up, Niu Colu was given the title of concubine not because of Yongzheng’s favor, but because she gave birth to a useful son!
Concubine Xi is a character who has appeared in many movies and TV dramas. Qianlong’s biological mother, Zhen Huan in "The Legend of Zhen Huan", Niu Hulu, her father Ling Zhu, is a royal concubine in the palace. The fourth grade ceremony. According to her background, she is not qualified to marry a prince and become a blessing. For example, the third elder brother Yunzhi's blessing is Dong E's. His ancestor is one of the five founding ministers and one of the eight great families in Manchuria. This is far behind their family. of.
Moreover, in the early Qing Dynasty, the personal system among the Eight Banners still had a great influence. As a personal person, all the people and finances in the family belonged to the owner of the prince, so his family It is very common for a daughter to work as a maid in a prince's palace. This is the case for Nian Gengyao's sister. She entered Prince Yong's palace as a maid as a human being. Later, she was favored by Yongzheng and became his concubine. Niu Hulu also had the same fate. She worked as a maid in Prince Yong's Mansion at first, but because she took great care of Yinzhen who was ill, he took her in. However, it is estimated that her beauty was not that outstanding, and her background was not that good. Very high, so she still stayed in the mansion as a low-level concubine (Gege) until Yongzheng ascended the throne. Fortunately, Niu Hulu gave birth to a good son, Qianlong, who was not only loved by Yongzheng, but also favored by the old emperor in Kangxi's later years. This was the most important foundation for her to be able to take charge of the harem in the future.
In the eighth year of Yongzheng's reign, Concubine Xi was canonized as Noble Concubine Xi. At this time, her son Hongli had grown up, and his talents and knowledge were outstanding among his elder brothers. Yongzheng Although he adopted a secret method of establishing a harem, he had already been regarded as his future successor. However, Yongzheng's own Empress Xiao Jingxian was already getting weaker and weaker and needed a capable person to take charge of the harem. Niu Hulu On the one hand, mother is more valuable than her son, on the other hand, Concubine Nian, whom Yongzheng liked, had passed away long ago. At that time, she was the most senior and most suitable person in the harem. Her transformation from a royal princess to a noble concubine was mainly due to opportunities and luck.
Many people know Concubine Xi from the drama about palace battles in which the parents are mischievous and calculating. Reality is not as bloody as TV dramas. The real Concubine Xi neither likes fighting nor playing tricks. She is tall and strong, broad-minded and fat. All good luck comes to her by herself.
This is in line with the old saying: Sometimes life must be there, but if life doesn’t exist, don’t force it.
Concubine Xi was from a relatively humble background, her father was only a fourth-rank official. When she first entered Prince Yong's palace, she was just a princess - this princess was not a princess, not the emperor's daughter, but a low-level concubine.
But then, Concubine Xi began a life of cheating. The reason for cheating was because she gave birth to a good son, Hongli, who was loved by everyone, whose beer cap jumped off his head when he saw her, and whose car tires automatically blew out when he saw her. That is the later Emperor Qianlong.
When Hongli was very young, he was particularly loved by his imperial grandfather Kangxi, who took him into the palace and trained him carefully. Later, Kangxi did two more things: one was to find someone to tell Qianlong's fortune, and the second was to visit Prince Yong's Mansion and personally read the fortune of Hongli's biological mother.
The result is that Qianlong was a very blessed person, and his blessing even surpassed that of Kangxi; Qianlong's biological mother was also a blessed person.
The profound connotations of these two things are self-evident.
Later Prince Yong succeeded to the throne and became Emperor Yongzheng. Although Yongzheng did not choose the princes, all the ministers knew that the future emperor would be Prince Bao Hongli.
Under such circumstances, Hongli's biological mother naturally rose through the ranks to become a noble concubine.
After Qianlong succeeded to the throne, Concubine Xi was naturally promoted to empress dowager. This old lady is indeed a blessed person. She is strong and broad-minded, and she has been traveling, eating, drinking and having fun with Qianlong. Every time Qianlong went to Jiangnan, she was never left behind.
The key is that she lived a long life and lived to be 86 years old. It can be said that he lived a happy life and enjoyed all the glory and wealth in the world.
