The harem of the Qing Dynasty has a special cattle surname, the author does not need to add any descriptive words, only say "special cattle", it is estimated that many literary friends can guess it, yes, that is, "Niu Hulu clan".
Not only because this surname has the most empresses, but also because this surname has a large number of concubines in addition to the empress, the harem of the same emperor is estimated to be able to find several "Niu Hulu clan".
For example, the Daoguang Emperor, his Empress Xiaomu, Quan Guifei, Xiang Concubine, and Concubine Cheng, although their family origins were slightly different, all had the surname of Niu Hulu.
The Nyulü lu clan in the film and television drama
Cheng Concubine's influence was much worse than that of the previous ones, but she herself also had a legendary experience that others did not have, and more fortunately, she was later honored as a noble concubine, and finally survived to the age of 76 and died of a high life.
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This Niu girl was born in the eighth month of February in the eighteenth year of Jiaqing, her father's name was FengShen Yimian (also known as "Fengshen Yimian"), unfortunately, in the year of Niu Girl's birth, her father died, and it is unknown whether her father saw this daughter born.
Feng Shen Yimian may not know that his father and Lin Guanzhi, the governor of Sichuan, died of miasma during the conquest of the White Lotus Sect uprising, and were posthumously awarded the title of First Class Loyal And Strong Duke, allowing him to inherit the title and put his spiritual throne in the Xianliang Ancestral Hall and the Taimiao Temple.
He was ordered to withdraw from the Taimiao Temple, destroy the ancestral hall, take his son Duke Yimian of Fengshen, and attack the third-class light car lieutenant instead. - "Qing History Manuscripts ▪ and Biographies of Yan and Others"
However, just three years later, the Jiaqing Emperor ordered that Helin's spiritual seat be thrown out of the Taimiao Temple and the Xianliang Ancestral Temple, and the Qianlong Emperor's chartered hereditary duke was also stripped away and demoted to a third-class light car lieutenant. What happened?
Helin in the film and television drama
Because Helin is Hezhen's brother. Presumably, as soon as this statement came out, there was no need to explain more. As a result, this branch of the Niu Hulu clan was also broken, and there were rumors that Feng Shen Yimian even fell to the streets to make a living. When his cousin Fengshen Yinde was still alive, at least he could still be relieved, after all, there was still a Princess Gulun in Fengsheng Yinde's family, but in the fifteenth year of Jiaqing, Fengsheng Yinde was depressed, because he was childless, and the light car lieutenant on his body was also inherited by Fengshen Yimian.
However, this does not change the reality of the decline of the Niuhulu family, and the Niu girl was born at such a point in time.
In the eighth year of Daoguang, the 14-year-old Niu girl participated in the draft that year and was crowned as a noble person by the 47-year-old Daoguang Emperor, thus beginning her court life.
"Cheng" this title is more special, generally used for men's title, in the Kangxi Dynasty there was also a concubine with "Cheng" as the title, this word used as a title means capable, talented, virtuous, it can be seen that the Daoguang Emperor had a good impression of Niu Girl, thinking that she was a virtuous daughter.
Daoguang Emperor riding a horse
Coincidentally, "Cheng" was also the title given to him by the Xianfeng Emperor and his courtiers after the death of the Daoguang Emperor, and the emperor's title coincided with the title of his concubine, the last time was during the Qianlong period, the Qianlong Emperor had a pure concubine (Pure Hui Emperor Concubine), and the core word of the Qianlong Emperor's title was "Pure".
In the past few years, the Daoguang Emperor gave Cheng Guiren a "birthday gift", and two days before her birthday, the Daoguang Emperor suddenly ordered that Cheng Guiren be demoted to Yu Changzai, for unknown reasons.
To tell a joke, maybe he saw that the noble man was going to celebrate his birthday, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs wanted to send a regular reward according to the position of the nobleman, so he quickly lowered the position and saved dozens of taels of silver.
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However, Yu Chang was no longer able to turn over without a single demotion like many concubines, and in the sixteenth year of Daoguang, the Daoguang Emperor made a knighthood on some of the concubines, of which Yu Chang was restored to become a nobleman. She was 22 years old.
