Another life of the last harem sisters: Zhen Fei and Jin Fei in Guangxu

China is a big city, but it has a long history. History has witnessed a series of miracles and created a series of farce. For example, some brothers and sisters married the same emperor. Ancient emperors and concubines were inevitably jealous of each other. What a wonderful story would it be if their sisters served an emperor together? The "Sisters in the Harem Flowers" series will interpret a series for you.

Speaking of Emperor Guangxu, people who like history are extremely indignant and deeply touched. Guangxu is not the king of national subjugation, but when it is the life of national subjugation, it is really helpless. Although I am the emperor, that is, the first master in the world, it is really unfortunate that there is a Galeries Lafayette in charge of myself above the emperor. But I can't. I am the nephew of Galeries Lafayette, and the position of emperor was given by Galeries Lafayette. Then, no matter what happens, Lafayette has the final say, including being a concubine after marriage.

Emperor Guangxu had only one queen and two concubines, which should be the least among the Qing emperors. His two concubines are Zhen Fei and Jin Fei sisters. Although the two sisters were the concubines of the emperor, they were unfortunately born in the last generation and met Cixi as their mother-in-law. Their fate was more tragic and tortuous than that of their husband, Emperor Guangxu, and became a sad song in the late Qing Dynasty.

Choose the story of the princess

To tell the story of Zhen Fei and Jin Fei, we have to start with the quite interesting princess selection event during Guangxu period. Emperors in the Qing Dynasty generally inherited the throne from childhood, and basically married at the age of 14 to 16, taking charge of their own affairs. For example, the emperor shunzhi 14 got married, Emperor Kangxi 1 1 4 got married, and 14 took charge. However, how could Galeries Lafayette give up being an addictive "emperor" easily? So until Guangxu 17 years old, it can't be delayed any longer. Lafayette finally gave up power on the surface and began to plan Guangxu's marriage.

After rounds of auditions, qualified women were left behind. After several rounds of rigorous preliminary and semi-finals, five girls were finally selected to participate in the final, namely Ye Henala, the daughter of Gui Xiang, the younger brother of Cixi, two daughters of Dexin, the governor of Jiangxi, and two daughters of Chang Xu, the assistant minister.

1888165438+1October 8, in the topic and hall of the Forbidden City, these five girls participated in the finals under the interviews of Cixi, Emperor Guangxu and many princess ministers. At that time, there were two pairs of jade handles and red embroidered purses on the rostrum, which were selected as exhibits. The emperor likes to give whoever is the queen the jade, and whoever is the concubine the purse. Cixi hypocritically said to Guangxu: "Go, Emperor, make up your own mind and give evidence to whoever you like."

People's paintings in the past and plays in the Qing Dynasty now all describe how beautiful the empress concubines of the Qing Dynasty are. In fact, this is a big fallacy. The basic conditions of draft women in Qing dynasty are flag women, good health and no disability. There are two open draft standards, one is morality and the other is family status. Not only does appearance not matter, but beautiful girls are generally excluded, because being too beautiful is in danger of the emperor indulging in womanhood and the harem being jealous. Therefore, the women in the harem of the Qing Dynasty, especially the empress and concubines of Guangxu, really dare not compliment their looks. Now when choosing Miss World and Miss Universe, the most beautiful ones are left behind, but when choosing a wife for the emperor, the ugliest ones are basically left behind. The emperor still has to choose what strength, but both.

So Guangxu picked up Yu Ruyi and went straight to Dexin's daughter, whom he still liked. Just as I was about to approach, I heard Cixi shout loudly behind me: "Your Majesty." Guangxu trembled with fear. Cixi turned around and made a straight lip for the daughter of her niece Gui Xiang. Guangxu Zheng immediately understood the meaning and reluctantly handed Yu Ruyi to his ugly cousin Ye, who is three years older than himself. Then the situation got out of control, and Cixi gave the two wallets directly to the two daughters of Assistant Lang Nan.

