The mystery of the five-color bird Zhen Fei's appearance How beautiful is Emperor Guangxu's favorite Zhen Fei?

How beautiful is the princess favored by Emperor Guangxu? Zhen Fei was the favorite concubine of Emperor Guangxu, who was elected as his wife in the 14th year of Guangxu. Guangxu twenty years, promoted to princess. Unfortunately, the princess was killed in the twenty-sixth year of Guangxu. In August of the same year, Eight-Nation Alliance attacked Beijing under the pretext of "rejecting" the Boxer Rebellion. Empress Dowager Cixi held Emperor Guangxu hostage and fled to xi 'an. Before Empress Dowager Cixi left, she ordered eunuchs to call out the imperial concubine who had checked three pharmacies in North China, then pushed her into the well behind Cining Palace and drowned in Shunzhen Gate. Zhen Fei is only 25 years old. In the second year after Zhen Fei was killed, Emperor Guangxu returned to Beijing, and Zhen Fei's body was salvaged and became a princess.

Zhenfei, Manchu, Red Flag. The concubine of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty, who was also the favorite concubine, was later convicted by Cixi and thrown into a well for execution. Actually, I've heard a lot.

After Guangxu got married, the Jade Dragon Queen gradually fell out of favor, and Jin Fei and Guangxu got along well. However, Zhen Feicong was considerate and waited on Emperor Guangxu every day. But Zhenfei likes beauty and dressing up. Therefore, this incident caused strong dissatisfaction from Cixi. Knowing that Cixi's consort was the favorite of Emperor Guangxu, she dared not speak out even if she was dissatisfied. So when Eight-Nation Alliance entered the Forbidden City, he sent a manager to push Zhenfei down the well, and Zhenfei died.

The mystery of Zhen Fei's appearance

By the time Princess Zhen entered the palace, photography technology had been introduced to China. But at that time, cameras were regarded as dirty things, which would take away people's souls and lead to people's lives. However, Zhen Fei was able to accept photography and became the earliest photographer among concubines in the Qing Dynasty. However, judging from the large number of photos and negatives collected by the Palace Museum and the First Historical Archives of China, the photos of Empress Dowager Cixi are the most, followed by the childhood photos of Hou Yulong of Guangxu, Princess Jin of Guangxu and Puyi, and the photos of her abdication in Sangong. Among them, there are few photos of Guangxu and Zhenfei.

Not long ago, due to the need of work, the author looked for institutions in a group of photos of historical figures in the late Qing Dynasty, looked through a large number of information pictures preserved in the Beijing Archives, and accidentally found a photo named Zhen Fei in one of the photos. In the photo, this woman is tall and thin with high cheekbones and almond eyes. She is wearing "two heads" full of flowers, a big robe and a wide-brimmed vest. She has a coffee table in her left hand and a handkerchief in her right. The portrait of Zhen Fei published in this magazine is quite different from the bust shot on Zhen Fei a few years ago with the title of "portrait of Zhen Guifei". The woman in Zhen Guifei's portrait has a round face and big eyes. Which is the statue of Princess Zhen? It's hard to say whether it's true or not.

To this end, the author consulted a large number of documents. The Beijing Archives found that this photo was published in the Palace Weekly as early as May 3, 1930/kloc-0, with the title "Portrait of Princess Zhen" and marked with the words "Photo of Liu Gongnv". When the photo was published, the maid-in-waiting was 75 years old. After seeing the photo, she confirmed that she was a precious princess and explained the color and style of the clothes worn by the characters in the photo. Since then, this photo has been reprinted many times, widely circulated and accepted by people. However, in the second issue of Journal of the Palace Museum published by 1960, Mr. Shan Shiyuan published an article.

Since none of the characters in the Portrait of Maids are your wives, why do you use "Zhen" instead of "Zhen" in the Portrait of Maids?

To solve this mystery, let's first look at some real concubines in the Qing Dynasty. The first one was Dong Eshi, the emperor shunzhi of Qing Dynasty, who was born in Zhengbaiqi, Manchuria. In the eighteenth year of Shunzhi, the emperor shunzhi died, and Dong Eshi was martyred, making him Emperor of Gao Zhen. The second is the filial piety of Emperor Xianfeng, represented by the Queen. In the second year, Xianfeng became Zhen Shi's wife, and Zhen Shi became the imperial concubine of the Jin Dynasty in May. At that time, there was no photography technology in China. Emperors, empresses and concubines were all painted by court painters. When Queen An died, photography had been introduced to China, but at that time she was 45 years old, which was inconsistent with the age of the characters in Zhen Guifei's portrait. In the Qing dynasty, the two queens were also called consorts. One is Daoguang Emperor Hezeli Hara. In April of the fifth year of Daoguang, he was made a princess by nobles, and in August of the same year, he was made a princess. At that time, there was no photography in China, so relatives could not take photos. The second is the spouse of Emperor Guangxu.

In the second year after Zhen Fei was killed, Cixi and Emperor Guangxu returned to Beijing from xi 'an, and ordered people to salvage Zhen Fei's body, turn her into a precious princess and bury her in Ci 'en Village. In the archives of the Qing Palace in the First Historical Archives of China, there is such a record: "On July 4th, the 27th year of Guangxu reign, Princess Zhen was buried in Ci 'en Village and passed by a camp". There is a saying in "Fei Xi": "When Fei Xi moved to the capital last year, she was humble, that is, she died in the palace, and the book was fierce and commendable. "In order to compliment her T-shirt, she also courted the imperial concubine." Writing "true" as "true" may be out of reverence. Judging from the costumes in the portrait of Zhen Guifei, it should be the costumes of the late Qing Dynasty, which is consistent with the era of Zhen Guifei. Jin Fei and Zhenfei are half sisters. Judging from the photos of Jin Fei when he was young, they look alike. It can be concluded that the portrait of Zhen Guifei is the true image of Zhen Fei, and the image of Zhen Fei published by Beijing Archives is wrong.