Speaking of the most tragic mother-son duo in the Qianlong harem, they are the mother and son of the successor Nala and the twelfth prince Yongcang. Of these two people, one is the empress of the Qing Dynasty, and the other is the queen of the Qing Dynasty. The legitimate son of the Qing emperor finally met a miserable end, which is really sad!
On April 25, the seventeenth year of Qianlong’s reign, Nala gave birth to her twelfth elder brother Yong Cang in Yikun Palace. The birth of Yong Cang was of great significance to Nala. This is the first child she has given birth to, and he is also a legitimate son, which is of great significance to the stability of her position as queen.
More importantly, Emperor Qianlong highly respected the eldest son inheritance system in selecting successors. At the beginning, the second elder brother Yonglian and the seventh elder brother Yongcong born to Empress Xiaoxian were both Qianlong's internal candidates for the crown prince, but unfortunately these two princes were not lucky and died early, taking their mother, Queen Xiaoxian, with them.
Therefore, after the birth of the twelfth elder brother Yong Cang, the Nala family knew very well that Yong Cang was the most promising prince to inherit the throne of the Qing Dynasty. Later, the Nala family gave birth to the fifth princess and the thirteenth elder brother Yongjing. However, these two children died young, and only Yongjing survived. However, this was enough for Nala.
The sky is unpredictable, and people are prone to misfortunes and blessings. This is never an empty saying. Since the 21st year of Qianlong's reign, the imperial concubine officially rose to prominence in the Qianlong harem. Within ten years, she gave birth to six children for Emperor Qianlong. Her position also reached the rank of imperial concubine (Lingguifei), and her position was close to that of her successor Nala. This made her Nala was sitting on pins and needles.
In the first half of the 30th year of Qianlong's reign, Emperor Qianlong began his fourth southern tour. On the way, the famous hair-cut incident occurred. There are many theories about the reasons for hair-cut, including Some said that Qianlong visited romantic places and wanted to bring prostitutes back to the harem. Some said that Qianlong wanted to promote his concubine to the rank of imperial concubine, but the Nala family could not accept it, so they chose to cut off their hair.
However, facts have proven that neither of these two reasons seems to be the real reason for Nala's amazing move. As a man from a family of Eight Banners in Manchuria, how could Nala not know the outcome and consequences of this move? as a result of? Therefore, there must be something that completely touched the interests of the Nala family. The author speculates that it may have a lot to do with the appointment of the crown prince. Although Yongyan was only seven years old at the time, he had been allowed to enter the family banquet by his father, Emperor Qianlong. It can be said that He is the most favored prince.
In any case, Nala fell into the abyss completely in this incident, and of course, her son Yongxuan, the twelfth prince, was taken with him.
From then on, Yong Cang was no longer loved by his father, Emperor Qianlong. Emperor Qianlong not only randomly found him a Fujin in Mongolia, but also never gave Yong Cang any favors until Yong Cang died of illness in the 41st year of Qianlong's reign. Regardless of any title or reward, Yongxu died young at the age of 24, leaving the world with endless regrets.
So, where was Yongxun buried after his death?
In this regard, it is recorded in the "Huidian of the Qing Dynasty" that after Yongxun died of illness, Emperor Qianlong built a separate garden bed for him 100 meters southwest of the Prince's Mausoleum, but the wall of this garden bed was It is only 49 feet, while the wall of Prince Duanhui’s garden reaches 130 feet. This shows that the regulations for Yongxang’s garden are low. What’s even more unexpected is that Yongxu was buried according to the etiquette of entering the Eight Fen Gong, that is to say , in the heart of Emperor Qianlong, Yong Cang was just a member of the clan.
Reference materials: "Manuscripts of Qing History", "Qing Facts" and "Qing Huidian"