In ancient times, the lifestyle was not like today, the standard of living was not high and there was a lack of medical means, so this also led to ancient women having to marry and have children at a very young age. Especially during the Qing Dynasty, there was a rule in the court that as long as it was a woman at the age of 13 or 14, she had to be drafted and could not marry freely. If you are chosen, you can become a concubine or a palace maid. Of course, only those who fail to choose the show girl have the opportunity to go home and choose their own ruyi langjun. So such a system will cause a lot of tragedies, and many lovers can't live with each other.
For example, in the Shunzhi period, there was such a woman, who participated in the draft at the age of 13 and was selected as a concubine, and gave birth to a prince in only one year, and she is also known as the emperor of the ages. Unfortunately, when she was just 24 years old, the woman left her hand. This person is Tong Jiashi, the well-known birth mother of the Kangxi Emperor. Originally, Tong Jia was not a dignitary, but a Han Woman, so after entering the palace, it was not very remarkable.
Moreover, at that time, the position of the empress dowager was not particularly strict, and Tong Jiashi was just a position of Fujin, similar to the nobles after the rain. If it were not for the fact that Tong Jia was favored when he first entered the harem, he would not have conceived Xuan Ye, that is, the later Kangxi Emperor. However, we all know that Shunzhi's favorite concubine is Dong Efei, so when Dong Efei appeared, Shunzhi did not care about other concubines, but only favored Dong Efei. And Shunzhi has always hoped that Dong Efei can become an empress, who knows that Dong Efei is red and thin- In this way, Xuan Ye, as the crown prince of Shunzhi, inherited the throne, which was later Kangxi.
At that time, Kangxi was only eight years old, and Tong Jiashi was promoted to empress dowager because his children became emperor. Although there is still this filial piety empress dowager above, Tong Jia's life is smooth. Unfortunately, Tong Jiashi was not blessed to enjoy it, and only died after being the empress dowager for two years. The continuous loss of his father and mother by the young Kangxi was indeed pitiful. Since then, Kangxi has been thinking about his mother, and in order to compensate tong Jiashi, he also specially posthumously crowned Tong Jiashi as empress. After that, he always raised the flag for his mother, until he knew that his mother's family had become a yellow flag. From here, Tong Jiashi is also very lucky, although he has not received the love of his husband, but at least he has a son full of filial piety, and it is not a waste of life.