In many harem film and television works and novels related to the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, such as "Ruyi Chuan" and "Yanxi Raiders", this explanation sounds emotional and reasonable, but the author believes that whether or not to live in Changchun Palace and whether the Qianlong Emperor cherishes it is not positively correlated.
Restoration of Empress Xiaoxian
A few months ago, Lord Wenyou Monkey Ge made a very full argument for the occupants of the Changchun Immortal Hall in the Yuanmingyuan during the Qianlong Period, listing a lot of historical materials, and the article link is at the bottom, which interested Wenyou can view. Lord Monkey Ge also mentioned in the text that Empress Xiaoxian may not be the main seat of the Changchun Palace, and the author also had some doubts after viewing it, so he inquired about some other information, and indeed had some gains, which were demonstrated in this article.
In addition, after the Kangxi Dynasty converted Kunning Palace into a place of worship for the gods, where did the empresses live? (All based on the historical materials that have been discovered)
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="5" > the origin of the rumor that Empress Xiaoxian lived in Changchun Palace</h1>
Empress Xiaoxian's surname was Shaji Fucha, the daughter of Li Rongbao, the governor of Chahar, and her grandfather was the Kangxi Dynasty's Hubu Shangshu Misihan, and the reason why she was able to become the concubine fujin of the Hongli calendar was not because of the glory of her father, but because of her uncle Ma Qi, who was one of the core ministers of the imperial court in the Kangyong and Kangyong dynasties, and it was he who led this Fucha clan to prosperity after the death of his father Misihan. Therefore, in the fifth year of Yongzheng, the Yongzheng Emperor directed the Fucha clan to his fourth son, Hongli, as Concubine Fujin.
Mazi in the film and television drama
Empress Daxing's Zi Palace to Beijing. Civil and military officials and princesses below, ministers and officials order women, and women under the internal management of the inner government. Assemble in shifts. Kneel down to greet. From Donghua Gate, into the Cangzhen Gate. Feng'an Changchun Palace. See for yourself. The Crown Prince offers sake. The civil and military officials and officials below the king gathered to pay their respects. - Records of Emperor Gaozong of the Qing Dynasty
Hongli ascended the throne and made her empress, thirteen years later, in the spring, Empress Xiaoxian died on the way back from the Eastern Tour, at the age of 37, her Zi Palace was enshrined in Changchun Palace after being transported back to the Forbidden City, qianlong emperor came many times to lay wine, and later, qianlong emperor converted this place into a memorial hall for empresses and imperial concubines, and this may be the origin of the rumor that empress Xiaoxian once lived in Changchun Palace.
There is a contradiction in this rumor, but during the funeral alone, it was necessary to move the arrangements in the palace to accommodate Empress Xiaoxian's Palace, not to mention that it was later converted into a memorial hall for the portraits of Empress Xiaoxian and the imperial concubines, which was impossible not to change the setting in the palace.
In the sixtieth year of Qianlong, on the eve of the Qianlong Emperor's ascension to the throne, it was mentioned that Changchun Palace was a place dedicated to Empress Xiaoxian's crown, chaozhu and the portrait of the late empress, and in order not to occupy the palace room for later generations to live, the Qianlong Emperor ordered the Changchun Palace to be vacated, moved the portrait of the empress dowager to other places, and left the crown and beads of the empress to the new empress. It can be seen that the Changchun Palace was a memorial hall set up by the Qianlong Emperor for the late concubine, and it does not mean that Empress Xiaoxian lived in changchun palace before her death.
Then some Wenyou may ask, since Empress Xiaoxian did not live in Changchun Palace, why was she buried here, and why was a memorial hall for concubines set up here? The author believes that this should correspond to the title of "Changchun Resident" of the Qianlong Emperor, and it is also logical to commemorate the wives and concubines of the Changchun Residents in Changchun Palace.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="49" Where did Empress Xiaoxian live >? </h1>
Actress Qin Lan plays the empress Fucha
On February 15 of the first year of Qianlong, slaughter was prohibited, and the empress dowager, the noble concubines of Chengqian Palace and Zhong Pu Palace were all stopped from meat and vegetarian food. - "The Festival as Usual"
In an archive at the beginning of the reign of the Qianlong Emperor, it was mentioned that slaughter was forbidden in the palace that day, and the concubines of the Full Palace, even if they were as honorable as the empress dowager, also had to stop meat and add vegetarian food, and after the empress dowager, there were two palace names, namely Chengqian Palace and Zhong Pu Palace, which were obviously replaced by palace rooms, which clearly pointed out that the owner of Zhong Chu Palace was a noble concubine, that is, a noble concubine, although it was not clearly stated who lived in cheng qian palace, but in the court with extremely heavy status, this record must be arranged according to the actual status of the harem. Under the empress dowager, above the noble concubines, who is not the empress?