Among the many concubines in the Qing Palace, Concubine Xi was a special existence. It can be said that the TV series "The Legend of Zhen Huan" made this woman who was forgotten by history popular again and made her a household name. However, the play describes Concubine Xi as growing up from an inexperienced girl to a vicious woman who is good at maneuvering, defeating Concubine Hua, overthrowing the queen, and finally becoming a mother to the world and gaining supreme honor. This is inconsistent with the real history. There are discrepancies.
The concubine Xi in history had an ordinary appearance, an ordinary family background, and mediocre qualifications. She was not as scheming as in the TV series. Compared with Emperor Yongzheng's infinitely admirable affection for Queen Uranala and Concubine Nian, her importance to Emperor Yongzheng is extremely weak. She achieved a magnificent turn entirely with the help of her wonderful son.
Concubine Xi was born in the 31st year of Kangxi's reign. Her surname was Niu Hulu, and she was a native of Xianghuang Banner in Manchuria. The Niu Hulu surname was one of the most prominent families in the Qing Dynasty. It produced many celebrities, queens, imperial concubines, ministers, etc. He Shen, who is well known to us, was also one of them.
Empress Xiao Zhaoren is the distant aunt of Concubine Xi, and her grandfather was also the first contributor to the founding of the Qing Dynasty. Concubine Xi's great-grandfather was E Yi Teng, and they were both cousins. Er Yidu once said to his aunt: "How can a man be born in this world and end up in mediocrity? I will definitely establish my merits and vow not to let my aunt worry." He followed Nurhachi in battles everywhere without any defeat.
In order to thank Eyidu, Nurhaci married all his sisters and daughters to him in one go.
Concubine Xi’s great-grandfather also had an incompetent life. Concubine Xi's father, Ling Zhu, once served in the Ministry of Etiquette. He was a post-officer to the fourth rank of ceremony. He was a military official in the capital and could only be regarded as a mid-level official. As for Concubine Xi, it was just that she was not of noble birth, and her appearance was average.
In the forty-eighth year of Kangxi, Concubine Xi was 13 years old and entered the palace to participate in the draft. After being selected, Emperor Kangxi gave her fourth elder brother Yinzhen the title of Princess. "Gege" was a low-status concubine in the palace.
However, the selected beauties are not necessarily the beauties who are "shy of the moon and the geese". Don't be confused by the word "beautiful girl". The criteria for public drafts in the Qing Dynasty were firstly moral character and secondly family status. It can be said that they had nothing to do with appearance. When accepting the selection, the show girls must wear a large flag dress. It is strictly forbidden to wear fashions that expose the body, let alone tight clothes that show off a good figure. Therefore, the emperor also had a helpless moment: there were really not many beautiful beauties in the harem.
Regarding the appearance of Imperial Concubine Niu Hulu, you can refer to the "Portrait of Empress Xiaoshengxian in Court Dress". In the painting, the old lady has a long face, a wide mouth and big ears, tall and bright cheekbones, a broad and full forehead, and a round chin. There is meat. This is a portrait of her in costume painted by Emperor Qianlong on her sixtieth birthday. Such a face is definitely a blessing, but it cannot be said to be beautiful. Therefore, Yinzhen didn't treat her very well and allowed her to stay in the palace as a concubine for many years.
History Niu Hulu, the imperial concubine of Shangxi, was not the one Yongzheng loved, but she was a blessed person. Some people may ask, where does happiness come from? First, she met the right emperor who was not a womanizer and did not judge people by their appearance, otherwise it would be difficult to have a chance to turn over; second, character determines fate, and Niu Hulu's virtuous and virtuous character allowed her to seize the opportunity to change the situation at this time. .
Give birth to a son and a half daughter.
Until the forty-ninth year of Kangxi, Yinzhen was seriously ill with an infectious disease. The other wives and concubines were afraid of being infected and did not dare to come near to serve him. , hiding for a while is a temporary thing. At this time, Mrs. Niu Hulu stood up and went to take care of Yinzhen in person, guarding him day and night, doing his best, cooking soup and boiling medicine.
Yinzhen was very moved and reexamined the "Gege" who took care of him wholeheartedly, and gradually developed a good impression of Niu Hulu. It was during this period that Yinzhen often went to Niu Hulu's dormitory. After several contacts, she actually became pregnant. The next year, she gave birth to a boy, named Hongli.
