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Empress Xiaoyi Chun Wei Jia was Qianlong's concubine. After Qianlong's death, she was buried with him as a noble concubine and was later posthumously named queen. Although she may not be the most favored and important woman in Qianlong's heart, there is no doubt that as Jiaqing's mother, Wei Jia played a decisive role in the harem at that time.
Portrait of Wei Jia, Empress Xiaoyichun
Wei Jia, Empress Xiaoyichun, was originally a Han nationality and entered the palace as a palace maid. With her beautiful appearance and kind character, Wei Jia became a She stood out among the beauties in the harem and was deeply loved by Qianlong. Six years after entering the palace, she was named a noblewoman and became the emperor's concubine. Qianlong gave Wei Jia the name "Ling Fei", which means beauty and kindness in ancient Chinese. This shows that in Qianlong's heart, Ling Fei was a woman as beautiful, pure and kind as pure jade.
In the 13th year of Qianlong's reign, the Ulanara clan, which succeeded the deceased Empress Xiaoxian Chun, was relegated to the cold palace. After that, Qianlong never established a queen, and her concubine took charge of the harem, although she did not have the legitimate title of queen. , but she has become an unnamed "Queen", and this status has lasted for ten years. Another special feature of your concubine is her promising belly. She gave birth to 6 children for Qianlong. Among them, the fifteenth son of the emperor was established as the prince and later succeeded to the throne, that is, Emperor Jiaqing. In that era when mother was valued more than her son, your concubine's status was self-evident.
Although your concubine is known as Wei Jia, the pure empress of Xiaoyi in history, she did not enjoy the treatment of a queen. According to legend, Qianlong originally wanted to make his concubine his queen, but she unfortunately passed away and did not get the title of empress while she was alive. To make up for it, Qianlong posthumously named her empress Xiaoyi Chun, which fulfilled her wish. Bar. How did Empress Xiaoyi Chun die?
Empress Xiaoyi Chun (1727-1775), surnamed Wei Jia (original surname Wei, originally belonged to the Zhenghuang Banner of the Han Army, later carried the flag into Manchuria and set up the Yellow Banner, and changed her surname to Wei Jia), Concubine of Emperor Qianlong and biological mother of Emperor Jiaqing.
Portrait of Empress Xiao Yi Chun
Empress Xiao Yi Chun was born as a palace maid, but she enjoyed great honor and favor in the harem. In the 30th year of Qianlong's reign, she became an imperial concubine. At this time, Empress Xiaoxian Chun had died, and Empress Nala (the successor of Emperor Chun) also fell out of favor and was relegated to the cold palace. Emperor Qianlong never established a queen again, so Wei Jia took charge of the six palaces as an imperial concubine and acted as queen on her behalf. He became the unnamed but powerful master of the harem for 10 years. During the Qianlong dynasty, Wei Jia was the concubine who gave birth to the most children for Emperor Qianlong, and was also one of the concubines who gave birth to the most children in the Qing Dynasty.
Then how did Queen Xiaoyi Chun die? Is her death related to these children? In the 21st year of Qianlong's reign, Queen Xiaoyi Chun gave birth to the seventh daughter of the emperor. In the 29th year of Qianlong's reign, this daughter was assigned to Lawang Dorji, the grandson of Prince Chaoyong Celing. The seventh daughter was named Princess Gu Lun and married off. At this time, Wei Jia was only the imperial concubine, but the seventh daughter of the emperor enjoyed the honor of the queen's daughter. On the tenth day of the first lunar month of the forty year, the seventh daughter of the emperor died at the age of 20. Wei Jia passed away on the 19th day after the death of her eldest daughter. Perhaps Wei Jia's death was caused by the early death of her daughter.
Empress Xiaoyi Chun had four sons and two daughters in her life. Four of the children grew up, and two sons died in infancy. The early death of the eldest daughter was the final blow to Empress Xiaoyi Chun. It was the concentrated outbreak of these blows that caused Empress Xiaoyichun to die nineteen days after the death of her eldest daughter. This was the cause of death of Queen Hyo Yi-chun. The remains of Empress Xiaoyi Chun
Empress Xiaoyi Chun, whose real surname was Wei, was a native of Manchuria after becoming a bannerman of the Han Dynasty, and changed her surname to Wei Jia. She was born in the fifth year of Yongzheng (1727) and entered the palace in the tenth year of Qianlong (1745). , had four sons and two daughters, and was also the biological mother of Emperor Jiaqing. He died in the 40th year of Qianlong's reign (1775) and was posthumously named empress. He was favored by Emperor Qianlong throughout his life, and the character "Ling" in his emblem was taken from the ancient saying "beautiful".
Statue of Empress Xiao Yi Chun
In 1928, 153 years after the death of Empress Xiao Yi Chun, Sun Dianying, a certain minister of the National Revolutionary Army, became unjust and planned a conspiracy while on the way to suppress bandits. An earth-shattering tomb robbery, which later became known as the "Aventurine Robbery".
