But in the history of the Qing Dynasty, there was a noble concubine: she lived in a once-in-a-century prosperous era. She had outstanding appearance. She entered the palace at the age of 19 to serve Qianlong at the age of 66, and her brand was ruined.

In people's minds, the emperors and concubines in ancient times were enviable objects.

They have noble identities and are at the top of the entire dynasty, with inexhaustible wealth and unparalleled status.

It can be said that since birth, someone has arranged everything for it.

can be found in History of the Qing Dynasty, but there was such a noble concubine: the era she lived in was a once-in-a-century prosperous era, she had outstanding appearance, entered the palace at the age of 19 to serve Qianlong at the age of 66, and her brand was ruined.

However, she has always lived in panic throughout her life. has entered the harem for twenty-one years and has hardly had a stable sleep.

was finally scared to death on her birthday. She is Xun Guifei .

Qianlong and Concubine Xun: Love that is 47 years apart

In 1758, on the 24th day of the lunar calendar in the 23rd year of Qianlong, Concubine Xun was born in Beijing.

The family of Concubine Xun was the nobleman of Qing Dynasty ergen Jueluo . Her father Iergen Jueluo Guilin was the Minister of Revenue at the time.

On the fourth day of the birth of Concubine Xun, another great event occurred in Beijing city : Emperor Qianlong held his 47th birthday, and the whole country celebrated it.

If we look at it from the perspective of others alone, the forty-seven-year-old Qianlong and the newly born Concubine Xun have absolutely no possibility of dating.

Concubine Xun's father, Irgen Jueluo Guilin, did not leave any detailed birth and death. However, judging from the change in his position, he was probably in his early thirties at this time and his age would not be higher than Emperor Qianlong himself.

If someone tells him that he will become Emperor Qianlong’s father-in-law in the future, Guilin’s first reaction is probably not “surprise” but “shock”.

The medical level at that time was not good. Even the emperor could live to the age of fifty or sixty, which was considered a long life.

However, no one expected that Qianlong not only broke the record of longevity of emperors in previous dynasties, but also broke the record of the time of emperor's reign and became the real "Long Live" in the court.

and Qianlong's "longevity" also stirred up the fate of Concubine Xun in the dark.

Like many noble girls at that time, Concubine Xun received strict aristocratic education since childhood.

She is well-educated and proficient in both piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. What is even more rare is that Concubine Xun has an outstanding appearance.

If you have to say that there are any shortcomings in , it is that her body is really too weak.

This weakness is not malnutrition, but physical defects.

From the beginning of birth, Concubine Xun was slightly sick every three days and seriously sick every five days. It is no exaggeration to say that she used medicine soup as a meal all year round.

The Qing Dynasty emperors chose concubines in the city to choose Manchu concubines. As the daughter of a noble family, Concubine Xun has undertaken a special mission since her birth, that is, to prepare for talent shows.

If people's concepts are based on today's people's concepts, they don't have to participate.

However, in that era, this shortcoming became an advantage. The more morbid was, the more petite and cute it seemed. was simply a natural material for choosing a concubine.

In this way, Concubine Xun successfully passed the audition and participated in the 41st year of Qianlong's talent show with dozens of carefully selected aristocratic girls.

This year, Concubine Xun was 19 years old. She was a girl and was generous. She had a pure appearance and a graceful figure. Although she was a little weak, she was also more weak.

Because of this, among the many beautiful girls, she was regarded by Emperor Qianlong at a glance and became the only concubine selected in the elective year.

Just like that, 19-year-old Concubine Xun and 66-year-old Qianlong became "husband concubines".

It is of course a good thing to be selected by the emperor to enter the harem. Becoming the emperor's concubine means that the entire family will be upgraded to a higher level.

However, another question also emerged. Is it really a good choice for Concubine Xun to be with the 66-year-old Qianlong?

The past of Concubine Xun: The burden of family rejuvenation

After entering the harem, Concubine Xun was initially named a noble person. The identity of

is not high, but the status of 's harem never depends on the identity, but the degree of favor of the emperor.

Since the harem has rarely included newcomers, most of the queen and several imperial concubines have been "successful" and even "successful" in the fourth place.

Therefore, as soon as the young and beautiful Concubine Xun entered the palace, she became the object of Emperor Qianlong’s greatest concern.

During the period when Concubine Xun entered the palace, Emperor Qianlong flipped the cards almost every night and spent all day with him. Concubine Xun's status naturally rose.

If is the only external environment, Xun Guifei can be considered a good time to catch up.

is also due to age issues, and the harem has already scored by the winner at this time.

The fifteenth son of the emperor, Yongyan, was appointed as the crown prince by Qianlong five years ago. The other princes also had their own arrangements. No one would think about the emperor's favor anymore and be jealous of it.

