She is the daughter of a rich man from the top magnate of the Eight Banners, and was favored by Qianlong in the draft and adopted as a granddaughter-in-law. However, what is unexpected is that such a noble woman was not favored by the emperor for 46 years and stayed on the concubine throne for 25 years. What is even more shocking is that as the imperial concubine of the Qing Dynasty, she finally died with a tragic ending of being burned by fire, which can be called the most miserable imperial concubine in the end.
1. Daughter of the top tycoons of the Qing Dynasty
Concubine Fucha, a Manchurian yellow flag man, date of birth unknown, his father was a Guangdong superintendent of transportation, left to Hubei Yanfa Wuchang Dao Cha Qing'a.
Regarding the family lineage of The Concubine, it is necessary to say something.
The Qing Dynasty had four major families, namely the Yellow Banner Niu Hulu Clan, the ZhengHuang Banner Hesheli Clan, the Yellow Banner Tong Jia Clan and the Yellow Flag Fu Cha Clan, of which the Yellow Flag Fu Cha Clan reached its peak in the Qianlong Dynasty, producing such big figures as Empress Xiaoxian, Fu Heng, and Fu Kang'an. The concubine is from the Yellow Flag Fucha clan.
Concubine Tian's grandfather was the Three Dynasties of Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong, and Shi Maqi of the Bohol Temple University, who had lived in the same position for more than thirty years. His great-grandfather was Ma Qi's son Fu Liang, who inherited his father Ma Qi's first-class earldom, served as a general in Jilin, Xi'an, ningxia, and other places, and was conferred the title of Grand Master of Guanglu, while his great-grandmother was Jue Luoshi, the granddaughter of Shu'erhaqi the Prince of Heshuozhuang.
Concubine Tian's grandfather was named Mu Jing'an, who served as a tongzhi and a member of the Punishment Department of Yongping Province, and her grandmother was a descendant of prince Azig of England, Jue Luoshi. Concubine Tian's father, Cha Qing'a, was once a fat man in Hubei, and his mother was the granddaughter of Duo Duo, the Prince of Yu.
Of course, the two concubines of the Qianlong Dynasty also had cousin relations with Concubine Tian, for example, Empress Xiaoxian was The Great-Aunt of The Concubine, And Concubine Jin was the Cousin of the Concubine, in addition, the Concubine was also the cousin of the Concubine Shushen of the Tongzhi Dynasty Harem.
It can be seen that the Yellow Flag Fucha Clan where The Concubine is located can be said to be a generational marriage with the royal family, to put it bluntly, if it is not the top tycoon of the Eight Banners, how can it be related to the royal family for generations? This is the family lineage of Tian Concubine, a top famous door of the Eight Flags, a famous door among famous doors.
2. Qianlong's chosen granddaughter-in-law
There is no historical record of when Tian Concubine entered the palace or married Mianning (Daoguang). However, according to the archives, at least for four years in Jiaqing, Tian Concubine was already a side Concubine of Crown Prince Mianning (the second son of the Emperor).
According to the existing archives, the second year of Jiaqing is the year of the draft, and in this year, six show girls were selected, two of whom were given by Jiaqing to the Taishang Emperor Qianlong, who were Concubine Jin and Shou Guiren. The other four were included in the harem by Jiaqing, namely Yu Guiren, Chun Gui, Xin Gui and An Chang Zai, in addition to this, no other showgirls were included in the harem.
One thing that needs to be noted is that since Concubine Tian is the side Fujin that Jiaqing pointed out to her son Mianning, her way into the palace must be the Eight Flags Draft. At the beginning of the second year of Jiaqing, Mianning's birth mother Empress Xiaoshurui died, at this time, Mianning was not suitable for a wedding, and it was only after the fourth year of Jiaqing that Empress Xiaoshurui's funeral period (27 months) was over before she could marry a concubine into the door.
That is to say, It is very likely that Tian Concubine was also a show girl selected by Jiaqing in the second year, originally preparing to give Prince Mianning a side Fujin, because Mianning was mourning her mother, tentatively designated as a named show girl, and waited until after the mourning period to marry Crown Prince Mianning as a side Fujin.
Moreover, don't forget that The Concubine is from the Shaji Fucha clan, that is, the family of Empress Xiaoxian, who was originally matched by Empress Xiaoxian, and if she is a showgirl who was selected in the second year of Jiaqing, then she is most likely selected by the Emperor Qianlong for her grandson Mianning. Perhaps he wanted the deep-rooted Fucha clan to produce another empress, but it backfired, and things were not the same as Qianlong had envisioned.
3. Jiaqing's disgusted daughter-in-law
In fact, the reason why Jiaqing is anxious to marry his son Mianning to Fujin is also to hug his grandchildren early, and the old man wants to see the next generation early, which is very normal.
At that time, Crown Prince Mianning had four women around him, namely Consort Fu Jin (Empress Xiao Mucheng), Fu Cha Clan of Lateral Fujin (Tian Concubine), Zhao Clan (Ping Guiren), and Official Woman Sun Shi (Ding guiren). The four wives and concubines work together, and it should be okay now.
