"Fucha, tonight, the prince is going to come to you, be prepared!" Before the palace maid Fucha got up, the eunuch in the Jingshi Room broke into the door and gave her a task.

"Fucha, tonight, the prince is going to visit you, be prepared!"

The palace maid Fucha broke into the door before he got up, and gave her a task.

The palace maid who lived in the same house heard it and talked a lot.

"I said why are magpies calling on the tree early in the morning? It turns out that it is the happy event of Miss Fucha," said an old palace maid.

"Miss Fucha, after you go tonight, you must use all your skills to try to fascinate Prince Heshuobao," said a young palace maid.

"It is best to get pregnant with a dragon seed, that is the real skill," said a little palace maid.

"What a happy event? Isn't it better to let the prince practice it. If you are abandoned like a smelly sock, you should be honest and unknown as a palace maid. It's better not to go," another old palace maid sighed in a low voice.

"You can't eat grapes and say that grapes are sour. It's better to be lucky once than not for a lifetime! I want to be abandoned, but unfortunately I don't have that fate," a fat palace maid sighed.

The palace maids were talking so lively, what happened?

This happened on July 18, 1727, on the eve of the wedding of Hongli, the fourth son of Emperor Yongzheng, the 16-year-old Prince Heshuobao.

The eunuch notified a palace maid named Fucha that he would undertake the task of " trial marriage ".

What is trial marriage?

The prince’s trial marriage is not the popular “trial marriage” now.

Modern trial marriage means that young people don’t go through the procedures when they are in love. They live together for a while and then register when they are suitable in all aspects. This is for the purpose of marriage.

The prince's trial marriage was to choose a palace maid before he got married, making the role of a bride, so that the prince could warm up. Fortunately, he was a qualified groom on the wedding night.

Speaking of this, some people must not believe it, because this kind of thing is self-taught, just as a big man said: "It is something that the chicken and the piglet will do in their lifetime."

Ask everywhere, who else can’t be a groom and needs to warm up in advance? What's more, as a prince, he should be well-read and extremely smart, and he doesn't know what he can't do? Besides, if the prince is really a fool, it is useless to try a marriage.

Although that is said, the prince’s marriage must not be vague, and should be treated as a national event.

Because the feudal dynasty is the world, there is no election procedure , the administrative head of a country is born among the emperor's sons. The more sons the prince gives birth to, the greater the choice.

The emperors in the middle and late Ming Dynasty had poor fertility. There were several cases of the emperor's sons and grandchildren. The country had to be passed on to the emperor's younger brother or nephew at the last moment.

For example, when Ming Wuzong Zhu Houzhao died, he had to pass on his country to his cousin because he had no descendants, Ming Shizong Zhu Houzhao .

Coincidentally, Emperor Tianqi Zhu Youxiao , and because there was no successor, his younger brother Zhu Youjian ( Emperor Chongzhen ) inherited the throne.

Generally speaking, if the emperor has a son and has appointed a prince early, then the prince can be trained before work, teach them how to govern the country, master the skills of the emperor, and learn to be a harsh person, so that they can make a smooth transition of power after the emperor's death.

. Those who pass the throne to non-princes are basically hastily selected successors, which makes the transfer of power very uncertain.

The new emperor who hastily started working, no matter how smart he is, he has to adapt to it for a long time because he does not understand imperial skills. If he doesn't do it well, he will make the country mess and may even lose his country.

So on the surface, the prince’s marriage is the emperor’s family affairs, but in fact it is a state affairs, which affects the country and the country. Therefore, fathers, that is, the emperor, will pay close attention to it and treat it as a political task.

For example, before the prince’s wedding, you need to choose a palace maid to warm up the prince and learn how to be a husband.

is an inappropriate example. Just like the current driver, he cannot drive a new car before buying a new car. He has to go to the driving school for an internship first. After learning to get on the new car, he will drive on the road, so that he will avoid scratches and traffic accidents.

is to put the emperor here, so that the palace maids can accompany the prince to get married informally, so that after the wedding, the prince can be familiar with the road and give birth to the country as soon as possible.

Because of this system design, during the period of the Qing Dynasty, women who were with the prince for the first time were generally not their own wife, but their trial marriage palace maids.

In fact, trial marriage system is not the first of in the Qing Dynasty, but the patent of Emperor Wu of Jin Sima Yan.

Sima Yan has too many concubines and too many children, but the queen Yang Yan has only three sons: Sima Gui , Sima Zhong , and Sima Jian .

Sima Gui died early, so Sima Zhong became Sima Yan's de facto eldest son. According to the rules left by his ancestors, this son was made the crown prince to inherit the throne.

