The Qianlong Emperor was the ruler of the Qing Dynasty during its most prosperous period, reigning for more than 60 years. It can be said that the Qianlong Emperor had an innate longevity gene and lived for 89 years. From this we can also know that the Qianlong Emperor had many harem concubines. Today we are going to talk about an unknown concubine, but in the real records, her status is very noble, she has enjoyed endless glory, and she has also been incomparably favored by Qianlong. This concubine is Pure Concubine Hui.
According to historical records, there were three empresses during Qianlong's reign, of which the third empress Wushi was deposed by Qianlong. And Princess Chunhui was buried with the deposed empress. If we have seen the Qing Palace drama that is currently popular on the screen, we know that the Ullanana clan was the side Fujin when Qianlong did not ascend the throne, and after Qianlong succeeded to the throne, he rewarded the world and promoted the Ulana clan to a virtuous concubine; after the death of the original empress, he was crowned as the third empress of the Qing Dynasty, and the two of them loved and bred three sons.
We know that in ancient times, especially in the imperial family, there was a royal custom of mothers and children. That is to say, if a concubine can give birth to more princes for the emperor, then her status will be higher, and she will be more and more loved by the emperor. The higher the status and rank, the higher the treatment she enjoys, and even after her death, the spiritual contract that buried her has a high or low rank. However, our pure concubine, who has a high rank, but after her death, she is buried with other ordinary concubines, which is really puzzling.
According to the etiquette system of the Qing Dynasty at that time, with the status of a pure concubine, it was enough to be buried with the emperor after her death, but after the founding of the country, archaeologists excavated the mausoleum and discovered a shocking secret.
We know that the funeral arrangements for the empress were quite strict and moral, and according to the records left by the Qing court, the empress enjoyed only the rank of concubine, and archaeologists found the same coffin materials in the mausoleum of Pure Hui Concubine as the coffin material left behind at that time. And after his death, Qianlong decreed that no tablets were allowed to be set up, and no temples could be entered, so it was impossible to enjoy sacrifices, and the cost of the empress's funeral was only more than 207 taels. This was the same treatment as a minor sesame official during Qianlong's reign. The treatment enjoyed as an empress was so unbearable that it was not a major scandal during the Qianlong Dynasty.
And the cause and effect of the matter can be traced back to the thirteenth year of Qianlong's reign, after his tour of the lower Jiangnan to return to the palace, there was a huge gap in the favor of the empress of the Uranara clan; from the previous favor to the indifference, and her concubines were gradually lowered, and the original empress of the Uranana clan was demoted to an ordinary concubine, and the treatment she should enjoy was reduced and abolished, and finally only two slaves were left for her to call. It is necessary to know that this kind of treatment is only available to the lowest concubines, that is, "promises". It can be said that from the bottom of his heart, Qianlong has already beaten the Ulana clan into the cold palace.
Exactly what happened during the Qianlong Jiangnan tour we can't know, but a series of sources show that because of this southern tour, the Ulana clan almost completed its life of reverence.