Queen Xiaozhuang's personal maid: Su Malagu

Chapter 61 Unusual Status

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In the 26th year of Kangxi, Bumbutai (Empress Xiaozhuang Wen) died of illness, which dealt a huge mental blow to Su Mo'er, and her other half of her soul was also taken away.

Su Mo'er fell into sadness, loneliness and boredom for a long time. At this time, she was already an old man in her 70s.

Su Mo'er has followed Bumbutai for more than 60 years, watching Bumbutai grow from a pure and lively girl to a concubine, then to a queen, to a queen dowager, and finally to a queen dowager, Su Moer has always maintained a With the identity of a famous maid, she experienced the vicissitudes of political and military struggles with Bumbutai.She has experienced many hardships, joys, pains and happiness that she has never experienced before, and these sufferings and happiness have continuously improved and strengthened her wisdom and talents.

By Bumbutai's side, Su Mo'er gradually grew from a beautiful Mongolian girl who was young to a mature and experienced political master.She "hidden" behind Bumbutai, serving as Bumbutai's spiritual pillar and "military adviser".

Although she was only a maid, she was proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry and poetry when she was still young, and she also used her extraordinary talent to become the highest court costume designer in the Qing Dynasty, and was awarded the title of Emperor Taiji by Huang Taiji. A female scholar until she became the first teacher of Emperor Kangxi and became one of the most indispensable figures in the early Qing Dynasty.

Like Bumbutai, Su Mo'er is good at strategic planning, correctly judging and grasping the situation and dealing with it skillfully, and even possesses extraordinary political wisdom that ordinary women and even ordinary men cannot possess.

Kangxi knew this very well, and he respected Su Mo'er like a mother and a teacher.After his grandmother Bumbutai passed away, he arranged for several people to take care of Su Mo'er.

However, like a wilting flower, Su Mo'er became less and less energetic. Even though Kangxi sent someone to bring her the best supplements, she was still unhappy and depressed.

Kangxi saw it in his eyes and was anxious.He knew that if this happened for a long time, it would be extremely detrimental to Su Mo'er's physical and mental health.

"How can I make Ernie happy again?" Kangxi frowned.

Concubine Wanliu Hashi saw Kangxi's gloomy appearance.Concubine Shu asked him why he was troubled, and Kangxi told Su Moer's situation.

Concubine Shu said: "Er Nie has worked hard all her life, she must not be used to suddenly being idle, why not let her..."

Before the concubine could finish her words, Emperor Kangxi interrupted: "Ernie is so old, I can't let her serve people anymore. It's not right! It's not right!"

At this time, the twelfth son of the emperor, the two-year-old Yinxuan, who was born to the concubine, was running around playing outside.Kangxi remembered that when he was a child, it was because of Su Moer's care and education that he became what he is now.At that time, he was only two years old.

"Give Yinyu to Ernie to raise." Kangxi said happily.

"Oh?" Concubine Shu was surprised at first, and then became happy, because she knew that Kangxi grew up with Su Mo'er when he was a child.Moreover, Kangxi respects Su Mo'er so much that Su Mo'er can raise his son, which shows that Kangxi loves and values ​​this son.

In this way, Kangxi personally handed over the emperor's twelfth son, Yinxuan, to Su Mo'er.

According to the Qing court practice, only concubines and above are qualified to raise the prince. At this time, the emperor gave her the twelve sons to raise him. What an honor it is.Su Mo'er was grateful for Kangxi's trust in her, and also realized the great responsibility.In order to repay the mighty emperor's favor, she cheered up again, and devoted a woman's natural maternal love and all her energy to Yinxuan.

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Su Mo'er, who was used to seeing right and wrong, kindness and resentment in the palace, became more calm and calm. She was far-sighted, considered the overall situation, and her state of selflessness and selflessness was sublimated.

