Why did Guangxu only live for 37 years? Look at the real photos of this "one palace and two concubines" and you will know
When the Qing Dynasty arrived in Guangxu, the whole country was already full of weight and could not return.
As the 11th emperor of the founding of the country and the penultimate emperor of the fallen country, Guangxu's life can be said to be a life of depression and resentment. He ascended the throne at the age of four and lived all his life under the shadow of his "great aunt" Empress Dowager Cixi.
Although he later wanted to change the fate of the entire dynasty and himself by changing the law to control the situation, in the end his life came to an abrupt end in 1908, when he was 38 years old.
In the 38 years of his life, Guangxu, as an emperor, could not personally experience political affairs; as a man, he could not choose the person he loved. Come to think of it, this emperor is really not as good as an ordinary person.
Ancient emperors, if they only got married after they ascended the throne, then their marriage was called "big marriage".
Among the 12 emperors of the entire Qing Dynasty, only 4 were Shunzhi, Kangxi, Tongzhi and Guangxu who were "married".
According to the old system, Guangxu should have held a big wedding at the age of 14.
But because Cixi did not open his mouth, Guangxu had to wait and wait until he was 19 years old before marrying a daughter-in-law.
In 1888, Guangxu was 18 years old. Cixi chose three wives for him with great fanfare, "one palace and two concubines".
These three people were the later Empress Longyu, Concubine Jin, and Concubine Zhen.
Empress Longyu was originally Cixi's niece and Guangxu's cousin, and he was 21 years old at the time of the election, 3 years older than Guangxu.
Princess Jin and Concubine Zhen are two sisters. They were the daughters of Yuanwai Lang Changxu, who was 15 and 13 years old at the time.
Empress Dowager Longyu, formerly known as Yehlara Jingfen, nicknamed Kiko. The reason why he chose such a strange name is because he looks really ugly, and he can only rely on his name to please him.
On the day of the concubine selection ceremony, Guangxu held Yu Ruyi in his hand, and originally took a fancy to ZhenFei and was ready to hand over Ruyi to him and make him empress. But Cixi stretched a face next to her, so that Guangxu finally had to obediently choose her own.
From the photos, we can see that Empress Longyu has an unpopular winter melon face. And hunched over, there is simply no queen's style. Coupled with the fact that she complained to Cixi at any time and said bad things about Guangxu, it was inevitable that he would not be treated by Guangxu. It can be said that Longyu's life is also a lonely and desolate life, but it has the name of an empress dowager.
Princess Jin was the longest-lived of the three women of Guangxu.
Although she was not welcomed by Guangxu, this Concubine Jin knew how to be indisputable with the world and knew how to raise happiness and longevity.
She usually likes to read books and likes to read "Dream of the Red Chamber" with her sister.
She also liked to listen to opera, and in 1923, on her 50th birthday, she also invited Mei Lanfang and others to enter the Forbidden City to perform Peking Opera for him.
Like Longyu, she did not get half the love of Guangxu in her life, but he raised a wide body and fat body, and gained the title of "Fat Lady".
From the photo, we can see that although this fat lady is not beautiful, she is still kind and peaceful.
Zhenfei was the most beloved woman in Guangxu's life.
As can be seen from the photo, she is the only one of the three women in Guangxu who looks more beautiful, and she is also very married to Guangxu.
Because Princess Zhen's sex is more cheerful and lively, she is not accustomed to the life of following the rules in the palace. And under Guangxu's favor, he was a little pampered and proud, so he did not really take Cixi in his eyes.
This also laid a deep foundation for his young life.
An emperor, married to 3 women, two of whom were not his lover.
Although he loved one, he split the living into two parts.
Therefore, if history repeats itself and asks everyone to help Guangxu check the pass, what choice will be made?