The old man is gone, and the new man laughs. Time flies, the face is not old, and the love has changed. The romance is a lifetime, and now it is left alone, and the woman is crying. Emperor Qianlong, who had a romantic life, still chose concubines and concubines in his seventies.
Among the three thousand beauties in the harem, the existence of Concubine Yu was an accident. Although Qianlong was merry and happy, he never forgot her, until Concubine Yu was 78 years old.
So, what is the charm of Concubine Yu? Your impression of Concubine Yu is that Yongqi in "Huanzhu Gege" when you were a child, or the queen's supporter in "The Legend of Ruyi", or the Yongqi and Xiaoyanzi splitter in "New Huanzhu Gege"?
No matter what your impression of Concubine Yu is, she can do it without fighting or grabbing.
Concubine Yu's image in history is more real, at first it was not publicized, there was only one son, Yongqi, although she was not pampered, but in her later years she was still remembered and summoned by the emperor, and she was healthy and lived to be 79 years old.
Concubine Yu's background is not prominent, she does not have a strong family background, and she does not have outstanding appearance, but she has a wealthy family and has no power in the previous dynasty. Concubine Yu was in the mansion when Qianlong was still the prince, but she was only the "Gege" with the lowest status, and this Gege was the lowest status among the prince's concubines.
In the Hidden Mansion, Concubine Yu is not favored, her appearance is not outstanding, and her personality is not very likable, she is careful every day and speaks quietly. Qianlong didn't pay attention to Concubine Yu at first, because when he was the prince, there was already a ** in Guanggege.
Concubine Yu became a character in the harem after Qianlong's accession to the throne, and her title was Hai Changzai, a position that was usually regarded as lower in Qing court dramas. However, Concubine Yu herself didn't mind, she looked down on fame, money, status, and favor.
In the second year of Qianlong, Concubine Yu was accidentally selected to spend the night with the emperor, which allowed Hai Changzai to be promoted to a sea nobleman. Although she was named a nobleman of the sea, Concubine Yu did not show much joy, she still maintained an attitude of not competing for favor and not deliberately showing herself.
However, her indifferent personality attracted the attention of Emperor Qianlong. Therefore, Concubine Yu did not change her personality and attitude because she was named a sea noble, but won the favor of Emperor Qianlong because of this indifferent character.
Among the many harem women, Qianlong found a unique concubine. She was not keen on competing for favor, which made Qianlong take a strong interest in her. In the process of getting along, Qianlong found that talking to Concubine Yu was very relaxed and pleasant, probably because Concubine Yu would not deliberately please him, which made Qianlong feel very novel.
Because of her empathetic character, Concubine Yu was deeply loved by Qianlong. In the sixth year of Qianlong, Concubine Yu gave birth to the fifth son of the emperor, Yongqi, which improved her status and was named Concubine Yu.
Concubine Yu's previous identities were "Hai Chang Zai" and "Hai Guiren", and her titles were all named after her surname. However, the title of "Yu" given to her by Qianlong implies her gentle and kind personality.
It can be seen from the title that Concubine Yu is a gentle and kind woman, she is not good at fighting for the wind and jealousy, and is even a little timid and cowardly. Although Concubine Yu's promotion was carried out in accordance with the regulations, after she gave birth to her son, she was named a concubine, which shows that Qianlong did not particularly favor her, but only gave her her due status because of her existence.
Concubine Yu's status in Emperor Qianlong's heart is inseparable from one person, that is, her son Yongqi. The appearance of Yongqi greatly increased the weight of Concubine Yu in Qianlong's heart, and became an important factor for Concubine Yu to spend her old age in the harem.
Qianlong was particularly partial to Yongqi. Yongqi is Qianlong's fifth son, Qianlong has always hoped to make his son-in-law the crown prince, but all the sons born to Empress Fucha died, which made Qianlong can only pin his hopes on other sons.
Qianlong's sons are all very good, and they are very good at archery and archery, and Yongqi is no exception, he is an all-round talent in civil and military affairs. There was a rule in the harem of the Qing Dynasty that only the head of the harem above the concubine could raise children by himself, and other concubines were not allowed to raise their own children.
Generally, the child will leave the birth mother after the full moon, and the two are not allowed to meet in private unless there is a special day. This regulation is mainly to prevent the relationship between mother and child from becoming too close and to prevent relatives from interfering in politics.
However, due to Yongqi's outstanding performance, Qianlong made an exception to let Concubine Yu raise Yongqi, which also improved Concubine Yu's status in the harem.
Concubine Yu did not have a high status when she gave birth to Yongqi, so she could not raise him directly. However, Qianlong took a fancy to Concubine Yu's familyless background, kind personality and not jealousy, and allowed her to visit Yongqi often, which was equivalent to raising her personally.
Yongqi lived up to expectations, developed comprehensively under the teaching of Concubine Yu, was proficient in Han, Manchu and Mongolian, and was good at astronomical arithmetic. In the tenth year of Qianlong, Concubine Yu was promoted to concubine, and then she was on the throne for forty-seven years.
In the twenty-eighth year of Qianlong, Qianlong and others took refuge in the Summer Palace, and they didn't want a fire to break out in the Qingyan Palace in Kyushu, and people rushed to flee, and no one cared about Qianlong. At this time, Yongqi stepped forward and rushed into the sea of fire to carry Qianlong out, and this heroic act deeply shocked Qianlong.
Although Yongqi was young, he was wise and brave, regardless of the fire to save him, his talent and martial arts were outstanding, so that he was named Prince Rong at the age of 24 in the 30th year of Qianlong, becoming the first person in history to be crowned king at the youngest age.
Qianlong had intended to pass on the throne to him, but unfortunately Yongqi died young due to poor health, which made Qianlong deeply saddened. The deep relationship between him and Concubine Yu is also moving.
Yongqi's early death dealt a huge blow to Qianlong, and he missed Yongqi's talent and character immensely. Yongqi's departure also made Qianlong undecided. After Yongqi passed away, Concubine Yu washed her face with tears all day long, after all, he was her only son.
This also shows that Qianlong's love for Concubine Yu is not high, otherwise she would not have only one son.
Why was Concubine Yu still favored by Qianlong at the age of 78? This is inseparable from Yongqi's early death. Although Yongqi has passed away, Qianlong is fascinated by his thoughts, and this emotion can only be deeply understood by Concubine Yu.
Every time Qianlong missed Yongqi, he would go to Concubine Yu to confide, and Concubine Yu would comfort him. For twenty years, even though Yongqi had passed away, Qianlong still publicly praised him and said that he would pass the throne to Prince Rong.
Concubine Yu and Qianlong are just two parents who have lost their children and miss each other to comfort each other, she loves Yongqi all her life, and Qianlong's love for her is also because of Yongqi. Concubine Yu did not pursue power in her life, only Yongqi asked her to go all out, but unfortunately, Yongqi died young, leaving her alone.
Although Qianlong didn't have much love for her, she was treated differently because of Yongqi.
Concubine Yu left this world in the fifty-seventh year of Qianlong at the age of 79. Concubine Yu was posthumously sealed after Concubine Yu's death, only under Emperor Chunhui's concubine. Concubine Yu's lonely life was finally able to meet her son underground.