On February 7, 1799, Qianlong died in the Palace of Nourishing the Heart at the age of 89. Among the emperors of all ages, such an age must have been long-lived.
As we all know, Qianlong's body has always been very strong, and when Qianlong was 81 years old, he still let the 79-year-old Concubine Yu sleep, but the reason behind it is very helpless.
On the morning of Chinese New Year's Eve in 1791, Qianlong, who was already 81 years old, was still in good spirits, and as in previous years, he dressed up to celebrate the festival and had a meal with the concubines of the harem.
It's another Chinese New Year's Eve, the days are advancing, and the number of old people around Qianlong is getting smaller and smaller, and I can't help but sigh in my heart, the years are really unforgiving, and the old people around me are almost gone.
Soon it was the Chinese New Year's Eve banquet in the evening, the palace was lively, and Qianlong also celebrated the festival with his children and grandchildren and concubines like an ordinary family banquet.
Since Qianlong turned over seventy, he turned over the harem sign much less often, and everyone thought that after the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, Qianlong still wanted to go to bed by himself, but who knew that he asked the eunuch in the respectful room to bring the concubines' signs, preparing to let the concubines sleep tonight.
Qianlong looked at the sign in front of him, but he didn't turn it over, and said lightly: "Let Concubine Yu sleep tonight." As soon as his words fell, everyone was amazed.
You must know that according to the rules of the harem of the Qing Dynasty, concubines who are over fifty years old cannot sleep, so the eunuchs in the worship room did not put the old concubine brand in the tray.
But this Concubine Yu is 79 years old, how can she sleep? Although everyone had doubts in their hearts, no one dared to show it in front of Qianlong, so the eunuch immediately sent an order.
If you want to say that Qianlong is 81 years old, why would he let the 79-year-old Concubine Yu sleep? In fact, the reason behind it is very helpless.
Qianlong's Concubine Yu is not noble, she is not the eight surnames of the Manchu Dynasty, but the surname is Keriette. Compared with Queen Fucha, she is very different, so she is not outstanding in the harem.
Before Qianlong ascended the throne as emperor, Concubine Yu entered Qianlong's palace, because her father's official position was very small, and he was not the eight major surnames of the Manchu people, so after Qianlong ascended the throne, only Concubine Yu was named Hai Chang.
In the sixth year of Qianlong, Concubine Yu gave birth to a prince to Qianlong, that is, the fifth elder brother Yongqi, and she was promoted to "Concubine Yu". Because Qianlong likes Yongqi very much, as the so-called mother is more expensive than her son, Concubine Yu quickly ascended to the throne of concubine.
It's a pity that Yongqi's health has always been very bad, and he died young before the age of thirty, which made Qianlong and Concubine Yu very painful, and Qianlong felt that he had not only lost a beloved son, but also lost his future heir.
Since Yongqi's early death, Qianlong rarely summoned Concubine Yu to sleep, on the one hand, Concubine Yu was old, and on the other hand, he didn't want to touch the scene. So Qianlong was also very helpless.
Perhaps it was this year's Chinese New Year's Eve, Qianlong ate more wine and food, and it was inevitable that he would feel it, plus the old people around him passed away one by one, so he missed the old even more, so that Concubine Yu, who had accompanied him for more than 60 years, went to bed, even if he didn't do anything, chatting about family and the past, it was also a comfort to Qianlong.
In the second half of Concubine Yu's life, she has been living in the nostalgia for Yongqi and has lived a very lonely life. finally died on May 21, the 57th year of Qianlong, at the age of 79.
Qianlong still respects Concubine Yu very much, because after Concubine Yu died, he ordered that Concubine Yu be buried in the specifications of Concubine Yu and posthumously named Concubine Yu.
Although Concubine Yu lived to be 79 years old, which can be regarded as a long life, she has been grief-stricken since Yongqi's death. If Yongqi follows Qianlong's longevity, then presumably the second half of Concubine Yu's life will be more exciting, and the fate of the Qing Dynasty may also change.