Ancient times was a world in which men were superior to women, so in ancient times, what women must abide by was the three from four virtues, and the so-called three subordinates were "from the father at home, married from the husband, and the husband died from the son." It can be seen from this sentence that whether a woman's life in ancient times is good or not is largely determined by the status of men.
In ancient times, the emperor was the most honorable person in the whole world, so after becoming the emperor's woman, the identity of these women naturally rose. As the emperor's women, the concubines did not worry about eating or wearing, and the only thing they needed to worry about every day was how to get more favor from the emperor. Perhaps in everyone's eyes, the concubines wore silk every day, and the days must be very relaxed. But everyone should also know that the ancient emperors had a tradition of martyrdom.
Therefore, if the emperor died, the living concubines would also follow the emperor into the mausoleum. Zhu Yuanzhang lived for more than seventy years, and he can also be regarded as a relatively long-lived emperor in the history of the mainland. At the time of Zhu Yuanzhang's death, his concubines naturally needed to be martyred for Zhu Yuanzhang without exception. However, one person did not give Zhu Yuanzhang a martyrdom. This woman gave birth to a child for Zhu Yuanzhang when she was sixty-eight years old, and it was for this reason that she became the only concubine who did not have to be martyred for Zhu Yuanzhang.
This woman is called Zhang Xuanmiao, and the title of this woman in history is mostly Zhang Meiren. The daughter that Zhang Meiren gave birth to Zhu Yuanzhang was Princess Baoqing, Zhu Yuanzhang's last child. Because this child was Zhu Yuanzhang's last child, Zhu Yuanzhang was particularly fond of this princess. Later, when Princess Baoqing was three years old, Zhu Yuanzhang also reached the time of death. However, Zhu Yuanzhang finally talked about humanity.
In order to avoid his daughter from childhood without the love of her father and mother, Zhu Yuanzhang specially issued a decree so that Zhang Meiren did not need to be buried. Because Princess Baoqing is a daughter, Zhu Di is not jealous of her sister, so for this princess, Zhu Di also has a lot of care.