Xi Guifei of Yongzheng was just a princess when she first entered the palace. How did she become a princess later?

Xi Guifei of Yongzheng is a frequent visitor in film and television dramas, but almost none of them are "written correctly". As mentioned earlier, the daily stories of concubines in the Qing Dynasty in history are actually very few in historical records, that is, more princes will be recorded. After all, in that patriarchal and imperial society, no matter how awesome a woman is, she is only a "supporting role".

As for Xi Guifei, historical records show that she became the Empress Dowager, which was written by her son Gan Long. As for how she obtained the position of imperial concubine by means before, there are very few records in unofficial history.

"What is the background of Xi Guifei?" What was the original name of Xi Guifei?

Xi Fei Niu zhi Lu Sheng was in the 30th year of Kangxi. His father recorded in the history books that he was "Zhu Ling, a four-level etiquette officer and a first-class benefactor". However, according to research, these titles were given after Qianlong acceded to the throne, but they were actually listed as "Ding Bai".

At the age of thirteen, Niulu married Baylor Yin Zhen at that time. Because of her humble background, she was just "Gege" (the name of an inferior concubine) in the palace.

After Xi Guifei's Road to Promotion entered the palace, Niu Zhilu was not favored. She married Yongzheng in 1704 (forty-three years of Kangxi), but she didn't give birth to her first son until171year (fifty years of Kangxi), which lasted for seven years.

Then why did she suddenly get pregnant in 17 1 1 year? Yongzheng "accidentally" fell in love with her?

According to historical records, Yongzheng had a serious illness before this, and now it may still be an infectious disease. At that time, Niu Zhilu personally went to Wang Fu to take care of him and feed him soup, which made Yongzheng very moved. Sometimes men's hearts are made of glass. You may not be beautiful and talented, but you gave me warmth when I was most uncomfortable, so I will never forget you.

Therefore, from then on, Yongzheng began to "love" Niu Zhilu and eventually made her pregnant.

At the age of ten, he followed his father Yongzheng and met his grandfather Kangxi at the Peony Pavilion in Yuanmingyuan. At the meeting, Xiao Li Hong was overjoyed to recite poems and dance swords. Kangxi called Li Hong "Tai Fu" at that time. Lian claimed that his mother Niu Road was a blessed person.

The title of "blessed man" has made Niu Zhilu's family worth a hundred times in the palace, and everyone will never look down on this "gege" again.

After Yongzheng acceded to the throne, he was first named a princess, and later named a princess.

However, there are still many questions about whether she was promoted to "imperial concubine" because there is no album at that time.

In any case, our humble "Gege" finally became one of the most powerful women in the harem with her intelligence, especially after her son Gan Long became emperor, and she was as beautiful as a fairy, and lived to the age of 86.

Throughout her life, although there are no details about her promotion in the official history, there are several points that doomed her glory:

First, treat your husband "sincerely" and be good to him alone.

Second, mothers depend on their children, and children are well educated.

Third, it can please the elderly.

Women in the Qing dynasty had no status, and it was up to men to distinguish them. Xi Guifei relies on her husband Yongzheng and her son Li Hong.

Xi Guifei was born in a famous family and was a great-grandfather with the four auxiliary ministers of Kangxi Dynasty. Great-grandfather was one of the five ministers in the early Qing Dynasty, and Batulu, the first general in the late Jin Dynasty, was also the capital. However, Zhu Ling, the father of Xi Guifei, had a low official position, and Yongzheng was only a Baylor at that time, so Xi Guifei was named Gege for more than ten years.

Xi Guifei's popularity since then has a lot to do with giving birth to her son Li Hong.

17 1 1 year (the fiftieth year of Kangxi) On August 13th, xi Guifei gave birth to Li Hong's fourth son in Yonghe Palace. When Li Hong was ten years old, he served Emperor Kangxi with his father in the early years of Yongzheng and gave a banquet at the Peony Pavilion in Yuanmingyuan. Emperor Kangxi saw that his grandson Li Hong was brilliant and liked him very much, so he took him to the palace to study and raise him himself, and called Li Hong "too blessed". Even said that the imperial concubine is a blessed person. To this end, Xi Guifei won the favor of Yongzheng.

Yongzheng acceded to the throne as Yong Zhengdi, first named him Xi Fei, and later promoted to Xi Guifei.

1723 (the first year of Yongzheng) in August, Yong Zhengdi secretly built the Crown Prince, wrote the name of Li Hong, and put it on the "aboveboard" plaque in Gan Qing Palace. Li Hong ascended the throne at the age of 25.

