According to statistics, Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, had many children in his life, with a total of 26 sons and 16 daughters. When Zhu Yuanzhang was 68 years old, he welcomed his last daughter. Old and young, Zhu Yuanzhang was extremely fond of this daughter, named her Princess Baoqing, and couldn't wait to give all the beautiful things to this little daughter.
After the death of Zhu Yuanzhang, the successor emperor Zhu Yunjiang and the ancestor of Ming Cheng Zhu Di attached great importance to this princess, and Princess Baoqing also lived a happy life in the first half of her life.
Old to get a woman
As we all know, Zhu Yuanzhang was a commoner emperor in the true sense, he came from a humble background, served as a monk to eat, tasted the warmth and coldness of the world, led the peasants to participate in the uprising at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, established the Ming Dynasty, and became the founding emperor.
Zhu Yuanzhang and his wife Empress Ma have a very good relationship, the two have experienced many tribulations along the way, and the emotions between the two can no longer be simply described in words. After Zhu Yuanzhang became the king of a country, according to the system practice, he wanted to set up three palaces and six courts.
We often see in film and television dramas that the emperor's harem is beautiful three thousand, but there are few and few who are really favored, and those who successfully give birth to heirs and leave their lives can be counted directly. There are many people who have never seen the emperor in their entire lives in the palace, let alone have children who have been favored, and they have spent their entire lives in the lonely palace.
In his later years, Zhu Yuanzhang was very fond of a beauty, although her status was very low, but her daughter, Princess Baoqing, was very favored, not affected by her mother's status at all, but also let her mother be noble.
In 1395, Princess Baoqing was born, she is Zhu Yuanzhang's sixteenth daughter, and the youngest daughter, at this time Zhu Yuanzhang is already 68 years old, for this little daughter, Zhu Yuanzhang has always felt that it is a gift from heaven, so it is also pampered as much as possible.
Looking back on Zhu Yuanzhang's life, he killed countless people, stepped on the bones of countless people to ascend the throne, and after ascending the throne, he was sensitive and suspicious, and even used the blood of the founding heroes to consolidate the throne, and the death of the crown prince Zhu Biao also made him begin to reflect on whether the killing in his life was too heavy, and he would be retributed for his descendants.
In his later years, most of Zhu Yuanzhang's children have grown up and started a family, and they are even fighting openly and secretly for the throne, which makes him very tired of grassroots and in his old age, and there is also some distance from them, he began to long for the warm affection between ordinary people, and the arrival of Princess Baoqing made him feel the warmth of a long absence.
Looking at the little baby who was still in his infancy, the smile on Zhu Yuanzhang's face has never disappeared, and he doesn't seem to see enough of this daughter, although he is busy with daily government affairs, he still has time to see this daughter, accompany her as much as possible, and enjoy the joy of heaven.
Looking at this childlike and cute daughter, Zhu Yuanzhang felt that there was finally someone around him who did not have any utilitarian color, and could talk with him well, even if he occasionally accompanied his daughter to commit stupidity. In order to show his love for Princess Baoqing, Zhu Yuanzhang lavishly rewarded her when she was just born, for fear that she would not give enough.
In order to improve the status of Princess Baoqing, Zhu Yuanzhang also specially passed her to his deceased wife Empress Xiaocigao Ma, which also shows that some of Zhu Yuanzhang's attention to Princess Baoqing during this period.
My father died
Unfortunately, Zhu Yuanzhang only accompanied the little princess for three years, and in 1398, the 71-year-old Zhu Yuanzhang died of illness, and the father and daughter have been separated forever.
As soon as the news of Zhu Yuanzhang's death came out, the whole palace suddenly wailed and cried, for the women in the harem, not only did they lose their own dependence, but more importantly, Zhu Yuanzhang's death meant that their lives also came to an end!
This is because after Zhu Yuanzhang ascended the throne, in order to avoid the scandal of harem interference and foreign qi power, he made a major and cruel decision, that is, to restore the cruel martyrdom system! After its death, all the concubines and palace maids who served the emperor in the harem must be buried!
