In the last issue, we mentioned that Huang Taiji married three "widows" for political needs. Coincidentally, in the harem of his grandson The Qianlong Emperor, there were also two such second-married concubines who entered the palace at an "older age".
(Small partners who are interested in the previous issue can click the link to view the emperor Taiji's good "wife"?) Counting the second concubines of the Emperor Taiji's harem)
Yu Concubine
Princess Yu was from the Borzigit clan, from the Mongolian steppe, and was twenty-seven years old when she entered the palace, so it is speculated that the Borzigit clan had already had a marriage before. Borjigit did not enter the palace through the draft, but the Mongols, in order to seek the support of the Qing Dynasty, sent her to the palace as a gift to Qianlong. She was also the last imperial concubine of the Qing Dynasty from the steppe.
Yu Concubine in the film and television drama
In the twenty-second year of Qianlong, the Borjigit clan entered the palace and was given the title of a nobleman, and Qianlong still liked this "elderly" concubine who entered the palace, and often rewarded some rare objects. In the twenty-fourth year of Qianlong, many noble people were pregnant, and Qianlong rewarded the gilded bell four times in a row within half a year, which shows the importance Qianlong attaches to her.
It's a pity that this child was not born. In order to appease the many nobles who lost their sons, Qianlong made her a concubine. The word "Yu" has the meaning of bravery and majesty in the Manchu language, which shows that the Borjigit clan from the steppe is a cheerful woman full of Mongolian courage. In the twenty-eighth year of Qianlong, the Borjigit clan, who had no heirs, was promoted to Concubine Yu, which is enough to show Qianlong's favor for her. When Qianlong went out hunting and toured the south, he took Yu Concubine with him many times.
Later sacrifice texts also record that although Princess Yu came from the grassland, she was very good at female red, and she could also read the articles translated by the translator, and had a good reputation in the harem.
In the thirty-eighth year of Qianlong, Concubine Yu died of illness in Beijing. Because he was childless and childless, Qianlong specially ordered the eighth son of the emperor, Yongxuan, the twelfth son of the emperor, Yongxuan, the seventh princess, and the seven donkeys, Lavan Dorji, to wear filial piety for him.
Concubine Yung
In addition to Concubine Yu, Qianlong's Concubine Rong and Zhuo were also sent to the palace as gifts, and this AndZhuo was the famous "Fragrant Concubine" in history.
Concubine Rong in the film and television drama
He Zhuo was a Uyghur who was once the wife of Huo Jizhan and was later abandoned. Twenty-five years after Qianlong, the outstanding-looking He Zhuo was presented to Qianlong by his brother as a sign of submission to the Qing Dynasty. He Zhuo was also 26 years old when he entered the palace, and was given the title of Hegui after entering the palace.
As soon as he entered the palace, he was favored by Qianlong and the empress, and in the third year of entering the palace, the empress dowager decreed that she would be a concubine, and Qianlong would be promoted to concubine Rong for thirty-three years, and her brother would also be promoted to a knight.
He Zhuo's position in the harem is very special, Qianlong specially takes care of her ethnic habits, allows her to wear Uyghur costumes for a long time in the palace, maintains Uyghur eating habits, and the palace specially sets up Uighur cooking services for her to ensure her special needs. Whenever she was rewarded, she also received more northwest tributes such as cantaloupe than other concubines. Concubine Rong also went out with Qianlong many times, and the rewards received on the road were in line with her religious habits, which was enough to see Qianlong's preference for her.
Fifty-three years after Qianlong, Concubine Rong and Zhuo died in the Yuanmingyuan at the age of 55. After Princess Rong's death, the Qianlong Emperor, in order to make the people in the palace often remember her, specially distributed the items she had accumulated in the palace for decades to the concubines, princesses and people of her mother's family. And whether Rong Fei is like the "Xiang Fei" in the story, there is no way to verify.
In general, Princess Yu and Concubine Rong still have great similarities, they are both concubines who entered the palace in marriage with the Qing Dynasty, they were both married to the palace for the second time, they were not young when they entered the palace, but they were very favored, and they had a high status in the harem but no heirs.