Generally speaking, after the death of the queen, there must be a lot of funerary goods, and the variety is dizzying. The queen's status is noble, and the natural funerary goods will also be very high-end. No matter how bad it is, it will be more luxurious than those of the rich and noble. For example, in the Dingling Tomb of the Ming Dynasty, where the two empresses of the Wanli Emperor Zhu Yijun were buried, namely Xiaoduan and Xiaojing. The same is the queen, but the difference is one day and one earth. Although Empress Xiaoduan's funeral offerings were not as good as Zhu Yijun's, they were also very luxurious and numerous. All kinds of metal items, pieces are very valuable. However, Empress Xiaojing's funeral belongings were solitary, and only a silver pot could be seen. In contrast, it seems miserable. What makes this difference?
The experts were very surprised after opening Xiaojing's coffin, not because of how extravagant the funerary goods were, but rather because of their shabbiness. There are very few funerary objects, and this silver pot is very conspicuous. Such a scene is very miserable, the other queen is so generously treated, but this queen is so miserable. After carefully inspecting the silver pot, the experts found the mystery. There is an inscription at the bottom of the pot, and after reading the contents, I found that this queen seems to have a noble status, but in fact, she is a prisoner of the ranks, which is very pitiful. No wonder the funeral objects are so shabby, far inferior to Empress Xiaoduan. In fact, this Empress Xiaojing's previous identity was only a humble palace girl, and it was Zhu Yijun's sudden rise that fortunately blessed her. After this, she should have been made a concubine, otherwise she should have been given some rewards or relics. But Zhu Yijun felt that he was very unbearable, and even had a relationship with a humble palace girl, so he cruelly abandoned her.
Surprisingly, the palace lady turned out to be pregnant, and then the empress dowager found out the clues. When the lady of the palace could not hide it, she said it truthfully. At that time, Zhu Yijun had no heirs, and this palace girl was naturally the hope of the royal family. Moreover, the empress dowager did not dislike her for being a palace girl, nor did she feel that her status was low. With the protective umbrella of the empress, she was also very angry and gave birth to a son, zhu Changluo. And this is the middle of the year, just like the one engraved on the silver pot. It is very likely that this silver pot was given to her by Zhu Yijun at this time. But Zhu Yijun did not like her, and naturally did not like the son she gave birth to. Therefore, the Wanli Emperor did not set up the position of crown prince for many years, and deliberately waited for the opportunity to make Zhu Changxun the crown prince. However, at that time, the ministers all insisted on the system of concubines, and in the end, Zhu Changluo became the crown prince.
In this way, Empress Xiaojing was even less welcomed by Zhu Yijun, and she was also imprisoned, and her words and deeds were supervised. Even Zhu Changluo, who had become the crown prince, was not allowed to see her. It was only later that she became seriously ill that Zhu Yijun agreed to the prince's request and allowed him to meet his birth mother. At this sight, the mother and son cried bitterly. Xiao Jing died on the same day. Even if she died, Zhu Yijun didn't have any good feelings for her. Even funerals are done according to the most concise, can be simple and simple. Later, Zhu Changluo was emperor for a month and died, or after his son ascended the throne, he began to work on empress Xiaojing's posthumous affairs. Because the coffin could no longer be opened, another burial box had to be prepared and placed next to her coffin.
Article author: Dahui
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