There have been 12 emperors in the history of the Qing Dynasty, the most amorous of whom was Qianlong. In the life of the Qianlong Emperor, he left many good stories about beauty, and his harem brought together beautiful women from all over the world. When the Qianlong Emperor was in his later years, he still chose several women to enter the palace as concubines, one of whom was married to the 66-year-old emperor when she was only 19 years old, and the signs were almost turned over, but she was infertile all her life, and she was scared to death on her birthday.
This woman was Concubine Xun, who was born in the 23rd year of Qianlong, her status was very noble, her father was the governor, and the family was extremely powerful. According to the rules of the time, all marriageable Eight Banners women must participate in the emperor's concubine selection, and before that, they cannot marry themselves. Therefore, in the 41st year of Qianlong, the then 66-year-old Qianlong Emperor held his last draft during his reign, and the 19-year-old was selected by the emperor among many women, and thus smoothly entered the palace.
As soon as she entered the palace, she was very favored, and the emperor ordered her to be crowned a "nobleman", which was a very honorable status for women who had just entered the palace. Since having a young and beautiful woman by her side, the emperor has turned over her brand almost every day, and the brand is about to be turned over. Soon after, the emperor named her a "concubine", which shows that the emperor is indeed unusual to her. Many people know that the Qianlong Emperor had many concubines in his lifetime, and these women gave birth to many princes for him. But unfortunately, many princes died before they could grow up, which became a major pain in Qianlong's heart. In Qianlong's later years, he still hoped that his concubines could breed heirs for him.
Therefore, when the young concubine entered the palace, the emperor placed high hopes on her, often letting her accompany him, hoping that she could have any children for herself. Many people may think that this emperor is more than sixty years old, and it is a little whimsical that he still wants to have children at such an old age. According to historical records, Qianlong was still happy to have a daughter at the age of 65, which shows that the emperor's idea of wanting heirs is feasible. However, the favored concubine did not allow the emperor to enter the palace, and even though she was fully favored, she was unable to have children until her death. Therefore, after a long time, the emperor was very disappointed in her and was no longer willing to spoil her, and she fell out of favor.
Later, before Qianlong abdicated, in order to reward the harem, she promoted all her concubines to a higher rank, and she was given the position of "Concubine Xun". Later, on her 40th birthday, the Jiaqing Emperor had already ascended the throne. According to the rules of the harem, the Ministry of the Interior should prepare birthday gifts. Unexpectedly, the palace people were not in a good position, and sent her gifts to her palace in advance. The newly enthroned Jiaqing Emperor was furious when he learned of this and severely punished the relevant personnel.
Although Concubine Xun did not have much to do with this matter, she was worried about it all day, and later she was scared to death on her birthday at the age of 40. After her death, the emperor felt very guilty in his heart, so he ordered that she be posthumously named a "noble concubine" and buried her with a large ceremony of the same rank, but at this time, no amount of work could help.
Reference information of the first sentence: "Kiyofumi manuscript"