Since then, the fate of Niu Hulu has undergone earth-shaking changes!
In the sixty-first year of Kangxi, this was the year when mother and son Niu Hulu and Hongli faced major changes in their lives.
In his later years, Kangxi also wanted to enjoy family happiness with his children, with his son's filial piety and his son's company. However, his sons were engaged in intrigues and competing for the throne, which made him exhausted both mentally and physically and often felt lonely.
He had 35 sons, 20 daughters, and 97 grandchildren in his life. There are so many children and grandchildren, some of whom he has never even met. Yinzhen knew what his father, Emperor Kangxi, was thinking. When the peonies were blooming in the Old Summer Palace, he invited Emperor Kangxi to come to his home to enjoy the peonies. Emperor Kangxi readily agreed.
Emperor Kangxi came to the Old Summer Palace, drank wine and admired the flowers, and felt very comfortable. This was another rare relaxing family gathering. Yinzhen lost no time in asking Emperor Kangxi to meet his son, and Emperor Kangxi nodded in agreement.
Soon, Emperor Kangxi fell in love with the handsome and generous Hongli at first sight among his many grandchildren. Hongli was 12 years old at this time. This was the first time he met his grandfather, but he was not afraid or reserved. Instead, he introduced himself gracefully, talked about his lessons, and even recited "The Story of Love Lotus".
Based on countless experiences of reading people, Emperor Kangxi felt that this child Hongli was different, and couldn't help praising Hongli, saying that Hongli's "blessings will always be passed on".
Soon, Kangxi came to the Old Summer Palace again and announced that he would take Hongli to the palace to personally raise and teach him. Among the 97 grandsons of Emperor Kangxi, only the eldest son of the crown prince, Hongxi, was once raised in the palace, and Hongxi is likely to be the future heir to the throne. Hongli was just an ordinary grandson of the emperor. Yinzhen was surprised by Kangxi's decision, but this was by no means a bad thing. So, Yinzhen sent someone to send Hongli to the palace.
Hongli lived with Emperor Kangxi for half a year, not only accompanying Emperor Kangxi, but also exercising his talents. Every time Emperor Kangxi discussed important government affairs with his ministers, he would ask Hongli to listen, and Hongli would carefully remember everything in his mind.
Emperor Kangxi taught Hongli archery, and Hongli was very good at it, achieving hundreds of hits. Once, Emperor Kangxi took Hongli to participate in the annual hunting activity. Emperor Kangxi shot a bear with a gun, and immediately ordered Hongli to shoot a second shot, so that Hongli would win the reputation of "catching a bear at the first siege". Hongli was about to mount his horse and shoot again, but the bear suddenly stood up and rushed towards Hongli. Emperor Kangxi quickly shot the bear to death.
Emperor Kangxi believed more in Hongli's good fortune and destiny, so he became more favored by him. After returning from hunting, Emperor Kangxi named Niu Hulu, Hongli's biological mother. Niu Hulu was born in the draft. Due to his ordinary family background and mediocre appearance, Emperor Kangxi did not take a closer look at the time and assigned him to Yinzhen to be the princess.
Some people say that Kangxi passed the throne to Yongzheng because he liked Hongli and wanted Hongli to inherit the throne. The authenticity of the matter has been difficult to verify.
However, the fate of the Niu Hulu family was indeed greatly changed by Hongli.
After Emperor Yongzheng came to the throne, Niu Hulu became a concubine in the palace from a concubine in the palace, and her status was no longer what it used to be. But Queen Uranala and Concubine Nian are still there, and she is not the master of the harem yet.
In the third year of Yongzheng's reign, Concubine Nian died of illness, and Concubine Xi was promoted to the second-largest person in the palace. But Emperor Yongzheng transferred his feelings for Concubine Nian to her son Fuhui. At this time, Hongli was not his father's favorite son. Emperor Yongzheng published the "Book Collection", with 45 books on bamboo paper and 19 books on cotton paper, and rewarded them to the prince, his younger brother and ministers. Fuhui was the only one among the princes to receive a cotton paper book, and the reward standard was higher than that of Hongli.
