History is the memory of things that have been said and done. —Carl Baker
In the more than two hundred years of history of the Qing Dynasty, there has never been a shortage of legendary women, if you want to ask who is the big winner of life in the Qianlong Harem? Then it is not Empress Xiaoyi Chun (Ling Concubine), and there is also a big winner in life in the Kangxi Harem, who is surprisingly similar to Empress Xiaoyi Chun in terms of birth and experience, she is the Yongzheng Emperor's birth mother, Empress Xiao Gongren, that is, the De concubine Wu Ya of the Four Concubines of Kangxi.
First of all, from the perspective of origin, Uya's clan is more special, her grandfather was originally a blue flag-encrusted coat, but according to the regulations of the Ministry of Internal Affairs draft only selected three flags (yellow flag, yellow flag and white flag) to coat women, but why is Uya still eligible to participate in the Ministry of Internal Affairs draft? The reason may lie in the fact that Wu Ya's father, Wei Wu, is recorded in historical records that Wei Wu was the leader of the Manchurian Zhenghuang Banner Protector, and this Escort Army Counselor is likely to be the Zhenghuang Banner of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, so the Wuya Clan is likely to participate in the draft of the Ministry of Internal Affairs according to the identity of the woman wrapped in the Yellow Banner.
Wu Yashi was a Manchurian woman, and her father was also a military leader, from the point of view of birth, it was not too low, at least much stronger than Qianlong's Concubine Ling.
In 1673, the 13-year-old Wu Yashi entered the imperial palace through the draft of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and became a palace maid in the Kangxi harem, there are few descriptions of the appearance of the Wuya clan in the historical records, but from the later experience, the Wuya clan should be a woman with outstanding appearance, otherwise she would never attract the attention and favor of Kangxi, to know that Kangxi is an emperor who attaches great importance to the birth of the concubine.
In 1678, the 19-year-old Wu Yashi gave birth to Kangxi's first child, a young prince, who ranked fourth among the Kangxi princes, namely the fourth son of the emperor, Yin Chan, and later the Yongzheng Emperor. The mother was noble, and the birth of Yin Chan really brought good luck to Princess De, and the next year Wu Ya was named a concubine and obtained the throne of the inner court. But this was only the beginning, and in the next nine years, until 1688, Wu Ya gave birth to five more children for Kangxi. The birth of six children in ten years (1678-1688) shows how favored the Uya clan was during this period. It is worth mentioning that the prince born to Wu Ya in 1688 was the fourteenth son of the emperor, Yin Zhen, who was also a very good prince and one of the core figures of the later nine sons.
With the continuous birth of children, the status of the Wuya clan in the harem was also promoted, and in the twentieth year of the Kangxi Dynasty, the Wuya clan was promoted to the title of De Concubine, one of the four concubines of Kangxi.
Judging from the relationship between Princess De and her children, she seems to be closer to the fourteenth son of the Emperor, Yin Zhen, because Yin Zhen was raised by her personally, and the fourth son of the Emperor, Yin Zhen, was raised by the Imperial Concubine Tong, so from the perspective of imperial succession, Princess De must have supported the younger son Yin Zhen, who did not want to inherit the throne of the Qing Dynasty, and the eldest son Yin Zhen.
In 1722, Yin Chan the Prince of Yong succeeded to the throne of the Qing Dynasty, and as Yin Chan's biological mother, Wu Ya was rightfully honored as the empress dowager, and she was already 63 years old. However, unexpectedly, the next year Wu Yashi died, and she only served as the empress dowager for half a year.
In the official historical records, Uya's death is said to be ill, but from the relevant records, Uya's death is unnatural, and the possibility of suicide is greater.
Throughout the life of Princess Dewu Ya, she was favored by Kangxi and gave birth to six children, although she was only the empress dowager for half a year, after all, her own son inherited the throne of the Qing Dynasty, and it can also be said that she is the big winner of the Kangxi harem!