However, what surprised Jiaqing was that until the thirteenth year of Jiaqing, he never saw the birth of the emperor's grandson, and at this time, Jiaqing was already nearly half a hundred years old, how could he not be in a hurry?
As for the reason why Mianning has not had children for the first thirteen years after marriage, the author has also analyzed it before, and it is very likely that Mianning has focused her main energy on the Niu Hulu clan of The Concubine Fujin, and the Niu Hulu clan has been unable to have children due to personal problems, and this situation has formed.
Therefore, Jiaqing was not only not very satisfied with his daughter-in-law Niu Hulu, but also very dissatisfied with the other three (Fucha, Zhao, and Sun), which was really too useless.
Fortunately, jiaqing's previously additional official woman, nala clan (he concubine), gave birth to The eldest son Yiwei for Mianning, which made Jiaqing Longyan very happy, and as soon as he was happy, he gave the Nala clan the title of Prince Mianning Side Fujin. In this way, Mianning had two side Fujin, and in order to facilitate the distinction, the Fucha clan (Tian Concubine) called the great side chamber Fujin, and the Nala clan called the side chamber Fujin.
4. Concubine for 25 years
After the Daoguang Emperor succeeded to the throne, he crowned the wives and concubines of qiandi, and in the initial determination of the name, the fucha clan of the former Great Side Chamber Fujin was given the title of concubine, first living in Chengqian Palace, and then residing in Yanxi Palace. Unexpectedly, this was the first and last time that Tian Concubine could be canonized.
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By the way, the Yanxi Palace where the concubine lives for a long time, we have to talk about it. Yanxi Palace is one of the East Six Palaces, located in the southeast corner of the East Sixth Palace, adjacent to the Cangzhen Gate, which is the main road between the palace and the outside world, and the flow of personnel is very large, so the Yanxi Palace often has some accidents, such as fires.
For this reason, the general pet concubines will not be arranged to live in this palace, and the people who come here to live here are some unloved people. Daoguang arranged for Concubine Tian to live in the Yanxi Palace, and his intention could not have been more obvious, and he did not want to see her at all.
During the Daoguang years, there were very few records of Tian Concubine, and it was rare to see her taken by Daoguang to the Yuanmingyuan, and rarely appeared in public to participate in any activities. The only obvious record is that after Empress Xiaoshen's death, every new year on New Year's Day, Daoguang would send Concubine Tian to the apse of Chuxiu Palace to pick incense, indicating that Empress Xiaoshen may have had a good personal relationship with Concubine Xiaoshen during her lifetime.
Another point is that The concubine is kind and kind, and the palace girls around her are nominally master-servant relations, but in fact they are similar to sisters. For example, there was a palace maid around her who left the palace due to illness, and Tian Concubine often thought about the palace girl's condition and promised that if she was well, she could return to the palace to serve her again.
In fact, in the harem of that era, the master like Tian Concubine is indeed very rare, generally which palace girl was punished and driven out of the palace for smashing things or doing stupid work, and she has not seen a master who is worried about the sick palace girl, it can be seen that although Tian Concubine is not favored, she is a good person, but also a woman without a heart, if she has a heart, she will not be spoiled for a long time.
5. The Imperial Princess of the Qing Dynasty, who was buried in the sea of fire
On May 23, 25, Daoguang, the Yanxi Palace where Tian Concubine lived suddenly burst into flames, and the fire was so fierce that it burned almost all the dormitories of the Yanxi Palace, leaving only the palace gate. For this reason, the eunuch in charge of the Yanxi Palace was punished with a hundred rods and sent to Heilongjiang as slaves, and the Chenggui and Changgui who lived in the Yanxi Palace then moved to xianfu Palace.
However, there is no record of Tian Concubine moving elsewhere, and on July 19 of that year, the news of Tian Concubine's death came out of the palace. It is speculated that it is very likely that Tian Concubine was seriously injured in this fire, and then died and was directly buried in the fire.
The Imperial Concubine of the Great Qing Dynasty, still an honest person, ended her life in such a bizarre way.
What is even more unexpected is that after the death of Concubine Tian, Daoguang did not have any honorific titles on her, and also ordered that she should not quit the dynasty, and when The Golden Coffin of Concubine Tian was moved to the QingXi Mausoleum, Daoguang did not send any general managers, chiefs or eunuchs. It can be seen that Daoguang really does not want to see this woman!
Zichen said:
In fact, in the harem of the Qing Dynasty, there are many unloved people like Tian Concubine, even if there is no favor, those concubines can also die well, and maybe they can survive a high position, but it is extremely rare for a miserable person like Tian Concubine to have such a tragic end. I have to say that Tian Concubine is a good woman and a woman without a heart, but this kind of personality will not be favored by the emperor in the harem, but the end of being buried in the sea of fire is unexpected.
Therefore, in order to survive, sometimes we can't be too Buddhist, and we need to do our best to make things change for the better.
References: Draft History of the Qing Dynasty, Records of the Daoguang Dynasty, Shangzhi Archives, Eight Banners of Manchurian Clan Genealogy