She didn't teach Yinzhen how to fight for power, but more about how to behave in the world, because she knew the complexity of the court well.The twelfth son of the emperor, Yinxuan, has lived by Su Mo'er's side for nearly 20 years. Under her education, Yinxuan is modest, reasonable, tolerant, erudite and hardworking, and is very good at handling interpersonal relationships.

It is precisely because of these virtues that Yinxuan has become one of the few princes among the Kangxi princes who were not involved in the struggle of Yongzheng to seize the throne.At the same time, with his excellent political mind and ability, he not only served his father to handle various government affairs many times, but also was named the county king by Yongzheng during the Yongzheng period, and was named Shuolu Prince and Minister of State during the Qianlong period.

It has to be said that Su Mo'er has contributed to Yinxuan's respectful and cautious life.

Yinzhen was the longest-lived among the Kangxi scholars, at the age of 79.It is conceivable that if it weren't for Su Mo'er's careful upbringing, the prince who was born in the royal family and experienced the struggle of the Kangxi Dynasty to seize the heir apparent would not have been able to maintain such a good and peaceful attitude.

Because of this, Yinzhen, like his father Kangxi, has a very deep relationship with Su Mo'er.He respected and loved the old man like his own grandmother, and called her "Azagu" (aunt) exclusively.

On August 44th in the 1705th year of Kangxi (27), Su Mo'er fell ill in bed, with abdominal pain and blood in the stool, and was unable to eat or drink.Two days later, the condition was getting worse.Yinxuan was very anxious and summoned the imperial physician to treat her, but Su Mo'er shook her head and refused to let the imperial physician see her.

"Birth, old age, sickness and death are natural, and the time of slaves has come." Su Mo'er said calmly.She even felt that she was waiting for this day, because in this way, she would be able to meet Bumbutai and Lu Qingyi who were closest to her in her life.

Seeing that she insisted not to see a doctor or take medicine, Yinxuan told Kangxi who was visiting in private in microservices.

According to the rules in the palace of the Qing Dynasty, the servants and concubines of the lower ranks, who were seriously ill, were all moved out of the palace and recuperated in a fixed residence, in order to avoid infectious diseases in the palace.Important members of the royal family can recuperate and treat diseases in their original residences.Although Su Mo'er was suffering from an infectious disease, the princes were tacitly aware of it, and no one mentioned the matter of moving out, and Yinxuan even waited by her bedside day and night.

Kangxi, who was away, was afraid that the princes would abide by the rules, and wrote a letter specifically: "Ene's illness is serious, I'm afraid you can move her to a recuperation place, and raise her in the place where she usually lives. If she has been moved, take this After telling E Nie, you must move back to live."

After sending this letter away, Kangxi was still worried, and wrote to the third prince Yinzhi and the eighth prince Yinsi: "Ask the doctors carefully, if you can use Xibogaguna (Manchu language, a kind of medicine name), you can use it." Tell Ernie, this is a kind of grass root sent by the master, let Ernie mix it with boiled chicken soup and drink it. The doctor said it is not suitable, so don't use it. "

However, Su Moer still resolutely refused to drink it, and said: "Now that the disease is so serious, the master wants the slave to live, so he specially sent it back to the grassroots from afar, so that the slave can take it. Such a special kindness, the slave will definitely not be able to bear it. It's just that the slave never grew up. Take any medicine, this is what the master already knows. Although it is a grass root, it is still a medicine! The slave's illness is at an end, even if it is taken, it will be useless."

Su Mo'er refused to take the medicine, and the royal family was very anxious. Kangxi, who was outside the Great Wall, was always worried about Su Mo'er who was sick.When someone brought him a letter saying that there was no cure for Su Mo'er's illness, he still didn't give up and wrote to Yinxuan, asking him to try his best to save her.

At that time, not to mention a maid, it was difficult for ordinary concubines to get such special treatment.

However, no matter how hard Kangxi and the imperial nobles tried, Su Mo'er still closed her eyes.The moment she closed her eyes, her face was unusually calm, with a smile on the corner of her mouth...

