We all know that women in ancient times had a low status, and if they wanted to obtain a certain status, they could only rely on the powerful men at that time, and there was no doubt that the emperor was the best choice. If you can enter the palace to attract the attention of the emperor and become the emperor's woman, then not only will the second half of her life be guaranteed, but the entire family will also follow the light, and the position of empress, harem women are coveted.
Influenced by costume dramas in recent years, everyone has the impression that any woman who can ascend to the position of empress must be born noble, have a strong family background, and come from a humble origin, which is difficult to link with the identity of the empress. But the woman we want to talk about today is an exception, she was originally the princess's companion, but she was favored by Qianlong when she was drafted, and later ascended to the position of empress, who ruled the harem for 54 years.
Speaking of the Niu Cobalt Lu Clan, I think everyone will think of Zhen Huan, the Niu Cobalt Lu Clan is indeed a big family, but by the time of her generation, it has begun to decline, although the family conditions are not very good, but it has received a good education, so it has become the companion of the Ten Princesses. People familiar with the history of the Qing Dynasty will know that this tenth princess is the favorite daughter of the Qianlong Emperor, she is ice and snow smart, whether it is piano, chess, calligraphy and painting or horse archery, she is good at everything, no worse than the princes.
A long time ago, the emperor said that if the princess was a male child, she must be made the prince, which shows how much Qianlong liked her. Although she was not born to her mother-in-law, she was given the title of Gu lun, and the Niu Cobalt Lu clan was often with her, so she also had more opportunities to appear than others. Later, when choosing a wife for the fifteenth prince, Qianlong gave him a promise, but because she was too humble to be qualified to be a concubine fujin, she could only be made a side Fujin, so the 13-year-old Niu Cobalt Lu clan entered the palace.
Although Qianlong was very optimistic about him, but her husband did not like her very much, although the feelings were not deep, but they got along quite well, and after marriage, the two gave birth to a son and a daughter. After the fifteenth prince succeeded to the throne, she became a concubine, and then rose to the position of a noble concubine at the time of unified promotion, and later after the death of the empress, Qianlong belonged to Yi Jiaqing and established the Cobalt Lu clan as empress, and Jiaqing had to obey. In this way, she stayed in the position of empress for 54 years, which can be regarded as the longest reigning empress of the Qing Dynasty.
Under her rule, there were very few intrigues in the harem. After Jiaqing's death, Daoguang ascended to the throne and also had great respect for him, and he lived happily in his later years, and finally died of illness at the age of 74. I have to say that although she was only a companion of the princess at first, she was appreciated by Qianlong by virtue of her cleverness, and no one could have imagined that a companion could sit on the throne of the empress.