Suzhou and Hangzhou Beauty among the Concubines of Emperor Kangxi
As the saying goes, "there is heaven above and Suzhou and Hangzhou below", which means that Suzhou and Hangzhou in the south of the Yangtze River are the best in the world. This may be because the mountains and waters are beautiful, so people are beautiful. Since ancient times, there have been many beautiful women in Jiangnan, especially in Suzhou and Hangzhou. According to researcher Yang Zhen, an expert on Qing history at the Institute of History of China Academy of Social Sciences, among the concubines of Emperor Kangxi, there are Han beauties in Suzhou and Hangzhou in the south of the Yangtze River. It is said that there was an internal rule in the Qing royal family that the Qing emperor could not marry a Han woman in order to preserve Manchu descent. Han women can enter the palace and become concubines of the Qing emperor. Her greatest advantage and advantage is her outstanding beauty! There is a phenomenon of "sinking fish and falling geese, closing the moon and being ashamed of flowers". If not, it is difficult for Han women to become concubines. In the harem of Emperor Kangxi, Princess Shunyi was a Han woman from Suzhou and Hangzhou.
Shunyi Mi Fei, Wang, the daughter of the magistrate, entered the palace in the 29th year of Kangxi 1690. Researcher Yang Zhen believes that Kangxi made two expeditions to the south in twenty-three and twenty-eight years, both of which were stationed in Suzhou. Suzhou is famous for its beautiful women. In order to please the emperor, local officials and gentry will try their best to show their loyalty to the emperor in various forms. Kissing up to the emperor has always been one of the most effective ways to please the emperor. Wang was probably brought into the palace from Suzhou and Hangzhou during his 28-year southern tour. Therefore, The Four Classics of the Royal Family in Qing Dynasty says that it is not wrong for her to enter the palace after 29 years. For a long time, Emperor Kangxi felt a little bored between women's beds in Manchuria and Mongolia. Naturally, he likes and prefers the beauty of the Han nationality in Jiangnan. After Wang entered the palace, he was born on November 28th, the thirty-second year of Kangxi. Two years later, on June 18th, the thirty-fourth year of Kangxi, Wang was born in Yunluzhuang and had sixteen sons. Later, Yun Qi was made King of Yue and Liu Yun was made Prince of Fruit. Especially in the early days of Qianlong, lee woon-jae served as prime minister and became the arm of Emperor Qianlong. On August 8th, the 40th year of Kangxi, Wang gave birth to eighteen sons. After the king entered the palace, he also gave birth to three princes, which made great contributions. They were named on December 28th, 57th year of Kangxi.
After the death of Kangxi, on June 10th, the second year of Yongzheng, Yong Zhengdi made her the imperial concubine. On November 3, the first year of Qianlong, Emperor Qianlong named her the imperial concubine of Shunyi. After I entered the palace, I served Emperor Kangxi for more than 30 years. After three generations of Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong, I went to Qianlong for nine years and was in my seventies. Because she was gentle, kind and easy-going, she gave birth to a king with both ability and political integrity, and was deeply respected by Emperor Qianlong. In April this year, toffee Shunyi honey was ill in bed, and her condition gradually worsened. After Emperor Long knew this, he was going to see his illness in person and began to drive. When he heard the news, Toffee died suddenly. This day was April of 18, and Emperor Qianlong dropped out of school for three days. The next day, Emperor Qianlong accompanied the Queen Mother to drink in front of the imperial concubine's bedroom in Shunyi. The golden coffin was temporarily placed in Caobalitun, north of Beijing. 1745 10 June 16, ten years, buried in the most noble place in the garden. She gave birth to eighteen emperors' sons and was buried in this garden.