At this time, Concubine Xun had only one task left, which was to concentrate on being Qianlong's "little girlfriend".

If you are pregnant in this process, it is of course the best.

If a boy is a boy, he will be the king in the future, and the girl will be the princess in the future. Even if she is not pregnant and Qianlong dies early, then Concubine Xun can still live in the harem as the favorite concubine of the previous emperor.

However, this seems simple identity is not easy for Concubine Xun.

The identity of Concubine Xun is definitely extremely noble in the eyes of outsiders, but among the nobles of Eight Banners , they are in an extremely embarrassing position.

Xun Guifei is a Manchu blue flag erected by blue flag . blue flag erected by blue flag is certainly one of the Eight Banners, but among the Eight Banners, it belongs to " lower five flags ".

and Irgen Jueluo's are also famous families. Since the beginning of entering the pass, the clan has been just a small noble.

It was not until the beginning of the Hennian period of Concubine Xun's grandfather, Yiergenjueluo, that he had some status in the court.

Henian became an official in the fifth year of Qianlong. He had a Jinshi status and served in positions such as the Imperial College and the Cabinet Bachelor. Henian was good at handling government affairs and was a few very economically savvy officials at that time.

Because of this, in the days that followed, he successively ruled in Shandong, Henan, Guangdong and other provinces, and finally became the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi with his strength.

In the 22nd year of Qianlong, when he died in Hennian, Qianlong specially awarded the posthumous title Wenqin, and awarded the title of Prince Taibao and Minister of War.

By this time, Henian could be regarded as the ultimate minister.

The success of Hennian gave Irgen Jueluo a place in the court.

However, this luck is accidental, and not everyone can be as smart and capable as their ancestors.

When Concubine Xun’s father, Irgen Jueluo Guilin, this glory was already "in danger".

Guilin is not a bad official, but 's ability and ability are still much worse than Henian.

Guilin was once appointed as the governor of Sichuan. In his early years, he once fought against the rebel monk Gesang and made great contributions. He was personally commended by Emperor Qianlong: "I accidentally used you and could be effective!"

Guilin was praised by the emperor as soon as he was transferred to office. It can be said that he was proud of his youth and looked like a family lintel.

However, unfortunately, this credit did not last long in the emperor's heart and collapsed.

In the process of recapturing Bush, Guilin considered the supply issue and only arranged its troops on the rebel border, which was angrily scolded by Emperor Qianlong.

In Qianlong's view, morale is now strong, and Guilin should take advantage of the situation to pursue and clear the enemy. How can hesitate?

Guilin has limited experience after all, and Qianlong's scolding scared him silly.

He immediately counted his troops and launched an attack, but he ended up "out of food", which eventually led to the annihilation of the entire army.

After the battle ended, Guilin was impeached by countless people in the court.

After all, sending troops is the emperor's decision, and the emperor will certainly not make mistakes. If there is really a mistake, it is Guilin's mistake in execution.

In a moment, countless impeachment memorials hit Guilin like snowflakes.

Some people say that Guilin is not honest in the front line and buys land and builds buildings to enjoy it privately. Some people say that Guilin is drunk all day long, and even the troops are captured by the enemy as a member of the enemy. Not only does it not report the truth, they also spend 500 taels of gold to redeem people from the rebels in an attempt to cover up their guilt.

These crimes are true and false, and cannot be identified, but the so-called wall is overturned by everyone.

After such a fuss, Guilin's political career was completely over.

After the incident, Emperor Qianlong dismissed Guilin in a rage, waiting for the investigation to be concluded.

However, during the investigation, a dramatic scene came: after investigation, it was found that most of the culprits in Guilin were not true and were framed by colleagues.

The only mistake made by Guilin is that he trusts the emperor too much and sent troops after listening to the emperor's words.

Now, the pressure has come to Qianlong again.

Qianlong was very happy in his life, and of course he could not recognize such mistakes.

For the sake of face, he had to shamelessly make up a crime for Guilin: said that Guilin "was only comfortable and could not share the joys and sorrows with the soldiers, causing many soldiers in Beishanliang to be injured and not guilty. He ordered Yili ."

means that Guilin did not achieve equality between officers and soldiers during his time in the army, and did not fight this battle well in the end. It cannot be said that it is absolutely true. Now transfer to Yili.

Just like that, for the sake of the emperor's face, Guilin finally took the blame and died before Concubine Xun entered the palace.

Although Guilin himself was not at fault, after this encounter, Irgenjue Luo's status is no longer the same as before.

At this moment, Concubine Xun became the only hope of the entire family. In order to have a way out, Concubine Xun must be pregnant with Qianlong's child.

