In 1398, Zhu Yuanzhang died, leaving a will: to give death to all concubines and enter the imperial tomb to be martyred. Bury. As a result, 46 concubines were strangled by the guards or put into coffins directly alive. In the end, only one concubine was spared.
And this concubine is Zhang Meiren, and the reason why she is fortunate to survive is because of her daughter, Princess Baoqing.
Princess Baoqing is the youngest daughter of Zhu Yuanzhang, because she is old and has a daughter, and all Zhu Yuanzhang loves her very much.
In the last years of the Hongwu Dynasty of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang was seriously ill, and all the concubines cried incessantly, not urgently, you are a Zhu Yuanzhang who is about to die, but also because you want to accompany him to the funeral.
At this time, Zhang Meiren looked at the daughter in front of her and cried even more bitterly, but what she did not expect was that Princess Baoqing actually walked to Zhu Yuanzhang's bed and said: "When the father and emperor are sick, they must rest well." ”
Listening to the childish voice, Zhu Yuanzhang liked and moved, in order not to let Baoqing lose his parents, so Zhu Yuanzhang ordered zhang meiren to be left without burial.
After Zhu Yuanzhang's death, Zhu Di succeeded to the throne, at that time Princess Baoqing was only 8 years old, and Zhu Di was more than 30 years old, the so-called "eldest brother is like a father", Zhu Di has always taken care of Baoqing as his own daughter.
Under the protection of Zhu Di, Baoqing slowly grew into a princess, and at the same time, when Princess Baoqing was 19 years old, Zhu Di personally chose a horse for her.
After repeated choices, Princess Baoqing was promised to a meritorious descendant, Zhao Hui, who thought that baoqing could live a peaceful life, but did not expect that this would become the beginning of misfortune.
On the day of the big wedding, Zhu Di prepared a rich dowry for Baoqing and asked the crown prince Zhu Gaozi to send his relatives, which was extremely beautiful.
But he did not think that Zhao Hui was actually an embroidered pillow, and he began to flaunt everywhere by marrying a princess, and even Baoqing's dowry was drunk and happy, and he was constantly taking concubines, and according to historical records, more than a hundred.
And Princess Baoqing has a gentle temperament since childhood, in the face of this kind of thing, such a husband, did not find someone to tell, but has always endured it herself, but when Xuande was eight years old, Princess Baoqing died, when she was only 38 years old.
In fact, in history, there are many unfortunate marriages like Princess Baoqing, and it is fortunate that she has a father and brother who love her, and she has not been treated as a political victim like other princesses.
In 2008, archaeologists found a Ming Dynasty tomb, which was investigated as the tomb of Princess Baoqing, but unfortunately, this tomb has been stolen and the damage is extremely serious, and the identity of Princess Baoqing is proved by the epitaph.
