In 1798, Emperor Jiaqing was interested in a 13-year-old showgirl. On the night of the bedtime, the show girl took a bath and changed her clothes with joy, fantasizing that she could give birth to a dragon son and a dragon girl. However, what was waiting for her was not the young Emperor Jiaqing, but the Qianlong Emperor, who was older than his grandfather.
As we all know, in Qianlong's heart, the status of the Fucha clan is irreplaceable. In the twenty-two years after their marriage, Qianlong was so fond of Empress Fucha that he visited her in the palace almost every day.
After the death of Empress Fucha, Qianlong personally supported the coffin for the funeral, dressed in plain clothes and robes, grief-stricken, and ignored the government for nine days. With his touching poems, he tells the endless thoughts of Empress Fucha.
Even if decades have passed and Qianlong has become old, he often goes to the mausoleum of Empress Fucha to worship in person, pouring out the words from the bottom of his heart, as if she is still by his side.
Qianlong, who does not forget the private feelings of his children, is also concerned about the government. Even in his later years, he still maintained an astonishing energy and sharp mind, and his attention and participation in government affairs never weakened.
In 1796, Qianlong, who had reigned for 60 years, felt that he did not need to compete with his ancestor Emperor Kangxi, so a grand Zen throne ceremony was held. He announced that the emperor's son, Yan Yan, would inherit the throne, and he would be the later Emperor Jiaqing. And he himself was honored and retreated.
Although the Zen position was given to Jiaqing, Qianlong's influence did not fade. He still holds real power, and Emperor Jiaqing is more like a titular monarch.
Jiaqing has never been in charge of the government, and what has been assigned to Jiaqing is just some sacrifices, rituals, etc., harmless work, and it has also caused Qianlong to be displeased with many trivial matters. Although Jiaqing was dissatisfied in his heart, he was helpless. As a nominal emperor, he has been thinking about how to make Qianlong willingly hand over power and enjoy his old age in peace in the past two years.
Finally, in 1798, the opportunity came.
At that time, a new round of draft kicked off in the Forbidden City. At this time, Jiaqing was sitting on the dragon chair, and the warblers and warblers in front of him were all outstanding in their talents, and they were dazzled for a while. He stroked his long hair lightly and asked the little eunuch beside him: "What is the family background, academic background, education and talent of these show girls this year?"
Just when Jiaqing was undecided, the identity of Empress Fucha's niece and granddaughter attracted his attention. He knew that Emperor Qianlong had a deep affection for Empress Fucha, even though he was now nearly ninety years old, every time in the dead of night, he would still talk about Fucha's family, and the deep feelings of longing were overflowing.
Perhaps out of filial piety, or perhaps out of his own selfishness, he decided to dedicate the show girl who resembled Queen Fucha to his father. This move was not only to please his father, but also to use it to rise to prominence and stabilize his position in the court.
Under the warm gaze of Emperor Jiaqing, Xiu Nu felt her cheeks burn instantly. She was innocent and longing, thinking that she would have the opportunity to become the favorite concubine of Emperor Jiaqing, so she lowered her head shyly, looking forward to the future favor.
Finally, a eunuch came to deliver a decree and summoned her to sleep at night.
That night, the show girl bathed and changed her clothes, and her body was full of a fresh fragrance. According to the rules, she was tightly wrapped in a brocade quilt, revealing only a pair of crystal clear eyes. The palace maid summoned the eunuchs in the worship room, and they silently carried her on their shoulders and walked through the corridors.
The show girl was so nervous that she could only hear her own rapid breathing and heartbeat.
However, when she was gently placed on the large dragon bed, she went to see the old man, who was older than her grandfather. At this time, she realized that the person she was waiting for was not the sturdy Jiaqing at all, but the wrinkled Qianlong.
The show girl's heart was like being hit hard by a stone, and she sank into the endless abyss in an instant. Her heart was like the well that had been inadvertently immersed in the Imperial Garden on a winter day, and it was so cold that she could not help but shiver and tremble.
She thought that she was going to become the imperial concubine and make the family more prominent, but she didn't expect that she would become a concubine, a word away, thousands of miles away.
But the wood is already in the boat, and she can only accept the arrangement. Soon, she was named a nobleman.
But now Qianlong is 88 years old, how can he still have the strength to maintain the joy of men and women, even if the Jin nobles have the ability, they will not have a few years to survive.
I don't know if it was because of the helplessness and despair of the Jin nobles that night that left a shadow on him, or because Qianlong had insufficient spare strength, the Jin nobles were not summoned much, they were not favored or cold, so they got along so indifferently.
The life of the Jin nobles became meaningless, as if they were a forgotten chess piece, silently staying in the corners of the court.
Half a year later, Emperor Qianlong died, and all his concubines had to move out of the East and West Six Palaces and go to Shoukang Palace for retirement. At this time, Jin Gui was only 14 years old, but he had to be in the palace with those old concubines and widows.
In order to support themselves, the Jin nobles also had to do some small handicrafts and let the eunuchs take them out to sell for money.
The deep palace was lonely, and the Jin nobles silently counted the days and sent away one after another old concubines, but they didn't know when they would leave.
It wasn't until 1820 that the 38-year-old Daoguang Emperor ascended the throne, and he read the records of the concubines of the previous dynasty according to the custom, and accidentally discovered the existence of the Jin nobles. According to the generation, the Jin nobles are Daoguang's grandmother, but her age is three years younger than Daoguang!
After experiencing three dynasties of emperors, after her youth had passed, she got the honor of a false name.
A year later, Concubine Jin also died, ending this cold life. Five months after her death, she was buried in Yuling, where she became the last concubine to enter Yuling, where she was buried with her husband, Qianlong, whom she never really loved.
If she hadn't been elected to the court, she might have been able to live an ordinary but happy life. Like other women, they have a healthy body, have children and grandchildren, and enjoy family fun. However, fate was not lenient on her.
Looking back on Concubine Jin's life, she entered the court at the age of 13 with great expectations, but she never expected that she would become a victim of power. Such a fate is really amazing!
But in the long river of time, the sad fate of the royal concubines is not limited to the Jin concubine?