Cheng Gui's favor met Ping Ping, coupled with the fact that there has not been a son and a half daughter, resulting in her position not being able to go up. However, the Daoguang Emperor's attitude towards her seemed to have some complications.
Cheng Guiren first lived in the Yanxi Palace
Qi'er Cheng Noble Niu HuLu Clan Lan Hui Zi Fang, Heng Huang Du Rao. Saaka and Yi Zhao DuanKe, Duo Dian Rong. Prepare the internal official and style Bing Rou Jia, Xuan Min Xi Hu. I hereby invite the Empress Dowager Yi to do so. Jin Feng'er was a concubine. - Records of Emperor Xuanzong of the Qing Dynasty
In the twenty-sixth year of Daoguang, the Daoguang Emperor made Concubine Lin a concubine, and the 32-year-old Cheng Guiren was actually promoted to concubine.
The author uses the word "surprisingly" here, because this is indeed somewhat unexpected, the concubine may not be anything in other emperors, nor is it anything in the early Daoguang period, but in the late Daoguang period, this concubine is not so simple.
The author once wrote an article about the Concubine Fu Cha of the Daoguang Emperor's Submerged Residence, Fu Jin Tian Concubine, who was of noble birth, a descendant of Ma Qi, a student of Kang Yongqian University, and was of the same clan as Empress Xiaoxian and Fu Heng, but she was only given the title of concubine after her husband ascended the throne.
Moreover, later, the Daoguang Emperor never promoted her until Daoguang died in the twenty-fifth year, and she was only a concubine.
Concubine in film and television dramas
However, before her death, her concubine's status was second only to that of Emperor Jing and Concubine Lin, and she was the third person in the harem, which showed that although she was only a concubine, her status was quite high.
Coincidentally, Cheng Gui originally lived in the Yanxi Palace with Tian Concubine as the main seat, and in May of the twenty-fifth year of Daoguang, the Yanxi Palace burst into flames, and although Tian Concubine was rescued, she still died two months later, and chang gui and Cheng Gui who lived in the East and West Halls picked up a life.
After that, the two moved to Xianfu Palace to live, where the original main seat was the second person in the harem, Tong Guifei, but just a year ago, Tong Guifei had been demoted to a nobleman, and could only live in the side hall like Chang Guiren and Cheng Guiren.
After becoming a concubine, it was logical to become the lord of Xianfu Palace, at this time, the Daoguang Emperor's harem, there was only one imperial concubine, one noble concubine, no concubine, the concubine became a concubine, so Cheng concubine became the third person in the harem.
This makes people wonder, what means does Cheng Concubine have to surpass at the age of 32? The author found some clues in the book of concubines, there is a word "Lan Hui Zifang", the author inquired about many concubines' books and found a strange place.
The Qing Dynasty's empress dowagers actually paid great attention to the praise of the virtues and character of the registered person, and it was rare to praise him for being smart and beautiful, but this also corresponded to the title of concubine, which further showed that the concubine was indeed very smart and talented.
After the baptism of the years, perhaps in the eyes of the Daoguang Emperor, Cheng Concubine was more "Zifang" than he was then, so the Daoguang Emperor wanted to promote Cheng Concubine to the throne of the harem, and let her help Emperor Jing and Concubine Lin to deal with some trivial matters.
However, I don't know how the Tong gui people who still live in Xianfu Palace will feel when they see someone become the new lord.
Originally, I thought that there would be no more situations, but in the twenty-ninth year of Daoguang, the Daoguang Emperor suddenly ordered that Cheng Concubine be demoted to a nobleman, and this time he still did not know what the reason was, anyway, Daoguang Chao's inexplicable demotion was indeed too much.
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Concubine Jin shuwen
After the death of the Daoguang Emperor, the new emperor Yixuan was enfeoffed with the Daoguang Emperor's harem, and Cheng Guiren was honored as the concubine of the emperor and moved to live in Shouzhong Palace.
