For example, there was a concubine in the Qing Dynasty who enjoyed life in the Yuanmingyuan, and he did not expect a group of foreigners to be frightened, and he was scared to death. Moreover, before that, this concubine was also demoted two levels by the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty, saying that she was the most unlucky concubine of the Qing Dynasty, which was not an exaggeration at all.
1. The Eight Banners Maiden enters the court
Concubine Chang of the Hesheli clan, a Manchurian with a blue flag, was born on November 15, 131 in Jiaqing, the son of Rong Hai, an envoy of Guangdong Andi, and a concubine of the Daoguang Emperor.
Hescheli is a very famous surname in the Qing Dynasty, there are Hescheli clan in the four major families, but the Hescheli clan in the four major families belongs to the Manchurian Zhenghuang Banner, and there are well-known figures like Soni, Suo Ertu, and Empress Xiaochengren, and Concubine Chang is from Manchuria with the Blue Banner, so this Concubine should have no cousin relationship with Empress Xiaochengren's family, just the same surname.
However, since Concubine Chang's father had become a high-ranking official like the Guangdong envoy, this showed that her origin was still very good, at least from the family of officials and eunuchs.
In the second year of Daoguang, after the funeral period of the Jiaqing Emperor, Daoguang immediately ordered the Eight Flags Draft, and four showgirls were selected into the harem, namely Quan Concubine, Mu Guiren, Xiang Guiren and Precious Person. The one who was given the title of precious was the concubine we are talking about.
Note: In other words, the harem battle of the Daoguang Dynasty is really fierce, and these four little lords who were elected to the palace in the second year of Daoguang have all been favored by Daoguang, but they have all lost favor, and among them, the Mugui, the Xianggui and the precious people have also been demoted, especially the Mugui, and finally demoted to the official woman, which is really tragic!
After the Herschel clan entered the palace, judging from the harem resume in the early years of Daoguang, she had been favored by the Daoguang Emperor, for example, in the fourth year of Daoguang, the Hersheli clan was enthroned as a zhen concubine, and in April of the fifth year of Daoguang, she accepted the treasure book of the zhen concubine. Only four months later, Daoguang ordered that the Hesheri clan be made a zhenfei.
It should be known that at this time, the Herschel clan had only been in the palace for three years, and the age was only 17 years old, and he had actually risen to the concubine position, and the concubines and concubines of the same period were also very favored, but they all gave birth to children for Daoguang, and the Herschel clan did this under the premise of not having children, and the degree of favor can be seen.
2. Daoguang Pet Concubine who has been demoted two levels in a row
There is a saying that the moon is profitable and the loss, and the extremes of things must be reversed, and this sentence is placed on Herschel, which is the most appropriate.
In August of the fifth year of Daoguang, after Herschel was made a concubine, she fell ill with gout and has been in a state of treatment. The following year, Heschel also went with Daoguang to the Yuanmingyuan, but on the eighth day of November of the sixth year of Daoguang, Daoguang told Shangshu Xi'en and shi Yinghe of the Ministry of Works that he suspended the canonization ceremony of Zhenfei. Half a month later, he demoted the Hersheri clan to a precious concubine, and at the same time ordered that the seal of the treasure book of the precious concubine that had been made be melted back to the furnace.
On the ninth day of June in the ninth year of Daoguang, Daoguang issued a decree next time that the Herschel clan would be demoted to a nobleman and renamed Chang Guiren. This is Herschel's second relegation.
It has to be said that these two demotions still hit Herschel very hard, and since then, until the death of the Daoguang Emperor, the Herschel clan has not been able to make a comeback, that is to say, since the ninth year of Daoguang, The Herschel has been beaten into the cold palace. What exactly did she do wrong?
This is not recorded in the historical records. However, it was often a matter of time before the Daoguang Dynasty was demoted, such as the Tong Guifei who gave the emperor's reward to the eunuchs, and the Herschel clan was demoted, which must have been a mistake, such as secretly ordering the eunuchs to give silver to their families, which was a royal taboo.
From the twentieth year of Daoguang to the thirty years of Daoguang, there are few records about the Herschel clan, but her palace was handed over three times, and these three palace women were sent out of the palace due to illness, perhaps, this Herschel clan is not a good master.
3. The Imperial Princess of the Qing Dynasty who was scared to death
After the Xianfeng Emperor succeeded to the throne, the treatment of the Heschel clan was promoted, after all, she was a concubine of the previous emperor, and generally received the honorific title of the new emperor, and sure enough, Xianfeng honored the Hescheli clan as the concubine of the emperor Kao Chang:
"Pepper coated with virtue. Be humble and cohesive. Lan Dian Yan Yu. Chengkun Yuan and concubine. Zai Yang Hugh asked. Nie Ben Yi Zhang. The Emperor is often noble. Endowed with sexual chastity. Hold on to gentleness. Follow the rules. Bong towel to be unashamed. Reputation. Peggy juan and festival. It is advisable to add a prominent number. Use a gauge. He is honored with the title of Imperial Concubine of the Imperial Examination. Yu drama. Yaohan is radiant. The coat is particularly bright in the cloud chapter. Jade seal shiwen. The treasure book is always brilliant in jinzi. Sincerely. ”
In August of the tenth year of Xianfeng, the British and French forces invaded the Yuanmingyuan, before that, the Xianfeng Emperor fled to Rehe with many concubines and ministers, in the name of Northern Hunting, and was brought some widows of the Daoguang Emperor.
It is estimated that Herschel's health is not very good, and he can't stand the pain of boat and car labor.
When she saw the robber-like Anglo-French coalition breaking into the garden, Herschel was frightened, where had she seen such a scene, when the royal family had experienced such a disaster, this was unimaginable. The anglo-French army's act of burning and looting like robbers frightened Herschel to death.
At that time, the eunuchs in the garden wanted to put the Herschel clan in a coffin for burial, but there were still troops burning and looting everywhere in the garden, and after the Anglo-French army dispersed, the Minister of the Interior consulted with Prince Gong Yi bi and temporarily buried the Herschel clan in the courtyard of the Tamura Funeral Palace.
Later, the Tongzhi Emperor returned to the Capital Division, and the empress dowager of the two palaces took charge, posthumously honored the Hesheli clan as the emperor's concubine in the name of the Tongzhi Emperor, and ordered that the coffin of the Hesheri clan be released from the Tamura Funeral Palace and moved to xiling. In the end, the Herschel clan was buried in the Mudong Tombs on the second day of September in the second year of Tongzhi, and was able to be buried in peace.
Zichen said:
In the Daoguang harem, Changfei Hescher Lishi was also a very legendary concubine, she had been deeply loved by Daoguang in her early years, and rose to the concubine position in just three years, but somehow she was demoted two levels in a row, burying her own great future. After entering the Xianfeng Dynasty, she could have been at ease to raise her life, but she encountered unprecedented changes, and she was scared to death by the British and French coalition forces, and she was unlucky to this extent, there was really nothing to say.
Maybe this was the fate of the Herschel clan, without those two demotions, maybe she could go with Xianfeng to Rehe, so that she could avoid disaster, but the Herschel clan was demoted, saying that she was the most unlucky concubine of the Qing Dynasty, it was really not exaggerated.
Zichen said: "Draft History of the Qing Dynasty", "Qing Shilu", "Daoguang Dynasty Record"