Give the plaque 'Deqia Six Palaces' to Chuxiu Palace, 'Ling Yi Shude' to Yongshou Palace, to clean up the three palaces of Jingren, Chengqian, and Zhong Pu, and to pass on 7,386 pieces of seven thousand squares with the purchase of rulers. - "Archives Of the Ministry of the Interior"
However, the empress's residence in the Chengqian Palace was only temporary, because only three months later, the Qianlong Emperor ordered someone to renovate the three palaces, and the empress moved to another palace, so where did she move? Needless to say, everyone can understand the "Deqia Six Palaces" in the palace, in addition to the empress, there are still people who dare to use it, and who is suitable for it? (The Plaque of the Qianlong Emperor's Imperial Pen "Respecting the Inner Rules" hangs on the front hall of the Changchun Palace, the plaque of the Rear Hall is "De xie Kun Yuan", the plaque of the west room is "Deqia Six Palaces", and the plaque of "Deqia Six Palaces" was hung on April 13, 13th year of Qianlong, which should have been moved over after the death of Empress Xiaoxian)
On the fourth day of the first month of June in the twelfth year of Qianlong, the seven-pin chieftain Sammuha said: The eunuch Hu Shijie instructed Samuha to make a nanmu bed for the brother of the Chuxiu Palace, and to cool the mat with the felt.
If this reason is not sufficient, then in an archive of the twelfth year of Qianlong, the term "Chuxiu Gong Brother" seems to be able to see some clues, when the young children in the palace were generally called "... Brother", this prefix is generally the birthplace of the prince, for example, the Qianlong Emperor's younger brother Hongyao was called the Yuanmingyuan Brother when he was young, and the sixth son of the Qianlong Emperor, YongYao and the sixteenth son, were born in the Yuanmingyuan Bitong Academy, so when they were young, they were called the Brother of bitong Academy (YongYao was the son of pure concubines, and the sixteenth brother was the son of Concubine Ling, and Concubine Ling should have been able to stay in Bitong Academy after the death of Concubine Chun).
Chuxiu Palace
At this time, there were two children under the age of five in the harem, namely the Seventh Brother Yongxuan and the Eighth Brother Yongxuan, so was the Chuxiu Palace Brother Yongxuan or Yongxuan?
The eunuchs under empress Dowager Xi'an took a ox cart alone, the second ox cart was carried by the eunuchs under concubines of Yikun Palace and Concubine Jia of Changchun Palace, the third ox cart was carried by the eunuchs under the concubines of Jingren Palace and Yonghe Palace, and the last ox cart was carried by the eunuchs under the concubines of Chengqian Palace Shu, Yi Concubine of Yanxi Palace and Concubine Ling of Yongshou Palace.
In March of the tenth year of Qianlong, it was inferred from the carriage and horse archives used by the eunuchs who sacrificed to Emperor Huixian's noble concubines that the main throne of Changchun Palace was Jiafei, and in the following year, the empress and Jiafei gave birth to children one after another, and it was impossible for both of them to be pregnant and had to move in opposite directions, in addition, according to the Records of Emperor Gaozong of the Qing Dynasty, eight days after the birth of Yongxuan (April 16), the Qianlong Emperor went to live in the Yuanmingyuan with Empress Dowager Chongqing, and the day of Yongxuan's birth was the Zhongyuan Festival (July 15), and there are records of the Qianlong Emperor praying in the Anyou Palace of the Yuanmingyuan. At that time, the harem concubines should all be in the Yuanmingyuan, so Yongxuan was more likely to be born in the Yuanmingyuan, and the Brother of Chuxiu Palace should refer to Yongxuan.
