The Qing Dynasty was the closest feudal dynasty to our present, so people were particularly interested in things from this period, especially about the emperor's harem. Among the 12 emperors of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, the number of people in the harem of the Yongzheng Emperor was not large, but it was very exciting. There was a woman, who was originally Yongzheng's maid, who was lucky to give birth to a prince, but she was not favored all her life, and finally lived to the age of 97 because of "Zhen Huan".
A "Biography of Zhen Huan" has made people have a lot of understanding of the harem in the Yongzheng period, Zhen Huan from a simple woman with no heart to the final become a noble concubine who even the emperor dares to calculate, her success is not only on her own, but also those teammates who gave her "god assists", the most hidden of which is the "Duan Concubine", so is this really the case with this woman in history?
The prototype of the "Duan Concubine" is the Pure Yi Emperor's noble concubine Geng Shi, a woman of ordinary birth, and her father can only be counted as a "middle-level leader" in the court. Later, she married Yongzheng, who was still the crown prince. Because her family lineage is not prominent, after she entered the house, her identity was not even "side Fujin", but could only be counted as "Gege", that is, equivalent to the concubine of ordinary people. Such an identity was similar to Yongzheng's maid in the palace, but she did not feel aggrieved because of it.
Yongzheng was a hard-working emperor during his reign, and he was equally diligent when he was not yet on the throne. Yongzheng has a strong self-control, and knows how to treat the harem women with rain and dew, so although she is not favored, she is lucky to be pregnant with the imperial heir, and what is even more unexpected is that she actually gave birth to the fifth son of the emperor, Hongzhi. The fifth son of the emperor was very intelligent from an early age and was highly valued by Yongzheng.
After Yongzheng ascended the throne, Nian had merit in giving birth to a prince, so he named her "Yu Concubine", although this status is not very high in the harem, but it is the main throne of the first palace. What is even more rare is that she has a pure personality and does not like to argue with people, so she has no enemies in the harem, and she is often taken care of by "Zhen Huan" and Concubine Xi.
In the 8th year of Yongzheng, she was finally named "Yu Concubine" and became a high-ranking official in the harem. She had a calm personality and was also very good at teaching her son, and the fifth son of the emperor was intelligent and capable, and was repeatedly used by Yongzheng at that time, often handling affairs with the fourth son of the emperor, Hongli (later Qianlong). In the 11th year of Yongzheng, the fifth son of the emperor was crowned as a prince, which shows that this prince is indeed trusted by the emperor.
After Yongzheng's death, Qianlong ascended to the throne, and he and the fifth son of the emperor had always been good friends, and also knew that Yufei was a good friend of his mother, so he honored her as "Imperial Concubine Yu". What was even more unexpected was that this woman was still very long-lived, and when she was 90 years old, Qianlong once again ordered her to be promoted to "Imperial Princess Kaoyu". With her indifferent mentality and the help of her friends, she lived to the age of 97, which is really amazing.