It is difficult to imagine that a Han woman from the folk would marry the prince of the Tangtang Great Qing Empire, and after the crown prince succeeded to the throne, she became the imperial concubine of the Great Qing Dynasty. She gave birth to three children for Qianlong, was favored by the amorous Son of Heaven, was honored as an imperial concubine, and was buried with the Empress of the Qing Dynasty after her death, allowing us to enter the life world of the only veritable imperial concubine of the Qing Dynasty, that is, the pure Hui Emperor Guifei.
Emperor Chunhui's noble concubine Su Shi was a woman born in the fifty-second year of the Kangxi Dynasty, two years younger than Qianlong, and her father's name was Su Zhaonan.
Su Zhaonan is obviously a Han name, plus Su Zhaonan's name does not have any title or official title before it, it can be seen that Su Shi should be a Han woman from the folk, belonging to the kind that is not in the flag, that is, there is no organization. This conclusion can be confirmed in an edict issued by Qianlong in the fourth year.
In the fourth year of Qianlong, the Qianlong Emperor ordered Su Mingfeng, Su Jiafeng, and his nephew Su Songling and other clans to enter the White Banner, and it is necessary to pay attention here that it is to enter the flag instead of raising the flag, which shows that the Su family was originally a Han Chinese who was not in the flag, and because the Su family was favored, they won the honor of entering the flag, which is equivalent to giving the Su family a compilation.
Logically, with Su Shi's origin as a Han Chinese, she is not eligible to participate in the draft, and of course she will not marry the Prince of the Qing Dynasty. So, how did Su Shi come to Qianlong's side?
It has to be said here that during the Shunzhi to Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, the imperial court would often send some officials to buy virgin boys and girls in the local area, and after training, those who were excellent would be selected into the court, or as eunuchs, or as palace women. Of course, some palace ladies were also included in the harem by the emperor or given to the emperor.
At this point, everyone should understand that the Su clan is most likely a beautiful woman from the Jiangnan region dedicated to the imperial court during the Yongzheng period, and then, Yongzheng gave the Su clan to his son Hongli (Qianlong) as a concubine, and thus the Su clan became a gege around Hongli.
Since Su Shi was the same age as Hongli, she should have come to Hongli's side relatively early, and it is said that before Hongli Yongzheng got married in the fifth year, there were already eight or nine Gege who were waiting around, and Su Clan may be among them.
Although hongli's emotional life during the period of being a prince has very little information, we can get a glimpse of it through his birth records. According to records, during the period when Hongli was an emperor, a total of six children were born, and the Fucha clan (Empress Xiaoxian) of The Fucha clan of The Concubine Of jin gave birth to three children, namely the eldest daughter, the second son Yonglian and the third daughter, and the Gege Fucha clan (The Noble Concubine of the Zhe Mercy Emperor) gave birth to two, namely the eldest son Yong Huang and the second daughter, and the remaining third son YongZhang was born to the Su clan.
It can be seen that when Hongli was a prince, he focused his main energy on the two Fucha women, and the Su clan also got his favor. This favor was more reflected after Qianlong succeeded to the throne.
On September 24, 1313, Qianlong, who had just succeeded to the throne for more than half a month, made Su a concubine, but because it was the mourning period of the Yongzheng Emperor, it was impossible to hold a canonization ceremony, and Su was temporarily called Su Concubine. Two years later, in the second year of Qianlong, Qianlong ordered that Su be crowned a pure concubine directly, and a canonization ceremony was held, that is, Su's concubine was nothing more than an excess, and her real title began with a pure concubine.
