The dream of reuniting the mausoleum (1)
? Wen | Jun Xin
Emperor Guangxu finally got married when he was eighteen. His queen is the niece of Cixi, the daughter of Gui Xiang, and a cousin who is three years older than him. Empress was hand-picked by Cixi, with the purpose of strengthening the rule and being the eyes and ears of Emperor Guangxu. Clever as Emperor Guangxu, can you not know what Cixi thinks? So from the beginning, he was disgusted with the queen. Moreover, this cousin is really a little too shabby, thin and tall, and a little hunched; A horse's face adds a sad expression. Emperor Guangxu is not blind, no matter what, it is impossible to love her!
It is recorded in "Talk about Maids" that Cixi really went a little too far in choosing the empress Guangxu. The queen of Tongzhi Empress, the only Mongolian scholar in Qing Dynasty, was educated by her father since childhood. She is a famous talented woman in Beijing and has a good family. Although Gui Xiang, the queen of Emperor Guangxu and the daughter of Gui Xiang, a heavy smoker, is the younger brother of Cixi, even Cixi despises him, often scolds him and rarely gives cash as a reward for fear that he will buy cigarettes in an instant. In addition, the Queen herself, the Queen Jade Dragon during Puyi's reign, was ugly, and even her ability and political integrity were extremely limited. Later, even Cixi didn't like to see her.
Emperor Tongzhi had no deep love for Queen Jiashun, but he respected her very much. Empress is as dignified and virtuous as Empress Ci 'an. Emperor Guangxu, on the other hand, said nothing about the harmony between Qin and Qin, that is, he rarely spoke. Throughout his life, he never really took Yulong as his wife. Jade Dragon, sandwiched between Cixi and Guangxu, was left out by her husband and lived a widowed life. From a woman's point of view, her life is also very miserable.
Cixi once used the temple gate of the Forbidden City to remind Emperor Guangxu to extend his son quickly, because the temple gate fluttered its wings to attract the opposite sex and gave birth to many children. Emperor Guangxu kept his word, but turned his cousin away. Yiyun Pavilion in the Summer Palace is the residence of Yulong, adjacent to the Magnolia Hall where Emperor Guangxu lived. However, their hearts are separated by more than Qianshan. The sadness of this marriage.
On the day before coming to the Forbidden City, there were two sisters, assistant minister Chang Xu's two daughters, fifteen-year-old Jin and thirteen-year-old Zhen. After Cixi's 60th birthday, they were promoted to Jin Princess and Zhen Princess. They are half sisters with different personalities. Jin Fei is silent and low-key, and Zhen Fei is lively and trendy. All the concubines of Emperor Guangxu lived in the sixth house of the Eastern Palace, Yulong in the Zhongcui Palace, Jinfei in Yonghe Palace and Zhenfei in Ren Jing Palace. Emperor Yong Zhengdi and Emperor Kangxi were born in Yonghe Palace and Ren Jing Palace respectively. Well, feng shui is not bad. However, these two concubines, like Yulong, have never given birth.
The charming and lovely princess Zhen soon got the favor of Emperor Guangxu. For Emperor Guangxu, who has been depressed for a long time, this girl who likes to wear men's clothes and play with cameras is like a spring breeze blowing into his heart. Objectively speaking, when Zhen Fei entered the palace, Cixi liked her, too, because Zhen Fei was so fresh and lovely compared with the dull and Jin Princess. However, Cixi soon discovered that Zhen Fei could no longer spoil this special room.
Because Cixi found her authority challenged, Zhenfei's cousin Zhirui dared to impeach Sun Yuwen, Cixi's favorite, and Zhenfei's teacher Wen actually stopped Cixi's 60th ceremony because of the Sino-Japanese War. In the eyes of Cixi, the reason why these two men dare to be so arrogant depends on the support of Zhenfei and Emperor Guangxu. Cixi, who has always been competitive, can't have such evil spirits? Just when Zhen Fei was arrested for selling officials and titles, Cixi made a big fuss and made a ceremonial scepter for Zhen Fei.
In fact, marrying into the palace is not living in a cornucopia. Empresses and concubines all receive silver according to their grades. But many concubines often make ends meet when they are filial. In order to increase their income, they had to do some needlework from time to time and let eunuchs exchange it for some money, which was often done by the widows of the Tongzhi emperor. It is really wrong for a princess to earn income by selling her own pets, but for a princess, the punishment is too heavy. It should be said that Cixi severely punished Zhen Fei in order to deter Shan Ye and warn Emperor Guangxu.
Emperor Guangxu and life is sweet of Zhen Fei only lasted a few short years, but their sufferings were endless. After the failure of the Reform Movement of 1898, Cixi once again vented her anger on Zhen Fei. Zhen Fei was flogged for the second time and was imprisoned in three places in the north, losing her personal freedom. Since then, she has never seen Emperor Guangxu again. The Boxer Rebellion, Enemy at the Gates, Eight-Nation Alliance, and Cixi coerced Emperor Guangxu to flee to the west. Before leaving, Cixi instructed the eunuch Cui Yugui to push Zhen Fei into the well and drown. She is only 25 years old. She ran away in such a hurry that Cixi even forgot to inform Jin Fei, or Jin Fei chased the Summer Palace and caught up with the fleeing party.
However, even at such a critical moment, Cixi did not forget to execute Zhen Fei. It is true that as much as Guangxu loved Zhen Fei, Cixi hated Zhen Fei. Emperor Guangxu learned of Zhen Fei's death on his way back from Xin Chou's funeral. Cixi told him. After listening, he said nothing but silently looked at the distant mountains. The cloth curtain hanging on the bed of Emperor Guangxu's bedroom is the old thing of Zhenfei. Sometimes Emperor Guangxu just sat by the bed and stared at the curtain for a long time, mourning the beautiful time that passed away. The sadness of this love.
(The picture shows a series of oil paintings of the Forbidden City in Jiang Guofang, from the Internet. )
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