How did Queen Gu of Lotus Pavilion die? Does Queen Gu of the Lotus Pavilion have a historical prototype?
In the play, Queen Gu probably refers to the Queen and Emperor Pei of Qi. The real name of Queen Gu in Li He Hua Ting is Gu Siqing. She has a powerful family and powerful fathers and brothers behind her, but because of this, Queen Gu failed to marry the person she really loved. She loved King Su, but was forced to marry Xiao Ruijian, who was still King Ning at that time.
Queen Gu is Xiao Ruijian's favorite woman, but her past with her made Xiao Ruijian hate her and torture her. In The Flower Pavilion on the Crane Top, Queen Gu gave birth to a son, a daughter and two children for Xiao Ruijian. Unfortunately, my daughter Xiaodingrou died before she grew up. After her daughter died, Queen Gu also died of grief.
Xiao Ruijian, the emperor in "He Lai Hua Ting", should correspond to the second emperor in the history of the Southern Qi Dynasty, and the Queen Gu in the play probably refers to Pei, the queen of the fifth emperor of the Qi Dynasty.
Like Queen Gu, Pei was born in an official family, and his father was Pei Ji, who joined the army in Zuo Jun. Because he was behind the door, Pei's personality was also very straightforward and strong-willed. She didn't have the meekness and gentleness of feudal women, so Xiao Ze didn't attach much importance to her, and her parents-in-law didn't like her.
Historically, Pei Wei gave birth to two sons, namely Prince Xiao Changmao and Wenxuan Wang Xiao. Unfortunately, Pei Zhaohui died before Xiao Ze succeeded to the throne. In the second year after Pei's death, he also died, and the prince succeeded to the throne, known as Emperor Wu of Qi in history. Pei Zhaohui's queen status was sealed after her death.