In the harem of the ancient emperor, there was no woman who did not want to give birth to a son for the emperor, and there was no woman who did not want her son to ascend to the throne, so that they could become the empress dowager and obtain the highest glory. However, there was an empress in the Qing Dynasty who did not let her son inherit the throne, but helped her adopted son ascend the throne, and she was Empress Xiaoherui.
Empress Xiaoherui was born in a rich family, the ancestor was the founding hero of the Qing Dynasty, Hongyi Gongyuan, but with the passage of time, the branch of Empress Xiaoherui gradually declined, Empress Xiaoherui's father was named Gongala, in the early years, Gongala's family lived in poverty, went to the street as a peddler, and also received relief from others, and later relied on her father's hidden to find an errand for a collar.
In the year when Empress Xiaoherui was seven years old, Qianlong chose a female companion for her daughter and Princess Xiaoxiao, and Empress Xiaoherui was fortunately selected, which was the first time she entered the great Forbidden City and felt the nobility of the royal family. Unexpectedly, it was this childhood experience that became the foundation for Empress Xiaoherui to enter the Forbidden Purple In the future.
In the fifty-fourth year of Qianlong, Qianlong ordered the eight flags draft, the purpose of this draft is to choose the side Fujin for the fifteen brothers Yongyan, the 14-year-old Empress Xiaoherui stood out among many showgirls and was designated as the Yongyan Side Fujin, this year, Empress Xiaoherui married Yongyan.
Six years later, the Qing Empire changed its master, and the Taishang Emperor Qianlong passed the throne to his son Yongyan and changed his era name to Jiaqing. After Jiaqing succeeded to the throne, Empress Xiaoherui entered the court as a side Fujin and was given the title of noble concubine, second only to Empress Xitara of the Middle Palace. Unexpectedly, only one year later, Empress Kitara died of illness in the harem, and according to the ranking, after the instructions of The Taishang Emperor Qianlong, Empress Xiaoherui was promoted to imperial concubine, and the affairs of the sixth palace began to rule the harem of the Qing Dynasty.
Due to the two major funerals of Empress Xiaoshurui and Emperor Qianlong at that time, Empress Xiaoherui did not wear a phoenix crown until the sixth year of Jiaqing, truly becoming the lord of the six palaces. In the nearly twenty years since then, Empress Xiaoherui not only sat firmly in the middle palace, but also gave birth to three children to Jiaqing, including two princes, namely the third son of the emperor, Miankai, and the fourth son of the emperor, Mianxin.
In July of the twenty-fifth year of Jiaqing, Jiaqing suddenly collapsed in the summer resort shortly after coming to Rehe, at that time, Jiaqing's secret intention to pass the throne could not be found for a while, and the ministers who returned to the palace did not find it behind the plaque of Zhengda Guangming, so the ministers asked Empress Xiaoherui how to deal with it, at this time, Empress Xiaoherui could have let her son Miankai or Mianxin inherit the throne, but she did not do so, after brief consideration, Empress Xiaoherui ordered the second son of the emperor who was not born to herself, Mianning (born to Empress Xiaoshurui), to inherit the throne, so hu, In this way, Mianning inherited the throne of the Qing Dynasty and became the Daoguang Emperor.
After Daoguang succeeded to the throne, he was very grateful for Empress Xiaoherui's support, and not only honored her as empress dowager, but also made her two sons princes. Moreover, during the thirty years that the Daoguang Emperor was in power, although there were Empress Xiaoshen, Empress Xiaoquan and Empress Xiaojing sitting in the seat, it was Empress Xiaoherui who really had the leading power, and she was the real lord of the harem.
On December 11, 29, Empress Xiaoherui died at Shoukang Palace at the age of 74, and after being crowned by the two emperors of Xianfeng and Tongzhi, Empress Xiaoherui's final title was: Filial Piety and Gongci Kang Yu AnCheng Qin ShunRen Zhengying Tianxi Shengrui Empress.
References: Draft History of the Qing Dynasty, Records of Emperor Renzong of the Qing Dynasty, Records of Emperor Xuanzong of the Qing Dynasty