Pure Concubine Book:
"Congratulations to Kun Yi." Duan Lai Rou Jia's fan. Yi Xuan Nei. The glory of the Nga title. Ben with a badge. Shōzō Moriyoshi. Erchun concubine Su Shi and Ke Yu Wen Gong. Shu Shu Rin Fang rules the history of the map. Style with pepper court. Ye Ling looked at Fa Huang. Mao Zhenyi. I hereby honor the Empress Dowager's edict. She is a pure concubine. Erqi only bears the elephant suit. Zhao Qinjian is a stream of emblems. Tuk Hung Hee. Humble and courteous. Thanks. ”
From the first year of Qianlong to the tenth year of Qianlong, Qianlong had four more sons and daughters, namely the fourth son of the emperor, Yong Jue, the fifth son of the emperor, Yong Qi, the sixth son of the emperor, and the fourth daughter of the emperor, Princess Heshuo and Jia. Two of these four sons and daughters (Yong Yao and the fourth daughter of the Emperor) were born to the Su clan, which shows that in the early days of Qianlong's succession, the Su clan was so favored that she gave birth to children for Qianlong continuously, which also made her go further in the ten years of Qianlong and be made a noble concubine.
On the twenty-third day of the first month of the tenth year of Qianlong, the seriously ill noble concubine Gao Shi was named an imperial concubine, and at the same time, the Su clan was made a pure noble concubine, along with the noble concubine Nala clan, and for the first time since the founding of the Qing Dynasty, a situation of double noble concubines appeared in parallel.
Pure Noble Concubine Album:
"The elegance of the praise pepper tu, the elegance of the virtue and the leisure, the order of the xietong pipe, the quality of the push and the suppleness, the style of the Yi classic, the use of tin lun. Princess Su of the Shu'er Pure Concubine, who only serves the female proverbs, obeys the inner rules, moves the etiquette and teaches, and has long been honored with the honor of elephant dress. Pei Xie Heng Huang, Yi Xi Long Zhang's color. Hereby honors the Emperor and Empress Dowager and makes him a noble concubine. Erqi Yixiu Shushen, Yi Jingfu Yu Fanglai, Mi Shi Qianchong, He Hongxi Yu Youyong. Thanks. ”
We can look at the harem ranking at that time, the empress, the imperial concubine (Hui Xian, who died two days later), the concubine Xian Guifei, the pure concubine, the Jia concubine, the pleasure concubine, the Shu concubine, the Yi concubine, and the Ling concubine. The Su clan was already in third place at that time, after the empress and the concubines.
Although Su Shi had a high status in the harem at that time, she then experienced two blows.
First of all, Qianlong thirteen years after the death of Empress Xiaoxian, at the funeral, the emperor's eldest son Yong Huang and the emperor's third son Yong Zhang (born of the Su clan) were reprimanded by Qianlong because they were not sad enough, and Qianlong also implied that Yong Huang and Yong Zhang had lost the qualification to inherit the throne.
Secondly, after the death of Empress Xiaoxian, the Middle Palace was vacant, and in the subsequent struggle for succession, the Su clan lost to the Xian guifei Nala clan.
In fact, Su Shi was prepared for this result, why? It's because of her origins.
As we said earlier, Su Shi is a Han woman from the folk, or not in the flag of the kind, this kind of birth is absolutely not qualified to compete for the throne, throughout the history of the Qing Dynasty, there is no case of Han people sitting on the back seat, even if it is a concubine with Han ancestry, it is also because of her son Jiaqingden god throne was posthumously named empress (Empress Xiaoyi). Moreover, Concubine Ling's origin was much better than that of the Su clan, and no matter what, it also belonged to the wrapping of the flag.
There is a case of pure noble concubine Su Shi in the "Qing Dynasty Medical Case Study", saying that she has long-term liver depression and blood consumption, spleen and lung deficiency so that coughing and vomiting blood, shortness of breath, this long-term "liver depression" may be related to the successive blows suffered.
However, Qianlong treated Su and her children very well.
In August of the twenty-fourth year of Qianlong, Su Shi fell ill in the Rehe Summer Resort, qianlong ordered the three brothers Yongzhang to lead the guards to return to Beijing slowly, after the turn of the year, Su Shi's illness worsened, in order to rush the joy, Qianlong can be said to have worked hard.
For example, Qianlong first married the sixth brother Yongyao to the fourth daughter of the emperor and Princess Jia, and then ordered su to be crowned an imperial concubine, and on April 11, the imperial concubine was crowned. But this did not save Su's life, and Su died on April 19.
