Cixi summoned the actor into the palace, and the next day the actor died outside the palace
How did the Empress Dowager Cixi spend her time alone in an empty boudoir after losing her husband? Why do you frequently summon the opera into the palace in the middle of the night? After she came to power, she had a special hobby, that is, to let the opera enter the palace to sing to please herself.
Li Lianying, the big eunuch around her, is often busy with these things, and even sometimes the Empress Dowager Cixi is in a good mood and will stay overnight. However, on one occasion, after the Empress Dowager Cixi summoned a child into the palace, she sent out a corpse the next day.
What happened between the Empress Dowager Cixi and this actor?
After the death of Emperor Xianfeng, the Empress Dowager Cixi suddenly became a key figure in the palace, although the Empress Dowager Ci'an had a certain amount of power in the harem, but politically lacked the courage to contend with the Empress Dowager Cixi.
Under these circumstances, the Empress Dowager Ci'an and the Empress Dowager Cixi quickly reached a reconciliation, with the Empress Dowager Ci'an being in charge of all the affairs of the harem, while the Empress Dowager Cixi showed her strength in the previous dynasty.
Their relationship seemed to be quite harmonious, but it wasn't long before the Empress Dowager Ci'an discovered a secret of the Empress Dowager Cixi: she often invited opera children into the palace to accompany her. For the Empress Dowager Ci'an, this was simply intolerable, because she was loyal to her husband, Emperor Xianfeng, all her life.
She believes that Empress Dowager Cixi's behavior will not only tarnish the reputation of the former emperor, but also cause more people to question the politics of the Qing Dynasty. Despite the Empress Dowager Ci'an's repeated reminders, the Empress Dowager Cixi still insisted on her amorous attitude.
After a long time, various rumors began to circulate in the harem, and many people speculated whether there was disloyalty to Emperor Xianfeng between the Empress Dowager Cixi and these actors.
The Empress Dowager Cixi ignored the outside world's accusations that she was fond of drama, and considered herself the real ruler of the Qing Dynasty. She not only frequently called the opera into the palace to sing, but even let them stay in the palace when she was happy.
However, all this changed after the appearance of a certain actor of the Empress Dowager Cixi. This actor was Empress Dowager Cixi's favorite man, and spent more than half of her time in the palace every month.
Although the former ministers reminded the Empress Dowager Cixi many times to pay attention to her behavior, she still often called this actor into the palace to do strange things. When the Empress Dowager Ci'an heard this, she ordered her subordinates to closely monitor the movements in the Empress Dowager Cixi's palace.
Finally, the Empress Dowager Ci'an seized a good opportunity and took advantage of everyone's unpreparedness to break into the Chuxiu Palace where the Empress Dowager Cixi lived, and broke into the inner hall alone. However, when she saw the scene of the inner hall, she was furious because the Empress Dowager Cixi had done such a shameless thing and betrayed Emperor Xianfeng.
The Empress Dowager Cixi was lying on the bed, and the actor was disheveled.
Her fingers touched the Empress Dowager Cixi's leg gently, as if she was massaging, as if she was doing something not very good. The Empress Dowager Cixi trembled with fright, and immediately knelt down to ask for the Empress Dowager Ci'an's forgiveness.
Although Ci'an was angry, she did not lose her mind. She knew that once this matter spread, it would shake the foundation of the Qing Dynasty. So, she just asked people to drag the scene down and immediately punish them with canes.
The Empress Dowager Cixi would not say anything at this time, let alone intercede for her man. The actor died tragically in the palace. Although the Empress Dowager Ci'an let Cixi go, it was not because she wanted Cixi to be good, but because she understood that if Cixi did not suppress those ministers in the previous dynasty, the Qing Dynasty would lose sooner or later.
After all, the Empress Dowager Ci'an was not a smart woman and could not be in charge of the politics of the previous dynasty. Therefore, she and Cixi could only choose to reconcile.
Of all these things, that drama is the most unlucky. Ci'an used her to make an example of the monkey, so that Cixi did not dare to bully her again, but at the same time, the actor also left a suicide note, because she knew that her relationship with Cixi would one day be discovered by others.
Cixi wouldn't do anything for him, so he wrote a letter in advance and put it in the dresser, waiting for his family to find out when they sorted out the relics. In order to save his life, the family of the drama ran away with the money, and did not dare to tell the truth until after Cixi's death.
This is the story of "Cixi has been widowed for 46 years, calling the opera into the palace late at night, and the body of the opera is sent home the next day". What do you think? Everyone is welcome to leave a message in the comment area, this episode is here, and we will see you next time.