Most of these empresses have never lived a long life. After Qianlong's death, only ten queens survived. There are two princesses (Ying Guifei and Wan Guifei), three concubines (Fei Yi, Fang Fei and Jin Fei) and one concubine (Gong E).
There are also three nobles (Eguiren, Baiguiren, Shouguiren) and Yinuo (Nanuo). So, how did Jiaqing treat the ten concubines left by Qianlong after he acceded to the throne?
Historically, there are usually three ways to deal with empresses left by the first emperor. One is buried with the first emperor or guarding the mausoleum, mainly concubines who have no children or daughters and have low status; The second is to follow his son to the fief to enjoy wealth.
The last one is that empresses with status can enjoy their old age in the palace and be properly placed by the new emperor. Some dynasties let concubines who have no children leave the palace, which was called "the system of leaving the palace" in the Han and Tang Dynasties.
The management of harem in Qing Dynasty was more humanized and institutionalized. There are usually two ways to deal with the empresses of the first emperor. One is to gather them together and put them in a special palace for support, with the word "Tai" before the title.
Second, there are princes and concubines who can leave the palace to support the elderly in their son's mansion. After Kangxi, martyrdom was completely banned, so there was no phenomenon that empresses were martyred for the first emperor. According to the regulations of the Qing Dynasty, all the first concubines lived in the East, West and Sixth Courtyards.
These palaces are mainly Cining Palace, Shoukang Palace, Ningshou Palace and Shouan Palace, where they support their old age until their death. Life is boring and concubines are really miserable.
The ten concubines left by Qianlong lived in the Sixth Hospital. Jiaqing promoted them to fame, received the salary given by Jiaqing every month, and enjoyed the past years. Here are some endings of these ten concubines.
Ying Guifei is the one who planted the red flag. She has been a Fei Ying for 39 years. After Qianlong abdicated, she was made a noble concubine. During the Jiaqing period, she was promoted to Princess Guiying and lived with Wan Guifei in Shoukang Palace. Gan Long died a year later at the age of 70.
When Qianlong was a prince, Wan Guifei married him. After Qianlong ascended the throne, he was made a nobleman and later promoted to Princess Wan. After Jiaqing ascended the throne, he was named Princess Wan Gui. Jiaqing died in the twelfth year at the age of 92. She is the longest-lived queen in Qianlong.
The king of concubines was once reduced from a concubine to a concubine by Qianlong for killing maids, and then came back to life. His daughter Gulen and Princess Xiao married the son of the gentry Yin De. Jiaqing died in the eleventh year at the age of 6 1 and was buried in Princess Yuling Garden.
Fang Fei Chen has been a frequent visitor for nine years and an aristocrat for nineteen years. After Jiaqing acceded to the throne, the honorable party mourned for it, and it was called the party according to the opinion of Qianlong. In the sixth year of Jiaqing, Princess Fang died and was buried in Princess Yuling Garden in Dongling.
Fu Chashi, the princess of the Jin Dynasty, was elected to the palace in Jiaqing three years and became a noble person in Qianlong years. She experienced three dynasties: Qianlong and Jiaqing. Daoguang made her Princess of A Jin, and Daoguang died the next year. She was the last princess to die.
His wife, a nobleman for 43 years, became Gong's wife for 59 years, and died in Jiaqing 10.
Xilinjue Roche, Hubei aristocrat, was named Hubei aristocrat in 59 years. When Jiaqing was honored as a noble person in Hubei, Jiaqing died of illness in the thirteenth year and was buried with Shou Guiren in Yuling Princess Garden.
Bai Guiren, Baishi, a frequent visitor for 46 years, was named Bai Guiren in 59 years after Qianlong. Jiaqing was honored as a white noble, died in Jiaqing eight years, and was buried in Yuling Princess Garden.
Shou Guiren, like Jin Fei, is a newly selected concubine of Emperor Qianlong in Jiaqing, and has been with Qianlong for only one year. Jiaqing respectfully called him a long-lived nobleman. Jiaqing died in the fourteenth year and was buried in Yuling Guifei Garden.
A promise
That promise, Jiaqing died in the fourteenth year, and was not buried in Princess Yuling Garden. Where he was buried is not recorded.
Ten concubines left by Qianlong basically died ten years after Qianlong's death. The most tragic are Jin Fei and Shou Guiren. A year after they entered the palace, Gan Long passed away. Although Jin Fei lived to Daoguang, she died young, about forty years old.
To sum up, Jiaqing gave good treatment to the ten concubines left by Qianlong, and most of them enjoyed their old age. Generally speaking, the way of dealing with empresses in Qing Dynasty is still very humane.