After the Qing Dynasty entered the customs, under the great influence of the Han culture in the Central Plains, Kangxi followed the old system of the Ming Dynasty and established a concubine class system of "complete and clear status of the six palaces in the east and west". As for the post-throne and the number of assigned thrones, the Biography of the Empress Dowager of the Qing Dynasty clearly records: "The empress is in the middle palace; Imperial concubines one, two concubines, four concubines, six concubines, nobles, always present, promised no fixed number. As a feudal dynasty founded by ethnic minorities, the ruling class of the Qing Dynasty considered almost all the means of rule that helped to centralize imperial power and stabilize the basis of rule, and the princess hierarchy was one of them. That is to say, the emperor never married a concubine at will, but it was related to the rule of the imperial power and the stability of the country.
Many of the palace fighting dramas we have watched in the past do not conform to historical facts, and the hierarchy of the harem of the Qing Dynasty is extremely strict, and there are many requirements for concubines. It is impossible for a noble concubine in the harem to be as delicate as Concubine Hua and dare to directly "intimidate" the empress; for the concubines to sleep, it is more of a series of cumbersome processes, want to learn Zhen Huan to wear a "green hat" for the emperor? It simply could not exist; the harem hierarchy was also born of the Manchu rulers in order to strengthen the imperial power, and the emperor's harem was actually closely related to the previous dynasty, and it played an indispensable and important role in the stability of the imperial power and the stability of the court.
It was in this way that every concubine in the harem of the Qing Dynasty was given corresponding privileges, status and status from the moment of canonization. For example, the queen is the master of the harem, the peak that everyone in the harem dreams of. But there has been only one empress in all the dynasties. She must have a noble birth, a family with great power, and excellent moral character, and even be recognized by the empress, the emperor, and even all the ministers of the dprk and china. Once crowned as a concubine, very few concubines were happy about it. The change from "nobleman" to "concubine" is the most obvious stage in the promotion process of harem concubines, and it is also the place where concubines are most pleased.
For the emperor, the head of the empress's harem is the "right wife"; the imperial concubine, the noble concubine, the concubine, the concubine is equivalent to the "concubine" of the common people; the nobleman, the constant presence, and the promise belong to the role of the housemate. Because the rank of concubines is low, the welfare benefits are not good. The promotion of "nobles" to "concubines" is different, and they have reached the status of "concubines", how can they be unhappy? For the emperor, the head of the empress's harem is the "right wife"; the imperial concubine, the noble concubine, the concubine, the concubine is equivalent to the "concubine" of the common people; the nobleman, the constant presence, and the promise belong to the role of the housemate. Because the rank of concubines is low, the welfare benefits are not good. The promotion of "nobles" to "concubines" is different, and they have reached the status of "concubines", how can they be unhappy?
According to the "Qing History Manuscript and Biography of the Later Concubines", in addition to the empress who lived in the middle palace, the high concubines such as "noble concubines two, concubine four, and concubine six" (imperial concubines, generally do not coexist with the empress), "lived separately in the eastern and western twelve palaces". That is to say, "concubines" and above have the special status of "the main seat of the first palace", and the other low-ranking concubines who live in the partial halls of the six palaces in the east and west naturally become their official women who "provide for the order", and while undertaking the duties of "serving the lord", they also have to bear the obligation to serve the "main seat of the first palace".
From the perspective of high probability, the life expectancy of concubines is often much longer than that of the emperor - of course, the exception is to encounter emperors who live as long as Kangxi and Qianlong. In the Qing Dynasty, in fact, many concubines existed through several dynasties: for example, Kangxi's concubines, some died in the early years of Qianlong, and the concubines of the Xianfeng Emperor, in addition to Empress Dowager Cixi, lived until the end of the 18th century - during the Gengzi Rebellion, Empress Dowager Cixi wrapped up the Guangxu Emperor and ran away, and there were other concubines of the Xianfeng Emperor in the harem, who were left in the Forbidden City. Several of the concubines of the Tongzhi Emperor lived until the era when the Kuomintang was in power. For the emperor's woman, the most terrible thing is not that the emperor was not favored when he was alive, but who he relied on to retire after the emperor died. According to the rules of the Qing Dynasty, the concubines of the former emperor and the concubines above can continue to live in the palace after the emperor's death and live a carefree life, while nobles below do not have this preferential treatment.