When Cixi and Guangxu passed away, why did Guangxu's three wives also said they wanted to die together?

After Cixi and Guangxu passed away, Tongzhi’s three widows (that is, Guangxu’s three imperial wives) also said that they would die together. What’s going on? Are they very attached to Cixi?

The three widows are: Concubine Yu Hesheli, Concubine Xilinjueluo and Concubine Alut. Speaking of which, these three widows of Tongzhi are really miserable. Why do you say this?

1. The husband is neglected. The Hesheli family, the Xilinjueluo family and the Alut family were all selected into the palace through drafts. At that time, they also entered the palace with the queens Alut family and Fucha family. These were the "Five Five" in Tongzhi's harem. People group". However, this draft made Cixi very dissatisfied. Cixi has always been domineering, and of course she wants to do whatever she says when it comes to her son's marriage.

When selecting girls, she took a fancy to the Fucha family, who was of noble birth, pretty and charming. But Tongzhi disagreed. He took a fancy to Arut, who was both beautiful and smart. Arut is dignified, beautiful, talented, and can write beautiful articles. At the same time, she is also the niece of Empress Dowager Ci'an. Therefore, Empress Dowager Ci'an supported Tongzhi and elected Arut as queen. Cixi was very unhappy, but she had no choice but to agree with Tongzhi to choose Arut as his queen.

Of course, she cannot neglect the person she likes. Therefore, the Fucha family was named Concubine Hui and received the same treatment as the imperial concubine. The other three people included Alute, who was the queen's aunt. Because she was a concubine, she was only named a concubine. Hesheli is very beautiful, with a handsome appearance and a graceful figure. In addition, she is proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting, and is extremely smart. However, she was only named a concubine. Xilin Jueluo's family background was not high, so he only got the title of Jinguiren. After Tongzhi's wedding, he doted on Queen Arut very much and turned a blind eye to several people, including Concubine Hui.

Cixi was dissatisfied and disliked Queen Arut even more, so she often advised Tongzhi not to be too close to the queen and to pay more attention to Concubine Hui. As a result, Tongzhi remained the same as before, only doting on Queen Arut. This greatly angered Cixi. So, while making endless troubles and accusations against Arut, she also severely disciplined Tongzhi. Rough methods will only lead to more intense confrontation. In the end, Tongzhi simply refused to go to anyone and moved to the Qianqing Palace.

In order to please Tongzhi, a young eunuch secretly took him out of the palace to look for flowers and willows outside. As a result, he contracted an illness outside and was too embarrassed to talk about it. In the end, he became incurable and died. Cixi was extremely shocked. She blamed Queen Arute for Tongzhi's death. Poor Arut had no one to protect him, and finally died of despair. After Tongzhi's death, Cixi and Ci'an, in order to comfort the four concubines who had become widows, issued an order to promote them all to one level: Concubine Hui was named the imperial concubine; Concubine Yu and Concubine Xun were named concubines, while Concubine Gu was named concubine. Conferred as concubine. Four women who were ignored by Tongzhi during his lifetime, at least benefited from Tongzhi's favor after his death.

2. Mother-in-law is annoyed. Since Tongzhi had no heirs, Cixi also wanted to continue to listen to the government behind the curtain and control the government, so she picked among the clan and adopted Prince Chun Yixuan's 4-year-old second son Zaitan to Xianfeng, so that he could succeed to the throne. For Emperor Guangxu. In this way, it would be a complete tragedy for Tongzhi's widow, who still thought that she would be honored as a concubine when the new emperor came to the throne. But the saddest ones are Concubine Yu, Concubine Xun and Guiren Guiren. Because Cixi thought they were not noble enough, she never valued them. In addition, they had Concubine Hui above them making things difficult for them, so their life was very difficult. That's not all.

