In 1765, Qianlong made his second eastern tour. That night, the emperor and the concubines were having dinner, but the empress was not seen. At this time, the eunuch Li Yu came to the emperor and whispered. Qianlong was furious, picked up the cup in his hand and threw it out and scolded: Absurd, how could she do such a rebellious thing?
What was it that made the Qianlong Emperor so angry? It turned out that the content of Li Yu and Qianlong's whispering was: Empress Nala broke her hair.
Don't think it's an easy thing to do. The ancients believed that the skin of the body was subject to its parents. Everything cannot be easily discarded. Therefore, hair was very important in ancient times. And haircuts, this act, can only be cut off unless the empress dowager, when the emperor dies. And when Empress Nala was in the emperor and the empress dowager was alive, making this move was undoubtedly a great curse. It is precisely because of this that Qianlong will be so angry.
Naturally, the empress was so "crazy", Qianlong would never be kind and soft-hearted. That same night, Qianlong retrieved Empress Nala's treasure and sent her back to the palace to "heal the disease." Even after her death, instead of holding a ceremony of the empress dowager of the Middle Palace, she was buried with the ceremony of the imperial concubine, and she was stuffed together with the dead Princess Chunhui. It can be said that it is "not wasted, and the end is miserable".
So what's the reason for all this? In the TV dramas seen in recent years, whether it is "Huan Zhu Gege" or "Ruyi Zhu Zhuan", many results are given, but if we consult the history, we can see the historical truth of the queen's haircut.
In a word: the Qianlong Emperor did not like Empress Nala. The relationship between the two men is not enough.
Empress Nala was the second empress of Qianlong, and the qianlong emperor's wife was the famous Empress Xiaoxian in history. However, Empress Xiaoxian died young and died at the age of 37, and three of the four children born with Qianlong died prematurely, and only one daughter survived. Therefore, after her death, the Qianlong Emperor mourned her very much. Her younger brother Fu Heng was greatly favored, and her nephew Fu Long'an was given infinite hope by Qianlong. The Changchun Palace, where Empress Xiaoxian lived, was permanently banned, so that she could often return to her wife's residence and silently remember it.
Compared with the Same Nala clan, Qianlong's relationship with her is very flat. Empress Xiaoxian's two sons, even in their infancy, were made crown princes. Although the Nala clan also gave birth to the twelfth son of the emperor Yongji for Qianlong, he was repeatedly ignored by Qianlong, which is a proof. Moreover, after giving birth to the fifth daughter of the Emperor and the thirteenth son of the Emperor Yongjing, the Qianlong Emperor did not show any special excitement. All this secretly proves to us that the Qianlong Emperor and Empress Nala are nothing more than that.
So, it was in the middle of this eastern tour. The Qianlong Emperor arrived in Jinan, but did not enter Jinan, because a few years ago, his wife died in Jinan, so Qianlong was very sensitive to Jinan. Not only did he not enter Jinan, but he also wrote a eulogy to pursue his own empress. It was such a move that was both "deeply loved" and "ruthless" that Queen Nala could no longer bear it.
She wept in the sky and said sadly to the surrounding palace people: This palace served the emperor for several years and bore him three children, but in the end it was not as good as Empress Fucha. He who can't get him, he can't get his heart. After saying that, while crying, he picked up the scissors and cut off several strands of his own hair. Because of this, when Li Yu and Qianlong reported that the empress had cut off her hair, the Qianlong Emperor would be so angry that the decisions made after her death would be so cold.
Speaking of this, many people will wonder: Since Qianlong did not like Empress Nala, why did he appoint her? Could it be that the tragedy of Empress Nala was caused by Qianlong? In fact, this cannot be said, because the naming of the Nala clan as empress was actually the idea of Qianlong's mother.
In the Qing Dynasty, the choice of harem concubines was very strict. It is necessary to consider both the woman's family status and her personal conduct. The queen, in particular, is the most important. For example, Empress Xiaoxian, their family's origin is very good, her grandfather, father, uncle are all important courtiers. She was with the Qianlong Emperor when she was in the hidden mansion, so she deserved to be elected empress.
However, after the death of Empress Xiaoxian, it was a difficult problem to choose which concubine to promote to empress.
At this time, there were roughly several concubines: Xian Guifei, Pure Guifei, Jia Concubine, Yue Concubine, and Shu Concubine.
Among these people, Shu Concubine's origin is the best, her great-grandfather is Naran Mingzhu, and her uncle is Naran Sexde, which is the best family background. However, her status is relatively low, only a concubine, if she is directly promoted to the title of imperial concubine or the noble concubine is not in accordance with the etiquette system. Moreover, she only entered the palace in the sixth year of Qianlong, and her qualifications were too shallow. Moreover, in the ten years since entering the palace, only one child has been born, which shows that he is not very favored. So Shu Concubine was eliminated.
Princess Yu was a minister of internal affairs and came from a relatively poor background. Since giving birth to the fifth son of the Emperor, Yongqi, she has also slowly fallen out of favor, so she is not in line with the requirements.
Princess Jia was also a clothed member of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and her ancestors were foreign. Although he and Qianlong gave birth to the fourth son of the emperor Yongcheng, the eighth son of the emperor, Yongxuan, and the eleventh son of the emperor, Yongxuan, they were all "outsiders", so they were also eliminated.
Although Pure Guifei is of a very high rank, she is an authentic Jiangnan Han chinese, so she is also unsatisfactory.
Therefore, only the noble concubine Nara clan is eligible. First, she is an old person in the hidden mansion and has old qualifications; second, she is of a high rank and is a noble concubine; third, her family lineage is also justified. Moreover, her personality is gentle and quiet. This is very close to the mother-in-law's eyes, so the empress dowager likes this daughter-in-law very much. More than once he told Qianlong about the virtuousness and decency of the Nala clan. Therefore, Qianlong finally chose nalashi as empress. However, the mother-in-law's liking does not mean that the son likes it: the gentleness and quietness of the Nala clan looks boring in Qianlong.
Similarly, compared with the later favored Concubine Ling, Ling means intelligent and wise in Manchu, it can be seen that Qianlong still prefers well-behaved and cute women. And this, The Queen of Nala did not meet the conditions. Therefore, her fall out of favor and even the hair cut off is reasonable.
Empress Nala was not as affectionate as Qianlong and Empress Fucha, and it was not as clever as Concubine Ling. Her life may be destined to be the destination of the noble concubine, and being a queen is a tragedy.
