It is worth mentioning that it is not the emperor who values you that makes you a queen. Its identity must meet several conditions. First of all, it should be the emperor's wife as far as possible. Second, there should be no scandals or disturbances. Third, it is very important to have children and be the mother of the prince. As for the fourth point, it depends on whether the queen mother and civil servants have any objections.
Therefore, due to various conditions, many emperors' favorite concubines can not get the throne of the Lord of the harem. However, in ancient China, there were three high-ranking concubines, none of which were comparable to the Empress. They are no better than the queen, so let's have a look.
The first one is Dong E Fei, the concubine of the emperor shunzhi in Qing Dynasty, a native of Zhengbaiqi, Manchuria, and the daughter of Minister E Shuo. Empress Dong E, a versatile and reasonable woman, entered the palace in 1656, and was quickly loved by the emperor shunzhi. In August of the same year, she was made a virtuous princess. Only one month later, the imperial concubine was promoted to the imperial concubine, which is extremely rare in the history of the harem.
1657, Dong Fei gave birth to the emperor's fourth son, and Shunzhi was extremely happy. So she offered sacrifices to heaven and earth and received congratulations from ministers. Unfortunately, however, the child died a few months later. It is worth mentioning that Dong Fei's position is even higher than that of the original queen Dourgen of Shunzhi, so Shunzhi has always been dissatisfied with her.
Later, under the pressure of Empress Dowager Cixi, Shunzhi married another wife, the Filial Piety Queen. Shunzhi was equally indifferent to her relationship, but very kind to Dong E Fei. However, in 1660, Princess Dong died at the age of 22, which made Shunzhi extremely sad. Later, she was dubbed Xiao Huanghou.
Wan Zhener (1430? 1487) is a young nanny of Ming Xianzong in Zhu Jianshen. Zhu Jianshen's father is Ming Yingzong, and Ming Yingzong has been king twice. Zhu Jianshen has witnessed the ups and downs of the court since he was a child, and Wan Zhener has been with him, so Zhu Jianshen has a very deep affection for this woman.
Finally, after Zhu Jianshen succeeded to the throne, Wan Zhener was reused and gave birth to Ming Xianzong's eldest son. Ming Xianzong was overjoyed, made him the imperial concubine, and promised to make his son the prince. However, a year later, her son passed away.
Due to the strong opposition of his mother, Empress Zhou, and his ministers, Ming Xianzong could only make an imperial clan woman, Wu, the empress. However, he and Wan Guifei were still inseparable, so Wu Huanghou was so angry that he punished Wan Zhener with a stick. The story spread quickly. In a rage, Ming Xianzong directly ignored the difficulties of ministers and abolished Wu Huanghou. Under the compromise, he made the king ordered by the first emperor queen.
1487, Wan Guifei died at the age of 58, and Ming Xianzong suffered a great blow. In the end, he became ill and died in the same year.
My last favorite princess is the most famous Yang Guifei in history. The story of her and Tang Xuanzong must be needless to say. With Bai Juyi's Song of Eternal Sorrow, most people are very familiar with the story of this imperial concubine. The reason why Yang Guifei was not made queen is actually very simple. After all, she was once the princess of Li Mao, the son of Shouwang. She had no children and was not the mother of the prince. So she can only be made a high-ranked imperial concubine, but in 745.
A scholar dies as a bosom friend, and a woman is her lover. The three favorite concubines mentioned above are all loved by thousands of people, but they can't enjoy the normal feelings of ordinary people. This is their helplessness!