In the later stages of the Qianlong harem, there was a concubine who was full of drama, she was born as a palace girl, but she had the honor of serving the Empress Chongqing, relying on the protection of the empress dowager, she gained the favor of Qianlong and gave birth to the youngest daughter for Qianlong, so that the mother was crowned six times as a daughter. But what is unexpected is that this concubine from the palace maid was arrogant, once killed the palace maid, was ruthlessly demoted by Qianlong three times, and after Jiaqing succeeded to the throne, he almost killed his entire family.
1. The daughter of the metropolitan government who was born in a coat
Concubine Wang, a Manchurian White Banner Wrapper, was born on the sixth day of the first month of March in the eleventh year of Qianlong, 36 years younger than Qianlong, and his father was du tong si ge.
According to the "Eight Banners of The General Chronicle of the King's Ding", Wang's ancestors were the zhengbai banner wrapped in the Shenyang area, and her father Si Ge once called himself "the inferior class of the Wrapped Cow Record" on the Xie En Fold, which is naturally a bit too modest, can achieve the unification of the capital, there are few simple characters, as far as the Wang clan is concerned, at least it is a famous family of internal affairs.
This family, which is already very simple, is the supreme military and political chief of the Eight Banners, and belongs to Congyipin, and this position cannot be done by ordinary people. Therefore, the Wang family can definitely be said to come from a high-level bureaucratic family.
Since he was born in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the only way for The Wang family to enter the palace was to participate in the palace women's draft.
In the twenty-eighth year of Qianlong, the then 18-year-old Wang Shi participated in the palace women's draft held by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and she was successfully selected with better family conditions.
Judging from the existing historical data, it is not certain whether the Wang clan studied the rules under which lord, but later in the Wang clan's book, there are "
Ci Yan has the sayings of "Xi Xi" and "can inherit The Kindness", so after the Wang clan entered the palace, it is likely that they were assigned to the Side of the Empress Chongqing to learn the rules.
Empress Chongqing was Qianlong's biological mother, and her position in Qianlong's heart can be imagined, Qianlong can be ruthless to other women, but for his own mother, it has always been obedient and obedient. Wang Shi naturally also knew this truth, judging from the favor that Wang Shi received later, Empress Chongqing was obviously very happy to be served by her, and naturally there were a few kind words in front of her son Qianlong, and it was naturally much easier for Wang Shi to be favored.
2. The dormancy of the first harem
Although the Wang clan was later deeply favored by Qianlong, in the early stages of entering the palace, it was not obvious.
In October of the 28th year of Qianlong, Wang Shi, the daughter of the Four Ges, who was then the minister in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, was given the title of YongChang zai (the first canonization) and was given a plate of coral beads, a gold-encrusted coral collar, and five golden silk phoenixes.
At this time, although Wang Shi was only a permanent resident, he was not high in the harem level, but he often accompanied Qianlong on tour.
In July of the twenty-ninth year of Qianlong, Qianlong went out to whistle deer, and Wang Shi was one of the concubines accompanying him.
Qianlong's fourth southern tour in the first month of the thirtieth year, Wang Shi was also one of the six accompanying concubines, on this tour, Wang Witnessed the process of the subsequent Nala clan cutting her hair falling out of favor and being immediately beaten into the cold palace. But it is clear that Wang did not learn a lesson from his successors.
In July of the thirty-first year of Qianlong, Qianlong drove Mulan, and Wang Shi accompanied him again.
Three consecutive tours with the emperor, the wang clan, who was not of high rank, had obviously received Qianlong's attention.
In the thirty-third year of Qianlong, on the eighth day of the first month of June, the Qianlong to Jiaqing Year added and subtracted the bottom file, and it is recorded that the Wang clan was promoted to the title of Yongguiren (the second canonization).
On August 15 of the thirty-fifth year of Qianlong, on this day, Qianlong rewarded the harem concubines, at this time the title of Wang clan was still Yongguiren, but in the first month of Qianlong's thirty-sixth year, Yongchang was reinstated as Yonggui (the third canonization), which means that during this period, Wang was demoted (the first demotion).
In June of the 36th year of Qianlong, Yongchang was rewarded with a bed of safflower and a mattress, which indicates that Wang was demoted again (the second demotion) less than half a year after he was reinstated as a nobleman.
Judging from the repeated ascensions in the early stages, Wang Shi was not a good master, which was more evident from the later incident in which she killed the palace maids around her.
In October of the 36th year of Qianlong, the 25-year-old Wang clan ushered in a bright moment, and in the first ten days of this month, the Wang clan was directly enfeoffed as a concubine (the fourth canon) by Chang Zaijin, and the title was concubine.