There are rumors that because of Zhu Yuanzhang's favor for Princess Baoqing, in order not to let the princess lose her mother's care at a young age, Zhu Yuanzhang decided not to let Zhang Meiren be martyred, but everyone also has different opinions about this matter, and there is no clear answer.
However, in the "Records of Emperor Taizong of Ming", it is clearly recorded: "Born with the collapse of the ancestor, the mother Zhang also died." From here, Princess Baoqing's biological mother Zhang Meiren should also be buried, after all, most of the princes and princesses of the Ming Dynasty royal family are raised by nursing mothers, and they do not necessarily have to be their biological mothers.
The pet of Jianwen
After Zhu Yuanzhang's death, his eldest grandson Zhu Yunjiang succeeded to the throne, known as Emperor Jianwen. Although in terms of generation, Princess Baoqing is Zhu Yunjiang's aunt, but at this time, Zhu Yunjiang can almost be the father of Princess Baoqing, after all, she is only about 3 years old, so after Zhu Yunjiang succeeded to the throne, she has always taken care of Princess Baoqing as a daughter. Princess Baoqing's living treatment is no different from before.
Four years after the founding of the text, something happened in the palace again. In this year, Zhu Di, who was still the king of Yan, led an army to attack the city capital in the name of "the side of the Qing monarch", although Zhu Yunjiang swore to resist to the death, but it was still the firepower of a million-strong army, and after that, his whereabouts were unknown and he disappeared.
The pet of brothers and sisters-in-law
As a survivor of this war, Princess Baoqing could only pray silently in her heart like the other women in the palace, hoping that Zhu Di would treat her well.
Prior to this, Zhu Di had just ordered the execution of a group of royal female dependents, and most of these female dependents had a good relationship with Emperor Jianwen, and Princess Baoqing had a good relationship with Emperor Jianwen before, and she was also worried about her fate, after all, some emperors did not spare their own children for the sake of power, and Zhu Di was even more decisive in killing, and he would not be soft on his sister, who did not have much feelings.
However, what everyone did not expect was that Zhu Di not only killed Princess Baoqing by fate, but also issued an edict, because Princess Baoqing was still young, she let Empress Xu personally raise it, and all kinds of food and clothing were the same as the prince and princess.
For Zhu Di's decision, it caused a discussion in the court, and everyone couldn't understand why Zhu Di did this, whether he couldn't bear it or cared about family affection?
Zhu Di and Empress Xu regarded Princess Baoqing as their own, and spent their attention on her education and growth, taking it seriously, so Princess Baoqing came out of the pavilion in a simple and happy environment, and the history books even evaluated Princess Baoqing as "main and pure", Zhu Di also liked her, every birthday, Zhu Di would give a big reward, and Princess Baoqing got countless silk satin, gold and silver jewelry.
It seems that Zhu Di really loves this sister. Princess Baoqing grew up, and Zhu Di also considered her life's events and chose a suitable husband for her.
According to the Daming Rite Law, the emperor is fully responsible for the marriage of the royal princess, whether the princess is good or not, it all depends on the emperor's decision, Zhu Di attaches great importance to Princess Baoqing, in order for her to be able to live a happy and stable life in the future, he worked hard to choose a suitable husband for her, and spent a lot of effort on her marriage.
Generally, princesses can marry at the age of fourteen, and Princess Baoqing did not give her a decree until she was nineteen years old, which shows that Zhu Di has been investigating this husband for a long time.
get married
For Princess Baoqing's choice of horse, Zhu Di is not like choosing a husband for his daughter, with obvious other purposes, because most of them are honorable and have a lot of involved, Zhu Di only wants Princess Baoqing to spend the second half of her life safely and happily, and does not want her to be involved in too many rights and wrongs, and after thousands of choices, he chose Zhao Hui of a thousand households.
Zhao Hui's father was a hero, and after his death in battle, Zhao Hui inherited the position of Qianhu. Another reason for choosing Zhao Hui as a colt is that he is "beautiful in appearance" and very handsome, which is also a better choice that Zhu Di can make among a limited number of people.
Zhu Di originally thought that Zhao Hui would be like his father, an honest gentleman, but this time, he was wrong, and Zhao Hui did not want to see it on the surface.