Sun Dianying and his men spent seven days and seven nights using brutal methods to break into the Dongling Underground Palace and looted all the gold, silver and jewelry.
After the Dongling robbery, in August of that year, Emperor Puyi sent ministers to carry out the aftermath of the tomb. During this process, the ministers were surprised to find a well-preserved female body in the ruins. , it had not decayed after more than a hundred years, and was later confirmed to be the remains of Empress Xiaoyi Chun. A large number of records about this matter were found in the diaries of the officials involved in the sorting task.
Officials mostly mentioned in their diaries that the remains of Empress Xiao Yi Chun were "recognizable and had a smile on their faces". There was nothing special about the burial place of Queen Xiao Yi Chun, but when the officials discovered it, The bodies had fallen outside the coffin, and there were six people buried in the same underground palace as Queen Chun. Except for Queen Chun Xiaoyi, the rest were all turned into bones. This incident surprised people at the time, and it was even said that Queen Xiaoyi Chun had Buddha nature.
The mystery of the long-lasting immortality of Empress Xiaoyi Chun’s remains has not been scientifically explained until modern times, and it always makes people amazed every time it is mentioned. The corpse of Empress Xiaoyi Chun is incorruptible
Qingtai’s daughter Wei Jia entered the palace and was favored by the emperor and made a noble lady. Because she was young, beautiful, smart and sensible, the emperor asked her to manage the harem when the Sixth Palace had no owner. Later, she naturally became the queen of Xiaoyi.
Portrait of Empress Xiao Yi Chun
However, the tomb of Queen Xiao Yi Chun was later stolen, which attracted the attention of future generations. When archaeologists came to see the tomb of Queen Xiao Yi Chun, , unexpectedly found that the body of Queen Xiaoyi Chun was not rotten, and her appearance was still the same as before, and she couldn't help but be surprised.
In fact, the decay of the corpse is the result of the reproduction of putrefactive bacteria, but Wei Jiashi does not eat much meat all year round, only vegetables, fruits, mushrooms and other foods. These things are not conducive to the reproduction of putrefactive bacteria. This should be Xiaoyi One of the reasons why the body of the Pure Queen does not rot.
Moreover, there is a kind of medicine that can prevent diseases in the things that Queen Xiaoyi Chun often eats. She often makes soup or makes tea and drinks it. Over time, it accumulates in the body bit by bit. This kind of medicine can Allows cells to grow normally and inhibits the reproduction and growth of spoilage bacteria. This is the second reason why Queen Xiaoyi’s body does not rot.
Empress Xiaoyi Chun was deeply loved by the emperor at that time, so after her death, things were placed in the coffin to prevent the body from decaying, and a large number of jewelry and jades were also placed in it, which not only played an antiseptic role , and jewelry and jade products also play a role in cooling the body. The place where Queen Xiaoyi was placed was also specially selected. This cemetery is relatively cold and dry, which ensures that the temperature inside the coffin is very low. Her coffin was also specially selected and built, and it was very closed, so it was isolated. The entry of outside air. Under these factors, Queen Xiaoyichun was able to remain incorruptible. Queen Xiaoyi Chun raises the flag
Queen Xiaoyi Chun Wei Jia was Qianlong’s concubine and the third queen during the Qianlong period. Although she did not receive the title of queen when she was alive, she was in charge of the harem. For more than ten years, she had an important influence on Qianlong, so she was posthumously named Queen Xiaoyi Chun after her death. People familiar with history should know that the Wei Jia family was originally from the Han nationality. After Queen Xiaoyi Chun raised the flag, she added the character "Jia" to her surname Wei and became the Wei Jia family. She entered the palace as a palace maid and eventually became the master of the Sixth Palace.
Portrait of Empress Xiao Yi Chun
Later generations have many theories about the story of Queen Xiao Yi Chun raising the flag. One said it was decided before she died, another said it was because she was not qualified to be a queen due to her background, or Qianlong wanted to understand her last wish, or Qianlong wanted to compensate her for being an unknown queen. After her death, in order to give her the title of queen, they raised the flag to improve the status of her and their family to meet the basic conditions for becoming a queen.
At present, there is no sufficient historical data to explain when Queen Xiaoyi Chun raised the flag, but there is no doubt that as a Han maid, she can be favored by the emperor and given the title of imperial edict. After the death of the second queen, she took charge of the affairs of the harem. She was eventually buried in the royal mausoleum and was posthumously named queen. In addition to her beautiful appearance, Wei Jia must have been outstanding. Her life was truly legendary.
According to legend, after Queen Xiaoyi raised the flag, her family status was also improved, from the straight yellow flag to the bordered yellow flag. There were only two cases of general flag-raising in the history of the Qing Dynasty. Perhaps this had something to do with the fact that Jiaqing, Wei Jia's son, was secretly established as the prince.