Concubine Book:
"Prepare the six houses and repair the internal office." Divide the Purple Court. Zijiu Imperial Household. Yang Fentong tube. Enlun Shihuan. Spoil the Sith. Ergui Wang. Yu quality soft Jia. Humble and graceful. Yi Baixiang in the Pepper Hall. Fang Fan is not violated. Qing Duofu yu Xuanting. Kindness and joy. I hereby pay homage to the Empress Dowager. Feng Er was a concubine. Shangqi Yu Yu Ke Zan. According to the order of virtue, the reverence. Zhai Zenghua. Eternally blessed by Long' Grace. Thanks. ”
3. Pregnant with a dragon fetus to be promoted to the throne
On May 16, 39, Qianlong came to the summer resort with Qianlong again, at this time she was three months pregnant, and she was naturally very careful in serving, so that when she returned to Beijing in August, Qianlong specially ordered someone to send Wang back first.
On the eighth day of the first month of September, just the day after Qianlong returned to the capital division, he ordered that wang shi be made a concubine (the fifth canonization), and then he added the treatment of a concubine to the Wang clan and sent her to shouyue.
Concubine Booklet:
"Dressed in robes. Divide and conquer. Jian Jian Xuan'en Jin Rong called Yu Ziye. Jia Xi was ordered to use the Yi Seal. Erzhu Concubine Wang, Sui Xie Fang. Early German election. Etiquette of the Xianlan Palace. Ni Yi Yi. Pure Jubilee of Qingxuan. Can bear kindness. Self-praise is the same. There is no shame in the matter of honor. Empress Dowager Dowager Hereby crowned her as a concubine. Erqi Yimao Roujia. He Hongyu and Ke Vice. Yaaki Shushu. Be dressed like an elephant to add brilliance. Thanks. ”
On the third day of the first lunar month of the 40th year of Qianlong, the Wang clan gave birth to ten princesses in Yikun Palace, later Princess Gulun and Princess Xiao. At the time of the princess's first birthday, the reward she received was nothing special compared with other princesses, which showed that the tenth princess was gradually loved by her father Qianlong.
At this time, the Wang clan can be said to be the most proud person in the harem, giving birth to a young daughter for the emperor and being sheltered by Qianlong, but if you want to say that this person is proud, it is easy to forget, and the Wang clan is obviously such a person.
First of all, Wang Shi actually came to a false pregnancy.
In August of the forty-first year of Qianlong, Wang Shi was diagnosed with a dragon fetus again, but what was puzzling was that the monthly routine came on schedule and the appearance was not obvious. However, after all, the doctors were diagnosed with pregnancy, and the officials naturally did not dare to be sloppy, and they waited up and down. In April of the forty-second year of Qianlong, Yinglian, a co-founder of the university, also took Shangshu to check the pulse of Concubine Huan and Concubine Shun (at this time, Concubine Shun was also pregnant with a dragon fetus).
On April 28, Doctor Chen Shiguan and Luo Heng and other concubines were still leaking red blood every month because they had passed the full term of pregnancy, so that the happy pulse was not very abundant. For the next month, Concubine Huan was ordered to take tonics such as four-flavor soup and fetal birth jindan. It was not until May 28 that it was determined that Wang was not pregnant.
As for Concubine Shun's pregnancy, it is likely that it was also a false pregnancy incident.
Shunfei was found to be pregnant in June of the forty-first year of Qianlong, earlier than Concubine Wang, and on October 26, she felt back pain and blood, but after the diagnosis and treatment of the Tai Doctor, the joy was the same, and in March of the following year, she was still happy and in good spirits, but later she did not see That Concubine Shun had a birth record. In other words, It is very likely that Concubine Shun was not pregnant.
Linked to Concubine Wang and Concubine Shun, both have serious demotion experience, and it is speculated that these two are not good stubble, and these two false pregnancies are most likely prominent manifestations of the palace fight between the two people.
4. The lady of the staff was demoted again
The second manifestation of Wang's arrogance is to kill the palace maid.