There is no description of the appearance of the emperor's concubines in official books and archives. So it is difficult for us to know whether Wang is beautiful or not. However, from the narration of a foreigner who witnessed the charm of another Suzhou-Hangzhou Han woman in Emperor Kangxi's harem, it can be inferred that the beauty of RoyceWong is only above it, not below it. Father Ma Guoxian, an Italian painter at the end of Kangxi, recorded such a thing in his memoir Thirteen Years of Jingting. In the summer of the sixtieth year of Kangxi, he and the emperor lived in the summer resort. He wants to see what a living Buddha looks like. The eunuch told him that when the living Buddha passed by his residence, he was asked to peek through the paper hole in the window. I didn't expect him to look in the wrong direction of the living Buddha. What he saw was a beautiful young woman sitting on the other side of the lake, wearing a crimson cloak and dazzling jewels, just like a sacred goddess. A little boy of about 5 years old knelt by her leg and talked to her. Ma Guoxian said in surprise, "Such a beautiful young man has learned this deviant trick." "He made himself a god worshipped by one of your majesty's children." The eunuch told him that the beautiful woman he saw was the emperor's concubine. I sit by the lake because I'm not feeling well recently. The child beside her is her son.
According to the investigation of researcher Yang Zhen, this beautiful young lady is a beautiful woman of Han nationality from Suzhou. At that time, she was probably a rare person, and later died in Yongzheng. After Emperor Long ascended the throne, he was named Mu. Mu's surname is Chen and her father's name is Chen Qishan. In the year of the four ministers of the Qing court, concubines' fathers generally remembered their official positions, but Mu's father didn't, so he could only say that he was an ordinary person. Mu's son was the secret of the twenty-four sons of Kangxi, and was later named Prince Heshuo. A low-ranking aristocrat is still so beautiful, and the beauty of the king who is listed as a princess can be imagined.
[/s2/] There are Jiangnan beauties in Qianlong harem.
Speaking of Emperor Kangxi's harem, it is mentioned that Mi Fei and Mi Mi in Shunyi are beautiful women in Suzhou and Hangzhou in the south of the Yangtze River. Suzhou and Hangzhou in the south of the Yangtze River are famous for their beautiful women. Emperor Kangxi brought beautiful women from the south of the Yangtze River into the harem regardless of their ancestors' family laws. Can't the romantic emperor Qianlong enrich his empresses with the beautiful scenery in the south of the Yangtze River? Experts in the history of Qing Dynasty dug up several historical materials from the vast archives of Qing Palace, and learned that Fang Fei and Emperor Lu Guiren of Qianlong were both Jiangnan women. From these historical materials, I discovered the secrets of Emperor Qianlong about these Jiangnan women.
According to records, Chen Yangzhou was an aristocrat in the Ming Dynasty. Lu Guiren is from Suzhou. This document records two things. First of all, on October 13th, the forty-first year of Qianlong, the Ming nobles missed their brothers very much. So he sent Wang Cheng, the eunuch, to visit his brother at his home outside the palace. Wang Cheng said: You can visit your parents, but you can't visit your brother. The nobles of the Ming dynasty let Wang Cheng know about the emperor and asked her to send someone to visit her brother. The result was severely rejected by Emperor Qianlong. Two years later, Minggui's brother Chen Ji went to Beijing to look for a job. Fu Longan, the home secretary, reported the matter to the emperor. Emperor Long ordered Ann to send a message to Yiling of Huai Salt Department, saying, "I am very strict with my relatives in the palace and will never allow them to make trouble outside. I'm worried that Iraq and other countries don't know how to take care of themselves. If they want to live for their country, they don't have to. " At the same time, this secret letter also mentioned: "Lu Chang is from Suzhou. No matter whether he has relatives or not, he must check it out in detail and strictly control it. " The land mentioned above is the later aristocratic land. It can be seen from these decrees that Emperor Qianlong strictly controlled the families of concubines in the Han Dynasty. On the one hand, it prevented his family from relying on the royal family to oppress the place, causing adverse effects. On the other hand, some people may be afraid to know the intention of the Qing emperor to marry Han women.
This is just the historical data of these two people found in the archives. We know that they are Jiangnan women. Whether there are Jiangnan women in the harem is still unknown.