In the second year of Jiaqing, he died on his birthday

, but fate is often like this. At this time, Qianlong was already sixty-six years old, and Concubine Xun was weak all year round, which made the probability of pregnancy even more slim.

In the days that followed, although Qianlong flipped the cards almost all day long, Concubine Xun's belly still had no movement.

The emperor's favor is also limited by time. Concubine Xun will be replaced by a younger and more beautiful concubine sooner or later.

This made Concubine Xun slowly become nervous and sensitive, and was worried about it all day long.

During this period, Concubine Xun began to seek medical treatment and medicine in various ways, but after taking a lot of medicines for many years, her body became weaker and weaker.

According to the archives of the imperial physician at that time, the main cause of Concubine Xun was "liver depression and turn into fire", but the imperial physician used up all kinds of medicines to clear the liver and relieve the liver, but none of them achieved results.

The imperial physician at that time used "emotional dissatisfaction" to describe the condition of Concubine Zhuang Xun. The so-called "emotional dissatisfaction" is a term in traditional Chinese medicine, which means that the heart is accumulated and depression, causing the physical condition to deteriorate.

From this we can imagine that Concubine Xun’s psychological state at that time.

Perhaps it was because he noticed Concubine Xun's melancholy, or because he was fond of the old and old. After spending the initial "honeymoon period", Qianlong began to neglect Concubine Xun.

Three years after the imperial concubine entered the palace, she was promoted from a beautiful girl to a "noble man" and then to "concubine" , but after that, her promotion had come to an abrupt end.

It was not until the fifty-ninth year of Qianlong that Concubine Xun was 31 years old that he was promoted to "concubine" because of his older experience.

However, after this improvement, Concubine Xun stood still again and there was no movement.

It can be imagined that at this time, Concubine Xun's status had also changed from an emperor's favorite concubine to a "marginal figure" in the harem, giving birth to a prince to change the fate of the family, and it had been declared bankrupt until it was declared bankrupt.

Due to status changes, there are few relevant records of Concubine Xun after this.

is one of the few records. waited until Qianlong abdicated to become the Supreme Emperor: "In May of the second year of Dingsijia in the second year of Jiaqing, Concubine Xun followed the Rehe River." At a dinner on July 29 of the same year, Emperor Qianlong rewarded several concubines and children, including Concubine Xun, with a plate of sweet peaches.

, nothing else.

Whether Concubine Xun was tired of Qianlong is hard to talk about.

But it is worth noting that the other core concubines of Qianlong still have many records until their later years, which can be seen from the side that Concubine Xun was ordinary in the harem.

And her death was also a tragedy of .

Jiaqing in the second year, Concubine Xun was forty years old.

Although her status in the harem is almost "transparent", as a concubine, she still has a good impression of in front of Qianlong.

After all, she is just melancholy and sensitive, and she is still quite naive and kind, and it is quite rare not to cause trouble or fight for the wind.

For Concubine Xun, if she had to find any fun in her ordinary life, it would probably be her birthday.

As mentioned in the previous article, Concubine Xun’s birthday was only four days apart from Qianlong. Being able to celebrate his birthday almost at the same time as the emperor can be regarded as a happy and happy one.

But in this year, Concubine Xun’s birthday went wrong.

According to the previous rules, every year when Concubine Suan celebrates her birthday, Qianlong would personally give her a reward.

However, due to the omission of Office of the Internal Affairs Office , in May of this year, someone actually brought the emperor's reward to Concubine Xun in advance.

's move made Concubine Xun quite nervous. Her status was already almost transparent, but now she has even been wrong with her birthday, so it is difficult for her not to think about it.

After learning of the news, Emperor Qianlong was furious and ordered the severe punishment of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Although there was a misunderstanding, it had nothing to do with Concubine Xun.

But Concubine Xun, who was sensitive for many years, was worried and panicked when she saw Qianlong getting so angry.

She thought it was the one who caused the emperor to get angry, and she fell ill all of a sudden.

Concubine Xun was weak all year round, but this never got up again. Although Qianlong immediately sent imperial doctors to diagnose him, Concubine Xun still "dead in fear" two months later and left the world forever.

Perhaps out of guilt, at the funeral of Concubine Xun, Qianlong made an exception to promote him to a higher level and was buried according to the courtesy of "concubine". was buried on September 11, 4th year of Jiaqing.

In this way, the story of Concubine Xun completely ended.

From the perspective of today's people, Concubine Xun's fate is tortuous.

God gave her a grandfather with outstanding achievements, but she did not give her a stable family;

God gave her another exquisite and unrestrained appearance, but with a body that was always weak, which destined her to be sad.

Reference materials:

1, Qing Dynasty record, Qianlong Dynasty record.

2, Qing Dynasty "Base of Reward".