In March of the sixteenth year of Zhengde, Emperor Wuzong of Ming, Zhu Houzhao, was seriously ill, and since Zhu Houzhao had no sons, Yang Tinghe, the first assistant, issued an edict before Zhu Houzhao's death in accordance with the provisions of the "Emperor Ming Ancestral Training" that Zhu Houzhao, the son of Zhu Youzhao, the prince of Xingxian, inherit the throne and prepare to inherit the throne, and Zhu Houzhao's death was officially announced on the day of Zhu Houzhao's death.
Why was Zhu Houxuan chosen as the heir to the throne? Zhu Houxuan's grandfather was Emperor Mingxianzong Zhu Jianshen, and his grandmother was Zhu Jianshen's Concubine Shao Guifei. Zhu Houxuan's father, Zhu Youzhuo, was the fourth son of Zhu Jianshen, the eldest and second sons of Zhu Jianshen died early, and the third son was Zhu Houzhao's father, Emperor Mingxiaozong, zhu Youzhao, who had only one son, Zhu Houzhao. Zhu Youcang had two sons in total, the eldest son Zhu Houxi died five days after his birth, leaving only the second son Zhu Houxuan to grow up.
Moreover, among the birth mothers of all Of Zhu Jianshen's adult sons, Shao Guifei's position was the highest, and Zhu Jianshen named her a noble concubine before her death. Zhu Jianshen was able to think about Shao Guifei at the time of his death, which may indicate his repeated affection for Shao Guifei.
So, what kind of woman is Princess Shao Guifei, and what kind of life story does she have?
Shao Guifei's father, Shao Lin, is a native of Changhua, Hangzhou, life is very poor, although the family is poor, but Shao's grown up is elegant, his appearance is outstanding, and there is an endless stream of people who come to ask for relatives, but very strange things have happened, Shao has successively matched seven families, and her fiancés have died mysteriously before becoming relatives.
The reputation of Shao's "Kefu" spread from then on, but there was a person who did not believe in this evil, and a commanding envoy issued a letter of appointment to the Shao family and chose a date to become a relative, however, on the day of the big wedding, the commander happily rode his horse to meet his relatives, and the clinker actually fell on his horse and died on the way.
Ancient women had no independent financial resources, mainly relying on their parents to support themselves before marrying, and Shao also had four younger brothers, so Shao Lin had to sell Shao to the town eunuchs in Hangzhou.
The town guard eunuch saw that Shao Shi was brilliant and beautiful, so he began to cultivate her with his heart, and later, the town guard eunuch thought that the time was ripe, so he recommended Shao Shi to the palace, and Shao Shi did not live up to his expectations, and successfully won the favor of Emperor MingxianZong Zhu Jianshen after entering the palace.
Although Zhu Jianshen was obsessed with Wan Zhen'er, who shared his hardships and hardships with himself, he was also deeply moved by the Well-informed and well-spoken Shao Shi, especially after determining that Wan Zhen'er could no longer get pregnant, in order to have a successor in Jiangshan, Zhu Jianshen had to consider the issue of heirs.
It is said that one night, Zhu Mishen was walking in the harem, and suddenly heard a woman chanting poems, "Once the old hatred was written in the red leaves, and the new worries were on the green moth", Zhu Mishen heard the sound and walked over, found that it was a beautiful woman, and was immediately attracted by the charming and intelligent Shaw.
In the twelfth year of Chenghua (1476 AD), Shao gave birth to a boy, which was the later Xingxian King Zhu Youqiu, who was the fourth son of Zhu Jianshen, at this time Zhu Jianshen's eldest son and second son were already long ago, and Zhu Youzhu actually ranked second.
Soon, Shao's mother, with her son Gui, was crowned as a concubine.
Princess Shao Chenfei's talent and beauty left a deep impression on Zhu Jianshen, and in the fourteenth year of Chenghua, she gave birth to Zhu Jianshen's fifth son, Zhu Youxuan, and at seventeen years of adulthood, gave birth to Zhu Jianshen's eighth son, Zhu Youfeng.
Zhu Youzhu was deeply loved by his father, while Concubine Shao guifei was cautious in the harem and had a good relationship with Wan Guifei, and it is said that Zhu Jianshen, under the persuasion of Wan Guifei, planned to make Zhu Youfu the crown prince.
Twenty-three years after Chenghua, when Zhu Jianshen was seriously ill, he still did not forget Shao Chenfei, at this time Zhu Jian's beloved Wan Guifei had passed away, and perhaps Shao Chenfei became the most concerned person before his death, and he ordered Shao Chenfei to be crowned a noble concubine.
Princess Shao Guifei won her husband's attention and concern with her talent and character.
Princess Shao's eldest son, Zhu Youyi, was born in the seventh year of Hongzhi's reign in Guang'an Lu, and her other two sons died young after the reign of Emperor Fu, leaving them childless. According to the regulations at that time, the harem concubines could not follow their sons to the fiefdom, and from then on, Concubine Shao Guifei suffered from the longing for her son, and the untimely death of her son made her sad.
After Zhu Houxuan took the throne, Princess Shao Guifei finally saw her grandson who was thinking about it day and night, but she was already old at this time, and she was blind in both eyes, and her grandson became emperor, she was naturally very happy, she touched Zhu Houxuan from head to toe, and tears fell like rain.
Not long after, Princess Shao Guifei died, and she had no regrets about seeing her grandson before her death, and Zhu Houxuan ordered her grandmother to be the empress dowager.
Later, Zhu Houxuan ignored the objections of the university scholar Yang Tinghe and others, and insisted on relocating his grandmother to Maoling.