If a woman in the harem wants to get a high position, in addition to being able to fight for family background, compete for favor, and compare children, there is also the simplest but most difficult way, that is, to compare life expectancy.
As long as she lives long enough, then she can encounter every "big seal", without too much intrigue and trickery, all the way to the high position safely.
For example, in Qianlong's harem, the 79-year-old Coriette, she has never been favored by Qianlong in her life, but she has been promoted from a small concubine to the position of a noble concubine, relying on her to live a long time.
For Coriette, however, longevity was pain, not luck.
Maybe the name Coriette is not familiar to everyone, but her son is famous, that is the fifth elder brother Yongqi.
In 1740, Coriette, who was still a nobleman, was seen by Qianlong because she was wearing a green head card, and Qianlong rose up and recruited her to sleep.
Although Hai Guiren didn't expect that Qianlong would come to her palace because of such an "outrageous" interest, it doesn't matter, the important thing is that she has been a little transparent among Qianlong's many women for 14 years, no matter what Qianlong came to her for, it was a kind of luck and a gift for her.
She burst into tears of emotion, thinking that she might finally be at the end of her life!
And that luck continues. After a bedtime, Hai Guiren successfully conceived a dragon son, and gave birth to the fifth elder brother Yongqi the following year, and was named "Yu" concubine.
4 years later, when Qianlong was posthumously crowning the noble concubine, he once again sealed the harem, and Concubine Yu became Concubine Yu. Don't look at Coriette's sitting on the throne. But this does not mean that he can win Qianlong's favor.
At that time, she was 31 years old, and her color was no longer bright, compared to her, there were many young women in the harem who were more worthy of Qianlong's love, such as "Concubine Ling", "Concubine Shu" and so on.
Although Concubine Yu was a little disappointed, she did not compete for favor because of this. Because she still has children to take care of. Under the cultivation of Concubine Yu, the fifth elder brother Yongqi, who has been smart since childhood, has become more and more excellent, capable of writing and martial arts, and has learned to be rich in five cars, which is quite loved and valued by Qianlong.
In 1735, during the Dragon Boat Festival, Qianlong celebrated the festival with his ministers and concubines in the Old Summer Palace. I don't know where it was an omission, so that the Old Summer Palace caught fire, and Qianlong was trapped in it.
When others hesitated about disasters, it was Yongqi who broke into the sea of fire regardless of the danger of his life and carried Qianlong out. After this experience, Qianlong became more and more important to Yongqi, and Concubine Yu also received a lot of rewards.
The following year, after careful consideration, Qianlong named the 23-year-old Yongqi the Prince of Heshuo. This move also means that he wants Yongqi to be his heir.
If her son can become a treasure, then she is the queen mother, and Concubine Yu is very happy about it. At that time, who didn't envy Concubine Yu? After sleeping once, she gave birth to a son, and the son still has the ability, how lucky is this!
But this kind of luck did not always favor Concubine Yu.
Not long after Yongqi was named the prince, he suffered from epiosteosis, although Qianlong found many famous doctors for him, but still did not save Yongqi's life, at the age of 25, Yongqi died.
After Yongqi's death, Qianlong was in great pain, and in order not to see things and think about people, Qianlong basically no longer went to Concubine Yu's palace. And Concubine Yu, she was desperate without her son, and Qianlong's attitude also made her status embarrassing, as if overnight, she became her lonely self again when she was in the palace.
Corriette entered the palace at the age of 13 and became a palace maid after the draft, and was later assigned to Hongli as a concubine. When she was the same age, she also fantasized that she was favored by Hongli and became the "heroine" with status in the palace.
But reality slapped her in the face. Coriette was born in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and he has no proud family background or a shocking appearance. When she entered the mansion, Hongli already had a dignified and atmospheric Fujin, a side Fujin with a remarkable family background, and a beautiful and favored concubine. She can't attract Hongli's attention in this group of women.
So Coriette could only put away his mind and made a small transparent that was safe and unnoticed. In such a lonely life, Coriette lived 14 years.
Recalling the past days and recalling her excellent son, Concubine Yu became more and more desperate, and she washed her face with tears every day. If you don't have the heart, you have to live your life.
But soon, Concubine Yu's life took a turn for the better. After a period of time, Qianlong actually summoned Concubine Yu to sleep again.
It turned out that although Qianlong was getting older, the concubines around him also left one by one. The new concubine only knew how to please and flatter, and had nothing to talk about with him.
But Concubine Yu is different, Concubine Yu has been by his side since he was in the palace. People are getting more and more nostalgic for the old, and so is Qianlong. So, Qianlong occasionally summoned Concubine Yu to sleep, and the two of them didn't do anything else, talking about the past, it was enough to accompany each other.
Although Concubine Yu was also very moved by Qianlong, she did not forget herself. But that didn't make her forget the pain in her heart. After all, most of the time, Concubine Yu was still alone, looking at the empty palace, Concubine Yu also thought about following her son.
But she can't make a scandal and not affect her family. As a result, Concubine Yu could only live in such pain and numbness.
In 1792, the 79-year-old Concubine Yu also passed away with her thoughts about her son and her once hidden regrets. Qianlong was very sad when he learned about it, and posthumously sealed his concubine and buried her in the Yuling Concubine Garden.
Perhaps in the eyes of others, in a place like the harem, Concubine Yu is too lucky to be able to live peacefully until she is 79 years old. But is that really the case?