Shunzhi can be regarded as the most wayward emperor of the Qing Dynasty, why do you say so? Because he was the only emperor who was not keen on political marriage. In order to maintain the stability of the dynasty, the emperors of the Qing Dynasty would accept some Mongolian women from noble families as concubines or even queens, which can almost be seen as a long-standing custom of the Qing Dynasty royal family.
Xiaozhuang deliberately arranged for his niece to be a concubine of the Shunzhi Emperor, but the Shunzhi Emperor did not like her, and insisted on deposing her in the ten years of Shunzhi, Xiaozhuang had no choice, but still did not give up the control of the Shunzhi Emperor, and then got two women from the Mongolian Horqin Department for him, these two were still a pair of sisters, and the Shunzhi Emperor also had a close relationship, was the niece of the Shunzhi Emperor, and was also the granddaughter of Empress Xiaozhuang's brother Chahan.
Both sisters were of the Borjigit clan of the Mongolian steppe, belonging to the Mongolian nobility, and because of their birth, they were destined to get the attention of everyone as soon as they entered the palace, and the eldest girl became the second empress of Shunzhi, that is, Empress Xiaohuizhang. Although the little one was not favored, he was eventually promoted to Become Lady Shuhui. Even though Xiaozhuang did everything in his power to bring Shunzhi and Mongolia closer, Shunzhi still did not eat this set, and was very weak to Mongolian women, including the Borjigit sisters.
Originally, they were snubbed and in a very embarrassing situation, who ever thought that the arrival of a woman would directly push them into the abyss of misfortune, that is, Dong Efei. As soon as Dong E's clan appeared, the Shunzhi Emperor lost all his calm and wisdom, and he was obsessed with Dong E's love, and for the sake of Dong E's clan, he tried to depose again and support Dong E's concubine to sit on the back seat, if it were not for Xiaozhuang's repeated obstruction, it is estimated that Empress Xiaohuizhang would become the second deposed queen of the Qing Dynasty, and the little Borjigit clan would also become an abandoned concubine of the Cold Palace.
Maybe it's jealousy? Within a few years, Dong E's clan died, a difference of less than half a year, and the Shunzhi Emperor also died, which was both good news and bad news for the Borjigit sisters, who no longer had to panic and worry about falling out of favor, but at the same time they became widows.
The widowhood may not be as sad as they think, the two sisters have lived a long life, after the new emperor Kangxi ascended the throne, Empress Xiaohuizhang naturally became the empress dowager, reigning for 57 years, and was also the longest-reigning empress dowager of the Qing Dynasty. Although her sister Shuhuifei was unloved all her life, she lived until the fifty-second year of the Kangxi Dynasty before she died of incense and jade, and she also lived a long life.
Although her sister Empress Xiaohuizhang was not Kangxi's biological mother, Kangxi had great respect for her, and Kangxi also raised her son Wu'a Brother Yinqi at her knees, although she suffered a lot of grievances in the first half of her life, but the ending was still good. The same is true of her younger sister, Lady Shuhui, who is not favored, but has a good second half of her life.