Empress Dowager is the honorific title given to the emperor for his mother, and the term empress first appeared in China during the Warring States period. "Empress Dowager", or "Empress Dowager", generally refers to the Emperor's mother (not necessarily the birth mother).
There have been many famous empresses in Chinese history, who are noble in status, but also played a vital role in the period of patriarchal society, such as: Empress Xiaozhuang.
Empress Xiaozhuang Empress Dowager Qing Taizong loved the concubine of Emperor Taiji of Xinjueluo, through the Five Dynasties, the Four Emperors, assisted the young lord to ascend the throne, her life is very legendary, and she has experienced many historical events.
At the moment of national crisis and survival, she was calm and calm, and with her wit and bravery, she turned the tide and finally stabilized the Qing Dynasty, and assisted two young lords, including the Kangxi Emperor, the first emperor of the ancient world.
Speaking of the Kangxi Emperor, his life can be said to be full of children and grandchildren, and people are prosperous, but many people also say that Kangxi's concubines are also many, but there is a concubine who is very special.
According to the Qing Dynasty history records, the Kangxi Emperor had four empresses, but only three empresses were appointed during his lifetime, and the fourth Empress Xiaogongren did not become an empress before his death, because her son became emperor, so after the death of the Kangxi Emperor, he was honored as the empress dowager, yes- Yongzheng's biological mother, Princess Wuya.
According to records, Princess De was born very low, was once a slave of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and did not participate in the draft, and was later selected by the Ministry of Internal Affairs to enter the palace.
She entered the palace at the age of thirteen and gave birth to the fourth brother Yinchen at the age of eighteen. However, the historical record of the night she was favored by the Kangxi Emperor as a concubine is not recorded.
The "Qing History Manuscript Liechuan I Houfei" records: "In October of the seventeenth year of the Kangxi Dynasty, Ding You, Emperor Sejong was born. Eighteen years, as a concubine. Twenty years, into the princess. ”
At the age of 20, he was crowned as a concubine, at the age of 21 he was born six brothers Yinzuo, at the age of 22, he was promoted to the throne together with the three concubines of Huifei, Rongfei and Yifei, and was crowned as a concubine, at the age of 22, he gave birth to the seventh daughter of the emperor, at the age of 23 he gave birth to the ninth daughter of the emperor (Princess Gulun Wenxian), at the age of 26 he gave birth to the twelfth daughter of the emperor, and at the age of 28 he gave birth to the fourteenth princess yinyu of the fourteenth brother.
Judging from these data, Princess Defei belongs to the fertile physique and has super fertility, from 18 years old to 28 years old, and has given birth to six children in ten years.
However, because Princess De was born as a palace maid, her status in the harem was very low, and after giving birth to the fourth brother Yinchen, she was raised by the noble concubine Tong Jia. Later, before his death, Tong Jia was given the title of empress, that is, the third empress of the Kangxi Emperor, Empress Xiaoyiren.
It was precisely because Empress Xiaoyiren raised the fourth brother, but the fourteenth prince was personally brought up by her, which eventually caused a tragedy between the brothers.
As the saying goes, "Mother depends on the son of gui," Princess De, in the thirty years of entering the palace, has been deeply favored by the Kangxi Emperor, but before Kangxi's death, there was a "nine sons and concubines" incident, this time her two sons were also involved, and the final victory was the fourth brother Yinchen.
However, in Princess De's heart, she always wanted to make the Fourteenth Brother emperor, because Yin Zhen had a cheerful personality, heroic and promising, and the Fourth Elder Brother was brought up by Empress Xiaoyiren, plus he had a dull personality, too heavy a heart, and an elusive temper, so he was inclined to the Fourteenth Brother in terms of feelings.
Although the Kangxi Emperor had been reusing the Fourteen Brothers in the last few years, and he also wanted to make the Fourteen Brothers emperor, because of the "Nine Sons and Concubines", the Four Brothers Yinchen was finally put on the throne, which is now the Yongzheng Emperor.
After the Yongzheng Emperor succeeded to the throne, Princess De was disappointed, because all her efforts were in vain, according to historical records, the Yongzheng Emperor immediately held a succession ceremony after taking care of the Affairs of the Kangxi Emperor, and he honored his birth mother Defei as empress.
When the new emperor ascended the throne, he needed the support of the empress dowager during the ceremony, and Yongzheng personally asked Princess De to come forward to show his imperial prestige, but she refused, saying: "Not only do I dare not hope to make my son emperor, but I also do not think about it in my dreams." He also asked for the kangxi emperor to be buried.
In the end, at the repeated requests of the Yongzheng Emperor, Princess Defei accepted to participate in the Yongzheng enthronement ceremony in the name of the empress dowager.
But then again, the Yongzheng Emperor had great respect for his birth mother, Princess De, and the title of "Empress Renshou" was enough to show his respect for her.
Although she was given the title, Princess De refused to move to the Cining Palace, where the empress dowager lived, and insisted on living in the Yonghe Palace where she lived when she was a concubine, and the purpose of this was to see her son Yongzheng unhappy.
However, the fourteenth brother of Defei's heart and liver was bullied after Yongzheng succeeded to the throne, because Yongzheng ordered the fourteenth brother to keep the tangquan near Jingling, not to return to the capital, not to meet with Princess De, until Princess De fell ill and died, and the fourteenth brother was not allowed to visit.
Her beloved young son and eldest son were bullied, Ande's heart was like a knife, after Yongzheng succeeded to the throne for eight years, Princess De died of illness, and her death also belonged to the depressed end, not only did she not feel comfortable in the past six months, but it was strange that she could live a long life between two excellent sons!