After that, her records became less and less, but in the Xianfeng Emperor's escape from Beijing for the Rehe Summer Resort, because of the hasty travel, only five concubines of the former emperor were taken with him, namely Lin Gui, Concubine Cheng, Concubine Tong, Concubine Xiang, and Cai Changzai.
Emperor Daoguang's concubine Chang heard about the invasion of the British and French troops in the Yuanmingyuan and was actually scared to death, and the concubines in the palace were also very frightened, and although Cheng Concubine and others experienced bumps, they were still safer.
Soon after, the Xianfeng Emperor died, and the eldest brother Zaichun took the throne, honoring his father and ancestors as concubines, and Cheng Concubine was honored as the Imperial Ancestor Chengfei, and after returning to the Forbidden City, he moved to Shou'an Palace, where he also met with his living relatives.
The empress dowager of the two palaces in the film and television drama
In the thirteenth year of Tongzhi, the Tongzhi Emperor was critically ill, and the empress dowager of the two palaces, in order to rush to the joy, added the title of concubine of the Three Dynasties of Daoxian, and Concubine Cheng, along with Concubine Tong and Concubine Jia, was honored as the imperial concubine.
Concubine Tong is equal. Served Emperor Xuanzong. Many calendar years. Allow it to be added to the place of worship. Honorable. Concubine Tong was promoted to the title of Princess Tong. Concubine Jia was promoted to the title of Concubine Jia. Concubine Cheng was promoted to the title of Concubine Cheng. - Records of Emperor Muzong of the Qing Dynasty
Compared with Tong Guifei, who died just one year after being promoted to the throne, Cheng Guifei was much luckier, and she did not die until the fourteenth year of Guangxu, at the age of 76.
Among the concubines of the Daoguang Emperor, the one who enjoyed the highest life was the Concubine Shang Jia of Yu, who died in the twenty-third year of Guangxu, and she only promised in the Daoguang Dynasty at the end, and after several honorific titles, she became a concubine at the age of 82.
Cheng Guifei ranked second only to her, and Jia Guifei ranked third with the age of 75. In the Daoguang Harem, where the average age was 51, the three of them raised the overall average.
Map of the distribution of Mudongling
Cheng Guifei was buried in the middle of the fourth row of Mu Dongling, and it can be seen that these concubines of the Daoguang Emperor were very chaotic, and the dignity and inferiority were completely reversed, because the concubines had been repaired as early as the Daoguang Emperor's lifetime, but the Daoguang Emperor did not expect that his nobles would one day be honored as noble concubines and concubines.
The difference in the timing of the death of concubines also led to differences in order, such as chang concubines who were posthumously honored as concubines after their deaths, so she occupied a good position in the middle of the second row with the concubine position. Others, even if they were honored as noble concubines, naturally could only lean back.
I have to say that the experience of Cheng Guifei is far less wonderful than that of Empress Xiaoquan, Empress Xiaojing, Princess Zhuangshun, and Concubine Tong, but the experience of three rises and two falls seems to be unique in the entire Qing Dynasty harem.
The reason for this complicated attitude of the Daoguang Emperor towards her is unknown, but we can imagine that a woman who has experienced several storms can still maintain a good attitude in the face of such storms and waves, let herself live longer, and then be honored as a noble concubine in her old age, and then end up with a high life, which in itself shows that she lives a thorough and open-minded life.
"Lan Hui Zi Fang" is not a white boast, if there is no Hui Quality Orchid Heart, so it is raised and descended by time, maybe it will have accumulated like Tong Guifei.
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Speaking of which, Concubine Cheng guifei is really like the concubine of the Qianlong Emperor, who is also childless and childless, sees through everything, does not argue or grab, and is honored as a noble concubine by virtue of her high life, it seems that this way of life is actually very useful in the harem.
And Cheng Guifei at the same time as the good concubines, Yu Concubine seems to be like this, have experienced the demotion but also want to open, see through, the so-called junxin is unpredictable, it is better to take care of yourself, let yourself live for a few more years, enjoy preferential treatment, do some of your favorite things, so as to raise the elderly is not impossible.