After Emperor Xianfeng of the Qing Dynasty died, the power of the entire court fell in Cixi's hands. She supported her son, Emperor Tongzhi, to succeed, but she still held the power firmly. Later, after the death of Tongzhi, Cixi pushed Emperor Guangxu to the top. The life of Emperor Guangxu was more tragic than Emperor Tongzhi. Not to mention the power of Qing Dynasty, even the right to marry a wife was controlled by Cixi. For example, Concubine Zhen was his favorite woman, but she was killed by Cixi.
Emperor Guangxu and Concubine Zhen are happy, so Guangxu naturally wanted to make her a queen, but Cixi asked him to marry Longyu as a queen. Although Longyu looks ugly, But she was the niece of the Empress Dowager Cixi, so Cixi asked Guangxu to make her a queen. Emperor Guangxu, as an emperor, and as a man, this kind of forced marriage made him miserable.
In the fourteenth year of Guangxu, Empress Dowager Cixi appointed Longyu to marry Guangxu, and was established as queen in the second year. However, Emperor Guangxu still liked concubine Zhen, not only because she was beautiful, but more importantly, she was lively and cheerful. The skin is fair and flawless, not only smart, but also beautiful, because Emperor Guangxu only favored the concubine Zhen, so he neglected the empress. All this was naturally seen by the Empress Dowager Cixi.
Although Zhenfei was loved by Emperor Guangxu, she was not affirmed by Empress Dowager Cixi. You must know that the actual ruler of the Qing Dynasty was not the emperor, but the Empress Dowager. Concubine Zhen, who sells official Fujue to make money, was scolded by the Empress Dowager Cixi. She even unveiled Cixi’s old bottom in public, saying that she was a show girl and had a low status in the palace. As a result, Concubine Zhen was directly spanked. Towards freezing point.
In August 1900, the Eight-Power Allied Forces invaded China and went straight to Beijing. When the army was approaching the city, the Empress Dowager Cixi could only escape. When he escaped, he led Emperor Guangxu, Empress Longyu and other important people. Naturally, Zhenfei wanted to follow, but Empress Dowager Cixi refused to take her, and said: "Concubine Zhen is young and beautiful, and she will be insulted by foreigners and ashamed of her ancestors." So she ordered her to die. Naturally, Concubine Zhen was unwilling to die, and was eventually taken by the eunuch. Pushed into the well and drowned.
Zhenfei was only 25 years old when she died, and she was in her prime of youth. When Zhenfei was pushed into the well, Emperor Guangxu was also on the sidelines, watching her beloved. A woman was given to death by Cixi. How much pain should be in her heart and how painful it was for a man. For Cixi, although she had to kill Zhenfei, she still felt a little guilty in her heart.
After the Empress Dowager Cixi fled to Xi’an, she went back to Beijing in January 1902 and returned to Beijing in January 1902. Because of her guilt for Zhen Fei, she ordered someone to salvage Zhen Fei’s body. , Concubine Zhen's body had been soaked in the well for two years, and it was already completely unrecognizable. The body was still covered with moss, and the situation was quite terrifying.
Cixi not only killed Concubine Zhen, and later salvaged her body. From this behavior, we can see that Zhen Concubine's real cause of death was due to Cixi. Empress Dowager’s choice at the moment of crisis cannot be entirely blamed on Cixi. If the Eight-Power Allied Forces did not invade China, Zhen Fei might not die.
