As we all know, Empress Dowager Cixi does not like Zhenfei . Empress Dowager Cixi first put Concubine Zhen into the cold palace and then executed. However, Zhenfei is a very stubborn and straightforward woman. Before her death, facing all the unreasonable accusations from Empress Dowager Cixi, she confronted her tit-for-tat and said a lot of words that Empress Dowager Cixi was very embarrassed.
According to " Palace Maids Talk about the Past Records ", Zhenfei should be the first and only person who has the courage to contradict Empress Dowager Cixi in person.
When eunuch Cui Yugui took Zhenfei from the cold palace to a yard called Yihexuan in the palace, he found that only Empress Dowager Cixi was sitting in the entire yard.
After Concubine Zhen kowtowed to pay tribute, Empress Dowager Cixi said: Foreigners are going to enter the city, and it is very chaotic outside. No one can guarantee your safety. If you are humiliated, you will lose the royal face. You should understand.
Empress Dowager Cixi said it firmly, then raised her jaw, not even looking at Concubine Zhen, quietly waiting for a reply. Of course, everyone is very clear about the meaning of Empress Dowager Cixi's words, which is to let Concubine Zhen commit suicide in order to prevent being insulted by foreigners. Of course, Zhenfei also understood the meaning.
However, Zhenfei deliberately had a mystery with Empress Dowager Cixi, saying that she had never humiliated her ancestors. The implication is that I should not die as you wish.
Empress Dowager Cixi saw that Concubine Zhen was unwilling to die, and further forced her to say: You are young and easy to cause trouble. We have to avoid it, it is inconvenient to take you!
This is equivalent to opening the skylight and speaking in a bright spot. It means that we have to go out to hide and don’t want to take you away. In order to avoid the royal dignity being defiled, you’d better die!
However, Zhenfei still did not compromise, but said something that embarrassed Empress Dowager Cixi. Concubine Zhen looked up and said: You can go and avoid it, and you can leave the emperor in charge of the overall situation. The implication is to escape if you escape, the emperor and I stay, and the emperor will naturally stabilize the overall situation.
When Concubine Zhen said this, Empress Dowager Cixi immediately got angry. She held her face and scolded Concubine Zhen for being utterly nonsense until she died. I believe many people wanted to say this at that time, but only Concubine Zhen said it.
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But Empress Dowager Cixi thought that Concubine Zhen was seeking support for herself and said that the emperor was coming and could not save her. After saying that, Cui Yugui and another eunuch threw Concubine Zhen into a well. At the last moment, Concubine Zhen shouted: Emperor, I will repay my kindness in the next life! In this way, Concubine Zhen sank into the cold well water...