Although Kangxi did not marry Su Malagu, Kangxi instructed Su Malagu's funeral: to be carried out as a concubine.
Legend has it that on Chinese New Year's Eve, Su Mala Gu would take a bath once a year and drink the soup after the bath.
In addition to the legend, what kind of woman is the real Su Malagu in history? Why is Kangxi fascinated, but Kangxi never married her?
In 16 12 A.D., Su Malagu was born in a poor herdsman's family in the Horqin grassland, even so, she still got the favor of fate, that year he was favored by the Horqin Beile Mansion, and was fortunate to be a personal maid in the Beile Mansion, at that time, the person in charge of clothing was the second daughter of the Beile Ye Zhai Sang, named Bumu Butai, if Bumu Butai is not familiar with everyone, then what about the Empress Xiaozhuang Wen?
In 1625 AD, Bumu Butai went to Shengjing, the capital of Houjin, and married the eighth prince of the Houjin Khan Nurhachi at that time, Taiji, at the same time, as a personal maid, Su Malagu, naturally followed the second lady Bumu Butai, and married to Shengjing together, perhaps even Su Malagu herself did not expect that her future fate would undergo earth-shaking changes.
After all, Su Malagu was not very old at that time, and she was only a teenager when she learned a lot of knowledge, not only proficient in Manchu, but also learned to read and write, which was doomed to Su Malagu in the future It is very likely that she will not be an ordinary person in the future。
At first, Empress Xiaozhuang's status in the harem could only be ranked 5th, but Empress Xiaozhuang gave birth to three princesses, a prince, and the Nine Emperors Fulin, that is, the future Shunzhi Emperor.
After the sudden death of Huang Taiji on September 21, 1643, there was no will to determine who was the legitimate heir to the throne, so the battle for the throne lasted for a long time, when the most fierce competition Hauge and Dolgon, Hauge was the eldest son of Huang Taiji, Dolgon was the emperor's uncle, the two were inseparable, but no one had an advantage, so in order to change this status quo, a person must stand up to uphold justice, otherwise if it continues like this, there will be no peace, think about it, let Fulin, who was only 6 years old at the time, inherit the throne。
The reason for doing this was to change the chaotic situation at that time, and secondly, it also postponed the issue of the struggle for imperial power, after all, Hauge and Dolgon, no one obeys anyone, but the country cannot be without a king for a day, so Fulin became the emperor, although he did not have the ability to make decisions at that time, but naturally someone helped him manage things.
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The reason why the 6-year-old Fulin was able to succeed to the throne may be related to the selfless dedication of his mother Xiaozhuang at that time, because Dolgon has fought on the battlefield for many years, in the accident of the Battle of Songjin, he lost his fertility and became a major regret in life, so Huang Taiji felt guilty, so he let Xiaozhuang go to serve Dolgon for a period of time, after that period of getting along, Xiaozhuang, who was originally on the side of Huang Taiji, was not much valued, and gradually had different feelings with Dolgon, but the two were uncles and sisters-in-law at that time, and there was still a red line that could not be crossed.
When Xiaozhuang married Huang Taiji, Huang Taiji was already in his 30s, and when Xiaozhuang was in his 30s, he was at the age of a wolf and a tiger, but Huang Taiji passed away in a hurry, so there is no doubt that Xiaozhuang and Dolgon at that time had gradually mastered the right to speak.
However, because the relationship between Dolgon and Xiaozhuang was extraordinary at that time, and Dolgon had outstanding military achievements at that time, so if Dolgon chose a person who could be his spokesperson, then there is no doubt that Fulin, the son of Xiaozhuang, is obviously very advantageous, with this relationship, Dolgon is willing to let the 6-year-old Fulin be the emperor, and the eldest son of Huang Taiji, Haoge, has no opinion, after all, the 6-year-old Fulin does not play much of a role, and many things still need him to make decisions.
Mother is expensive by son, with the son of Xiaozhuang Fu Lin becoming the emperor, then the next thing is much easier, after Fulin ascended the throne and became the emperor, the year name was changed to Shunzhi, then the queen of Xiaozhuang naturally became the queen mother of the Virgin.
It's just that Emperor Shunzhi was relatively short-lived, only 24 years old, and died young, according to the edict of Emperor Shunzhi, the third son, Xuan Ye inherited the throne, which was later called Emperor Kangxi, naturally, Xiaozhuang was honored as the Empress Dowager.
With the improvement of learning ability, Su Malagu's own quality has been greatly improved, and she has become a knowledgeable and well-educated maid, as a person who Xiaozhuang trusts, Kangxi was taken care of by Su Malagu at that time, and the two can also be called a teacher and friend.