According to Yong Zhengdi's last wish, the mother put the children first, and made Xi Guifei the Empress Dowager. Emperor Qianlong regarded it as the mother of the country and obeyed it. On one occasion, the Queen Mother accidentally mentioned that there was an abandoned temple in the east of Shuntianfu to be rebuilt. Emperor Qianlong immediately sent money to repair the cover, and warned the palace supervisor that something should be seen in advance in the future and could not be assigned by the queen mother. During Qianlong's reign, he made three tours to the south, three tours to the east, three tours to Wutai and one tour to Zhongzhou, as well as a tour of Dongling and Mulan hunting, all of which accompanied the Queen Mother. On weekdays, we are inseparable. In case of Wanshou Festival, we will lead the king to salute and celebrate. Celebrations in 60 years, 70 years and 80 years are more grand every time. Especially for the queen mother's eightieth birthday, the 60-year-old emperor is still dancing in colorful clothes and enjoying his knees. The Queen Mother enjoys all the "blessings, blessings and longevity" on earth. Good for life.

Ganlong's mother had a high status in Yongzheng harem, and she was promoted from Gege to Guifei step by step.

Princess Xi, the daughter of palace examination official Zhu Ling, was assigned to Yin Zhen at the age of thirteen, and was called Gege, that is, a woman with no birthright. At that time, Yin Zhen's first Fujin was Urnala, and the second Fujin was Nianshi and Li.

After Yongzheng ascended the throne, Di Fujin conferred the title of Queen, with Nian Shi as the imperial concubine and Li as the princess. Fei Xiaotong was named princess, ranking fourth.

Previously, he was born in the fifty years of Kangxi. It is said that Emperor Kangxi also met her and praised this nameless daughter-in-law as a blessed person.

In the third year of Yongzheng, Nianguifei was seriously ill and was promoted to imperial concubine before her death.

Qi Fei was implicated by her son Redstone and never got a promotion. Hong Shi died in the fifth year of Yongzheng and was sentenced to death.

In the eighth year of Yongzheng, Fei was promoted to imperial concubine. In the ninth year of Yongzheng, the queen died of illness. Since then, the princess has been ranked first in the harem.

Geng Shi, the mother of Hongzhou, is also a princess of Yinfu. Yongzheng succeeded to the throne and sealed Yu' an. In eight years of Yongzheng, Yu Fei was promoted. In the second year of Qianlong, Li Hong was honored as the imperial concubine of Koguryo, and in the forty-third year of Qianlong, he was honored as the imperial concubine of Koguryo. After death, he said that he was a pure imperial concubine.

After his son Li Hong succeeded to the throne, Xi Guifei was honored as the Empress Dowager, and died in the forty-second year of Qianlong at the age of 86. Bury Taidong Mausoleum. What a blessed woman!

Xi Guifei of Yongzheng, the filial queen and the mother of Qianlong are the archetypes of Zhen Xuan played by Sun Li in Harem. However, Xi Guifei's life in history is not as legendary as Zhen Xuan's. If you are a fan of Huan Huan, reading this article will definitely refresh your understanding of her.

Niu Kelu, the filial piety queen, was born in Zhenghuangqi, Manchuria, the daughter of Zhu Ling, a four-courtesy official, and her great-grandfather was Batulu, one of the five founding ministers in the early Qing Dynasty.

When Niu Kelu was thirteen years old, he was called Baylor Yongzheng. Because her father's official position is not high, he was just a princess when he first entered the palace, and he has not been sealed for more than ten years. Let's talk about the low-level concubine room of the Qing dynasty to the sovereign, also called Gege.

A few years later, Yongzheng contracted an epidemic, which was very dangerous. Niu Kelu risked being infected, took care of Yongzheng without clothes, and personally watched the decoction until Yongzheng recovered. After the recovery, Yongzheng appreciated her care and pampered her. It was during that time that Niu Kelu gave birth to Li Hong. But Niu Kelu's family didn't get promoted because they had children.

When Li Hong was ten years old, he and his father first met Kangxi. Kangxi saw Li Hong's talent, advanced and retreated, and loved it very much. He took it into the palace to study and raise it himself, claiming that Li Hong was more blessed than himself, and his mother Niu Kelu was a blessed woman. Thanks to Kangxi's praise, Niu Chilu's position in Qin Yong Wang Mi was greatly improved.

After Yongzheng ascended the throne, Niu Gulu was named Xi Fei, followed by Xi Guifei.

After Qianlong succeeded to the throne, he was named the empress dowager.

Feudal society is a patriarchal society, and the deeds of the emperor are recorded in history books, but only when the empresses are close to the power center will the history books record them. Although Niu Kelu is Ganlong's biological mother, there are still few records about her court career.

