Some time ago, a TV series depicting the qing Dynasty's palace fights detonated the Internet. The TV series is not completely nonsense, and the relevant prototypes can be found in history. Empress Xiaoxianchun is also the Fucha clan, and her love-hate entanglement with Qianlong has touched the hearts of many viewers. In real history, although Empress Fucha received all kinds of grace from Qianlong. But why did this empress of the motherly world die? There has always been a lot of debate. There are three semi-official and semi-official history books in the late Qing Dynasty and early Ming Dynasty, which may reveal important clues as to why Empress Fucha died.
Empress Fucha was born in 1712, the year of the Kangxi Dynasty. In July 1727, the Fucha clan was given the title of Crown Prince by Yongzheng as a concubine, at the age of 16. In June 1730, Empress Fucha gave birth to her next son, Yonglian, and in the second year, Empress Fucha gave birth to Princess Gulun and Jing. With hongli ascending the throne, Qianlong made Fucha empress in the second year. In 1748, the thirteenth year of Qianlong, Empress Fucha died in Dezhou, Shandong. Judging from Fucha's brief information, it seems that this woman has not experienced any wind and waves in her life.
In fact, Empress Fucha had 4 children in her lifetime, the eldest daughter died early, the second son Yonglian, and the third son Yongzhen died of illness, leaving only Princess Gulun and Jing to become the pearls in her and Qianlong's hand. Coincidentally, in the twelfth year of Qianlong, Yong Chun, who was deeply loved by Empress Fucha and Qianlong, accidentally contracted smallpox. In March of the following year, Empress Fucha died of an accidental fall into the water, and there were too many inexplicable mysteries to be solved. According to the "History of the Manchu Qing Dynasty": "When hongli toured the east and passed through Dezhou, he recruited dozens of prostitutes, boarded boats to serve feasts, drank alcohol, and prepared for extreme blasphemy." Empress Xiaoxian came from his boat, and when she saw it, she was furious and sarcastic. Hongli blamed him for his jealousy, and he fell on his hair and stomped on his feet, and Xiao Xian was overwhelmed by his anger and died in the water"; then, Empress Fucha may have been pushed into the water by the Qianlong Emperor.
There are also "Qing Jian Collection" and "Qing Dynasty Wild History Grand View" have recorded similar statements. However, the above three classics are all works of the late Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the People's Republic, and their authenticity has yet to be examined. Let's see what the official orthodox history books say. The "Draft History of the Qing Dynasty" records that when Empress Fucha went to Play in Texas, she unfortunately felt a wind chill on the ship, and it did not take long for her to die. We can combine the details of the canonical history of the wild and other celebrity biographies of the same period. For example, there is a poem in the Qianlong Twenty Years Hu Zhongzao Text Prison Case that reads: "And the flower has felt single and has no point." The meaning of this poem is ironic, the Qianlong Emperor was so attached to Empress Fucha that the Qianlong Emperor had no intention of ruling the country when the empress died of illness.
From the side, it can also be reflected that The Empress Cha may not have died a normal death. Because of normal death, Qianlong may not be so heartbroken. Even after empress Fucha died, the Qianlong Emperor said that he would not shave his hair for a hundred days to commemorate Empress Fucha and his sincere feelings. In the final summary, Ye Shi attributed the death of Empress Fucha to the Qianlong Emperor. It is believed that when the Qianlong Emperor went out to play, he let his subordinates invite many beautiful people to drink and have fun, which made the Fucha clan, who had just experienced the pain of losing his son, very annoyed. So the husband and wife exchanged words, and the Qianlong Emperor did not want to be brushed in front of so many people, and he accidentally pushed Empress Fucha into the water.
At that time, Empress Fucha had just experienced the pain of losing her son, and her resistance dropped sharply, although she received timely treatment after falling into the water. However, due to the cold poison entering the body, he soon died of death. The author feels that the theory of wild history may not be credible. Could there be such a statement? When Empress Fucha lost her beloved son, the Qianlong Emperor deliberately took her on a tour of the great mountains and rivers in order to make her feel comfortable. When she came to Dezhou City, because Empress Fucha's illness was not cured, the local weather was cold and it rained for several days in March, so that Empress Fucha's condition worsened. At the same time, although the Qianlong Emperor did not push Empress Fucha into the water, the couple had just lost their beloved son, and perhaps during the eastern tour, the Qianlong Emperor and Empress Fucha had a few words of conversation.
At that time, Empress Fucha was weak, and under the double blow, Empress Fucha died on the way before she returned to Beijing. In short, the death of Empress Fucha must have something to do with Qianlong. It is not that Qianlong personally pushed the haired wife into the water, perhaps the husband and wife had a small contradiction and then caused a quarrel during the eastern tour, which may be the final cause of Empress Fucha's death.
References: Qing Dynasty Wild History Grand View, Qing History Manuscript