After Guangxu's wedding, because Queen Yulong was chosen by Lafayette, she didn't like it, avoided talking about it and basically didn't reply. And Jin Fei, loyal and persistent, is very close to the queen, but indifferent to Guangxu. Later, in many ceremonial activities, Guangxu found that Princess Zhen was not only slightly handsome in appearance, but also smart and lively, and had a good impression on her. After several separate calls, she felt that she was not only broad-minded, well-spoken, but also cheerful and considerate. Gradually, Emperor Guangxu had a good impression on Zhen Fei, and Guangxu, who suffered many setbacks in politics, gradually regarded Zhen Fei as a bosom friend and emotional support. The two of them have a sincere love, which is fiery. Pearl Krabs was born smart and good at calligraphy, painting and chess. He often waited on Guangxu, ate and played with Guangxu, and tried to satisfy Guangxu's preferences. As a result, Zhen Fei soon got the special favor of Guangxu.

But the queen is in charge of the harem, and concubines must obey the queen unconditionally, which has always been the royal creed. However, Zhen Fei ignored this set and went her own way, not to please the queen. The queen was jealous of the kindness of Zhen Fei and the emperor, and Zhen Fei's attitude made the queen jealous. As a result, the queen was jealous because she fell out of favor, and resented because of jealousy. In order to vent her anger, she often told Aunt Cixi about Zhen Fei's illness.

Think about how scheming and arrogant Cixi is, and how a little girl can not obey, so a round of PK between Zhen Fei and Cixi began.

According to the rules of the palace, concubines can't take eight-person sedan chairs, but only four-person sedan chairs. Emperor Guangxu loved Zhen Fei and gave her a sedan chair for eight people. Zhen Fei, a teenager, is really naive. She is happy to ride, regardless of her weight. Cixi was very angry when she learned about it and ordered her car to be smashed.

Jin Feizhen and Fei are two sisters.

1894, Cixi celebrated her 60th birthday and promoted a number of concubines as usual. So, on the first day of the first month of this year, Cixi issued an imperial edict, and Jin Fengzhen was named Zhenfei. Of course, Zhen Fei was promoted not because she was particularly favored by Cixi, but because she was moved by the light of Cixi's 60th birthday. But in June 5438+10, Cixi suddenly made an unexpected imperial edict: Zhen Fei was reduced to a noble person. The next day, Cixi repeatedly asked her to "turn over a new leaf".

This is a very important matter. The concubines of the Qing Dynasty set a fixed silver price every year. Zhenfei is a bit extravagant in spending money, not saving money, but also generous. She often rewards the eunuchs in the palace, and the eunuchs get some small favors and try their best to flatter her. After a long time and a little praise, she gradually lost her self-control and lost more and more money. What if I have no money? A penny stumbles a hero, even an imperial concubine who is below one person and above ten thousand people. So she took risks and colluded with eunuchs to take bribes and sell officials. For such a young age, she is really bold. Zhenfei once solved the post office on Lv Yan Road for a man named Yu Ming in Sichuan. According to the regulations, new officials at this level were issued and summoned by the emperor. Guangxu summoned him and asked him which yamen Yu Ming worked in. He actually replied that Guangxu was grandstanding and asked him to write a resume. This Yu Ming chewed up what he had written and didn't write a word. It turned out that he was illiterate. The incident shocked both inside and outside the imperial court, and soon the fact that Zhenfei took bribes to sell officials was revealed, which caused strong dissatisfaction from Cixi, and even her sister Jinfei was demoted to a noble person.

It is said that the day before Emperor Guangxu visited Cixi, Cixi ignored him with a livid face. Emperor Guangxu didn't know the whole story and dared not ask, so he knelt on the ground for more than two hours. Finally, Cixi said viciously: "You don't care, I'll take care of it. We can't let her violate family laws and interfere in state affairs. Go down! "

Guangxu was inexplicably called "Yes" again and again, so he came back.

Empress Dowager Cixi's punishment of Zhen Fei this time is only a small matter in the PK of mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, and the more intense PK is yet to come. What happened should start with the reform and reform of Emperor Guangxu. After spending some time with Emperor Guangxu, Zhenfei found that Emperor Guangxu was not willing to be a puppet, but because he was suppressed by Cixi for a long time, he had no power in his hands and his ambition was hard to pay. 1894 After the failure of the Sino-Japanese War, Emperor Guangxu, under the influence of Kang Youwei and Liang Qichao, tried to reform politics and enrich Qiang Bing. Zhen Fei firmly supported the emperor's political reform, was an important member of the "Emperor Party", made suggestions for the emperor, and especially gave great spiritual support to Emperor Guangxu. Cixi saw that this little girl's film was not simple. I really don't know the depth. I'll give you something powerful. Therefore, when Cixi imprisoned Guangxu in Yingtai, South China Sea, she also put Zhen Fei, who firmly supported the reform, into the cold palace and never saw Guangxu again until her death.

