The second empress of the Qianlong Emperor, the successor empress Nala, although she was still an empress in name, she could get the treatment of an empress, and even buried as an imperial concubine after her death, which can be said to be abolished without being abolished. In the history of the Ming Dynasty, there was also an empress who did not abolish and abolished, but her later life was slightly better than that of the successor empress Nala, who was Empress Xiao'an Chen.
Chen was the daughter of Chen Jingxing, the deputy qianhu of Jinyiwei, and her birth year is not recorded in the historical records. When Zhu Zaiquan was still the King of Yu, his original wife had already passed away, and Chen shi was elected as the successor concubine of Yu Wang. The Jiajing Emperor was very cold to Zhu Zai'an at that time, and every day he lived a trembling and cautious life, while Chen spent eight years with Zhu Zai's side.
In 1567, the Jiajing Emperor died, and Zhu Zaiyuan finally ascended to the throne of the emperor, for Emperor Mingmuzong, and Chen was made empress. Although the Chen clan has the highest rank, in fact, his life in the harem is not good. Soon after ascending the throne, Ming Muzong, who had suffered and repressed, completely released himself, and he recklessly wasted extravagance and indulged in sound. When Empress Chen saw that Emperor Mingmuzong was addicted to wine all day long and ignored the government, she was kind enough to persuade him, hoping that he could focus on the overall situation. Who knew that this act, far from being praised, angered Ming Muzong, who arranged Empress Chen to another palace on the grounds that she was ill and childless. Empress Chen was thus beaten into the "Cold Palace", and since then she has been left out in the cold and accompanied by loneliness all day long.
Seeing that she had been convicted of her advice, Empress Chen was full of grief and indignation, sullen and unhappy all day, and her health was not good, and she was even more worried and bedridden. The ministers had great respect for such an empress who put the interests of the state first and interfered in the advice, and they all went to Muzong, hoping to let Empress Chen return to the Middle Palace. However, in order to facilitate his own indulgence, Ming Muzong tried to prevent the empress from returning to the Middle Palace. Emperor Mingmuzong eventually died of excessive indulgence after only six years on the throne because he did not listen to the empress's advice.
After the death of Emperor Mingmuzong, crown prince Zhu Yijun took the throne as Emperor Mingshenzong. When Emperor Mingshenzong was still the crown prince, he had a good feeling for Empress Chen, who was kind by nature, and would go to Empress Chen's palace every morning to ask for peace. Empress Chen's relationship with Li Guifei, the biological mother of Emperor Mingshenzong, was also very good, and the relationship between the two palaces was harmonious and often moved around.
After Emperor Myeongshinjong succeeded to the throne, he treated his birth mother and concubine with the same etiquette, honoring Chen as Empress Rensheng, and Chen finally left the Cold Palace and was enshrined in Ciqing Palace. Later, Empress Chen's title was also increasing, and it can be seen that Emperor Mingshenzong was very attached to Empress Chen.
In July of the 24th year of the Wanli Calendar, Empress Chen died, and her courtesy name was Xiao'an Zhenyi Gong Chun Wen Huizuo Tianhong Sheng, and was enshrined in the ancestral hall.
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