Unfortunately, Fu Hui died of illness three months later. Emperor Yongzheng was very sad and buried Fuhui as a prince. At this time, Hongli, who was over 18 years old, was not even a beizi. Even after Emperor Qianlong ascended the throne, he was still brooding about this matter and lamented: The Eighth Prince back then was really the favorite of Emperor Kao.
In the eighth year of Yongzheng's reign, Concubine Xi was promoted to Concubine Xi, and her status in the harem was second only to the queen. Kangxi said that Niu Hulu was a "blessed person", and indeed he was. The following year, Queen Uranala died of illness. At this time, one of the middle palaces in the harem was empty, and the other imperial concubine was empty, so Concubine Xi naturally became the master of the harem and led the harem.
In the thirteenth year of Yongzheng's reign, Emperor Yongzheng passed away. Concubine Xi was 44 years old, and the chamberlain announced that Hongli had ascended the throne. Shortly after Qianlong ascended the throne, he named his mother, Concubine Xi, the Empress Dowager, and called her "Empress Dowager Chongqing".
After Qianlong ascended the throne, in her life of more than 40 years, she not only had the "sight" of "extreme prosperity and a very filial son", but also could go to the "distant place", many times with Emperor Qianlong travel. Concubine Xi can be called the happiest harem woman in Chinese history.
Concubine Xi was from a low-born "Ge Ge" and had mediocre qualifications, but she was blessed with great fortune, longevity and wealth. "Fu", she was a "blessed person" appointed by Emperor Kangxi, and lived in the "prosperity of Kangxi and Qianlong"; "Mother is more valuable than her son", she became a concubine in the palace from a concubine in the palace, and was later awarded the title of Filial Saint Xian by the Jin Dynasty Queen; "Lu", her son Emperor Qianlong, she enjoyed all the glory and wealth in her life; "Shou", she lived 86 years, 17 years longer than Emperor Kangxi, 28 years longer than Emperor Yongzheng, longer than her The oldest son, Emperor Qianlong, lived only 3 years less.
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A mother is more valuable than a son, because in the first year of Yongzheng's reign, Hongli was secretly appointed as the crown prince. As his biological mother, the reason why he could go from Princess Princess to Concubine Xi , and then to Concubine Xi, she undoubtedly took advantage of her son.
Concubine Xi was just a princess in Prince Yong’s Mansion at first, and was not very favored. After Yongzheng ascended the throne, she was named Concubine Xi. After the death of the queen, she was promoted to Concubine Xi. After Yongzheng’s death, she was granted the title As the Queen Mother, she enjoys all the glory and wealth with her son, just because she gave birth to a good son.
Yongzheng had relatively few heirs. Among his sons at that time, the only ones who had the ability to compete for the throne were Hongshi, Hongli, and Hongzhou. In terms of origin, the other two biological mothers were Han Chinese. , and Hongli was the only son born to a Manchu concubine. In terms of personal ability, Hongshi had no brains. He got involved with the Eighth Master, which completely angered Yongzheng and adopted him as his son. However, Hongzhou acted absurdly, It is said that he often organized funerals for himself, so although Yongzheng secretly established the throne, Hongli was already the default heir at that time. Therefore, the status of Concubine Xi also increased along with her son. It was a typical case of mother being more valuable than son.
Once Yinzhen was infected with the epidemic, Niu Hulu was not afraid of infection and took care of him without taking off his clothes. Yinzhen was very moved, so he showed great favor to her after she recovered from her illness. Soon after, when Niu Hulu was nineteen years old, she gave birth to Hongli.
Hongli was talented and intelligent, and could understand poetry and calligraphy at a glance. His grandfather, Emperor Kangxi, liked him very much and often took him to his side to train him personally. Niu Hulu was even more favored by Yongzheng because of the birth of this son. After Yongzheng ascended the throne, he immediately named Niu Hulu as Concubine Xi, and eight years later promoted her to Noble Concubine Xi. From then on, the Niu Hulu family became the actual power in the harem in the late Yongzheng Dynasty.
In the thirteenth year of Yongzheng's reign, Yinzhen died of illness. Concubine Xi's son Hongli ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, and Niu Hulu was honored as empress dowager. She enjoyed all the glory and wealth in her life and died at the age of eighty-six. In history, she was called Queen Xiaoshengxian.