Jiafei restoration
Later, Changchun Palace became the Feng'an Di of Empress Xiaoxian's Zi Palace in March of the thirteenth year of Qianlong, indicating that Concubine Jia was no longer living in Changchun Palace at that time, and she should have moved the palace once after giving birth. Moreover, the eight main seats at that time in the palace (one after the second concubine, the second concubine and the third concubine) all sent people to move, and the remaining Jingyang Palace, Xianfu Palace, Zhong Pu Palace, Qi Xiang Palace, and Chuxiu Palace must have one of them being the main palace of the empress, and in connection with the context, only the Chuxiu Palace was most in line with it.
In addition, it seems that another property of the empress in the harem is revealed here- the West Warm Hall of Khun Ninh Palace.
On the left side of Kunning Palace is the East Warm Hall, Emperor Sejongxian's imperial pen plaque is known as the throne of Kun Yuan, on the right is the West Warm Hall, and the royal pen plaque is known as the Sixth Palace of Deqia. --"History of the Imperial Palace", "General History of the Qing Dynasty"
As we all know, Kunning Palace Mingjian (main hall) since the Kangxi Dynasty has been officially designated as the place of worship of the gods, no longer the empress's residence, and the Kunning Palace East and West Warm Hall is different from other palaces, in the "History of the State Dynasty Palace" and "Qing Dynasty Tongzhi", the West Warm Hall refers to the Kunning Palace West Warm Hall, the Yongzheng Emperor gave here the plaque is "Deqia Six Palaces", which is the same as the plaque given by the Qianlong Emperor to the empress, this information should prove that the "Deqia Six Palaces" is exclusive to the empress, is it also possible to prove that at least in the early years of Yongzheng and Qianlong, The Kunning Palace West Warm Hall can still live in people. (The current Seonundo Temple is not open to the public, and it seems to be a place of worship for the gods.)
The logo on the robe of Empress Xiaoshu of the Jiaqing Emperor
In addition, there is also a view that this is the recorder for His Holiness, because the West Warm Hall used to have the Yongzheng Emperor", "Deqia Six Palaces" plaque, so the West Warm Hall refers to the empress, not that the queen really lived in the West Warm Hall at that time, and in the existing cultural relics of the Forbidden City "Ming Huang Silk Color Cloud Golden Dragon Pattern Female Mian Dynasty Robe" originally had a cloth strip, written: "West Warm Hall", the owner of this imperial robe is the Jiaqing Emperor's Empress Xiaoshu, it seems that there is indeed the meaning of "West Warm Hall" to replace the empress, but this is very strange, to Kunning Palace on behalf of the empress is the name of the right thing, How to make a West Warm Hall. The author can only write out these two opinions for discussion by writers.
At that point, the group of courtiers kneel to greet the Chaoyang Gate, the princess near the branch of the king Fujin Ji Chuxiu Palace, the kings Fujin and the women of the order set outside the Donghua Gate, the xian funeral clothes kneel to welcome the Zi Palace, Feng'an Changchun Palace. The emperor himself came to serve and quit the dynasty for six days. - "Qing History Manuscript Jiali"
In addition to these, when Empress Xiaoxian entered the Forbidden City, the princess and the prince of the near branch, Fujin, gathered on both sides of the Chuxiu Palace, speculating that Empress Xiaoxian had stayed in her former residence in front of the Feng'an Changchun Palace, otherwise they would not have let them kneel in the Chuxiu Palace to welcome the Zi Palace.
Actress Dong Jie plays Empress Xiaoxian
Combining the above, it can be inferred that:
At the latest, before May of the first year of Qianlong, the empress lived in Chengqian Palace
After May of the first year of Qianlong, empress dowager Chuxiu Palace (Qianlong Emperor gave Deqia Six Palace plaques)
Around March of the tenth year of Qianlong, he briefly lived in the West Warm Hall of Kunning Palace (doubtful)
In April of the eleventh year of Qianlong, the empress gave birth to the seventh son of the emperor, Yong Chun, who was called The Brother of Chuxiu Palace
In March of the thirteenth year of Qianlong, Princess Fujin knelt down at the Chuxiu Palace to greet Empress Zi Palace, and then enshrined her at Changchun Palace
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="56" After the Kangxi >, where did the empress live? </h1>
The Kangxi Emperor successively appointed three empresses, namely the original Empress Xiaocheng Ofcher, the successor Empress Xiaozhao of the Niuhulu clan, and the successor Empress Xiaoyi of the Tong clan, of which the two empresses of Xiaocheng and Xiaozhao still lived in Kunning Palace, and after the death of Empress Xiaozhao, the Kangxi Emperor did not establish a queen, so the Tong clan did not enter the Kunning Palace, but lived in a certain palace of the Six Palaces in the East and West, and the Tong clan was already critically ill when he was crowned empress, and died after a few hours, let alone move the palace. There are rumors that the Tong clan lived in Chengqian Palace, but no historical records or other traces have been found.
