In the imperial palace of ancient feudal society, the status of women was very different, and they were not favored, and whether they had a name or not was not only related to the treatment of individuals, but also related to the rise and fall of the family. Therefore, the fierce competition for favors among harem women is no less than that of the officialdom. However, many women who were trying to win the emperor's favor were out of favor for accidental reasons, which was really lamentable.
This was the case with Yongzheng's Concubine Li, who was originally the daughter of the prefect Li Wenye, and when she married Yongzheng, Yongzheng not only had not yet ascended the throne, but had not even been crowned prince. That is to say, the timing of Li's arrival was good, Yin Chan was not a concubine at that time, nor did he receive special care from Kangxi, so Li's origin was not high, but he also gained the identity of a side Fujin.
You know, Side Fujin is not as much as you want. During the Kangxi and Yongzheng dynasties, it was stipulated that there could only be two side Fujins of the nobility. In addition to Concubine Fujin, their status was above that of many concubines. Moreover, in the eyes of the Manchus, the side Fujin is only a little lower than the Concubine Fujin, which is equivalent to a flat wife. The other side of Yongzheng' Fujin is the very favored Nian Clan.
That said, Lee's starting point is high and he is very favored. She bore Yongzheng three boys, one woman and four children, almost one-third of all the children of Yongzheng. There is no doubt that in addition to the Nian family, the Li family is also very favored. Moreover, Yongzheng was very busy in his life, and he was not as interested in the affairs of men and women as his father Kangxi and son Qianlong, and the scale of the harem was not large, and the future of the Li clan could be described as bright.
However, if people did not fulfill their wishes, the children born to Li Clan survived, and one man and one woman survived, and all the rest died prematurely. Growing up was the third son of the emperor, Hongshi, who was seven years older than the later Hongli calendar, and it was reasonable to say that the future was immeasurable, even if he could not become an emperor, there was no problem in being a prince at ease. However, it was this Hongshi who made an unbelievable decision, not only ruining his life, but also affecting his mother Li Shi.
In the middle and late years of the Kangxi Dynasty, the imperial court was plagued by the struggle of the "Nine Sons and Concubines". Kangxi's princes were numerous and capable, and there was a bloody and fierce competition between them for the throne. The winner in the end was Hongshi's father, Yin Chan, the Yongzheng Emperor. Yongzheng has always been very lonely in this long-distance run, his power has not been strong, and he is not optimistic.
On the contrary, Yongzheng's strongest political enemy, Emperor Eight Sons Yinyu, was extremely popular and supported by many people. I don't know why, as a son, Hiroshi did not support his father, but instead got closer and closer to Yin.
Of course, Hongshi could not change the overall situation, but since then he has fallen out of favor in Yongzheng's heart, and even his mother Li Shi has suffered a big loss. After Yongzheng succeeded to the throne, he was crowned as a concubine, which was equivalent to the reward that the women who accompanied them through the difficult years deserved. As a side Fujin, Li Shi was only given the title of Concubine Qi.
It seems that her status is not bad, even higher than hongli's mother, Concubine Xi of the Niuhulu clan. However, the young concubine who was also a side Fujin with her was made an imperial concubine, which was two levels higher than her, which is easy to think that she was implicated by Hongshi.
At this time, the overall situation has been decided, Hongshi should stop it, Yongzheng also thinks so, and specially chose Cai Shiyuan, a Fujian Zhangpu person, as a master. Unexpectedly, Hongshi had infinite sympathy for Yin Yu, the Prince of Lian, who was gradually losing power, and still went his own way to make friends with him.
This makes people wonder, although the father and son of the Heavenly Family are indifferent, is the relationship between the royal uncle and nephew not indifferent? Although everyone knows that Yongzheng's preferred heir is Hongli, and he is determined to be the next emperor, will Yin Yu, the Prince of Lian, become emperor and make Hongshi crown prince? Hongshi did not hide his affection for Yin Yu, so much so that Yongzheng reprimanded him for being "young and indulgent and acting imprudently".
Later, in the investigation of Yin Yu's case, Yongzheng discovered that Hongshi was not only a participant, but also a core backbone, and almost completely betrayed him. This greatly annoyed Yongzheng, who was originally a very personal emperor, and simply made a strange decision:
On February 18, 1944, Yongzheng was instructed that Hongshi should not remain in the court as a person, and was the son of Ling as a son of Yunyu.
Yongzheng said that since this son was not facing me, but toward my enemy, then I would expel him and let him be Yin Yu's son. In this way, Hiroshi changed from a good and good prince to a prince of Yin. As Yongzheng removed Yin's clan membership, Hongshi was also removed. His future came to an abrupt halt, and he eventually became depressed and died in the fifth year of Yongzheng.
Just because of the birth of this strange prince when Hongshi was born, the Li clan also lost yongzheng's favor. As soon as Yongzheng saw Li Shi, he would think of his son who was his enemy. Therefore, Li Shi was never given a jin title again. Although she was a concubine of the Eight Classics of Zheng'er, she lived in the palace with trepidation until Qianlong's death in the fourth year.