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On the seventh day of September in the 44th year of Kangxi (October 1705, 10), Su Mo'er's heart stopped beating, ending her colorful life, and she was over 24 years old.

When her body was laid, Yinxuan was so sad that she couldn't bear to leave for a long time, and made a request: "I was raised by Azhagu (aunt) since I was a child, and I have not been able to repay the kindness. I am willing to stay for a few days. Within a hundred days Serving food and reciting scriptures on Sanqi."

According to the usual practice, there is no precedent for a prince to provide meals or chant scriptures for a servant like Su Moer, so the third prince Yinzhi dared not agree to Yinzhen's request without authorization.However, in the memorial to report Su Mo'er's death on the ninth day of September, Yinxuan's request was written, asking the emperor for instructions.

Kangxi, who was still outside, commented on the memorial: "The words of the twelfth elder brother are very true, please do as you please." He also indicated that he would stay for seven days to cleanse himself and enter the coffin, the purpose is to go back to the palace and see his beloved Ernie , bid farewell to her remains.

Since then, Yinxuan has lived in the funeral palace, guarding Su Mo'er's coffin, serving meals, and chanting scriptures. The other princes take turns sending one person to accompany Yinxuan every day.

After Kangxi returned to Beijing, in order to repay Su Mo'er's contribution to the Qing Dynasty and her kindness to him for "teaching the national books by hand, relying on Qi to train him" and raising the prince, he decided to handle the funeral for her according to concubine rites.For Su Mo'er who was born as a servant, it can be said that it is a great honor.

At the same time, Kangxi thought that Su Mo'er had been with Empress Xiaozhuang Wen for more than 60 years during her lifetime, and they had spent extraordinary years. Of course, they should be accompanied by them after death.At that time, the Zi Palace in Xiaozhuang was parked in the Temporary Fengdian Hall at the foot of Changrui Mountain in Zunhua, and Kangxi decided to park Su Moer's coffin here as well.

Su Mo'er's coffin was moved into the Temple of Temporary Safety on October 44, 18th year of Kangxi. At that time, the master and servant had been separated for [-] years.

Su Moer, who is respected by everyone, was called by people of different ages differently during her lifetime. Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang called her "Ge Ge" (girl); Emperor Kangxi called her "E Nie" (Er Niang); princes He respected her as "mother" (grandma); Yinfen even called her "Azhagu" (aunt).After her death, people still respected her and called her Lagu Su Ma.

The daughter of a poor Horqin herdsman, she devoted her whole life to the Qing royal family and helped Empress Xiaozhuang raise Emperor Kangxi and his son Yinxuan.Although Su Mo'er had never been a mother in her life, she dedicated her loving mother's heart to Kangxi and his son.

She served successively for four generations including Empress Xiaozhuang Wen, the mother of the country in the early Qing Dynasty, Fulin, Emperor Shunzhi of the Qing Dynasty, Xuanye, Emperor Kangxi, the holy ancestor of Qing Dynasty, and his twelfth son, Prince Yinxuan.He once lived in the palace with the four emperors Huang Taiji, Shunzhi, Kangxi, and Yongzheng, and experienced the four dynasties of Taizu, Taizong, Shizu, and Shengzu. He was a witness to all major historical events and participated in many major events. Known as a unique maid of meritorious service in the early Qing Dynasty.

At the same time, she is also a respected and admired "fashion designer", "calligrapher" and "educator".

Today, the cheongsam, which evolved from Manchu costumes, has become a gorgeous fashion in the clothing world and is favored by ladies.When people put on this elegant cheongsam or enjoy the stage fashion show, they should not forget Lagu Su Ma, who devoted all her heart and soul to it 300 years ago.

Today, although the garden dormitory near Suma Laguzhao’s west mausoleum has been demolished, the Xiangtang still exists. It silently tells people the extraordinary history and the never-ending legend.

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