The Tongzhi Emperor Zaichun of the Qing Dynasty died at the age of 19, and in his short life, there were 5 concubines, namely: Empress Arute (Empress Xiaozheyi), Imperial Concubine Fucha (Huifei), Concubine Arut (珣妃), Concubine Hesheli (Yu Concubine), and Concubine Xilin Jue Luoshi (瑨嫔).
Portrait of The Tongzhi Emperor Zaichun.
Of the above 5 people, there are two Arut clans, yes, they are from the same family, and Concubine Xun is the queen's aunt.
In the late Qing Dynasty, the Mongol Minister, the Scholar of Wenhuadian University and the Chief Military Minister of Sai Shang'a, lied to the Six Dynasties (from the Qianlong period until the early years of Guangxu). He had a son, Chongqi, and a daughter, Xiuxun; when Chongqi became an adult, he also had a daughter named Baoyin. Baoyin is Empress Xiaozheyi, and Xiuxun is Concubine Xun, so the generation is clear.
Portrait of Empress Tongzhi.
Chongqi was the only Mongol ruler in the Qing Dynasty, who served as an important official in the household department and the official department, and became an important minister of the imperial court during the Guangxu period. His sister and daughter were married to the Tongzhi Emperor at the same time, and he was both the father-in-law of the Tongzhi Emperor and the brother-in-law of the Tongzhi Emperor, and the relationship was indeed a bit chaotic. In the face of Tongzhi, Chongqi is a courtier and must bow down.
Sublime images.
Although Concubine Xun was one generation older, she was 3 years younger than the empress, and she was also more graceful than the empress. Of course, the empress is not an idle person, her talent is overwhelming, she has read poetry and books since she was a child, her calligraphy is also beautiful, "there was no blasphemy", quite a motherly style.
I just don't know, the two met in the harem, how to be commensurate, how to behave? They are likely to directly obliterate blood ties and directly perform court etiquette, that is, the aunt wants to ask her niece for peace.
However, the fates of the aunts and nephews are completely different, and there are worlds of difference.
The Tongzhi Emperor in the TV series "The Great Eunuch".
Although the empress had a noble title, she was not welcomed by her mother-in-law, Empress Dowager Cixi, and was repeatedly harassed and scolded.
According to the shiguan Yun Yuding, one day the empress confided in the Tongzhi Emperor about her grievances, and was heard by Cixi, who came in at the same time, and Cixi became angry and ashamed, like a city shrew, dragged the empress's hair and dragged it along, dragging and beating at the same time. Emperor Tongzhi on the hospital bed was stunned by this scene, and Cixi let go.
After Emperor Tongzhi's death, Cixi put the responsibility on the empress, which was even worse for her, and even restricted her diet; coupled with Cixi's cousin succeeding to the throne, she was supposed to become the empress dowager and became an imperial concubine, with an embarrassing position.
On March 27, 1875, the humiliated Empress committed suicide. This year, she was 21 years old.
Empress Tongzhi in the TV series "The Great Eunuch".
In contrast, Concubine Xun did not show the mountains and did not show dew, did not fight for power and did not seize profits, since the age of 19, widowed, settled in the deep palace, Guangxu and Xuantong years successively promoted to noble concubines, imperial concubines, died in April 1921, at the age of 65.
Then again, the longevity is long, 46 years widowed in the harem, that kind of loneliness and depression, I am afraid that there is a pain that is difficult for ordinary people to bear.
"The ancient palace is rare, and the palace flowers are lonely and red." The white-headed palace lady was there, sitting idly and saying Xuanzong. "Concubine Xun's state is nothing more than that."
For the two nephews, death is good to die, and there is also the pain of living.
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