Imperial Concubines of the Su Clan:
Shu asked Chang Zhao, and Xi Xun ordered to reiterate. Xin En Zai Pei, Jin Zhi Xian Rank, Jia Nai Fang Hui. Erchun Noble Concubine Su Shi, gentle in nature, cautious in his manners, when the beginning of the Lan Rank, the attendant Fengming, Zhen Zhi Zhi Zhi Both Qing Chengfu Jiali, Mi Xie Shun Hu Cining, Yi Zhang, Yi Zhang, Yi Yi Zhang, Yi Yi Yi, Hereby honor the will of the Emperor and Empress Dowager Yi, Jin Feng'er as the Imperial Concubine, Erqi only accepts the honor of the order, Yong Chu De Fan Yu Gong Lu, and pays homage to Hongxi. The Long Mao Fang type is forbidden. Thanks. ”
According to records, Qianlong visited the seriously ill Su clan twice on April 17 and April 19, that is to say, Su Shi most likely died accompanied by Qianlong.
According to statistics, there were a total of 21 imperial concubines in the history of the Qing Dynasty, but there was only one Su clan worthy of the name. Why?
We make it clear that if it lives up to its name, a number of conditions need to be met:
First, they were all imperial concubines before and after they died. Some people were given the title of imperial concubines during their lifetimes, but were posthumously honored as empresses, such as Dong Efei of the Shunzhi Dynasty, Empress Xiaoyiren of the Kangxi Dynasty, and Lingyi Emperor Guifei of the Qianlong Dynasty (Empress Xiaoyi).
Second, before his death, he received the imperial concubine canonization ceremony. Although some people were enthroned as imperial concubines before they died, they died before they could hold the canonization ceremony, not to mention the Dunsu Emperor's concubines in the Yongzheng Dynasty and the Huixian Emperor's concubines in the Qianlong Dynasty.
Third, it must be crowned by the emperor of the current dynasty, and it must not be posthumously sealed. Some people only achieved noble concubines in the current dynasty, and only after the subsequent emperors succeeded to the throne did they honor them as imperial concubines, such as the Yongzheng Dynasty's Pure Yi Emperor Concubines; others only achieved concubines or noble concubines before they died, and were posthumously awarded the title of imperial concubines, such as the Kangxi Dynasty's Jingmin Emperor's concubines, the Qianlong Dynasty's Shujia Emperor's concubines, and the Qinggong Emperor's concubines.
From the above point of view, the only one who meets these three conditions is the Pure Hui Emperor's noble concubine Su Shi.
Pure Hui Emperor Noble Concubine Jia Tan Book:
"The Zan Sect is ruled in the palace, and the Purple Pole should be the position of the four stars." Peder spoke in the inner rules, and Tong Min led the Nine Imperial Classes. Sometimes, the sun and the moon are a sign of changing names. The sound emblem is like yesterday, and the words are diligent in their duties. Yi Xian is full of praise, and there are countless voices. Imperial Concubine Du Zhaohengyu, Demao Apple, Chengmu Xun Yi Kexian, Bei NeiGuan and Only Ke. The etiquette of the pepper room, not the etiquette of shu shu. The living quarters of the Hall of The Servants are known as Gentle Pleasures. High sleep exhibition, welcome the auspiciousness of the bird. Dream Star Yu Ye Wei Xiong's Omen, is Xuan Wen Silk, Zai Jin Chongjie, with the type of Zhang Xunshun, the second of Kun Yi, the canon of accompanying relatives to the silkworm, and the solemn worship of Yao Basket. The class of the column of ceremonies, the reverence of the jade book. The eternal death of the Yi fang type, the traceability of Shu Fan to stay for a long time. Purely refined, the degree of Guizhang, the final warmth and benefit, and the emblem of Zhai Zhai forever. Shen Xi Chongfeng, Youjia Yi, He Yi Bao, And Yu Chun Hui Emperor Concubine. Yu Drama! Tong Guan Yang Fen, thirty years of fragrant rules are like there. Dan Lun is brilliant, and Qian Qiu Zhi Shu asks Nie Xin. Looking at the willow wings and increasing sorrow, specially prepared to decorate the final canon; the purple mud is used to spoil the tin, and the nostalgia of the old is remembered. Kanai Lingyi, Zhao Zi Wo. ”
The third son of the Emperor, Yongzhang, was the first son born to Su And was one of Qianlong's three sons before he succeeded to the throne, ranking relatively high, but the prince was reprimanded by Qianlong for not being sad enough at the funeral of Empress Xiaoxian when he was 14 years old, that is, at the funeral of Empress Xiaoxian.
