In the court, everyone is a pawn of the scheme, and the disputes in "The Legend of Zhen Huan" are even more complicated. The reason why Zhen Huan is favored is ostensibly because of the "Wanyun Kind", but digging deeper into the history behind it, we found that this is just one of the big chess games of power scheme. The fate of the entire harem may have been foreshadowed in the fate of Empress Chunyuan.
Empress Chunyuan is depicted as the emperor's white moonlight, but her fate is destined to be closely tied to the pattern of the harem. Imagine if Empress Chunyuan hadn't passed away, how would the entire harem be different?Will her beauty really bring peace and prosperity to the palace?Perhaps, everything is only superficial, and the truth may be even darker. Yi Xiu used to be a hopeful existence in the palace.
At the beginning of her marriage, she was promised that as long as she gave birth to a son, she would become a wife. But her status as a concubine doomed her to be unable to surpass the status of her wife. This seemingly peaceful palace was in turmoil because of a will.
Zhen Huan's entry not only broke the original balance, but also ignited the fire of jealousy in Yi Xiu's heart. At the time of the arrival of Empress Chunyuan, Yi Xiu was already in the position of side Fujin, only one step away from his wife. However, the arrival of her sister dashed all her expectations.
Between concubines and concubines, the status gap already exists. Yi Xiu has not received the attention of the family since he was a child, and after marrying into the palace, he thought that he could become a regular, but he fell into uneasiness again because of Zhen Huan's arrival. Yi Xiu was disgruntled, and her plan succeeded, causing her sister and her sister's children to disappear in her silent layout.
The cause of Empress Chunyuan's death gradually surfaced in the game of conspiracy. The Queen Mother's plan is far more deliberate than it seems. The Queen Mother wanted her son to ascend to the throne, and in order to ensure the smooth inheritance of power, she sent her niece.
In this way, the palace not only has the eldest son, but also has a concubine, building a double guarantee. Chunyuan's life and death were not the most important thing in the eyes of the Queen Mother, as long as she captured the emperor's heart before Yi Xiu gave birth, it was enough. And Chunyuan eventually became a victim of this power game.
In the shadow of the scheme, the women of the palace became pawns of the schemers. Empress Chunyuan's gentleness and kindness seemed so fragile in the memories of the Queen Mother. And the women of the ancient eunuch families, although they had a noble status, lacked the most basic freedom.
Yi Xiu's status as a concubine and jealousy of his sister eventually pushed the entire palace into a tragedy. In "The Legend of Zhen Huan", the power and tragedy of the palace are intertwined, which makes people think deeply. Under the scheming, the fate of women was held hostage, and women in ancient times were often the victims of scheming.
This historical picture scroll has given profound inspiration to future generations, reminding us to cherish the equal status of women in contemporary society and stay away from the shadow of power and calculation. The tragedy of Empress Chunyuan also makes people reflect on the distortion and helplessness of human nature in the whirlpool of power and conspiracy. In the court's conspiracy game, each character has their own destiny, and these fates are intertwined into an intricate picture.