However, Sima Zhong was born with a low IQ. Wang Fuzhi once commented on him that this person was the stupidest emperor in history, no one ("Hui Emperor's foolishness, unparalleled in ancient and modern times).

Jin Wu Emperor Sima Yan gritted his teeth to the throne in order not to break the rules of his ancestors.

This prince not only did not understand politics, but even did not even do husband and wife's life. Because he did not understand the charm, the princess Jia Nanfeng was not with him, and his belly did not bulge after five years of marriage, and there was no man or half a woman.

Sima Yan saw it and was anxious, so he arranged for his son an older and patient palace maid Xie Jiu to "train" him.

This really worked. Soon after, Xie Jiu gave birth to a smart and handsome boy for him. Sima Yu . The mother is noble because of her son. With Sima Zhong’s eldest son’s mother, Xie Jiu quickly ascended to the sky and became Sima Zhong’s concubine.

However, Jia Nanfeng was unhappy at this time. She was worried that Xie Jiujiu would occupy the magpie’s nest and endanger her position, so she was in the mall. Yan made a big fuss and drove Xie Jiu out of the harem.

Soon after, Sima Zhong succeeded to the throne and Sima Yu was enthroned as the crown prince.

Queen Jia Nanfeng was unwilling to accept it and planned to murder with Jia Mi and others, and first deposed him as a commoner, and later assassinated (Sima Yu was 23 years old).

From then on, he tried to marry the palace maid. An experience was learned by later emperors. There were many princes from all dynasties who found a trial marriage before the wedding, so that their wedding night would be more fulfilling.

of course can only be some princes, not all, because many princes learn without a teacher and do not need to be taught at all. The palace was full of palace maids, and they had long taught the princes (for example, the last emperor Puyi , which made the palace maids ruin the happiness of the rest of their lives).

When it came to the Qing Dynasty, trial marriage was a common phenomenon. Princes, especially the princes, had to carefully select a palace maid to play the role of trial marriage.

Since it was a trial marriage, it was similar to a "one-night stand", what else should I choose? Isn't it? No. The palace maids who tried marriage must undergo political review, and the ancestors were eight generations. If you check it, you must be strong and honest, and there must be no political problems.

If the ancestors of this palace maid had a grudge against the Qing court and harmed the prince on the night of the trial marriage, what should I do?

Of course, the palace maid usually had a qualification review when entering the palace, but if the palace woman had a bad character and a bad temper, it would scare the prince into trouble. Like Puyi, she would lose her fertility and even the couple could not do anything.

Therefore, the choice must be a strong, gentle and charming person, and she should be as beautiful as a flower, otherwise it would affect the prince's interest.

The palace maid plays the role of a coach. Since she is a coach, she must be older than the prince and is more psychologically mature.

The only difference between the coach is that the coach is a person who can drive, while the palace maid who is trying to get married cannot have marriage experience, or even the life experience of husband and wife. This is the bottom line.

Generally speaking, the palace maid who tried to get married only has one night's fate with the prince. After dawn, she will have nothing to do with the prince.

At this time, the palace maid who tried to marry could only say goodbye to the prince reluctantly, return to his original job, and be his own palace maid, as if nothing had happened. Even if I miss the happy time I spent with the prince, I cannot reproduce it and can only recall it in my dream.

But everything is exceptional. The nanny of the Ming Dynasty ,000 imperial concubines and Keshi were just nurses who had been fed by the prince for a year, or served the little prince for a few years, and he could also have a special liking for himself after becoming the emperor, and he loved him all the way. The conditions for palace maids were much better than those of nurses.

Theoretically, as long as you have good luck and seize the opportunity, miracles are possible.

So, can this girl named Fucha seize the only opportunity in her life and show her most beautiful side to the prince during the ten-hour trial wedding period, and get the opportunity to jump into the dragon gate and change her destiny?

Episode 1: Among the selected girls in the fifth year of Yongzheng (1727), the 16-year-old Fucha (this Fucha is the future Empress Xiaochunxian , and is not the palace maid Fucha ) was noticed by Emperor Yongzheng at a glance, thinking that she was elegant and elegant, qualified to be her daughter-in-law, and also had the potential to be a mother in the world.

Therefore, Emperor Yongzheng decided to assign this famous daughter to the fourth son of the emperor who had long been secretly designated as the crown prince as his wife.

On July 18th of this year, Emperor Yongzheng held a grand and grand wedding ceremony for the fourth son of the Emperor Hongli and Fucha at the West Second West of the Forbidden City (renamed Chonghua Palace after Hongli ascended the throne).

Before the wedding was held, the palace was busy. In addition to preparing for the wedding, it was just looking for a palace maid to try out the wedding.

