Viewers who have watched the TV series "Yanxi Palace" should know that Shun Concubine is a scheming but unfortunate woman. Because of her beautiful appearance, she became a plaything for the nobles and gave birth to a son. Later, she was sent to the imperial palace as a gift and became the favorite concubine of the Qianlong Emperor. Then, the concubine who has already given birth to a son is no longer a young girl, so how did she avoid the examination in the palace and become a concubine? What kind of woman was the real concubine in history?
As we all know, a woman who wants to become an emperor has to go through a lot of tests. Although Concubine Shun was offered to the Qianlong Emperor, she still had to pass the test of the elders in the palace. So, how did Shun Concubine do it?
It turned out that there was still a way to escape the body examination. According to historical records, there is a method circulated among ancient palace women, that is, to wipe the whole body with some kind of precious Chinese medicine to molt the skin, so as to restore the body of the girl. Of course, this kind of Chinese medicine is unbearable to apply to the body, and it is even more painful when molting. And if you want to escape the test, you must apply the drug multiple times. Perhaps Shun Concubine, who had already given birth to a son, used this method to evade the examination in the palace and thus became Qianlong's favorite concubine.
The real concubine in history is Concubine Rong, and it is rumored that she is the famous Concubine Xiang. Princess Rong was a Uyghur, and the Qianlong Emperor helped the Uyghurs quell the war, so Princess Rong was sent to the palace by her brother Turdu. The history books record that Princess Rong was incomparably beautiful and had the exotic style of ethnic minority women, so she was very favored by the Qianlong Emperor.
However, whether there is a fragrance on Concubine Rong's body is still unknown. Because Princess Rong was born from an ethnic minority, many literati thought she was different, and imagined her as a concubine with a special fragrance on her body, and artistically rendered her, resulting in a new character "Xiangfei". As for whether Xiangfei is Concubine Rong herself, it remains to be examined.
Of course, the fate of the real Concubine Rong in history and the concubine in the TV series is completely different. After Concubine Rong entered the palace, she was deeply favored by Qianlong. Thirty-one years after Qianlong, the second empress, Nalashi, died, and the Qianlong Emperor announced that he would no longer stand up to the throne. At this time, although Princess Rong did not become an empress, her status was already very important in the Forbidden City.
Concubine Rong, 48 years old, was already sitting in the second place at the east table at the time of the Qianqing Palace banquet. It can be seen that in the entire harem, no one can match her.
When Concubine Rong died, the Qianlong Emperor, who had always been rumored to restrain his emotions, was also in tears and sad. The real Concubine Rong lived for 55 years and enjoyed exclusive favors for more than twenty years, but she did not conceive and give birth. However, this can also be seen from the side of the Qianlong Emperor's love for her. Ancient emperors attached so much importance to their heirs, and Rong Fei could still be so favored by the Qianlong Emperor without leaving a dragon heir, which shows that Rong Fei's charm is extraordinary.