Princess Hui was born from the Naran family of the famous naran clan of the Manchurian Zhenghuang Banner, her father was Zheng Wupinlang Zhongsolhe, and her brother Nalan Mingzhu was deeply respected by Kangxi because of his meritorious service in the matter of capturing Ao, and was an important vassal of the court and the government.
(Huifei stills)
Princess Hui is beautiful and dignified, and has a mellow personality. Coupled with his noble birth, he was favored by Kangxi when he first entered the palace. At first, he was given the title of Gege, and after that, he not only had meritorious heirs, but also helped Empress Xiaochengren to assist in the harem, so he was soon given the title of Huifei,ranked first among the four concubines.
In her lifetime, Princess Hui gave birth to two princes, one of whom was Chengqing and the other was Yin.
Chengqing died early, and YinFu became the only son of Concubine Hui.
You know, if you want to consolidate your position in the harem, it is not enough to have the emperor's favor, you must have a mother and a son, in order to have a good home. Therefore, Yin Fei is Huifei's hope, can Huifei not love him?
However, in the second half of the 47th year of the Kangxi Dynasty, Princess Hui wrote to Kangxi, saying that Yinfu had not been filial since childhood and requested the Fa-rectification. That is, Princess Hui asked Kangxi to kill Yin.
Why did Huifei behave in such an abnormal way?
This brings us to the "Nine Sons and Concubines" during the Kangxi Dynasty.
Kangxi had 35 princes in his lifetime, and 24 princes who lived to adulthood.
Originally, as early as the thirteenth year of Kangxi, Kangxi had made his sister-in-law Yin, who had lost his mother at an early age, the crown prince.
However, over time, when Yin Rong was in his 30s, Kangxi was still in good health. This made Yin Rong, who had long been in the position of prince, and the princelings centered on him gradually lose their breath.
Yin Rong's performance soon fell into the eyes of the other princes, so everyone made a small report in front of Kangxi. Coupled with the fact that Yin Rong did have a bad moral character and had an offside, this made Kangxi very dissatisfied with him. He was eventually deposed as crown prince in the forty-seventh year of the Kangxi Dynasty.
After Yin Rong was deposed, the princes began to fight for concubines.
(Stills)
These princes, in terms of status, are all out of the ordinary, and no one is more valuable than anyone else. This made Yin Fu feel that he had the greatest chance of seizing the throne, why did he say so?
First, Yin Fu was the eldest son of the emperor, and according to the traditional inheritance system of "having a concubine and not having a concubine", he was very qualified to be made a prince.
Second, the university scholar Mingzhu was his uncle and had a pivotal position in the previous dynasty.
Third, Yin Fu was the one with the highest martial arts among the princes. Kangxi went out on tour, and YinFudu guarded Kangxi as a close bodyguard, so Kangxi also trusted and favored him.
With these conditions in place, Yin Began to woo courtiers around and actively performed in front of Kangxi.
However, Yin's performance brought him misfortune, thus making him the first prince to be stripped of his inheritance.
So what did he do?
First, recommend the Eighth Son of the Emperor Yin yu.
Yin Yu recommended the eighth son of the Emperor Yin Yu to Kangxi. The reason for this is that although Yin Yu was not born to Huifei, he was raised by Huifei. Therefore, Yin Yu and Yin Yu are very close, and if Yin Yu can ascend to the throne, he will soar to the top because of his achievements.
(Yin Yu stills)
The second is to create public opinion for Yin Yu.
At that time, Bumuba, the king of Shuncheng County, recommended a warlock named Zhang Mingde to Yin. Yin Yu recommended Zhang Mingde to Yin Yu again, and as a result, Zhang Mingde fooled Yin Yu, saying that he was "rich and clean, benevolent and generous, long-lived, and sincere and noble." That is to say, Yin Yu will be emperor in the future.
When Yin Yu heard this, he was naturally overjoyed, so he told Yin Yu and the Ninth Son of the Emperor Yin Yu about this.
Who knows, Yin Zhen somehow took this matter to Kangxi and expressed his willingness to remove the deposed prince Yin Rong for Kangxi.
It seems that Yin Yu has always been plotting for Yin Yu to take the crown prince, but Kangxi can see things deeper from his appearance.
Kangxi believed that Yin Yu had the intention of killing the prince, and at the same time he deliberately removed Yin Yu, the purpose of which was to count the crime of killing the prince on Yin Yu's body.
In this way, Yin Yu, who bears the name of killing his brother, wants to win in the conquest, and it is difficult not to be criticized.
Kangxi saw Yin Zhen's sinister intentions, and in addition to being shocked, it was even more difficult to spoil Yin Zhen. Therefore, Yin Zhen's position in his mind also plummeted.
At this time, the third son of the emperor, Yin Zhi, revealed to Kangxi that Yin Zhen had colluded with witches and used witchcraft to suppress the prince.
After investigation, Kangxi really found physical evidence.
(Kangxi stills)
Murdering the prince is a crime of killing oneself, and Yin Zhen's ending is also visible and dangerous.
Just after Yin Zhen was imprisoned, Princess Hui, in desperation, submitted a letter to Kangxi, indicating that Yin Zhen had not been filial since childhood, and pleaded that he be brought to justice on the spot.
Princess Hui's move made Kangxi unmoved.
After all, it is the fault of the father not to teach.
Kangxi could not help but reflect on his shortcomings in educating the crown prince.
Thinking like this will also extinguish most of the anger. So he just stripped Yin Zhen of his post and imprisoned him within the high walls of the mansion.
Speaking of which, this is also a trick of Huifei's "bitter meat plan". In doing so, Princess Hui not only saved Yin Zhen's life, but also allowed Yin Fei to avoid Yongzheng's liquidation later.
Such a result is already the best ending compared to Yin Yu and Yin Yu and others.
It can be seen that Concubine Hui does not only have looks, but is also stronger than other concubines in protecting her son.
(Reference historical materials: "Notes on The Living of the Kangxi Dynasty", "Draft History of the Qing Dynasty", etc.)