Mrs. Qi was originally a beautiful concubine favored by Han Gaozu. She is good-looking, empathetic, and deeply favored by Han Gaozu. However, after Liu Bang's death, Mrs. Qi's fate took a sharp turn - she was made into a human by Empress Dowager Lu!
In the face of such a cruel fate, why did Mrs. Qi endure the humiliation and burden and not choose to end up with her life?What a cruel court struggle is hidden behind this!
We can't help but ask, what kind of sin did a gentle and beautiful concubine commit to suffer such a bad fate?There were many intricate palace battles involved, and finally the tragic end of Mrs. Qi's life was achieved.
Empress Lü, formerly known as Lü Pheasant, was just a virtuous and obedient wife.
At first, when he married Liu Bang, the head of the small pavilion, Lu Pheasant was humble and docile, devoted to his husband and children, and was very favored by Liu Bang. Even after Liu Bang became emperor, she did not participate in politics too much, and only occasionally gave a few tactful suggestions.
However, all this changed after a mockery by the Xiongnu Shan Yu. Liu Bang's weak reaction deeply stung Empress Lu's self-esteem. She realized that if she didn't do it herself, her position would be difficult to protect in this troubled world.
Since then, Empress Lü's power has grown, and she has delegated power to the inner court and monitored the ministers of the court. By the time Liu Bang was seriously ill, Empress Lu's power had penetrated into every corner of the court, and she leaned towards the government and the opposition, and finally became the de facto hostess of the Han Dynasty.
How can a meek and virtuous wife transform into a ruthless and cruel empress in the baptism of court power?All kinds of signs indicate that this long road of power accumulation will inevitably pave a lot of blood and ashes.
If Empress Lu is the embodiment of palace power, then Mrs. Qi is like a warm spring breeze in the court.
She is beautiful and gentle, empathetic, and deeply favored by Han Gaozu. In the face of Mrs. Qi's innocence and kindness, Han Gaozu's temperament gradually softened, and his handling of political affairs became more lenient.
However, in the eyes of Empress Lu, Mrs. Qi's kindness and gentleness turned into a conspiracy of power. She was keenly aware that Madame Qi might influence Han Gaozu's decision to establish the crown prince. This aroused her political suspicions, and the idea of getting rid of Mrs. Qi came to mind.
How can the kindness of a concubine cause the political suspicion of the empress?What is the intricate undercurrent of the palace behind this?There is only one thing in the signs: there are countless undercurrents brewing under the sunshine of the court.
Faced with the cruel fate of being made alive, why did Mrs. Qi endure the humiliation and not choose to end up with her life?
Various reasons intertwine her despair and helplessness on the verge of life and death. She also loves her son deeply and worries that suicide will bring something bad to himShe is also well aware of the cruelty of the court, for fear that her death will implicate the whole family;In addition, her gentle and kind personality makes it difficult for her to make up her mind to break herself.
Under this kind of despair and helplessness, she can't bear to take her own life, she can only be slaughtered and humiliated silently!All kinds of anxieties are intertwined at this moment of her choice, highlighting the tragedy of the fate of a palace maid under the ravages of court power.
It can be said that the fate of Madame Qi is a microcosm of the women of the ancient court when they faced the ravages of power.
They may be beautiful and kind, or they may be wise, but they cannot escape the tragedy of being used as a tool in the struggle for power. If you are not careful, you will be ruthlessly beaten into a desperate situation and face a cruel choice of life and death.
What is contained in it is the helpless fate of countless women in the ancient court who were ruined by power struggles. Only women who are truly away from the whirlpool of power can truly see the darkness and sinister behind it.
The tragic fate of Mrs. Qi being subdued reveals the cruelty and darkness of the power struggle in the ancient harem. We see that a beautiful and weak woman cannot escape the tragedy of being ravaged as a tool of power. In this matter, not only did Mrs. Qi suffer alone, but also highlighted the cruelty and ruthlessness of Empress Lu as a woman in the struggle for power.
There is only one thing to tell: the quest for power is never clean. Only women who return to the true nature of humanity and stay away from the whirlpool of power are real confidants.
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