History is the memory of things that have been said and done. —Carl Baker
Some people say that the harem is the most coveted place for women in ancient times, because it is the closest to the peak of power, and the story of flying up the branches to make a phoenix can happen at any time. Because of this, many harem women spent their lives pursuing the emperor's favor and making it the creed of life.
However, smart people know that since ancient times, the emperors were more and more affectionate, and the harem was just a cage for women. But the absence of the emperor's favor does not mean that one cannot gain the praise of the world, and she can also raise a good child. During the Qing Dynasty, there was a woman named Tong Jiashi, who entered the palace at the age of 13, died of illness at the age of 23, was not favored by the emperor all her life, but gave birth to a good son, and eventually became famous for thousands of years.
In the tenth year of Shunzhi (1653), in a draft, Tong Jiashi stood out and became shunzhi's concubine, and a year later gave birth to the emperor's third son, Xuan Ye, at this time she was at the age of the beginning of her love, and she also developed a love for Fu Lin, the high emperor. However, this is only a wish, the world knows that there is only one person in Shunzhi's heart - Dong Efei.
Harem beauty three thousand, Shunzhi did not put in the eyes. Shunzhi's infatuation with Concubine Dong also meant his absolute love for other people, so Tong Jia's life had never been loved by his husband, even if he loved him so much, even if he gave birth to a child for him, it did not help.
A smallpox suddenly swept through the harem of the Qing Dynasty, Dong Efei and Xuan Ye were infected with smallpox, and Shunzhi personally took care of dong Efei's side, but in the end did not keep the woman's life. Shunzhi was very sad, and at this time he found that his child Xuan Ye had survived, so he divided his love for Dong Efei to this son who had experienced the same pain as his beloved woman.
Xuan Ye also lived up to the favor of the Shunzhi Emperor, and was clever and very sensible, which made Shunzhi feel deeply pleased. A year after Princess Dong's death, the Shunzhi Emperor also went with her, and left a will to establish the emperor's third son Xuan Ye as the crown prince to succeed to the emperor's throne, for the Kangxi Emperor. The following year, because of the relationship between his sons, Tong Jia was able to associate with Empress Xiaohuizhang and be honored as empress dowager, known as Empress Dowager, with the title of Empress Dowager Cihe and Empress Dowager. At this time, Tong Jiashi became one of the most honored women in the harem, but she was not blessed and died the following year at the age of 23.
If you look at Tong Jia's life from the perspective of Shunzhi, she is probably the same as the women in the harem at that time, except for Concubine Dong, and her life is very miserable. However, unlike others, Tong Jia gave birth to excellent sons and brought prosperity to the Qing Dynasty, which was perhaps the most gratifying part of Tong Jia's life.