At the age of 16 (qianlong fifteen years), Yongzhang married the daughter of Princess Heshuo Shushen (the adopted daughter of the Yongzheng Emperor) borjigit as a concubine fujin.
In addition to the blow of Qianlong thirteen years, Yongzhang's own health was not very good, suffering from lung disease.
According to Luo Youzhi's "Social History of the Court of the Qing Dynasty", when Yongzhang fell ill, Prince Zhuang Yunlu reported to Emperor Gaozong as a minister of internal affairs, informing him that Zhangjiahu Tuketu had chosen a sutra that would be beneficial to Yongzhang's lung disease. Linked to the illnesses of Emperor Chunhui's concubine "spleen and lungs are weak, coughing, vomiting blood, shortness of breath" and other diseases, perhaps she passed on the lung disease to her son Yongzhang.
On July 16, 25, Qianlong died of illness at the age of 26, and Qianlong personally came to Ji'an to pay tribute to his son Yongzhang and posthumously honored him as the King of Duoluoxun County.
The sixth son of the Emperor, Yong Yao, was born to Emperor Chunhui in the eighth year of Qianlong, because when he was a child, he often lived in the Bitong Academy in the Yuanmingyuan, also known as the Bitong Academy. It is said that this prince may have inherited his mother's talent, and was very fond of calligraphy and painting, and had deep achievements in these fields.
In the winter of the twenty-fourth year of Qianlong, Yongyao was passed on to Qianlong's twenty-first uncle, Wang Yunxi of Shenjing County, and was promoted to the title of Baylor. In April of the 25th year of Qianlong, he married his sister Princess Jia, and Yong Yao married Fu Chashi, the daughter of the counselor Fu Qian, the niece of Empress Xiaoxian (also Fu Heng's niece, Fu Qian was Fu Heng's older brother).
Although Yong Yao was succeeded by his father Qianlong, Qianlong was still very important to this son, and let him manage the affairs of the Internal Affairs Office, serve as the president of the Siku Quanshu, and manage the affairs of Qin Tianjian, and was promoted to the title of Prince of Quality in the fifty-fourth year of Qianlong, which was one of the few sons of Qianlong who could be made a prince during his lifetime.
The fourth daughter of the emperor, Princess Heshuo and Princess Jia, was the daughter of Emperor Chunhui's concubine in December of the tenth year of Qianlong, and Qianlong originally had fewer daughters and fewer to adulthood (only five), so Qianlong always regarded his daughters as a heart and liver treasure.
It is said that as soon as Princess Heshuo and Princess Hejia were born, there was a pu connection between their fingers (in fact, it was disabled), so they were called the Bergamot Princess, because before Princess Hejia, Qianlong also adopted a daughter, that is, Princess Heshuo and Princess Hewan, the daughter of Prince Heshuo and Princess Hejia, and Princess Hejia was originally the fourth princess, until Qianlong married Princess Hewan in the sixteenth year, and the name of the fourth princess was given to Princess Hejia.
According to a general account of the palace in the sixteenth year of Qianlong, at that time, Princess Hejia had six palace ladies waiting by her side, namely Yingyou, Lang yuan, Xige, Wenniu, Lan Yanqi and Eryou'er.
In March of the twenty-fifth year of Qianlong, Princess Hejia married Fu Long'an, the second son of the university scholar Fu Heng, on the orders of her father Qianlong, and through the marriage of the children of The Pure Hui Emperor's noble concubines, it can be seen that Qianlong attaches great importance to the marriage between the concubines, and the two sons and daughters of the Pure Hui Emperor's concubines have successively married with the deep-rooted Fucha clan, and I believe that after Chun Hui knows, she can also go with peace of mind.
