who said it? Who said that only Cixi gave birth to a son for Xianfeng ? In addition to the son born to Cixi, Xianfeng also has one son and one daughter.
The first child of Xianfeng was not born to Cixi, but the daughter of Lifei Tatara, who was later named Rong'an Gulun Princess .
This Lifei is a beauty who was tortured to death by Cixi in film and television dramas. It is in history that Concubine Li was not that miserable. After giving birth to a daughter, she was promoted to concubine. After Xianfeng's death, she was honored as the imperial concubine by Jin. Later, she was honored as the imperial concubine of Lihuang. She lived to be fifty-four years old and died, with a posthumous title, and was buried in Dingling Concubine Garden. And all this glory comes from her giving birth to the first child in Xianfeng.
The one born to Cixi was Xianfeng's second child and first son. After that, Xu Jia gave birth to Xianfeng's second son. But this child had a short life and died on the day of his birth, and he didn't even have time to take his name. Later, Emperor Tongzhi of succeeded to the throne and posthumously named this younger brother who had not lived for twelve hours as Prince Min .
Why does Xianfeng have only three children, much less than his ancestors? There is no conclusive evidence of "court struggle" in historical materials. I think it is probably because Xianfeng’s own physical fitness is too poor.
was only thirty-one years old when Xianfeng died. Even in that era when he was generally short of life, he died prematurely. His eldest son, Tongzhi, lived only nineteen years old. His second son died on the day he was born, as mentioned earlier. His eldest daughter, Princess Rong'an Gulun, lived only twenty-two years old. The father, son, sibling and brother are both short of their lives. You can’t say it’s a coincidence, right?
is not just that. Xianfeng’s father is the emperor of Daoguang and has nine sons. It sounds quite a lot, right? However, the eldest son lived to the age of 24, the second son lived to only five months, the third son died shortly after he was born, and the eighth son lived to the age of 25 - nine brothers, and four did not live to the age of 30. Is it a coincidence?
Medical The royal family chose concubines, most of which were born from Eight Banners women, and over time, it inevitably led to repeated close relatives and marriages. From the perspective of modern scientific concepts, this is very unfavorable to health.
On the other hand, the growth method of "born in the deep palace and growing up by women" is not conducive to the healthy growth of children. As time goes by, the royal family generally have poor physical fitness. Among them, it is already good that Xianfeng can have a son to succeed the throne. From him, the Qing Dynasty began the era of emperors with no descendants until it finally perished.
