There are a total of 12 emperors in the Qing Dynasty, but there are 27 empresses, of which Kangxi has 4 empresses in his lifetime, Qianlong is not bad, there are 3 empresses in his lifetime, in addition, the number of Shunzhi empresses to be said today is also quite considerable, he has 4 empresses in his lifetime, one of which gave birth to an emperor throughout the ages, and one is the most special empress in the history of the Qing Dynasty.
Shunzhi ascended the throne at a young age, the power was in the hands of Dolgun, and the harem was also controlled by Xiaozhuang, and when he was of marriageable age, Xiaozhuang selected a woman from his mother's family to join the palace and was crowned empress, that is, Meng Guqing. Meng Guqing was beautiful in appearance and had a lively personality, but he was disliked by the emperor not long after entering the palace, for the simple reason that jealousy and extravagant life, in fact, there was another point, this empress was chosen by Xiaozhuang, and it was Dorgon who was hired by him. Therefore, in the 10th year of Shunzhi, the emperor insisted on abolishing the empress dowager and the obstruction of hundreds of officials, and Meng Guqing was demoted to concubine Jing, and then disappeared into the historical records.
The position of the middle palace was vacant, and Xiaozhuang naturally could not let it go, so in the 11th year of Shunzhi, she found 2 sisters from her mother's house, of which the sister was crowned empress after entering the palace, that is, Empress Xiaohuizhang. But when she entered the palace, she was not liked by the emperor, and she herself had a kind personality, did not know how to please the emperor, plus it was given by Xiaozhuang, so the emperor never stepped into her bedchamber from the beginning of her canonization as empress.
Later, in the 13th year of Shunzhi, Dong E's concubines entered the palace, and the empress and even other concubines had no place to stay, at this time, the emperor wanted to abolish dong E's clan again, and Xiaozhuang did not agree to stop this matter. Princess Dong E's concubine enjoyed the grace alone, she had the honor of giving birth to a son but unfortunately died, she also went with her son not long after, the emperor lost his beloved concubine, grief-stricken, so he disregarded Xiaozhuang and the obstruction of hundreds of officials, and forcibly posthumously named Dong Eshi as "Empress Xiaoxian", but Xiaozhuang did not allow her to have an imperial title, so she should have been "Empress Xiaoxianzhang", she did not have the word "Zhang" with emperor, but it was also because of this that Dong Eshi became the only middle palace in Qing history to enjoy an independent title.
Shunzhi died and Kangxi ascended the throne, and his birth mother Tong Jiashi was honored as empress dowager, Empress Xiaokangzhang, who coexisted with the two palaces of Empress Dowager Huan.
Compared with the 2 concubines who were deposed and unloved in their lives, Tong Jia was more fortunate, she was accidentally favored and had the privilege of giving birth to Kangxi, and also waited until her son ascended the throne, jumping from a nameless concubine to an empress dowager and empress, and for a time in the harem. But it is regrettable that kangxi 2 years old she was red-faced and thin-lived, only 24 years old, she could not see her son's achievements in life, nor could she witness his son's creation of a prosperous world.
In summary, Shunzhi's life, although only a short 24 years, but there are 4 empresses, there are not by him like Meng Guqing, Empress Xiaohuizhang, and the mother of the Tong Jia clan, whether he likes it or not, but have to admit that they have been recognized by qingshi, and the only Dong Eshi, who is regarded as his beloved, has not been "certified" by Qingshi, but Xiaobian feels that Dong Eshi has received the love of her husband and the happiness of marriage, which is undoubtedly not the most rare for an ancient woman.