"Since beating me into the palace, I have won the grace of the emperor alone, this harem beauty three thousand, the emperor will favor me alone, the emperor, just pet me, just spoil me", this is Song Xiaobao's line on the stage of "Happy Comedians", playing the role of "Curry Concubine". The "coffee concubine" played by Song Xiaobao is very suitable for Song Xiaobao's own dark appearance, and Song Xiaobao also likes this role very much. While we laughed heartily, what was unexpected was that the "concubine" had its own person in history, and she herself was favored by the emperor as Song Xiaobao said.
The real "concubine" in history was called Li Lingrong, of course, she was not a "concubine" in that era, but first a "lady concubine", and finally became the empress dowager. Li Lingrong was born in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, in the hierarchical ancient imperial palace, she was just a low-status small palace girl, working in the palace of the Huiji King, occasionally seeing sima Yu, the King of huiji, in addition, her life was endless work. Because of her dark skin and plain appearance, she is also a deliberately ignored existence in the "circle of palace women".
Sima Yu was the King of Huiji at that time, and had five sons under his knees, but four of them died prematurely, the only surviving one was deposed, and Sima Yu's concubines were also sterilized for nearly ten years, and there was no possibility of pregnancy. Sima Yu was ill and rushed to the hospital, and found the fortune teller Hu Qian, hoping that the fortune teller could give him a blessing to see which concubine could bear a child for him. After several fortune-telling attempts, Hu Qian shook his head and said that none of Sima Yu's existing concubines could give birth to him.
Sima Yu was disappointed and no longer full of hope for his future life. However, Hu Qian calculated that there was a woman in Sima Yu's palace who could not only bear two sons for her, but one of them would also prosper in the Jin Dynasty. Sima Yu was overjoyed, and hurriedly took Hu Qian to meet him to see which woman was his lucky star. Sima Yu ordered all the maids to be summoned to show him, and at that time Li Lingrong was working in the textile workshop, and because of her tall stature and dark face, the palace ladies called her "Kunlun".
When Li Lingrong stood in front of Sima Yu and Hu Qian, Hu Qian repeatedly said: This is this person! Sima Yu saw Li Lingrong's appearance and sighed darkly, but in order to have a child, he couldn't take care of much, so he dressed up Li Lingrong that night and let him sleep. Li Lingrong dreamed several times in her sleep that two golden dragons were resting on her lap, and the sun and moon were both taken into her arms, and she told Sima Yu what she saw in the dream, and Sima Yu was surprised. Later, Li Lingrong gave birth to two sons and a daughter, namely Sima Yao, the Emperor Xiaowu of Jin, Sima Daozi, the Prince of Huijianwen, and Princess Poyang.
In 387, Li Lingrong was made an imperial concubine by his son and performed the duties of the empress dowager. In 394, in order for the imperial family to prosper for all generations, Emperor Xiaowu of Jin changed Li Lingrong to empress dowager, and the palace where he lived was also changed to Chongxun Palace. Li Lingrong succeeded in becoming the empress dowager as a black and strong palace girl, and his luck was so great that he had to be impressed.
Is it true that a wife with a dark complexion is more wanted?