This person was the last favorite concubine of the Qianlong Emperor, but he did not get a favor in the eight years of entering the palace, and finally he could only take the route of "inviting favors by the curve", and ushered in a reversal of fate by currying favor with the empress, and consolidated his position by giving birth to a daughter for the emperor, and finally was able to retreat in the treacherous harem struggle. This legendary woman is Concubine Wang.
Born in Manchuria, the Wang clan was the daughter of the four characters of the capital, and entered the palace as a showgirl in the twenty-eighth year of Qianlong (1763) and was given the title of Chang zai (the second lowest rank among concubines). At that time, Wang was only 17 years old, and the Qianlong Emperor was already more than half a hundred years old (53 years old). Because at this time, the Qianlong Emperor favored The Noble Concubine, plus the Wang clan came from a humble background, so since she entered the palace, she had not been looked at by the emperor once, let alone received linxing.
The Wang family came from a humble background, and did not gain a favor in the eight years since entering the palace
The harem, like the outer dynasty, is also a jungle society of "survival of the fittest", and if you want to survive in this incomparably cruel circle, if you do not have a strong family background as a support, you can only complete it through self-help. Fortunately, Wang Shi was a wise man, and after several years of suffering and still unable to wait for the opportunity of the emperor's arrival, he decided to take the way of "curving to invite favors" and instead started an article on the empress.
As we all know, the Qianlong Emperor was a well-known filial piety, and although he was already more than half a hundred years old, he was still filial to his birth mother, Niu Hulu. Wang Shi just got this right, so he took advantage of various opportunities to climb the empress dowager, and every three or five places he went to Shoukang Palace to ask for peace, chatted with his mother-in-law to relieve his boredom, and used various means to make her happy, and did his best to welcome her, and after a long time, he won the favor of the empress dowager and became a "red person" around her.
The empress dowager helped Wang to speak, so that the latter was favored
Since Wang Shi had already won the favor of the empress, he complained in front of the latter from time to time, hoping that the emperor could share some "rain and dew" with her and let her live a normal concubine life. The empress dowager was very sympathetic to Wang's situation, so she said something for her in front of the Qianlong Emperor, and when she came and went, she couldn't help but think that the Qianlong Emperor did not pay attention to the Wang clan. The Qianlong Emperor saw that Wang Shi was beautiful and lovely, and she was deeply pleased with the empress, so his attitude towards her was greatly improved, and finally after the latter entered the palace for eight years, he promoted her to Yongguiren, and ten months later, he was promoted to concubine.
From this time on, the fate of the concubine began to usher in a major turn, and at this time, ling guifei was already old and decaying, and the emperor naturally concentrated all his favor on her, making her the most favored concubine in the qianlong emperor's later years. In September of the thirty-ninth year of Qianlong (1774), after sitting on the concubine throne for less than three years, the concubine was promoted to concubine and gave birth to the emperor's youngest child, Princess Gulun and Princess Xiaoxiao, in the first month of the following year.
Princess Hexiao was the daughter of the Qianlong Emperor and was extremely spoiled
The world's parents love their daughters, and the Qianlong Emperor is no exception. Although Princess Hexiao was not a concubine, the Qianlong Emperor doted on her far more than any other imperial daughter (except Princess Hejing), not only often rewarding her with rare treasures in the world, but also making an exception to name her Princess Gulun ("Princess Gulun" was the title of the emperor's concubine). Not only that, because the princess looked quite like her father, and because she was heroic and decisive, and liked to ride and shoot, she was even more pleased with the Qianlong Emperor, who told the little princess more than once that if she was a prince, she would inevitably be made crown prince.
Princess Hexiao, born to Concubine Huan, was the youngest daughter of Emperor Chun. Shang is very fond of him, and with his appearance, he tastes: "If Ru ruo is a prince, ru will be established as a prince." See Miscellaneous Records of the Pavilion.
Concubine Huan had already been favored by the Qianlong Emperor, and now she had given birth to a "pistachio" to the emperor, and her position in the palace was even more soaring, and no one could shake it. But anyone who has been humiliated, once he has gained power, will frantically retaliate against others, and unfortunately, concubines are exactly such people.
The concubine flew high and fought, and even killed the palace maid for trivial matters
Relying on the favor of the emperor and the "merit" of the princess of birth and filial piety, the temper of the concubine in the palace is known, and often for a little trivial matter, she will scold the eunuchs and palace women around her, and her behavior is very arrogant. When Princess Hexiao was three years old, Concubine Huan actually beat a palace maid to death, which made the Qianlong Emperor furious when he heard the news.
According to the rules of the palace, concubines who kill people without authorization are subject to heavy punishments, and concubines who knowingly commit crimes are supposed to be beaten into the cold palace and surrender the custody of Princess Hexiao. When Princess Hexiao knew that she was going to be separated from her mother, she cried incessantly in the palace, and the Qianlong Emperor had a heart of pity, so he had to let Concubine Huan still raise the princess, but only removed her concubine and demoted her to concubine again.
Because of the princess, the Kangxi Emperor forgave the concubine
However, this is just a "formality", because it was not long before the concubine was promoted to concubine again, and all of this was not unrelated to the Qianlong Emperor's love for the little princess ("Concubine, Wang Shi." The concubine died and was demoted to a concubine. Not much, resealed. See Draft History of the Qing Dynasty, Vol. 214, Liechuan I. Houfei). However, after this incident, Concubine Huan did become a lot more honest, and she no longer dared to fly around and cause trouble.
Concubine Huan accompanied the Qianlong Emperor for 36 years, and after the latter's death, she survived in the world for another 7 years, until the first month of the eleventh year of Jiaqing (1806), when she died at the age of 61. After the death of Concubine Huan, she was buried in the Yuling Concubine Garden of the Qing Dynasty, and her legendary life came to an end.