Kangxi Harem Ⅰ: Green Years

Chapter 382 Proposition [-]: The Mystery of Zhang's Disappearance

In the harem of Emperor Kangxi, there is one person that has to be mentioned, that is the concubine Zhang who gave birth to two daughters for Kangxi, and there are nearly 30 women in the harem who gave birth to Xuanye. They all had to be buried in the concubine's garden, but only three of them were not buried in the concubine's garden, that is, the concubines Zhang, Wang, and Liu. Both Wang and Liu were concubines in the late Kangxi period, and they were probably Han emperors who entered the palace in the later period. The Zhang family is different. Judging from the time of her birth, she is a very early woman in Kangxi.

Throughout the early Kangxi women, all of them were favored by Kangxi. Judging from the time of Zhang's birth, it was the seventh and 13th years of Kangxi. She was very likely to be an early court lady like Concubine Rong. Kangxi gave birth to the first princess. Although her two children passed away earlier and neither grew up, Kangxi had no reason to let her be a concubine all her life.In fact, among the nobles who watched Kangxi, although some nobles did not give birth to children and had no prominent family background, they still won the title of nobles in the end, such as Yiguiren, etc. Thinking about it, Kangxi still feels very grateful for these women who accompanied him all his life .

Where did Mrs. Zhang go?Speculate on three possibilities for its disappearance.

First: Zhang died after Kangxi, and Yongzheng did not bury her in the concubine's garden. This possibility is low. Zhang gave birth to two princesses. After Kangxi, he was the person who accompanied Kangxi all his life, and he had no prince, so the possibility of offending Yongzheng was relatively small. From the perspective of Yongzheng's handling of Kangxi's concubine, most of those who did not have a prince to compete with him for the crown died well, so Ruo Zhang With such a long life, she should be buried in the concubine's dormitory, let alone the title of concubine concubine in the annals of history.

Second: Zhang died before Kangxi officially established the harem system.We know that the harem system of the Qing Dynasty was formulated in the middle of Kangxi. After all, the harem system was not perfect when Shunzhi was alive, so there may not be a clear enfeoffment in the early days, and Zhang died earlier and failed to catch up with the canonization. There is such a possibility. After her death, because her two daughters did not survive to adulthood, they were gradually forgotten by Kangxi, and she was not moved into the mausoleum after the Concubine Garden was completed.

Third: Another reason is that as guessed in the novel, Mrs. Zhang was executed for violating palace rules.This is because, I have seen some information that the construction of this concubine garden was earlier than the construction of the Kangxi Jingling Underground Palace. Empress Renxiao died in the 13th year of Kangxi. After the death of Empress Renxiao, although Kangxi did not immediately build the underground palace, But there is already a construction plan, and the Zhang family gave birth to the second princess in the 13th year of Kangxi, which means that the fastest time for her to die will be the 13th year of Kangxi. Since Concubine Hui, who died at a young age, had such a plan, he should have feelings for a woman who gave birth to two children for her, especially when it was very early in Kangxi. When there were not many women in his harem, moving her and concubine Hui to the concubine's bedroom was just a matter of effort, and there was nothing against the rules. Therefore, it can be seen that Mrs. Zhang is a person who cannot be buried in the concubine's bedroom. Of course The specific reason has not been ascertained, so the character "Zhang Leqi" appeared in the novel.

(End of this chapter)