In ancient imperial palaces, the emperor said "sixty-two concubines and concubines in three palaces and six courtyards". Once a woman selected to the palace falls out of favor, she will wait to die in the palace forbidden room, which is very miserable. The forbidden room where women in the palace live after falling out of favor is the so-called "cold palace." So, where is the "cold palace" in the Forbidden City?
If you want to talk about the cold palace in the palace, you need to talk about the “three palaces and six courtyards” in the palace. Among the imperial palaces of Ming and Qing dynasties, Qianqing Palace, Jiaotai Palace, and Kunning Palace were called "Three Palaces". "Six courtyards" respectively refer to Zhai Palace, Jingren Palace, Chengqian Palace, Zhongcui Palace, Jingyang Palace and Yonghe Palace on the East Road. The emperor had many wives and concubines, and it was said that there were "seventy-two concubines" or "three thousand pinks and daisies". The "Book of Rites" records that the Zhou dynasty system is "the sixth palace after the emperor, the third wife, the ninth wife, the twenty-seventh wife, and the eighty-one imperial wives."
Regarding the location of the cold palace in the Forbidden City, some scholars believe that there is actually no fixed place in the cold palace. The place where princesses and princes are imprisoned is commonly called "the cold palace". Looking through the historical materials of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the Forbidden City does not have a clear "Lenggong" plaque. It can be seen that the Lenggong is not the official name of a certain palace in the palace. According to historical records, there are several places used as cold palaces in Ming and Qing dynasties.
At the end of the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Li's concubine Li was offended by the powerful eunuch Wei Zhongxian. He was rushed from Changchun Palace to Ganxi Palace in the west of the Royal Garden and lived for four years. In addition, Dingfei and Kebi were also living in the Palace of Ganxi. This Ganxi Palace was the "cold palace" at that time.
During the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty, before the Emperor Guangxu's concubine Zhenfei was thrown into the well by Cixi, a eunuch later said that Concubine Zhenzhen was placed under house arrest by Cixi at the North Sansuo (now collapsed) north of Jingqi Pavilion. , This place is in the mountain gate west of today's Zhenfeijing. If the eunuch later said these words are true, then the North Sansuo is also regarded as a "cold palace" in the Qing Dynasty.
Reference: "Ming and Qing History Collection"
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