Being old is a great pleasure in itself, and this is still valid even among ancient royalty. Although Zhu Yuanzhang severely punished the court ministers and even the founding ministers with cruel means, he could be said to be doting on his own children, and among all the children of Zhu Yuanzhang, if he said that he loved the most, Princess Baoqing, who he only got at the age of 68, must be one of them.
>> Zhu Yuanzhang, the Emperor of Aizi
Zhu Yuanzhang's pampering of his children is obvious to all, mainly because of Zhu Yuanzhang's own tragic situation as a child. Zhu Yuanzhang was born in 1328, which was the era of military chaos and natural and man-made disasters at the end of the Yuan Dynasty. Born in a peasant family, he was exploited by the squire landlords and the oppression of local corrupt officials, coupled with the drought caused by the famine years, Zhu Yuanzhang lost his father, mother and eldest brother one after another at the age of 5, and then separated from his second brother and sister-in-law, and lived a miserable life of begging for a living.
Therefore, after Zhu Yuanzhang took the throne, he had a zero-tolerance attitude toward corrupt officials and corrupt officials, and only embezzling 60 taels of silver would be linked to the nine tribes. However, Zhu Yuanzhang was very fond of his family and children, for example, the crown prince Zhu Biao, Zhu Biao once bluntly advised Zhu Yuanzhang because of his criticism of heroes, and repeatedly spoke against his ears, but Zhu Yuanzhang never pursued it. In addition, Zhu Yuanzhang also arranged for his son to be the king of the domain in order to defend the capital, without thinking about the possibility of rebellion of his descendants, which also showed Zhu Yuanzhang's love and trust for his children.
>> Old Lady is a baoqing
Princess Baoqing was one of the most favored children who were favored by Zhu Yuanzhang. Princess Baoqing was born in 1395 and was the youngest child of Zhu Yuanzhang, who was 68 years old at the time. At such an age, he can still get a daughter, and Zhu Yuanzhang naturally regards this daughter as a pearl in his hand.
Princess Baoqing's mother was a low-born Zhang clan in the harem, even if Princess Baoqing was liked by Zhu Yuanzhang, but at that time Zhu Yuanzhang was already old, and after his death, the mother and daughter would inevitably have difficulty gaining a foothold in the harem of Eryu and me, so Princess Baoqing was inherited by Zhu Yuanzhang to Empress Xiaocigao, that is, Zhu Yuanzhang's favorite woman, Empress Ma, to enhance the status of Princess Baoqing.
>> Emperor Ming Chengzu of Aimei
In 1398, princess Baoqing, who was only 3 years old, lost her father. After Zhu Yuanzhang's death, the emperor's grandson Zhu Yunjiao took the throne. Zhu Yunjiao should be regarded as the nephew of Princess Baoqing according to the generation, but Zhu Yunjiao was born in 1377, a full 18 years older than Princess Baoqing, but in fact, she took care of Princess Baoqing as a daughter.
In 1399, Zhu Di launched the Battle of Jingnan, took Yingtian in 3 years, and took the throne in 1402 as Ming Chengzu. Since then, Zhu Di has taken on the responsibility of taking care of his little sister. Zhu Di was born in 1360, a full 35 years older than Princess Baoqing, according to ancient marriages, Zhu Di can already be the grandfather of Princess Baoqing from his age!
In fact, Zhu Di almost took care of Princess Baoqing as a granddaughter, holding it in the palm of his hand for fear of falling, holding it in his mouth for fear of melting, in short, he did his best to spoil this little sister. At that time, Princess Baoqing was only 7 years old, and her mother Zhang Shi had already gone with Zhu Yuanzhang, so Zhu Di asked her favorite woman, Empress Xu, to take special care of Princess Baoqing.
>> A lifetime of glory to the point of incense
In this way, under the favor of Zhu Di, Princess Baoqing gradually grew up, and she was very happy and gentle and innocent, which made Zhu Di very pleased, but at the same time, there was also reluctance in her heart, because Princess Baoqing had reached the age of marriage.
Zhu Di then worried about it again, personally selected a husband for Princess Baoqing, and finally selected Zhao Hui of Qianhu. Although Zhao Hui's identity was far inferior to that of Princess Baoqing, he was born handsome, both literary and martial, young and promising, and a good match, so Zhu Di decided on this marriage. At the time of the dowry, Zhu Di also specially let the crown prince Zhu Gaozi personally send the dowry, and the dowry of Princess Baoqing was even several times richer than the dowry of Zhu Di's daughter!
In 1424, after Zhu Di's death, Zhu Gaozi ascended the throne as Emperor Akihito, and he was still very fond of Princess Baoqing. Zhu Gaozi was born in 1378, 17 years older than his little aunt Princess Baoqing, and had a kind of pampering for Princess Baoqing herself as if she were treating her daughter and sister, coupled with the honor and favor of her father Zhu Di, she added a respect to Princess Baoqing and honored her as one of the "Great Princesses".
In 1425, after Zhu Gaozi's death, his son Zhu Zhanji took the throne as Emperor Xuanzong of Ming. Zhu Zhanji was born in 1399, 4 years younger than Princess Baoqing, and was already the grandson of Princess Baoqing in terms of generations. Because Zhu Zhanji was taken care of by Princess Baoqing when he was a child, he naturally loved Princess Baoqing even more after he ascended the throne.
Unfortunately, Tian's jealous face was red, and princess Baoqing after marriage gave birth to two sons for Zhao Hui in succession, and her physical condition deteriorated as a result. In 1433, Princess Baoqing died early at the age of 38. Zhu Zhanji was heartbroken by this, and specially built a huge tomb for Princess Baoqing, and her husband Zhao Hui was also promoted repeatedly to comfort people.
>> Conclusion
Since ancient times, the palace compound is full of fierce palace fights, and most of the princesses who can survive in the dangerous palace have relied on extraordinary means to obtain, just like Princess Baoqing, the princess who has been favored by 5 generations of emperors and died well, which is very rare in the entire history of China, and it can be regarded as a good story in the old affairs of the palace.