When Princess Baoqing got married, Zhu Di could be said to have put on a royal scene. He not only gave Princess Baoqing several times the dowry, more than his own daughter married, but also sent the crown prince Zhu Gaozhi to personally escort Princess Baoqing, which is not only an emphasis on Princess Baoqing, but also implies that Zhao Hui should treat Princess Baoqing well in the future, and she cannot be bullied, and the royal family will support Princess Baoqing.
This wedding was extraordinarily luxurious in the capital at that time, and the people talked about the wedding of Princess Baoqing, and the capital was not lively for a while.
After Zhao Hui married Princess Baoqing, his status also improved qualitatively, and he suddenly changed from a small official guarding the city gate to a noble horse master, and he no longer had to sell his face in the officialdom and smile bitterly.
Emperor Mingrenzong and Princess Baoqing also have a good relationship, he honored Princess Baoqing as "Princess Dazhang", but he also always regarded her as a "sister", after Emperor Mingrenzong Zhu Gaojie succeeded to the throne, in order to make Princess Baoqing's life better, he often rewarded Princess Baoqing.
Later marriages were not smooth
Heaven always seems to be like this, if a person is smooth and happy in the first half of her life, then let her suffer in the second half of her life, and the energy in a person's life always seems to be conserved.
Zhao Hui knows that all his glory and wealth come from the princess, so the newly married Zhao Hui is not bad for the princess, at least the husband and wife are harmonious, respect each other like guests, and they are still attentive to the princess, and gave birth to two lovely children, and the husband and wife also lived a good time, Zhu Di was also very satisfied with Zhao Hui's various performances, and promoted him several times.
However, it is difficult to draw the skin of a tiger and bones, and it is difficult to know the face of the person but not the heart, and we also mentioned above that Zhu Di still looked at the wrong person in the end. It didn't take long for Zhao Hui's nature to be exposed, and he showed that he was serious, but in fact he was a very careful person.
Maybe it's the weakening of the relationship, coupled with the contradiction between the husband and wife, Zhao Hui spends all day drinking outside, and does not go home all night long, and the good looks outside are too many to count, more excessively, Zhao Hui once flirted with the welfare maid in front of the princess, Princess Baoqing is angry, but how can this kind of thing be embarrassed to say it? After all, family ugliness must not be exposed.
Princess Baoqing originally thought that Zhao Hui was just fresh for a while, and it would be fine after a while, so when Princess Baoqing entered the palace to see Zhu Di, although Zhu Di also found that Princess Baoqing was not very happy, Princess Baoqing did not say anything, and pretended to be happy.
How can Princess Baoqing, who grew up in a simple, happy and loving environment, understand the nature of men? Zhao Hui couldn't change it, deceived her again and again, and his attitude towards her was also very cold.
Because the princess of the Ming Dynasty could not remarry with the departure, although Princess Baoqing was no longer satisfied with Zhao Hui, she could only endure it silently by herself, and the long-term depression caused Princess Baoqing to be in poor health, plus after giving birth, her body was not as good as before.
During the Xuande period, Princess Baoqing was seriously ill, and when the palace heard about it, she immediately sent an imperial doctor to diagnose and treat, but finally could not return to heaven, and in 1433, Princess Baoqing died of illness at the age of less than forty. Emperor Xuanzong was overwhelmed with grief when he found out, and personally looked for a place for Princess Baoqing to be buried.
As for the scumbag husband of the princess, after the death of Princess Baoqing, he obtained a large amount of property, and without scruples about the princess, he was even more presumptuous, looking for flowers everywhere and asking for willows, according to the history books, "but poor and extravagant, and enjoy a high life", I heard that there were more than 100 concubines in his concubines, and he lived to be ninety years old, what a fickle!
Looking back on Princess Baoqing's life, in addition to marriage, she was smooth and prosperous in other aspects, and grew up in love. She has not only enjoyed the ultimate glory and wealth of the royal family in this life, but also tasted the marital misery and misfortune of ordinary people, if she had met someone else at that time, would the outcome be different?