Perhaps because he was not pregnant with a dragon fetus, Wang Shi, who was extremely upset physically and mentally, developed his arrogance to the extreme. In the forty-third year of Qianlong, the shocking news broke in the palace, and Concubine Wang actually killed the palace maids around her. Qianlong attached great importance to this and immediately issued an order:
"Yesterday, concubines and envoys in the palace summoned women. Blame for death. It was shocking. Er, etc., I want to hear about it. Former this concubine inside. Intermittent gas is not good. Beat up the maid. For those who are in a hurry. Though he is a man of the Lord's throne. It should not be too abusive. And the deceased was forced to kill himself. As soon as it was heard. There is no punishment for its circumstances. There has never been a concubine who will beat a woman to death. This is the case of the concubine. If you do not re-apply. The Law of Circumstances is not allowed. And it is not enough to prepare the person in the palace. Salty knows the alarm. Minister of The Manchu Han Dynasty. Those who do not punish domestic slaves according to law and beat them to death. It's all according to their circumstances. Separate deliberations. Dismissal. Light downgrade. The rules are clear. There is a slight discrimination. Concubines, that is, demoted to concubines. as a sign of retribution. And to make concubines, etc., and later to take it as a warning. Motherhood is the same. ”
"The chief eunuchs of this palace, Guo Jinzhong and Liu Liang, were seriously convicted. Wear leather to the top strap. And fined money and grain for two years. Its chief eunuch. It is also difficult to blame. Except for Guiyuan, in the playing office. Xiao Yunpeng and Kenji Tea Room. Serve daily in front of the Imperial Palace. Cannot be returned to the palace audit. The two of them were spared their guilt. Wang Cheng, Wang Zhong, Wang Chengyi, Zheng Yuzhu, Zhao Desheng, and Zhongsi Neiting. The concubine beat up the maid. Yi et al. cannot be dissuaded. What you do. Each was fined money and food for one year. But the reason for this is that the concubine is tired. Yi yi and others should be fined money and grain. Half of the penalty will be deducted under each name. Half of it, also paid by the concubine. All the beaten women. And the concubine was punished with one hundred taels of silver. Bury his parents. This case is a trivial matter. Emperor Yi is righteous. It is no different from the comprehensive management of the chores. It can also be suddenly salty. This decree was referred to the Minister in Charge of the Interior. Preach to all the people of the Inner House to know it. And record it. Handover study room, honor room, keeping notes. Let the princes know the police province together. Always obey. ”
Judging from Qianlong's edict, on the surface, it was a hasty matter, and the Wang clan was demoted to a concubine (the third demotion) and fined one hundred taels of silver. Alas, in ancient society, a life without status is worthless.
On the first day of February in the 44th year of Qianlong, Qianlong asked the eunuch Chang Ning to pass on the message:
"The residence of concubine Shun of the Yangxin Hall is given to concubines, and the residence of concubines is given to concubines." Ming often lived in the second room of Concubine Shun. The Yuanmingyuan Rong Concubine's residence is for concubines, and the concubines' residence is for Concubine Rong. Concubine Shun took Ming to live in Yongshou Palace. ”
This edict revealed an important message, and the Wang clan regained the favor of the Qianlong Emperor and "snatched" back the good residence. Sure enough, the following year, Wang was re-enthroned as Concubine Huan (the sixth canonization), and Qianlong also took Princess Heke's Grand Grid to the palace and handed it over to Concubine Yikun to raise on her behalf.
5, gradually snubbed the end is miserable
Hey, to say that this person, Jiangshan is easy to change and difficult to move, this sentence cannot be wrong, Wang Shi is so.
In May of the forty-ninth year of Qianlong, a palace maid hanged herself in Yikun Palace, but she was rescued, because during the fasting period, the chief eunuch did not dare to report it to Qianlong, and in October, another palace maid in Yikun Palace was injured. Presumably, these two palace women incidents are the masterpieces of Wang Himself.
Qianlong seems to have seen this, and since then he has gradually snubbed the Wang family, for example, in the fifty years of Qianlong, the Wang family is fifty years old (birthday), the Wang family's treatment is reduced, only three hundred and two silver are rewarded, until the sixty years of Qianlong, the Wang family's annual birthday treatment has been reduced.
Perhaps Wang Shi also realized that she was becoming more and more unpopular, and one day in November of the first year of Jiaqing, she actually delayed asking The Taishang Emperor Qianlong for peace, and Qianlong was very angry about this, and immediately ordered: "Concubine Huan delayed the request for peace, and the annual case of one dollar heavy silver hammer two hundred, this year does not need to be rewarded." ”
This is not a big deal, only three years later, the Taishang Emperor Qianlong collapsed, and after Qianlong's death, Jiaqing immediately investigated and dealt with Wang's relatives, He yan, and the Wang family was at risk of being exterminated. In the end, it was the Tenth Princess (Gu Lun and Princess Xiao) who ran into the palace and interceded with her brother Emperor Jiaqing, and she and her husband, Feng Feng, were spared death.
On the seventeenth day of the first month of the eleventh year of Jiaqing, Wang Shi, who had seen all the cold and warm in the world, finally closed his eyes and died at the age of 61, and was subsequently buried in the Yuling Concubine Garden.
Zichen said:
Concubine Wang, can be said to be a concubine who occupies an important position in the Qianlong harem, if you shoot a court drama in the harem of Qianlong in his later years, Wang Shi is definitely the heroine. However, in her life, although she was favored by Qianlong and gave birth to a young daughter and filial piety, due to her personal character, she was criticized by the world, and the ending was also very miserable. Her life tells us: No matter how proud the spring breeze is, we must not be too arrogant as a person, and we are not sure that one day disaster will come.
References: Draft History of the Qing Dynasty, Records of Emperor Gaozong of the Qing Dynasty, General Records of the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty