Cixi’s only sons—women of Emperor Tongzhi’s Zaichun harem

Qing Dynasty Tongzhi Emperor Zaichun is known to many people. The main reason is that he had a famous mother, Empress Dowager Cixi, and because of the early death of Emperor Tongzhi, the situation of Emperor Tongzhi’s harem is very unfamiliar, so let’s talk about Tongzhi Five women of the emperor.

Tongzhi Emperor was named Aixinjueluo Zaichun, the only surviving son of Emperor Xianfeng, and his biological mother was Empress Dowager Yehenala. Xianfeng succeeded to the throne in the eleventh year at the age of six; he collapsed on the fifth day of December in the thirteenth year of Tongzhi at the age of nineteen. During the reign of the two palaces, the empress dowagers listened to politics and did not have much control over the imperial power. The harem has five concubines and no children.

Tongzhi emperor's court service

1. Empress Arut who was not seen by Cixi emperor Arut

The empress of Tongzhi emperor is Empress Xiaozheyi Arut , a Mongolian Zhenglan Banner, and was later carried into Manchuria inlaid with a yellow flag. Two years older than Tongzhi Emperor Zaichun, her father was the daughter of Chongqi, a famous official in the late Qing Dynasty (the champion of the Tongzhi period, and her family was martyred when the Eight-Power Allied Forces invaded China). She can be selected as the queen mainly because of Libao and Tongzhi after Cian Emperor's choice.

Regarding the selection of the empress by the Emperor Tongzhi, at that time the empress dowagers of the two palaces had their own supporters. The Empress Dowager Ci'an was fond of Chongqi’s daughter, Arut. Arut’s grandmother was the aunt of the Empress Dowager Ci’an, and his father was the champion, so Arut was born in a scholarly family and was the aunt of the Empress Dowager Ci’an. Niece. At that time, Cixi supported the famous family, the daughter of Yuanwai Lang Fengxiu's Fucha (Tongzhi Emperor Huifei). Cixi believed that the Fucha was pretty and considerate, much like her young self. However, the Empress Dowager Ci'an felt that the Fuchs family was beautiful and frivolous, and was not enough for the world. The empress dowagers of the two palaces couldn't help. In the subsequent drafts, Emperor Tongzhi chose the Aruts, supported by his closer Queen Mother Cian, as the queen.

Queen Xiaozheyi court service

Tongzhi in September of the 11th year, the Aruts officially became the queen. Because the Fucha family supported by Cixi was not selected, you can imagine Cixi's attitude towards her daughter-in-law. It is said that the Empress Dowager Cixi once complained to others that her daughter-in-law did not obey the discipline and wanted to abolish the queen, but she was still there at the time, so she was still restricted this time. So although the conflict between the mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law is difficult to mediate, the Queen of Arut is still Can be kept. The

incident occurred in the thirteenth year of Tongzhi. Emperor Tongzhi suddenly suffered from smallpox, which was very difficult to cure. He collapsed on the fifth day of December. And less than a hundred days after the collapse of Emperor Tongzhi, Empress Arut's death also suddenly collapsed, which caught people by surprise. Regarding the sudden death of the empress, two theories have been circulating. One is that the empress of Tongzhi Emperor Benghu feels hopeless and follows the first emperor; the other is that the empress is almost pregnant, and Cixi is afraid of affecting her right to listen to politics. , The queen was forced to death. But there are loopholes in this statement. If the queen is pregnant, why is there no historical record, and the Queen Mother Ci'an is still there, how can you fail to protect the queen? Therefore, from the overall analysis, the argument that the queen followed the first emperor is more convincing. After all, the queen came from a family of scholars and has a strong personality.

Second, Cixi's fancy queen candidate Huifei Fucha's

Huifei is Cixi's fancy daughter-in-law candidate , who is in the same line as Emperor Xiaoxian of Qianlong, and she comes from a famous family. Legend has it that she was pretty and passionate, and Cixi felt very satisfied. But at the time, the Empress Dowager Ci'an said she was frivolous and narrow-minded. After the Fuchs missed the position of the queen, Cixi directly named him a concubine Hui, only under the queen. After entering the palace, Concubine Hui was even more loved by Cixi because of the discord between Cixi and the queen.