After careful selection, the trial marriage girl was finally found, and she was the little palace maid Fucha. The Fucha family has the same surname as the later queen of Qianlong, but they are not the same branch, and their status is very different. The palace maid Fu Cha was a man of the Manchurian Zhenghuang Banner and the daughter of Weng Guotu.

Only look at the first half of the "Manchurian Yellow Banner" and it is very glorious, but with the second half of the "coated tutors" he immediately lost his value, just the leader of the servant. An identity like

has no chance to make a name for himself, but Fucha has one advantage, that is, his character is very good, "honest and polite", "virtuous and cautious", tender and generous. Therefore, Fucha had the opportunity to "try-marry" with Qianlong.

However, after the trial marriage, the palace maid Fu Cha was not abandoned. The palace maid Fu Cha was very lucky. That night, Hongli performed extraordinaryly and sowed the dragon seeds in the palace maid Fu Cha. In May of the following year, a baby was born and was a boy.

He is Hongli's eldest son Yonghuang.

The mother is noble because of her son, and the palace maid Fu Cha was therefore named as a concubine, establishing her own position. Two years later, Hongli's concubine gave birth to one son, Hongli's second son Yonglian.

Qianlong was still a teenager at that time. By today's standards, he was still underage, his psychology was immature, his personality was not independent, and there was still a certain Oedipus plot.

Emotionally, he is more likely to accept the low status, but very sensible, smart and virtuous palace maid Fu Cha. Love the house and the Wu, Qianlong also loved his eldest son Yonghuang very much.

The Fucha family, who came from a famous family, has been the treasure of their parents since childhood. They are afraid of melting when they hold it in their mouths, and afraid of falling when they hold it in their hands. As time goes by, I can't help but develop a princess-like personality.

Of course, Fu Cha received a good orthodox education since he was a child, was well-educated, understood the righteousness, and had a certain cultural cultivation. In addition, he was dignified and quiet in nature, so he could be said to be an absolute lady from a famous family and a lady from a noble family. No matter how virtuous he is, he is gentle and considerate, he cannot be compared with the "poor child" Fu Cha's concubine.

Therefore, Qianlong could only feel respectful to each other in front of Fu Cha, Fu Cha, and there was still a certain distance between them; while Fu Cha, Fu Cha, and Qianlong were intimate and blended in harmony, and the two feelings were completely different.

From this point of view, the Fucha family, a concubine who was born in a trial marriage, has a bright future because her husband has a bright future.

At that time, Hongli was less than twenty years old. The year he got married, Yongzheng was less than fifty years old, which was the time when he was young and strong. However, when Hongli was 12 years old, Yongzheng had already confirmed that he was his successor and made him secretly the crown prince. Although it was not made public, all the civil and military officials in the court knew this well.

So, it is very easy to come to the position of Prince Hongli, with basically no intrigue, and no bloody storm. The environment for succession to the throne is much better than Yongzheng.

The palace maid Fu Cha as the biological mother of the eldest son and the second daughter of the emperor, and was the first woman to be lucky in Hongli. Once he ascended the throne, Fu Cha's future will be bright. Although he cannot be made the queen, the status of the imperial concubine should be no doubt.

It’s a pity that the palace maid Fu Cha was beautiful and had a poor life. Although God gave her a chance, she had no blessings to live up to it. On the third day of the seventh month of the thirteenth year of Yongzheng (1735), two months before Qianlong ascended the throne and left.

The favor comes and goes in a hurry, like a dream, and like a gust of wind, instantly disappearing, leaving a sigh in vain.

At this time, Qianlong was only 25 years old, and his psychology was not yet fully mature. He had no contact with power and was even a little simple. He must be unable to bear the sudden death of the concubine on the other side.

Even if the father dies, even if the throne waves to him, even if he wears a yellow dragon robe and sits on the dragon throne amid the cheers of civil and military officials, it cannot make up for the huge sorrow.

The young Qianlong ascended the throne to the throne in his sadness, with tears and melancholy at the corners of his eyes.

There have always been many speculations about the death of the palace maid Fu Cha.

It’s no wonder that Fucha’s age is similar to Qianlong. Eight Banners women are married around 14 years old, and Cixi is 17 years old. Even if she was as old as Qianlong, she was only in her twenties. It was the golden age of life and her physique was also the best period.

The imperial palace is sufficient nutrition and the level of health care is also the highest. If the emperor's young concubine dies prematurely, the cause is nothing more than complications after delivery or difficult labor.

, and Fucha had no children this year.

For example, the two queens of Yongzheng, two imperial concubines, and three concubines, none of whom died early, have an average life span of over 60 years old.

So some people suspect that a young woman in her 30s, the eldest son and biological mother of the emperor, was favored by Qianlong, why did she die in such a sensitive time two months before ascending the throne? Is it just a coincidence of time?