In the twenty-eighth year of Qianlong, the 19-year-old Princess Hejia gave birth to a son, named Fengshen Jilun, but what she did not expect was that after only four years, Princess Hejia passed away at the age of 23. It is said that Qianlong was in Rehe at that time, and when he heard that his daughter was seriously ill, he immediately ordered the imperial concubine (LingFei) of Chuxiu Palace to lead the concubine to visit.
Through the Qianlong Yuling Underground Palace, it can be seen that there are a total of seven coffins in the Yuling Underground Palace, and at that time, there were Empress Xiaoxian, Emperor Huixian and Emperor Zhexian who were buried in the underground palace, so that there were still four coffins left. Of these four coffins, the Qianlong Emperor himself and the successor Nala clan must occupy two, and the remaining two must be the birth mother of the future emperor.
At that time, Qianlong's surviving princes included The Emperor's third son Yongzhang (who was in poor health and died three months after the death of Emperor Chunhui's concubine), the fourth son of the Emperor Yongxuan (who was commissioned by Qianlong in the twenty-eighth year to succeed prince Yunqi), the fifth son of the Emperor, Yongqi, the sixth son of the Emperor (who succeeded Wang Yunxi of Shenjing County in the twenty-fourth year of Qianlong), the eighth son of the Emperor, Yongxuan, the eleventh son of the Emperor, and the twelfth son of the Emperor, Yongxuan.
From this point of view, those who may inherit the throne are Yongqi, Yongxuan, Yongxuan and Yongxuan, who were born to Concubine Yu, Concubine Jia guifei and their successors respectively. Therefore, the remaining two coffins should be prepared for Concubine Yue and Concubine Jia. The Yuling Underground Palace did not have the coffin of Emperor Chunhui's concubine.
Of course, the later development was a bit unexpected, so that the noble concubine momentum was fierce, and gave birth to the fifteenth son of the emperor, Yongyan, the sixteenth son of the emperor, and the seventeenth son of the emperor, Yongxuan, with the early death of the fifth son of the emperor, Yongqi, the remaining two coffins belonged to Jia Guifei (Shujia Huang Guifei) and Lingyi Emperor Guifei.
In the end, Qianlong had to bury the Pure Hui Emperor's concubine in the concubine garden, but Qianlong did not treat Chun Hui badly, so he deliberately improved the regulation of the concubine's bed, such as building Fangcheng and Ming Lou, and upgrading the Yuling Concubine's bed to the level of imperial concubine.
On the second day of November in the twenty-seventh year of Qianlong, The Noble Concubine of The Pure Hui Emperor was buried in the treasure roof in the middle of the front row of the Yuling Concubine Garden, and what she did not expect was that just four years after Chun Hui was buried, her underground palace was opened again, and Qianlong would interrupt the southern tour of the successor Nala clan and stuffed it into the underground palace of the Pure Hui Emperor Noble Concubine, which was equivalent to letting the successor be buried with the Pure Hui Emperor Noble Concubine, and the empress was buried with the concubine, there was a Qing generation, only this case, looking at the entire ancient history of China, is also very rare.
The Pure Hui Emperor Guifei absolutely occupies a very important position in the history of the Qing Dynasty harem, because she is not only the only imperial concubine worthy of the name, but also the only Han Imperial Concubine. Although there were many unsatisfactory places in her life, to be fair, Qianlong was already very good to her, not only gave the title of imperial concubine, but also arranged the marriage of several of her children very well, for this, I believe that the pure Hui Imperial Concubine should also be satisfied.
In addition, somehow, this imperial concubine has gone through the baptism of years, and later became the historical prototype of xia Yuhe in the TV series "Huan Zhu Gege", which may have a great relationship with its origin from the people.
References: Draft History of the Qing Dynasty, Records of Emperor Gaozong of the Qing Dynasty, Imperial Literature, Integration of Medical Cases in the Qing Palace