Su Malagu took care of Kangxi meticulously, and then with the unconditional trust of the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang, Su Malagu's status and influence in the court are increasing day by day, at the same time, she has gradually taken over many important affairs, starting from the grassroots level, all the way After many years, Su Malagu is not only rich in cultural accomplishment, but also has a lot of research on the production of clothing at that time, and personally participated in the design and production of the crown dress of the Qing Dynasty at that time, integrating Manchu, Han, The costume elements of the three major ethnic groups of Mongolia, and then comprehensive innovation, designed a lot of exquisite styles and representative clothing, so it further deepened her image and status in the palace at that time.
After understanding the background of the times, let's review why Kangxi didn't marry Su Malagu?
First of all, there is a certain gap between the status of Kangxi and Su Malagu.
The ancient marriage system in the mainland paid attention to the right family, what is Kangxi's identity? What is Su Malagu's background? Even if Su Malagu succeeded in counterattacking later, but the original family cannot be changed, born poor and humble, to be able to achieve such an achievement, it is already a blessing in misfortune, even if we do not consider the blood relationship, let's not forget, Su Malagu and Xiaozhuang, Kangxi, after all, is just a master-servant relationship, this is an insurmountable gap under the feudal system, even if it is accompanied by decades, there is still no way to easily eliminate it.
From beginning to end, even if Kangxi didn't mind, Su Malagu still had a kind of unconfidence and inferiority engraved in her bones.
Secondly, the age gap between Kangxi and Su Malagu is too large and not suitable for marriage
Su Malagu was born in 1612, Emperor Kangxi was born in 1654, the difference between the two is 42 years old, Su Malagu is to put it bluntly, she is Kangxi's grandmother, isn't the marriage of these two chaotic generations?
Not to mention anything else, this age gap is too big, if it is a teenager, it is still within an understandable and acceptable range, but in his 40s, the difference is not half a star, even if Kangxi got married at the age of 15, Su Malagu at this time is already in her 50s and nearly 60 years old, and no one will support it at that time, and the two parties will not be willing.
Again, Su Malagu has never been married and has no children all her life, and has her own unique beliefs
Su Malagu is unmarried and unpregnant in this life, she can be regarded as a model of successful counterattack, but at the same time, she also sacrificed her lifelong right to marry and have children, which is a kind of luck and a misfortune, so that Emperor Kangxi couldn't stand it at that time, and gave a child to Su Malagu, who grew up with him, that is, the twelfth elder brother Yinqi, but at that time, Su Malagu was also 70 years old.
In the palace, it is hard to imagine that a woman follows the second lady from the age of teenagers, until her whole life, the lamp runs out, and she completely dedicates this life to the master and the palace, so in order to dispel the loneliness and loneliness in her heart, Su Malagu in her later years, after raising Yinqi to grow up, will also devote all her energy to Buddhism, although chanting and chanting Buddha, but what he hopes in his heart is still that she personally serves the master, to be happy and healthy, and to do his best to pray for them.
Finally, the relationship between Su Malagu and Kangxi is an extremely complex and special relationship.
Aunt Su Mala raised Kangxi to grow up, in terms of generation, he is Kangxi's grandmother, in terms of relationship, he also plays the role of Kangxi's mother, plus Aunt Su Mala, who has extraordinary insight and knowledge, has also served as Kangxi's enlightenment teacher for a long time, and there is more family, friendship, teacher-student relationship between the two, no matter how you say it, there can be no love, so naturally, it is impossible for Kangxi to marry Aunt Su Mala.
Su Malagu has made a complete merit in this life, lived to be more than 90 years old, and was buried by Kangxi after her death, which is definitely one of the few in history, Su Malagu, this life has contributed to the Qing Dynasty.
After the death of Su Malagu, in order to repay the kindness of nurturing, the twelve princes Yinqi specially kept filial piety for Su Malagu, according to the custom, within 100 days of food, Sanqi also had to chant scriptures. The prince can do this for a servant, which is also unique in history, which is enough to prove the status of Su Malagu at that time, even the Kangxi Emperor at that time also specially instructed that in addition to Yinqi, other princes should also take turns to guard the spirit, chant scriptures, and provide food for Su Malagu.
At that time, Emperor Kangxi was not in the palace, and Su Malagu also waited until Emperor Kangxi returned to the palace and saw her for the last time before she was buried, and Su Malagu's final funeral was carried out with the specifications of the concubine's ceremony, I believe that such treatment is enough to explain everything, and the coffin is put together with Empress Xiaozhuang Wen.
The reason why Su Malagu has a long life, may have a lot to do with this habit, although taking a bath once a year may be a bit exaggerated, but there is one thing that is very credible, Su Malagu does not take medicine for life, even if she is sick, she is also holding on, because the body is not overly dependent on medicine, perhaps this is also the secret of her longevity.
It is said that Su Malagu drank the dirty water after bathing because there was very little water for Su Malagu to take a bath at that time, but the truth is still waiting for more evidence to be discovered.