Empress Xiao Quancheng was the biological mother of the Xianfeng Emperor and the third empress of the Daoguang Emperor. She passed the draft, entered the harem at the age of fifteen, and later rose quickly to become empress. The Daoguang Emperor fell in love with her at first sight, and because of her talent, Daoguang felt that she was almost perfect, so he used the word "Quan" on her title, and later loved her in the harem life for more than ten years.
Empress Xiao Quancheng had a son and two daughters for the Daoguang Emperor before her death, and later she gave birth to the throne of Yixuan, the crown prince she gave birth to.
It was the later Xianfeng Emperor. Unfortunately, this beautiful and intelligent woman, who was an empress, and who had been favored by the emperor all her life, had a red face and a short life, and only lived for thirty years before she died of illness.
First, after entering the palace, he was favored by the emperor
Empress Xiao Quancheng was a Manchu, but she grew up in a different environment than other Manchu concubines.
Her father was a general who had been stationed in Suzhou for many years, so she was born and grew up in Jiangnan, grew up in a soft wind and rain environment, and her appearance was like a local woman, white and beautiful, soft and gentle.
Judging from the portrait of Empress Xiao Quancheng who has been handed down, she has a thin melon face, a very white complexion, slender eyebrows, and a cherry mouth, and on the whole, there is a very girlish feeling, it seems to be a little weak, some are chuchu and moving, which makes people have a desire to protect.
The NiuHulu clan has a temperament that is very different from the northern women in the harem. Most of the concubines in the harem were women of Manchu descent who grew up in the north.
Looks are often heroic and beautiful. Their words and deeds and personalities also show a rough atmosphere, which is very different from the delicate and beautiful image temperament of the Niu Hulu clan, which may be the direct reason why Daoguang looks at the Niu Hulu clan at a glance.
As for literary talent and female red, Niu Hulu is quite accomplished. Because of her good education from an early age, she was quite proficient in poetry, such as at the banquet for the birthday of the empress dowager, Niu Hulu deliberately wrote "Gonghe Imperial Poetry Ten Chapters" with a pen to express congratulations to the empress, and she was quick to think at that time, and her outstanding talent impressed everyone.
At the same time, the skillful Niu Hulu also learned the embroidery skills of Jiangnan and performed well in this regard.
Her embroidery has been appreciated by everyone. She does not look like a beautiful woman, but she is unique and distinctive because of her versatility, intellectual intelligence and cleverness.
At the age of fifteen, the Niu hulu clan was chosen as a showgirl to enter the harem of the Daoguang Emperor. Daoguang was particularly fond of and valued by the many showgirls who entered the palace, and after less than half a year, she was promoted to full concubine, and she was promoted to full concubine less than two years after entering the palace, and her status in the harem was second only to that of Empress Xiaoshencheng, which was completely different from the practice of most concubines being promoted because they gave birth to a prince.
Second, after giving birth to a prince, he was successfully sealed
Niu Hulu was the most cherished woman in the life of the Daoguang Emperor, and in the nearly twenty years they spent together, they were very affectionate,
Before and after her death, she was treated favorably by Daoguang. Moreover, her performance did not disappoint Daoguang, first giving birth to two princesses for Daoguang, and then giving birth to the crown prince Yixuan, which made the emperor longyan very happy. After becoming empress, her ability to govern the harem was also remarkable.
In fact, more than a year after Niu Hulu entered the palace, she was pregnant with Daoguang's child for the first time. But the child didn't survive
Because of this small birth, Niu Hulu's body became relatively weak, fell into a serious gynecological disease, and sometimes recurred. Fortunately, a year later, she became pregnant again, and was given the title of Full Noble Concubine for this reason.
This time, Quan Guifei successfully gave birth to a daughter, but the princess died before she reached adulthood, which is a pity. Later, this daughter was posthumously honored as Princess Duanshun Gulun. The death of the little princess was very sad for the Nyūrō clan, and her physical condition became very poor at that time.
A few years later, Quan Guifei gave birth to another daughter for Daoguang, who was later given the title of Princess Shou'an Gulun. Daoguang loved this daughter as if she were a pearl in his hand.
When she grew up, Daoguang chose a husband from a very prominent background for her.
In the fourteenth year of Daoguang, Quan Guifei once again became pregnant and gave birth, this time giving birth to a prince, named Yixuan, which was the fourth son of Daoguang, because Daoguang's previous princes did not survive, so Yixuan became his eldest son.
Therefore, the luck of the whole noble concubine is really good, the eldest son and eldest daughter of the emperor are her own children. Perhaps because of Aiwu and Wu, the Daoguang Emperor was very fond of the children born to all the noble concubines.
Later, Daoguang's successor died, and Quan Guifei was given the title of Imperial Concubine. Later, Daoguang made her empress, and she became Daoguang's third empress. In this year, Niu Hulu was only twenty-seven years old.
According to historical records, the Daoguang Emperor was very strict with his concubines on weekdays, and could even be said to be extremely strict.
If any concubine is found to have made a mistake, she will inevitably be stripped of her title and severely punished. And it was such a strict emperor who was particularly kind to the Empress Niu Hulu, which showed how deep his feelings for her were in his heart.
Third, the red face is easy to die in the prime of life
A few years after entering the middle palace, the Old Ills of the Niu Hulu Clan relapsed due to the previous pregnancy and miscarriage, and the death of the eldest daughter of the tenth year occurred.
It dealt a heavy blow to her mentally, and she was even weaker.
Empress Nuhulu only lived to be thirty-three years old before she died of illness. After Daoguang heard this news, he immediately rushed to the Empress Palace, and when he saw the Empress's remains, his mood was extremely sad, and his sad emotions could not be calmed down for a long time. Niu Hulu was more than twenty years younger than Daoguang, and although she had been favored by the emperor all her life, it was a pity that she was red in face and had a short life, and she actually went before Daoguang and could not always accompany the emperor.
In the end, Daoguang set the title of "Empress Xiao Quancheng" by The Emperor, which was decided by Daoguang himself.
Instead of submitting it to the emperor as in the past, which was drafted by the ministers, this shows that Empress Xiao Quancheng was a perfect and important empress in Daoguang's mind.
4. Summary
Empress Xiao Quancheng grew up in Gusu, and she had both Manchu ancestry and the temperament of a Jiangnan woman with a beautiful and gentle temperament, outstanding literary talent, and was also good at Su embroidery female red. She is a well-cultivated lady in all aspects, and she has been in deep love with Daoguang En for nearly twenty years of living in the harem, and has always been specially cared for and loved, and has been given a high evaluation by the Daoguang Emperor before and after her death.
Moreover, the Niuhulu clan gave birth to two princesses and a prince for the Daoguang Emperor, and fortunately her children were the eldest son and eldest daughter of the emperor, and they were also particularly favored by Daoguang. The Nyūrō clan can say so
Daoguang's ideal dream lover, Daoguang fell in love with her at first sight, and made her quickly promoted in the palace, and finally named her empress, becoming the head of the harem.
Although niuhulu was a perfect empress in Daoguang's heart, the opportunities of life were often not perfect, and the body of Niuhulu, who had been favored by the emperor all his life, had always been relatively weak, and died of illness at the age of thirty-three. At this time, the fourth brother was only ten years old. Later, Yi Xuan inherited the throne, but unfortunately, the Niu Hulu clan could not wait for the day when their son grew up and ascended the throne.