When it comes to the harem of the Yongzheng Emperor, most readers may think of the women in the "Biography of Zhen Huan", however, the "Biography of Zhen Huan" is a fictional work after all, which cannot reflect historical facts, if you want to truly understand the Yongzheng Harem, you must also start from the historical materials of the Qing Dynasty, such as the "Qing History Draft", "Qing Shilu" and so on.
According to the records of the Qing Palace, there were about thirty concubines in the Yongzheng Harem, and only eight concubines above the concubines, namely Empress Xiaojingxian, Empress Xiaoshengxian, Empress Dowager Dunsu, Concubine Chunyi, Concubine Qi, Concubine Qian, Concubine Ning and Concubine Mao, and the rest were some middle- and lower-level concubines, and among these eight concubines, only Concubine Qian and Concubine Ning were not the old people of Yongzheng's residence, so it was still difficult to get ahead in the Yongzheng Harem.
Today, I want to talk about the last concubine in the Yongzheng harem, that is, Zhang Guiren.
Zhang Guiren, suspected surname Zhang, first appeared in the historical data was in March of the thirteenth year of Yongzheng, that is, the last year of Yongzheng's reign, at this time Yongzheng was already a 58-year-old man, and the demand for concubines was naturally no longer so high, but in March of this year, Zhang Guiren was named Changzai, called Zhang Changzai.
Judging from this initial seal, Zhang Guiren may be a clothed woman from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Yongzheng entered the Forbidden City through the palace women's draft in thirteen years, that is to say, Zhang Guiren at this time was just a teenage girl, since the family lineage was not good, but he could be favored by the emperor, which showed that Zhang Guiren must be a beautiful beauty.
In April of the thirteenth year of Yongzheng, just one month after Zhang Guiren was enfeoffed as Changzai, Zhang Guiren was enfeoffed as a nobleman, and for two months he was enfeoffed, which is rare in the Yongzheng harem, and from the perspective of the historical development behind, in fact, Zhang Guiren's Jinfeng in April was for a reason. According to the situation of the later Qianlong first year of april 21 for Zhang Guiren's anniversary, the time of Zhang Guiren's death should be April of the thirteenth year of Yongzheng, that is, the month in which he was promoted to Zhang Guiren, so it is very likely that this Jinfeng was a comfort for Zhang Guiren before his death.
From Zhang Guiren's Yongzheng in March of the thirteenth year to his death in April of the thirteenth year of Yongzheng, Zhang Guiren lived in the harem for only two months.
What is even more unexpected is that just four months after Zhang Guiren's death, the Yongzheng Emperor suddenly collapsed in the Yuanmingyuan, so from this point of view, Zhang Guiren is most likely yongzheng's last concubine.
Throughout Zhang Guiren's life, it is fortunate to be able to become an emperor's woman, but unfortunately she is a woman with a red face and a short life, then again, it is precisely because Zhang Guiren became the emperor's concubine, we know her existence, even if she is only a hurried visitor in history, this is the fate of the harem women, just as the so-called one enters the palace door is as deep as the sea, which is the truth.
References: Draft History of the Qing Dynasty, Records of emperors of the Qing Dynasty