In the fifth year of the Yongzheng period, Qianlong, who was still the prince, was ordered to marry the Fucha family. At that time, there were already eight or nine people (girls) around Qianlong, including one surnamed Haishi. Unexpectedly, this girl gave birth to Qianlong the most The excellent prince also became the head of Qianlong's concubines. She is the Princess Yu of Qianlong's harem.
Regarding Yu Guifei’s birth, the historical records are extremely simple. He is called Nanyuan Haizi, the daughter of Yuanwai Lang Erjitu. Why is the record so simple? There are nothing more than two reasons. First, the imperial concubine Yu came from the wrong path, and secondly, the ancestor of the concubine Yu committed a crime. It turns out that Yu Guifei belongs to the latter.
According to the "Eight Banners Manchu Clan Genealogy", the ancestor of Yu Guifei was named Hai Chaolong, which belonged to Wu Sangui's subordinates. During the San Francisco rebellion, Hai Chaolong had made appointments with the generals of western Yunnan to surrender the Qing general Zhao Liangdong. In addition, Wu Sangui Hai Chaolong was also sent to exchange rewards with the Dalai Lama. Therefore, the Hai clan, who originally belonged to the Zhengbai flag, was demoted to the encrusted blue flag coat by the court. In other words, the concubine Yu was the daughter of a criminal official.
In the early years of Yongzheng, Concubine Yu was given to Hongli and became a concubine (girl) by Hongli's side. Moreover, Concubine Yu at that time belonged to the lowest-ranking concubine, and it was very likely to do something The rough work of pouring tea. Until Hongli succeeded to the throne, the identity of Concubine Yu changed. From a maid, she became the emperor of Qing Dynasty.
The author believes that the concubine Yu was favored in the early Qianlong period. Why?
After Qianlong succeeded to the throne, Yu noble concubine was originally named Haichangli, and only a year later, she became a nobleman of the sea. In the sixth year of Qianlong, the concubine Yu gave birth to the fifth elder brother, Yongqi, and was given the title of concubine. Become a happy girl Only four years later, the concubine Yu was promoted again and became the first concubine.
However, since the thirteenth year of Qianlong, the concubine Yu has fallen out of favor. The first manifestation is that the concubine Yu and Concubine Shu have been surpassed in terms of ranking, and in some aspects of treatment, the concubine Yu only enjoys the concubine grade standard. . The second manifestation is that from the tenth year of Emperor Qianlong's tenth year as Yu concubine, until his death in 57 years, the status of Yu noble concubine did not change in 47 years.
During this period, there were two things that hit Yugui Concubine harder.
The first one was in the 31st year of Qianlong, the fifth elder brother Yongqi, born to the imperial concubine Yu, died of illness at the age of 25. The fifth elder brother, Yongqi, was Qianlong's most outstanding prince. He was both civil and military, and once became Qianlong's favorite heir. However, Tian jealous of talent, Yongqi passed away at a young age, how can this not make Yu Guifei sad?
The second is the 46th year of Qianlong. Yongqi’s only daughter, the married prince, died of illness. Qianlong then pointed Yonghui’s daughter to the fifth elder brother’s son-in-law, and ordered the concubine and Yong Qi Difu Jin Xilinjue Luoshi went to take care of it.
Since the death of Concubine Shu in the forty-second year of Qianlong, the concubine Yu has always been the first of the concubines. This situation continued until the fifty-seventh year of Qianlong. However, in the fifteen years During this time, Concubine Yu has been living in simplicity and rarely participates in banquets and other activities. Therefore, during this period, it is very likely that the younger Concubine Ying Fei Baring will preside over the affairs of the Qing Dynasty harem.
On May 21st, 57th year of Qianlong, Concubine Yu died of illness in the palace. Qianlong was in Rehe at the time. He heard that Concubine Yu died of illness, so he issued four orders and ordered the concubine to handle the funeral. , It is equivalent to chasing the concubine Yu as a noble concubine, called the concubine Yu.
Reference materials: "Drafts of Qing History", "Records of Qing Emperor Gaozong", "Eight Banners Manchu Clan Genealogy"
