Why didn't Kangxi let sourdrang queen be buried for 37 years after her death?

In the 26th year of Kangxi, sourdrang queen was critically ill. Emperor Kangxi stayed at the bedside day and night, begging her grandmother to recover soon, but in the end, sourdrang queen died at the age of 75, and sourdrang queen ended her legendary life. However, sourdrang queen has not been buried for 37 years after his death, in fact, because there is no suitable grave for burial.

First, sourdrang queen's will.

Empress Xiao Zhuang left a will before her death: "Taizong Zigong has lived in peace for a long time, so don't treat me lightly. I love your father and you, and I can't bear to leave, so I have no regrets about serving Xiaoling's auspicious peace. " It means that Huang taiji has been dead for many years, so it is not convenient to be buried together at the opening ceremony. Moreover, Xiaozhuang misses Shunzhi and Kangxi, and doesn't want to go back to Shengjing. He just wants to be close to Kangxi. So Kangxi obeyed sourdrang queen's last wish, and put Xiao Zhuang's coffin in the Qing Dongling for the time being, and then made arrangements for it to be released for 37 years.

Second, sourdrang queen has a high status.

After the emperor shunzhi's death, he was also buried in the tomb of the Qing Dynasty. Because only one emperor was buried here in the mausoleum of the Qing Dynasty, the emperor shunzhi was buried according to the highest etiquette, occupying the best mausoleum. However, Empress Xiao Zhuang was not only highly qualified, but also very important in the Qing Dynasty. Kangxi couldn't let the tomb of Empress Xiao Zhuang end there, so he put the coffin of Empress Xiao Zhuang in the temporary protection hall and moved in after the new tomb was built.

Third, the location of the tomb is difficult to choose.

Emperor Kangxi always wanted to rebuild the mausoleum for sourdrang queen, but the site selection was the biggest problem. In ancient times, feng shui and etiquette were particularly emphasized. If the choice is wrong, it will affect the fortune of future generations. Knowing that the death of Emperor Kangxi failed to solve this problem, and knowing that Yong Zhengdi succeeded to the throne, the remaining problems were solved, and the mausoleum was built directly in the "Temporary Anfeng Hall", and the Queen Mother Xiao Zhuang was buried.

Sourdrang queen was worried about the Qing Dynasty all her life, and she didn't want to leave this place she desperately guarded after her death, which led to her not being buried in time for 37 years after her death.