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As we all know, in the feudal period, the marriage of men and women paid attention to the door-to-door pair, especially for the families of nobles and eunuchs, and political marriage was an important way to expand their own power. In ancient times when there was polygamy, it was easy for close relatives to marry or sisters to serve a husband. In fact, even the emperor of the Nine-Five Emperor needed to consolidate his rule and buy people's hearts and minds by marrying his subordinates. In successive dynasties, there have been many examples of sisters entering the palace together, and even cases of aunts and nephews marrying the emperor together, such as Empress Xiaoduanwen Zhezhe, who is the aunt of Empress Xiaozhuangwen Bumubutai, Min Huigong and Yuan Concubine Hailanzhu, and the common husband of the three is Emperor Taiji of the Qing Dynasty.
▲Glimpse of the Forbidden City
However, this is not the most special, the most extreme examples are Empress Xiaoxianchun and Imperial Concubine Jin. Although the two are not direct blood relatives, but they both belong to the Manchurian Yellow Banner, the surnames are fucha, from the same family, according to the generations, the emperor's concubines also have to call Empress Xiaoxianchun as their grandmother, and both grandchildren are concubines of the Qianlong Emperor. What is more interesting is that the fate of the "grandchildren" is very different, the granddaughter is disliked, but the "grandmother" is favored by the emperor and becomes the original concubine of the Qianlong Emperor.
▲ Stills of Empress Hyohian Chun Fucha
The Qianlong Emperor once praised Empress Fucha for "after looking at the sages of the ancients, Gaishi has no way to Ghazi." From this, we can not only see that Empress Fucha was a dignified and intelligent person, but also see how much Qianlong liked her. The Qianlong Emperor, who had always been narcissistic, even "modestly" attributed the credit for his diligence in the country to Empress Fucha, believing that this was all because of Empress Fucha's support for him. He claimed to be "a thousand and a thousand, industrious and diligent." Gong Min's internal affairs, wholly-owned Empress Xiaoxian. The empress served the empress dowager, the queen, the queen, the queen, For more than ten years, He was able to concentrate on state affairs, and he had spare time to calmly register the palace, and the Empress's help was also available. Such a high degree of appreciation shows the Qianlong Emperor's love and appreciation for Empress Fucha.
▲ Qing Dynasty Ago stills
During her lifetime, Empress Fucha gave birth to two princes for Qianlong, namely Yonglian, the second son of the Qianlong Emperor, and Yong chun, the seventh son. The Qianlong Emperor loved these two children very much, and once secretly made Yong Lian a candidate for the crown prince. Unfortunately, the two sons did not grow up, Yong Lian died at the age of 8, and Yong Chun only lived to be more than one year old. The successive deaths of the two children dealt a huge blow to Empress Fucha, after which Empress Fucha became emaciated and became ill for a long time, and eventually died on the qianlong emperor's eastern tour. When the Qianlong Emperor, who was in his prime and preparing to show his grand plans, learned of this news, he was extremely saddened, and not only spent a huge amount of money to transport the green sparrow boat that Empress Fucha took before her death back to the imperial palace, but also made an exception to hold a high-standard funeral for her.
▲Stills of the Qing Dynasty talent show scene
After empress Fucha's death, her "granddaughter" was selected to serve the Qianlong Emperor as a showgirl of the Fucha family. However, she was not as fortunate as Empress Fucha, and was not favored by the Qianlong Emperor after entering the palace, and it was not until the Qianlong Emperor was promoted to a Jin nobleman by virtue of her seniority in his later years. It can be seen that she was not very well received by the Qianlong Emperor, and in addition, she did not give birth to a son and a half daughter for the Qianlong Emperor. There is very little information in the history books about the Jin nobles Fu Cha Clan, which also reflects the fact that the Fu Cha Clan has no place among the many concubines in the palace.
▲ Daoguang Emperor imperial dress statue
Perhaps because they had not been favored by the emperor for many years, the Fucha clan did not attract attention in the palace, but would not be jealous of anyone, and lived more easily. By the time the Daoguang Emperor ascended the throne, she was already the oldest and most senior concubine in the palace. When the Daoguang Emperor learned of this, he thought that this was really rare, and specially issued an edict: "Emperor Gaozong Chun's concubine is only a noble person of Jin, and it is advisable to honor the title." He is honored as a concubine. "On August 23, the twenty-fifth year of Jiaqing (1820 AD), the Daoguang Emperor (the Jiaqing Emperor had just died a month ago, and the Daoguang Emperor had not yet changed his name at this time) honored her as the Imperial Concubine of jin. Two years after receiving the honorific title of "Imperial Ancestor Concubine", Fu Chashi died, becoming the last Qianlong empress dowager to be buried in the Garden of Concubine Yuling. In general, although the Fucha clan was not favored at that time, it may be a blessing in misfortune to be able to spend such a long and stable time and leave its name in the annals of history in another way.
Resources:
"Qing History Manuscript , Liechuan I , Concubines "