It is often said that the emperor's harem is 3,000 beauties. Although it is only an imaginary number, it also proves that there are not a few women in the court.
If you are lucky, you may be a concubine, and if you are unlucky, you will not only not be favored by the emperor, but you will also be excluded and bullied by other concubines because of your position.
However, during the Qianlong period, there was a concubine who was seventy-eight years old but was still summoned by Qianlong, why is this? You must know that in recent years, Qianlong has won the title of "scum dragon" again, is the charm of this concubine so great?
This concubine is Qianlong's Concubine Yu, and he is better known as the biological mother of the fifth elder brother Yongqi. However, her treatment at the court was not so good.
When Qianlong was still Hongli, Concubine Yu was already one of the characters in his house, and she could be described as a very qualified one. However, when Qianlong ascended the throne, she was only named Changzai, ranking second to last in the rank of concubines in the palace.
Concubine Yu, who has accompanied Qianlong since the prince, has such a low rank after entering the palace, mainly because of two reasons.
The first is that Concubine Yu's background is not good. Unlike the illustrious Empress Fucha, Concubine Yu's father, Erjitu, was just a layman. Without the support of a strong family, Qianlong's favor does not have to consider the reconciliation of the forces behind him. Therefore, even if Concubine Yu stayed by Qianlong's side very early, she could not make Qianlong extraordinarily gracious.
Another reason is that he is beside Qianlong, who is surrounded by YingyanConcubine Yu's appearance is also very ordinary. Not only that, she doesn't have any special thoughts and means, and the whole person is relatively honest, so such a person naturally can't get benefits in the palace.
Therefore, not only was she just a permanent presence when Qianlong ascended the throne, but her position did not change much in the years that followed.
And the reason why Concubine Yu can move to the status of a concubine is all due to the well-known term "mother is expensive by child".
Although Qianlong is distracted, he occasionally thinks of the women who have served for many years, so he occasionally thinks that Concubine Yu can also flip over the brand. Qianlong six years,Concubine Yu, who was a nobleman of the sea, gave birth to a prince, that is, Yongqi, and Concubine Yu was 27 years old at that time.
As the so-called concubine with children and concubines without children are completely different things. After having a child, there will be someone to help you in the competition, and even your future will undergo earth-shaking changes, if you are lucky, you will directly become the emperor's biological mother, even if you are unlucky, you will be the biological mother of the prince, no matter what, it is better than relying on the emperor to decide your fate in the palace all your life.
Just a few days after giving birth to Yongqi, Concubine Yu ushered in her first promotion and was named Concubine Yu.
Concubine Yu is honest, so she teaches her children to do her best, and she also makes Yongqi more and more outstanding among many princes. When Yongqi was four years old, Concubine Yu was officially named a concubine from Concubine Yu, and a canonization ceremony was held in the second half of the year.
Since then,Yongqi's intelligence and cleverness are even better among Qianlong's sons, which is also a top student today. He not only learned horse steps at a very young age, inheriting the spirit of his ancestors fighting on horseback, but also very knowledgeable. In addition to the Manchu language, he was also proficient in Mongolian writing and Chinese characters, astronomy and geography, and even left the "Banana Tong Manuscript" to be handed down.
In addition, Yongqi's calligraphy is also remarkable. It is said that Qianlong's eleventh son, Yongzhen, was known as the Four Masters of Calligraphy during the Qianlong period, and Yongzhen's calligraphy was taught by Yongqi.
Such an all-rounder with superb martial arts, good at astronomy and calligraphy and painting, it is difficult not to let Qianlong notice. What makes Qianlong feel even more commendable is that with the blessing of erudite and talented skills, Yongqi still has a heart of benevolence and filial piety.
In the twenty-eighth year of Qianlong, Qianlong went to the Kyushu Qingyan Hall in the Old Summer Palace to rest, and it was time to fall asleep, but he walked out of the water for unknown reasons. Qianlong was trapped in the fire alone, and just when he was anxious, Yongqi braved the fire and ran into the hall and carried his father out.
At that time, the closest to Qianlong were his younger brother and Prince Hongday, but he couldn't wait for his younger brother to rescue, but waited for Yongqi, one of the most beloved princes.
After this incident, in view of Yongqi's filial piety and talent, Qianlong immediately named Yongqi, who was only 24 years old, the Prince of Heshuorong, when he was canonized as the prince every five years. Among Qianlong's princes, only Yongqi, Yongzheng and the future Jiaqing Yongyan won the title of King Heshuo, and only Yongqi was canonized by Qianlong during his lifetime.
In the face of such a prominent honor, Qianlong's intention to establish Yongqi as the prince is obvious. However, Yongqi died of episteopathy a year after being named prince. For this reason, Qianlong will also treat the sins of the two imperial doctors who treated Yongqi's illness, and assign Ningguta to them.
When Yongqi died, Concubine Yu was already in her fifties, and according to the rules of the palace, she could not sleep for the emperor. However, when she was seventy-eight years old, Qianlong also turned over her brand, which was also because of Yongqi.
After Yongqi's death, Qianlong often missed his very good child. Not only will he write poems to thank him for many years, but even when foreigners visited, he also boasted to them how good Yongqi was, and once wanted to pass on the emperor's position to Yongqi, and the future Jiaqing Emperor Yongyan was accompanying him.
As he grew old, most of the people born to the prince were mediocre, Qianlong misses his past years and the days when Yongqi was still there. Therefore, when he has time, he will find Concubine Yu to sit down and talk about the past of the two of them, as well as Yongqi's life.
In the fifty-seventh year of Qianlong, Concubine Yu died. Those who accompanied him all the way gradually left, and Qianlong was deeply touched and posthumously named Yu Guifei.
Concubine Yu was summoned by Qianlong in her old age, which was naturally not a favor. As a woman who has accompanied Qianlong since the time of her elder brother, between Concubine Yu and Qianlong has been accompanied for a long time, she has seen almost the entire life, and someone happens to recall and sigh with her.
Even if it is the Ninety-Five, it can't compete with the pain of memories after the erosion of time.
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