As analyzed earlier, as the palace maid Fucha, if Qianlong ascended the throne, the imperial concubine would be sure, and she was the biological mother of the eldest son. If Empress Fucha cannot give birth to a son and half of her daughter, the eldest son would be the possibility of being made the crown prince.

Once this is the case, the mother is noble by her son, where should the queen Fucha go? This is what the forces behind the Fujin Fucha family are worried about, so the palace maid Fucha must die.

Of course, this is just a speculation, and the reason is not that sufficient.

Although the emperor passed the throne after Yongzheng was secretly appointed as a crown prince, there is a principle that basically the legitimate son is given priority. The first four emperors of the Qing Dynasty were all born to concubines, and none of them belonged to the legitimate descendants, but that was the queen without a son. Qianlong had already had a legitimate wife at that time, so it was impossible to depose her for no reason. Moreover, the legitimate wife was very virtuous when she came, and the two were very loving, and the family power behind her was huge.

More importantly, this year, the legitimate wife had given birth to a boy, Aisin Gioro Yonglian , and she was already five years old. Moreover, the name Yonglian was chosen by his grandfather Emperor Yongzheng, which means he will inherit the throne in the future.

To be honest, Yonglian's status is undefeated and for sure. Therefore, there is no need for the legitimate concubine to harm the side concubine, and the conspiracy theory is nonsense.

There are no young and old on the road to the King of Hell. If someone harms the concubine's short life, then the concubine and later the Fucha family queen only lived to be 36 years old. How should we explain it?

At that time, Qianlong had ascended the throne, and Qianlong was still an iron-fisted emperor. Who dared to harm the queen?

In comparison, Qianlong's empresses were shorter than Yongzheng's concubines, and none of the three empresses lived beyond 50 years old.

The biggest beneficiary of the death of Fucha, the Fujin family, should be inferred that it should be Empress Xiaoyichun ( Wei Jia family ), because her son Yongyan later became the crown prince and eventually inherited the throne, namely Jiaqing Emperor.

But five years after Fucha's death, Wei Jia's family entered the palace, which had nothing to do with him.

No matter what, as a palace maid of marriage, Fu Cha was very lucky. He received all his favors during his lifetime. After his death, he was named Concubine Zhe. Later, he was posthumously named Concubine Zhe and was given the posthumous title of Concubine Zhe.

A concubine who died prematurely again and again showed that she was still quite important in Qianlong's heart. From the posthumous title of Fucha, it can also be seen that Qianlong had a high evaluation of her. "Zhe" means "clean" and "clear" in Mandarin, while the word "Meng" means love and cherish.

Qianlong loved Fucha, the concubine, and the eldest son of the emperor, should be very happy, right? otherwise. The fact is unexpected. His situation is very miserable, and it is caused by the death of Empress Fucha.

In the 13th year of Qianlong's reign, Empress Fucha passed away. As the eldest prince Yonghuang should have been very sad, but at the funeral, he looked indifferent.

This made Qianlong Longyan furious and scolded Yonghuang, meaning that I originally wanted you to take over, but your performance disappointed me too much.

At this time, Qianlong did not establish a throne. In theory, Yonghuang had a chance. Qianlong said this as a political sentence to the eldest prince to death, and the blow to Yonghuang can be imagined.

On the surface, Yonghuang's child is indeed wrong. Although the queen is not your biological mother, she has no feelings for each other and cannot cry, the queen is your father's favorite. If you don't feel sorry for others, you should be sad for your father's consideration.

Even if you are not sad inside, you have to act and pretend to be sad. You were 20 years old at that time, and you were not young anymore, so you should be sensible.

But in fact, this is wrong with Qianlong. Because when his biological mother passed away, Yonghuang was only 7 years old. He lost his mother's love at such a young age. Qianlong did not give enough care. If his son did not teach him, it would be his father's fault. Can he blame others? A motherless child is already pitiful enough. You, a dad, are still nitpicking, how can you bear it?

Because he lost his favorite woman, Qianlong lost control of his emotions and took his anger around him, not only the eldest prince Yonghuang, but the third prince and 13-year-old Yongzhang were also angrily criticized by Qianlong at that time and were deprived of his heir qualifications.

Two years later, in the fifteenth year of Qianlong's reign, Yonghuang, who was only 22 years old, died of depression. And the poor third prince Yongzhang also passed away at the age of 25.

It is not difficult to see from here that Qianlong, like ordinary people, married his stepmother to his children, and forgot his ex-wife's children. It can be seen that in Qianlong's heart, children are just gifts of love, and gifts are destined to be dispensable.

Don’t say that Qianlong is ruthless. Which ancient emperors were not like this?