Empress Dowager Xuan of Han, husband of Emperor Xuan of Han, father Wang Fengguang, and adopted son Of Han Yuan Emperor Liu Yi.
He entered the palace because of his father's proclivities
Empress Wang's ancestor was a Peixian who fought with Liu Bang, the ancestor of Han Gao, and because of his military achievements, he was given the title of Marquis of Guannei, and the whole family moved to Changling. The titles of the Han Dynasty were hereditary, and the children of these princes did not have to worry about their livelihood from an early age, and also lived a life of fine clothes and jade food. Wang Fengguang had a habit of cockfighting, and emperor Xuan of Han, who was still in the folk, also had this habit. Often fighting cocks in the market, they all know each other and become "chicken friends".
Stills of The Queen Wang in "Mother's Day"
It is also strange to say that this daughter of Wang Fengguang, that is, Empress Wang, at first promised many families, but whenever she was about to get married, the groom died suddenly, and in the end she became an elderly leftover girl.
After Emperor Xuan of Han succeeded to the throne, he did not forget this "chicken friend", let his daughter enter the palace, and was gradually promoted to a concubine.
A lifetime of childlessness has become the capital of counterattack
The queen was childless all her life, which was a tragic thing for the women of the harem, but in her case it became a counterattack capital.
Last time we talked about it, Huo Guang's wife, in order to make her daughter Huo Chengjun empress, poisoned Empress Xu, the birth mother of Emperor Yuan of Han. He even tried to poison Emperor Yuan of Han with Huo Chengjun, but fortunately, he did not succeed, the Huo family was destroyed, and Huo Chengjun was deposed.
Emperor Xuan of Han was very distressed about his son, and when he was very young, his mother was killed, and he was almost killed by others. As an emperor, he didn't have much time to take care of his son, just like finding an adoptive mother for his son to take care of him.
This adoptive mother is not something that can be found casually, first of all, there must be a good character "cautious", and there is no child of their own. Good character, naturally will not be the wrong generation of the prince, without their own children, will wholeheartedly raise the prince. Wang Jieyu, who was low-key and gentle in character, was chosen to be made empress. As the saying goes, "shark fin and bear paw can't have both", since Wang Jieyu was made empress, she has never been favored by Emperor Xuan of Han again, and even the opportunity to meet has been less.
Good mentality, health and longevity
It may be that Empress Wang's mentality is better, after the death of Emperor Xuan of Han, Empress Wang became Empress Wang, and after the death of Emperor Yuan of Han, Empress Wang became empress dowager. The old lady died in her seventies.
References 《Book of Han》