Floor plan of the Yangxin Hall
Yongzheng Emperor's only crowned empress Uranara clan where there is no historical support, some people think that the empress lives in the Yangxin Hall East Ear Room, that is, the current Tishun Hall (Guangxu years changed to the current name), after Kangxi, the Yangxin Hall East Ear Room is the empress's bedchamber after the night, but it should be only one of her real estate, she should still have a palace of her own.
The Qianlong Emperor's Empress Yuan first lived in Chengqian Palace, moved to Chuxiu Palace at the latest in May of the first year, and then lived in Yikun Palace when Nala was empress.
According to the Qing court archives, Empress XiaoShurui received the treasure in Jingren Palace, and it is not known whether Empress Xiaoshurui really lived here or just accepted the treasure here, because the Jiaqing Emperor lived in Yuqing Palace at that time, and the Eastern and Western Six Palaces still had the Qianlong Emperor's concubines, and it seemed that it was not very proper for her own concubines and her father's concubines to live in the Eastern and Western Six Palaces. Empress Xiaoherui also received the Empress's Treasure at Gyeongin Palace, and later moved to Chuxiu Palace.
Image of Empress Koshin
(New Year's Day of the Sixteenth Year of Daoguang) Empress, Jing Guifei, Concubine Tong, Concubine Tian, Ding guiren, Chang Guiren, Shun Chang Zai, Yu Chang Zai, Yi Chang Zai, and the four princesses to Zhong Pu Palace. Jing Guifei waited for the throne to pay tribute to the empress, and the empress ascended to the throne of the front hall.
Emperor Daoguang's Empress Xiaoshen lived in Chuxiu Palace before her death, which can be known in various court archives and the diary of Weng Xincun, the father of Weng Tonggong, who once recorded in the diary that Tian Concubine was assigned by the Daoguang Emperor to go to the apse of chuxiu Palace where Empress Xiaoshen lived every New Year's Day to pick incense. Empress Xiaoquan then lived in Zhong Pu Palace.
The xianfeng emperor's only official empress dowager, Empress Xiaozhen, lived in the Zhong Pu Palace, and still lived here before the marriage of the Tongzhi Emperor, which is indeed recorded in the Records of Emperor Muzong of the Qing Dynasty.
Emperor Tongzhi's Empress Xiaozhe Alute lived in Chuxiu Palace, and after Emperor Tongzhi's death, because emperor Guangxu was not yet a minor, he did not move the palace, which is clearly recorded in the Records of Emperor Dezong of Qing.
Empress Winter Dynasty Crown
The Guangxu Emperor's Empress Xiaoding, Yehenara, first lived in zhongpu Palace and died in Changchun Palace, and it is not known when she moved.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="58" > weiluan said:</h1>
The rumor that Changchun Palace is the residence of Empress Xiaoxian seems to have been circulating for a long time, and it has become more widespread under the spread of TV series and novels, in fact, whether Empress Xiaoxian lived in Changchun Palace does not prove that the Qianlong Emperor loves her or not, does her living in chuxiu Palace prove that the Qianlong Emperor is hypocritical to her? Of course not. Moreover, at that time, Concubine Jia had lived in Changchun Palace, and it could not be said that the Qianlong Emperor valued Concubine Jia more than the empress.
In fact, through the residence of the empresses of the Qing Dynasty, in addition to the four empresses who lived in Kunning Palace (this is because the empress had to live here at that time), only the Chuxiu Palace had the most empresses, which may be because after the Qianlong Emperor arranged Empress Xiaoxian to live here, future emperors will intentionally or unintentionally arrange the empress here, although it is not explicitly stated that this is the empress palace, but it also highlights its special status.