Cixi said that when she saw them, she thought of the dead Tongzhi and felt sad. Therefore, they were soon thrown into the cold palace. They have lost their freedom since then. Guangxu's wedding was also decided by Cixi. In addition to Queen Longyu, there are also two sisters, Concubine Zhen and Concubine Jin. Throughout the Guangxu period, the understated Concubine Yu, Concubine Xun and Concubine Jin continued to be forgotten in the cold palace, and no one remembered them at all. It was not until Cixi's 60th birthday that she was so happy that she named Concubine Hui the Imperial Concubine Dunyi Rongqing. At the reminder of others, she also promoted Concubine Yu, Concubine Xun and Concubine Jin to the next level. Soon, Concubine Hui died of illness.

From the former 5-person group, there are only 3 people left whom the husband does not love and the mother-in-law does not love.

3. Become a slave. Shortly after Guangxu's wedding, he began to take charge of his own affairs. The Qing Dynasty at that time was in a state of decay, and there were peasant uprisings and invasions by foreign powers. Therefore, Guangxu, who was determined to change, implemented the "1898 Reform" with the instigation of a group of reform parties. However, because the changes were too rapid and directly violated the rights of the royal family, the army and scholars, he was suppressed by Cixi and imprisoned in Yingtai. Cixi took this opportunity to regain power and listen to politics behind the curtain again.

In November 1908, Cixi and Guangxu died of illness. Because Guangxu had no children, Cixi adopted Prince Chun Zaifeng's 3-year-old son Puyi to Emperor Tongzhi before her death. At the same time, she inherited Guangxu's family and inherited the throne as Emperor Xuantong. His father, Prince Chun Zaifeng, was appointed regent. At the same time, in compliance with Cixi's edict, Longyu, who had been neglected by Guangxu, was honored as the Queen Mother.

Concubine Zhen was executed by Cixi in her early years, and Concubine Jin who was alive also received the title of "Toffee". However, Concubine Yu, Concubine Xun and Concubine Jin did not receive honorary titles. What's even more annoying is that when Cixi was alive, Longyu, who was like a doormat, actually pointed fingers at them and called them "slaves" one after another. At this time, Concubine Yu, Concubine Xun and Concubine Jin can be said to be sisters in the trenches. They endured hardships and were looked down upon, and now they have been reduced to the status of slaves. So under the encouragement of Concubine Yu, the three of them decided to give it a try.

4. Struggle for maternal rights. In 1909, Cixi was finally laid to rest in the Eastern Tomb of the Qing Dynasty. The grand state funeral was coming to an end, and members of the royal family were packing their bags and preparing to return to the capital. But at this moment, Concubine Yu, in front of the royal family, nobles, civil and military officials, pulled Concubine Xun and Concubine Jin, and made a fuss about burying Cixi. It turned out that after paying homage to Cixi's mausoleum, Concubine Yu walked out of the crowd and asked the regent Zaifeng if Puyi had only adopted Guangxu and not Tongzhi? Zaifeng didn't understand Concubine Yu's intentions, so he told her honestly that they were married to both Guangxu and Tongzhi. This is what Concubine Yu was waiting for.

After listening, he pointed at Zaifeng’s nose and asked, why was Longyu made the Queen Mother and I became a slave? After saying that, without waiting for Zaifeng's reply, he hit the pillar next to him. Fortunately, the others pulled her away quickly, but Concubine Yu continued to struggle and said that instead of going back to be a slave, it would be better to be buried by Lafayette now.

When Concubine Yu made a fuss, Concubines Xun and Concubine also cried and wanted to bury Cixi with her. This is quite a joke. Zaifeng quickly consulted Longyu. Longyu had no choice but to agree to designate them as crown concubines. In addition to not needing to be called slaves, they also enjoyed the treatment of crown concubines. As a result, the storm subsided. Unfortunately, their good days did not last long before the Qing Dynasty came to an end. (Reference historical materials: "Manuscript of the History of the Qing Dynasty" and "Remaining Stories of the Qing Palace")