Twenty-four years after Daoguang, a shocking news came from the palace, and the Tong Noble Concubine Shu Mulu was angry with the emperor and was demoted to the rank of Tong Guiren. You know, although Daoguang likes to lower the title of concubine at every turn, it is also the first time that he has demoted the noble concubine to a nobleman. Moreover, the Shumulu clan was also deeply loved and gave birth to three daughters, such a severe punishment is too ruthless.
The Shumulu clan is not a generalist, but a very clever and discerning person. She was not from a high birth, and her father Yuzhang was only a langzhong of the six departments, so when Daoguang entered the palace in the eleventh year, she was only given the title of Tong Guiren. However, the Shu Mulu clan soon found out the situation in the palace and opened a bright door for his promotion.
It turned out that although Daoguang was mediocre and very, he was the most favored by Empress Xiaoquan. The speed of promotion when Niu Hulu entered the palace was unprecedented. Because the second empress of Daoguang was still alive at that time, the NiuHulu clan was still only a full concubine, ranking second among the six palaces, but in fact, no one could match it.
The Shu Mulu Clan knew that when he and the quangui concubine Niu Hulu Clan fought, they must have hit the stone with an egg. Therefore, she changed her strategy, defected to Quan Guifei, and formed an alliance with her. In the harem, this situation is also very common, whether it is sincere or hypocritical, Quan Guifei accepted the Shu Mulu clan, and also made her quickly popular. In just four years, the Shu Mulu clan also crossed the third level from a nobleman and was crowned as a Tong Guifei.
At this time, because of the death of Daoguang's second empress, the Niuhulu clan went one step further and became the successor empress. It seems that in the palace under the empress, it is Jing Guifei and Tong Guifei who are the most honorable. Moreover, although Jing Guifei was more senior, she had a bad relationship with the empress, and Tong Guifei was the empress's confidant, and obviously had a more wonderful future.
More importantly, Princess Tong Guifei also gave birth to three daughters in one go, namely Daoguang's Seventh Daughter, Emperor Eight Daughter and Emperor Tenth Daughter. Although they are all princesses, this also shows that the Shumulu clan has great fertility potential, and it is entirely possible to give birth to a prince and make their position more stable.
Therefore, when the Niu Hulu clan died in the twentieth year of Daoguang, although she had lost her most important ally, Tong Guifei was not too sad, and even a little relieved. Maybe Empress Xiaoquan was her stepping stone, and the person who became popular after that was herself. However, what he did not expect was that after Daoguang lost the person he loved the most, his temperament changed greatly, not only did he not establish an empress again, but he was also harsh on the concubines, and he lowered the position of concubines at every turn.
However, Tong Guifei was demoted to a nobleman in the twenty-fourth year of Daoguang, but it was not without reason. Because on the day of the general's will, the minister of the interior found that there were many imperial gifts in the room of Li Dexi, the eunuch of The Ham Phuc Palace. Obviously, a concubine eunuch could not have received so many rewards from the emperor. The minister did not dare to conceal it, and immediately recorded the list of items, and then informed the emperor.
Dao Guang was also very shocked, he carefully went through the items, and also drove to Li Dexi's room. DaoGuang was a frugal emperor, and on his birthday, he was not even willing to reward a bowl of tofu brain to his subordinates, not to mention so many treasures. After Dao Guang looked at it carefully, he thought that at least half of the items were given to Concubine Tong Guifei.
This is also a gift from the emperor, not to mention that so much has been sent, that is, one piece cannot be sent randomly. Even if the harem concubine wanted to give the items to her family, she had to get the emperor's consent. Because, from the modern point of view, the emperor did not reward the ownership of these imperial gifts, but the right to use. After the death of the concubine, it will still be taken back by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Li Dexi was also Tong Guifei's eunuch, and the evidence was conclusive, and Tong Guifei could not deny it, so she had to admit everything. Therefore, she was also severely punished by the three consecutive demotions mentioned in the opening paragraph. Moreover, at this moment, although Tong Guiren was not beaten into the cold palace, in fact, there was no room for turning over.
Since then, the fate of the Tonggui Shumulu clan has been even more tragic, and her three daughters have died one after another, all before her. Enduring boundless pain, she was honored as the Concubine of the Emperor during the Xianfeng period. Before Tongzhi's death, in order to give Emperor Chong Xi, all the concubines were promoted, and shu Mulu was promoted two levels in a row to become the imperial concubine.
This actually returns to her most prominent moment, but time has changed, and she was once a favorite concubine, but now it is a symbolic title, which has no practical effect. Moreover, at this time, Shu Mulu's health was not good, and he died the following year.