History is the memory of things that have been said and done. —Carl Baker
The qing dynasty concubine system was not perfect in the early days, when the 16 wives and concubines of the Qing Taizu Nurhaci did not have a name, all called "Fujin", the main room was called Dafujin / Dafei; the step-room was called Jifei / Jifujin (also known as Dafujin / Dafujin); the side chamber and concubines were called Fujin / Concubine (Dafujin was called empress according to the later system, others were called concubines).
During the Taiji period of Emperor Taizong of the Qing Dynasty, there was a difference between concubines and five palaces: the Middle Palace Qingning Palace, the East Palace Guanju Palace, the West Palace Lintong Palace, the Second East Palace Yanqing Palace, and the Second West Palace Yongfu Palace. After entering the customs, the name of the queen concubine increased.
In the fifteenth year of Shunzhi (1658), it was decided to start adopting the advice of the ceremonial officials, and the Qianqing Palace had 1 lady, 1 Shuyi, 1 wan attendant, and 30 rouwan and fangwan. The Cining Palace has 1 Zhenrong and 2 Prudent Rong, and there is no fixed number of diligent attendants. There are also female officials. However, this system is not really implemented. At the same time, the titles of "Fujin" and "Gege" among the concubines still exist (in the Xiaodongling Tomb on the east side of the Xiaoling Tomb of the Qing Dynasty in Hebei Province, there are buried Empress Xiaohuizhang of the Qing Dynasty and twenty-eight concubines, Gege, and Fujin).
In the seventeenth year of Shunzhi (1660), it was stipulated that the prince, the prince's son, and the wife of the county prince were given the title of Fujin, and the side chamber was called the side Fujin. It was also used to enfeoff Mongolian aristocratic women. At this time, there is only the distinction between Fujin and Fujin. At this time and before, both Side Fujin and Concubine Fujin were the right wives of the prince, and Side Fujin was at least considered to be a peaceful wife, but Concubine Fujin was more prominent, but both of their heirs were concubines.
The qing dynasty's concubine system was only roughly completed during the Kangxi Emperor, and the Fu jin and Ge ge systems were also completed at this time, so that the hou concubines no longer had the titles of Fu Jin and Ge Ge. After customization, the term Fujin is specifically called the main room, and the side chamber is called the side Fujin. In order to emphasize the status of Fujin's wife, also known as Fujin, there is a clear distinction between the concubines, and the concubines refer specifically to the heirs of the concubines, and the side is the heirs of the side Fujin. But even so, the side out is not the same as the side out, the side Of Fujin is a woman with the identity of the imperial court, her identity is much higher than that of the Concubines and concubines, and the status of the heirs of the side is also much higher than that of the sons of the Concubines.