Kangxi drank the tribute Biluo spring tea and couldn't sleep. In the middle of the night, the palace maid Xiao Wan served Kangxi to lie down and was getting up to leave, who knew that Kangxi said: "Xiao Wan, you stay and sleep." Xiao Wan, who was caught by Kangxi, was very nervous.
Wan Liuha was originally from an ordinary Manchu family, and with her outstanding appearance, she was elected to the Internal Affairs Office and became a palace maid. In the palace, she has a docile and hardworking personality, serves the emperor wholeheartedly, and is deeply loved by everyone.
One day, Kangxi drank the high-grade Biluo spring tea from Jiangnan, excited and sleepless, he came to the palace maid's residential area that he had never set foot in, and saw Wan Liuha who was on duty under the flickering candlelight, and spent a night of spring supper with her in a daze.
Wan Liuha was extremely nervous and afraid, it was the first time in his life that he had experienced such a thing, and he was worried that he would be killed if he angered the saint.
When he woke up the next day, Kangxi did not blame Wan Liuha, but placed her in a hidden courtyard and no longer summoned her. In this small courtyard, Wan Liuha lived a life of seclusion. A few months later, she found out she was pregnant, and soon gave birth to a boy named Yinyi.
According to Manchu tradition, Wan Liuha personally breastfed the child and poured all his maternal love. At the same time, Kangxi also handed over this illegitimate child to the enlightenment teacher Su Malagu to raise. Under her careful teaching, Yinyi gradually grew up, intelligent and steady, and was deeply loved by Kangxi.
Unlike Wan Liuha, Wu Ya has a peerless appearance, and Kangxi, who fell in love at first sight, gave birth to fourteen elder brothers and a princess with her within three years.
Wu Yashi was later named Concubine De and became the woman with the highest status in the harem of the Qing Dynasty. She dotes on the fourteenth elder brother Yinzhen the most, which affects her relationship with other children.
During his reign, the wise Kangxi vigorously promoted the literary prison and rectified the rule of officials, and the country became increasingly prosperous. But he also attached importance to the royal bloodline and favored the beauties of the harem, which led to the fierce battle of "Kowloon for the Succession" in the future.
Kangxi didn't mind the brutal fighting of his sons, thinking that only those who stood out were worthy of being emperors. Wan Liuha lived a very miserable life in the palace, with an introverted personality, not good at talking, and not fond of competing for favor with others.
At first, he was not favored by Kangxi, but lived lonely in the dim palace. Later, she gave a beautiful embroidery she made to the eunuch in charge of the harem, and then re-entered Kangxi's sight.
One day many years later, the dying Kangxi remembered this son and his biological mother who had never met before, and specially named Wan Liuha as a concubine.
Wan Liuha was extremely happy and sincerely grateful to the emperor for his gift. After Yongzheng succeeded to the throne, she was finally able to reunite with her son and spend the rest of her life peacefully accompanied by Yinyi.
Qianlong was even more courteous to the concubines, and always came to the door to congratulate him on his birthday. Wan Liuha, who has been low-key and calm all his life, has won the respect of everyone with his gentle and humble attitude.
She insists on her duty, does not seek power, and moistens things with virtue. In the end, she retreated from the turmoil of the court and died peacefully at the age of 97.
The lives of Wan Liuha and Wu Ya are very different, one has gone through ups and downs and finally succeeded, and the other has been smooth and has some shortcomings. But they all achieved the prosperity of the Qing Dynasty in their own way.
Countless women have expectations for the future, and they have experienced different destinies, which have also created the strength needed for the prosperity of the emperor.