The image of the concubine

in the "Great Eunuch" was two years after entering the palace. On November 15, the 13th year of Tongzhi, Cixi directly promoted the Fucha family to two consecutive levels and promoted them to the royal concubine. Half a month after the death of Emperor Tongzhi, Emperor Guangxu had just succeeded to the throne, and he was honored as Emperor Dunyi, and at Cixi's 60th birthday, he was honored as Emperor Dunrongqing. In the decades after Emperor Tongzhi died, Cixi had not forgotten that the Fucha family had always honored her, which shows that Cixi really liked the Fucha family.

Although Concubine Hui has always been loved by Cixi, she was not favored by her husband, Tongzhi Emperor. At that time, Cixi was very strict with Tongzhi Emperor and had little love from her mother, so she had a bad relationship with her mother, and she even hated this fancy Candidate for the queen. On February 28th, 30th year of Guangxu, the imperial concubine was forty-six years old.

3. The third of the four great concubines after the death of the Qing Dynasty

After Emperor Xuantong’s succession and abdication, there was a saying of “four great concubines” in the harem, and three of them were the legacy of Tongzhi Emperor Zaichunwidow. They have been with Tongzhi Emperor for two years and have not received much favor, but because they have lived for a long time, they have lived alone for decades.

Xunbi Arut, she is the aunt of the Tongzhi Emperor Arut, , because she was born late, three years younger than the queen. Because it was born to the queen's grandfather Cezanne A concubine, his status is not high and he is not valued. Although the aunt and nephew entered the palace draft together, they were only named Xunbi and were not favored by Emperor Tongzhi. In the thirteenth year of Tongzhi, he was promoted to Concubine Xun. In the 20th year of Guangxu, because of the 60th birthday of the Empress Dowager Cixi, she was promoted to Concubine Xun. On the fourth day after Emperor Guangxu's death, he was promoted to Huangkaoxun's noble concubine. Later, after Puyi abdicated, he was revered as Zhuang and Huang Taigui . He died of illness on April 14, 1921, at the age of 65.

"The Last Chef" stills

Yu Ma Hesher, is the daughter of the prefect Chong Ling . In the eleventh year of Tongzhi, she was drafted into the palace and was named a concubine. According to legend, she was the most beautiful of the five concubines of Emperor Tongzhi, and she was proficient in all kinds of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. Although Emperor Tongzhi was in love with the empress, he would dote on the yubi at the time, and he had a better life in the early days of entering the palace. In the thirteenth year of Tongzhi, he was named Yu concubine, and in the 20th year of Guangxu, he was promoted to concubine Yu. On the fourth day after Emperor Guangxu died, he was promoted to Huang Kaoyu noble concubine. On March 12, 1913, like the other two toffees, she was honored as the emperor and noble concubine . He died of illness on February 5, 1932, at the age of 77. Among the three concubines, the female concubine still has deeds worth telling. At that time, the Eight-Power Allied Forces invaded Beijing. Empress Dowager Cixi took Guangxu, Empress Longyu and others to escape, leaving the three widows of Emperor Tongzhi in the Forbidden City. Concubine Hui and Noble Yan were panicked and washed away with tears. Only Concubine Yu cheered up, stabilized the servants in the palace, closed the door for guards, and called some foreign ministers in Beijing to discuss countermeasures. This shows that Concubine Yu is still an insightful concubine.

"The Last Chef" stills

The noble person Xilinjue Luo's , is a man with a blue flag inlaid in Manchuria. Because of his low birth, he was only named noble in the draft. Like the first two concubines, they were promoted to the concubine in the thirteenth year of Tongzhi, and the concubine in the 20th year of Guangxu. On October 25th, the thirty-fourth year of Guangxu, Emperor Xuantong Puyi was named a noble concubine. On March 12, 1913, she was honored as the Royal Queen of Ronghui. On May 18, 1933, he was seventy-eight years old.

4. Summary

Tongzhi Emperor was only 19 years old when he collapsed, and it was only about two years from his wedding to his death. The harem only had five concubines from the draft. Except for the empress, the relationship between Emperor Tongzhi and the other four concubines is average. After the collapse of Emperor Tongzhi, the empress also followed. The other four concubines can be said to be young and widowed for several decades, and they cannot remarry and cannot relieve the depression in their hearts. It can be said that feudal society kills people!