Located between Tangzi Hutong and Shihu Hutong in Beijing, Jianning Princess Mansion is the residence of Princess Jianning, the 14th daughter of Emperor Taiji and the younger sister of Shunzhi.
Princesses of the Imperial Family of the Qing Dynasty would have the mission of peace, generally marrying the noble princes of Mongolia, mainly to promote the political alliance between the Manchus and mongols, to be closer and consolidated, and to achieve the purpose of Manchu and Mongolian peace.
But Princess Jianning was an exception, and she married a Han Chinese, who was Wu Sangui's son, Wu Yingxiong. Wu Sangui played a huge role at the turning point in history in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, creating conditions and providing convenience for the Qing army to enter the customs.
Moreover, he also assisted the Qing army in suppressing the Southern Ming army and various rebel armies, and made great military achievements in establishing and consolidating the power of the Qing Dynasty, so after the Qing Dynasty pacified the entire Central Plains, wu Sangui was named the king of Pingnan and the town guarded Yunnan.
In order to strengthen the control of Wu Sangui, and at the same time, to realize the Manchu Emperor's favor for meritorious subjects, the Shunzhi Emperor betrothed Princess Jianning to Wu Sangui's son Wu Yingxiong. On the one hand, it showed the trust and grace of the imperial court for Wu Sangui, and at the same time, it also controlled Wu Sangui's son Wu Yingxiong in disguise, taking a hostage of the Wu family.
Princess Jianning and Wu Yingxiong lived in this Jianning Princess Mansion, and at that time, in order to show their affection for this Jianning Princess and no hero, the Shunzhi Emperor ordered a luxurious renovation of this mansion, so this Horse Mansion was golden and brilliant.
After the marriage of Wu Yingxiong and Princess Jianning, the feelings were very harmonious, and it seems that the arranged marriage in feudal society is not entirely tragic, and the princess and the horse live here in love and have given birth to two sons.
After the Kangxi Emperor ascended the throne, with the development of the political situation, the Kangxi Emperor believed that it was a heavy burden for the country to support the three princes of the domain, and it was also a time bomb that could explode at any time.
In order to prevent the rebellion of the king of the clan and to alleviate the huge financial burden of the state, the Kangxi Emperor prepared to cut the clan, and in this case, Wu Sangui was forced to rebel. After Wu Sangui rebelled, Wu Yingxiong immediately became a traitor and was brutally retaliated against by the Qing emperor, executed by Ling Chi, and Wu Yingxiong's eldest son was also executed.
The Kangxi Emperor immediately led the troops of the country into the war of Pingsan Domain, and the entire Manchu Qing army poured out, and finally pacified San Francisco, Wu Sangui fell ill and died, and Wu Yingxiong's second son was forced to commit suicide.
By this point, Princess Jianning's husband and two sons had all died at the hands of his nephew, the Kangxi Emperor. Since then, Princess Jianning has spent the rest of her life alone in the Jianning Princess Mansion, this luxurious mansion.
For a long time after The death of Princess Jianning, this mansion was uninhabited, because no one lived, so various legends began to go away, so some people said that whenever the night was quiet, you could hear the sound of women chanting or crying, and the sound of silk bamboo orchestras.
It is such gossip that circulates around Beijing that a luxuriously decorated princess and horse mansion has become a famous ghost house in Beijing. In fact, this story is a ruthless indictment of feudal imperial power.
Princess Jianning asked the Kangxi Emperor to leave her husband and eldest son alive, but the Kangxi Emperor resolutely executed these two people, and later forced his second son to die, which shows the cruelty in the Kangxi Emperor's heart.
Princess Jianning's spirit was hit hard, which was the cruel result of the struggle for imperial power in feudal society, and all this was borne by Princess Jianning as a woman.