The love between Zhen Fei and the camera

Zhen Fei is cheerful, active and curious. I'm tired of the red tape and plain life in the palace, especially the intrigue in the palace. She likes new things and lives a free life. This kind of character is especially uncommon in a palace with many rules and strict etiquette.

One of Zhen's great hobbies and unusual actions is accidental photography. Photography was introduced to China in the late Qing Dynasty, and was regarded as a "western thing" by conformists. People think that photography can take away people's souls and it will hurt people's lives. However, as a teenager, Zhen Fei fell in love with photography and became the first person in China to take it to court. She found someone to buy a camera, not only in her bedroom, Ren Jing Palace, but also in places where she often goes, such as the emperor's hall of mental cultivation. She takes pictures, especially in disguised form, and sometimes wears the clothes of Emperor Guangxu, which is a novel. She not only takes pictures of herself, but also of others. At the same time, she also taught eunuchs to take pictures. She regards photography as a great pleasure in life, and secretly instructs eunuch Dai to open a photo studio outside Donghua Gate. The story was known by the jealous queen and reported to her aunt Cixi, so the photo studio was closed and the eunuch Dai was killed.

die a tragic death

On July 21st, the 26th year of Guangxu, Eight-Nation Alliance invaded Beijing, and Cixi fled with Guangxu. Before leaving, he ordered the eunuch Cui Yugui to push Zhenfei into the well outside Ningshou Palace to kill her.

After returning to Beijing, in order to appease Guangxu, Cixi sent someone to salvage the body of Zhen Fei and rebury it, and put the blame on Cui Yugui. It should have been a capital crime, but Cui Yugui was deprived of the position of the second manager and sent back to the Qing palace. Soon, Cui Yugui returned to the palace to wait on Empress Dowager Cixi. Pearl Krabs's death caused great spiritual stimulation and grief to Guangxu. He lived as a "imprisoned emperor" and was depressed in the last few years.

Jin Fei, a late bloomer.

Speaking of Jin Fei, many people may not have many concepts. Her life is really boring. If you want a little impression, it is the woman Jin Fei who was played by Tamia Liu in zhang xun restoration in the movie "At the Beginning of the Great Renaissance" and sat in the dragon chair with the little emperor Puyi.

Jin Fei and his younger sister Zhen Fei were selected into the harem at the same time, 15 years old. However, after entering the palace, the treatment and status of the two sisters are quite different. Of course, this is mainly related to their personality characteristics.

Jin Fei is withdrawn and inarticulate. In the palace, it is difficult to get the favor of Emperor Guangxu, and it is difficult to be left out like a queen, but Jin Fei doesn't care much about it. When she first entered the palace, she and her sister were just concubines. Six years later, with the celebration of Lafayette's 60th birthday, they were promoted to the Golden Princess and the Real Princess. However, it hasn't been a year, because my sister Zhenfei offended Cixi, Jinfei was pitifully implicated and became a noble person together. This Jin Fei is unjust enough. Guangxu Yi only married three wives. She was rejected by the emperor and loved by her sister. This is enough to make people feel wronged. I didn't expect anything more tragic. My sister has offended her mother-in-law, but she will suffer and be punished. How can I argue with her? Fortunately, in the second year, the sisters returned to their original concubines. Later, Cixi killed Zhenfei when she fled with Guangxu, but Zhenfei fled with Cixi.

It was not until Xuan Tong Puyi ascended the throne that Jin Fei's good days came slowly. Puyi called him Huang Auntie, and his title rose from concubine to imperial concubine, and then to imperial concubine. After the Republic of China, Jin Fei's thoughts gradually became civilized and she lived a delicious life. She died on 1924. Although Jin Fei was not favored in the first half of her life, she saw a new era and many new things in the second half of her life, and she had no regrets in this life.

Zhen Fei and Jin Fei, sisters, were born in the late Qing Dynasty. They have seen many changes and new things that China has not seen for thousands of years, and they have also tasted many hardships that ordinary people cannot bear. Although Pearl Krabs died, she was buried in chongling and accompanied Guangxu day and night. However, the tomb of Cixi was later looted by warlords and dumped, but it was an unjust case. Regardless of his own decline and glory, Jin Fei's life is dull and a way of life.