"Strategy of Yanxi Palace" is a relatively successful Qing palace drama. In the play, the heroine Wei Yingluo passed through the gates and cut the generals all the way, from a little-known court lady to the highly anticipated imperial concubine, Gao Guifei, Erqing, and Shunfei Fei He Xian (following) were all beheaded by Wei Yingluo, but there was only one exception. She was Nalan Chunxue, whose prototype was Shu Fei Yehenala from Qianlong Harem.
Some readers may be more puzzled. Is Shu Fei's surname Nalan or Yehenala? In fact, they are all the same. During the Nurhachi period, the four royal clans of the Haixi Jurchen all used the Nala clan as the surname, and also named the Nalan clan. In order to distinguish the tribes, Yehe, Wula, Huifa and Hada were added to the Nala clan. Therefore, this concubine Shu should be a descendant of the royal family of Yehe tribe, which is indeed the case.
According to historical records, the fifth ancestor of Concubine Shu was Jintaishi, the last ruler of the Yehe tribe. Jintaishi was the uncle of Emperor Taizong of the Qing Dynasty, and the great-grandfather of Concubine Shu was Nalan Pearl, the prime minister of the Kangxi Dynasty. Therefore, from the perspective of her family, this concubine Shu definitely came from a prominent door.
In the sixth year of Qianlong, the Empress Dowager Chongqing decreed to hold the Eight Banners Draft. Yehnala clan (Shu Fei) was successfully selected, and was sealed as soon as he entered the palace. From this starting point, Qianlong’s first impression of Yehnala clan was very good. Soon after Yehnala's entry into the palace, another woman also appeared in Qianlong's world. She was the Wei clan, the later concubine. However, Wei's family background was much worse than Yehnala's Yes, she is a subordinate of the coating tube from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, that is, the Xinzheku people we know.
In the thirteenth year of Qianlong, Empress Xiaoxian died of illness. Qianlong made personnel adjustments to the harem. Yehenala was named Shu concubine by Jin and began to enter the upper level of Qianlong harem. At this time, the Yehnala clan was even more favored by Qianlong. Qianlong often asked him to go to bed, and his efforts paid off. In the 16th year of Qianlong, the Yehnala clan gave birth to a little prince, the tenth emperor. However, what is unexpected is that the tenth prince only lived for two years before he died. Since then, Yehnala has never been able to give birth again.
Since Qianlong twenty years later, Qianlong has shifted his attention to Ling Fei, Yehnala has become a poor man left behind in the corner of the harem, even Qianlong did not take him with him on several tours, which shows that Yehnala had fallen out of favor at the time. After cutting her hair, Qianlong shuffled the harem again, but this time there was nothing wrong with Yehenala, and her position did not change.
In the first lunar year of Qianlong forty years, the lord of the Six Palaces ordered the emperor and noble concubine to pass away. At this time, there were no queens, noble concubines, and even noble concubines in Qianlong's harem. The highest ranked was Shu Fei Yehenala. After more than 30 years of waiting, Yehnala's finally became the head of the concubines. However, at this time Yehnala's was also exhausted and passed away only two years later.
The death of Yehe Nara’s family made Qianlong suddenly realize that he had been neglecting her before. Therefore, Qianlong personally came to Shu Fei’s golden coffin to pay homage, but he was not right. It will be sealed. It is worth mentioning that among Qianlong’s seventeen sons, one of them was raised by Concubine Shu. He was the prince Yongzheng. Yongzheng was one of Qianlong’s many sons, especially his calligraphy skills. , But Qianlong finally chose the fifteenth elder brother Yongyan as his heir because of the strong smell of his ink.
Reference materials: "Manuscripts of Qing History", "Records of Emperor Gaozong of the Qing Dynasty", "Baqi Tongzhi"