I'm just sharing my personal opinion:

Niu Kelu has been a concubine for more than ten years, and she didn't become a big official after she gave birth to Li Hong. Yongzheng didn't like this woman at all, because Kangxi liked Li Hong, and she was politely praised and promoted by Kangxi, which attracted Yongzheng's attention.

Niu Kelu gave birth to Li Hong only seven years after he entered the government. It was because of Yongzheng's diligence that nothing happened in the following years. Although Yongzheng had fewer children, compared with Nian Shi's quadruplets in eight years and Jifei's quadruplets in nine years, it can be seen that Xifeng was not favored and might be left behind after Yongzheng's recovery.

Nine months after Ganlong ascended the throne, the minister in charge of the construction of the Qing Xiling wrote to ask Ganlong "whether to reserve a place for Queen Mother Niu Kelu in the Tailing Underground Palace", and Ganlong couldn't make up his mind to ask his mother's opinion. Hearing this, Niu Kelu's family flatly refused, on the grounds that they didn't want to disturb the emperor's peace, and there was a precedent for Empress Dowager Cixi's different points, so there was no need to leave her a place in the Tailing Palace.

In ancient times, concubines were lucky enough to be buried with the emperor, but she gave up at the first opportunity, which indirectly proved that she had a bad life before Yongzheng died and was unwilling to share the same cave with Yongzheng after her death. Perhaps it was because Qianlong lived alone with his mother when he was young and knew her bitterness and hardships, so he was especially filial to her after he ascended the throne.

To sum up, Niu Kelu won the honor of the imperial concubine not because of Yongzheng's favor, but because he gave birth to a useful son!

Xi Guifei is a character who appears in many TV dramas. Qianlong's biological mother, Zhen Xuan, the imperial concubine in the palace, Niu Zhilu's family and his father Zhu Ling are the four etiquette in Wang Fu. According to her background, it is not enough to marry the prince as Fujin. For example, the third brother Yun Zhijun, whose Fujin is Dong Eshi, is one of the five ministers of the founding of the People's Republic of China and one of the eight lords of Manchuria, far behind their home.

Moreover, in the early Qing Dynasty, the personal system of the Eight Banners had a great influence. As an individual, the family and wealth belong to the sovereign, so it is normal for a daughter to be a maid in the palace. Nian Gengyao's sister is like this. She entered the Yong Palace as a personal maid, and was attracted by Yongzheng, becoming his side Fujin. Niu Zhilu has the same fate. At first, she worked as a maid in Yong Wang Fu. Because she took good care of sick Yin Zhen, she was taken over by him. However, it is estimated that her beauty is not so outstanding and her background is not very high, so until Yongzheng became king, she stayed in the palace as a concubine (Gege). Fortunately, Niu Zhilu gave birth to a good son, Qianlong, who was not only favored by Yongzheng, but also favored by the old emperor in Kangxi's later years, which is the most important basis for her to take charge of the harem in the future.

In the eighth year of Yongzheng, Xi Fei was posthumously named Xi Guifei. At this time, her son Li Hong has grown up, and her talent and knowledge are outstanding among the Mei brothers. Although Yongzheng adopted the method of secret storage, he has regarded him as his future successor. Yongzheng's own filial piety to the constitutional queen is getting weaker and weaker, and the harem needs someone to take care of it. On the one hand, the mother of Niulu is expensive. She changed from a princess in the palace to a lady, mainly because of opportunity and luck.

As many people know, Xi Guifei is from her parents' short and pithy Kung Fu drama. Reality is not as bloody as TV series. The real imperial concubine Xi doesn't like fighting and pranks. She is tall and strong, broad-minded and fat, and all the good luck comes to her.

This is exactly what the old saying goes: sometimes life must do something and not do something.

Xi Guifei came from a humble background, and her father was only a four-level official. When she first entered Yong Wangfu, she was just a princess-this princess is not a princess, not the daughter of the emperor, but a low-level concubine.

But later, Xi Guifei began her life. The reason for the opening is that she gave birth to a good son, Li Hong, who was loved by everyone. The beer lid jumped off and the car had a flat tire. That is, the later emperor Qianlong.

When Li Hong was very young, he was especially loved by his grandfather Kangxi and was brought into the palace for careful training. Later, Kangxi did two things: one was to find someone to tell Qianlong's fortune, and the other was to visit Yong and visit his biological mother in person.

As a result, Qianlong was a happy man, and the good news even surpassed Kangxi; Qianlong's biological mother is also a blessed person.

The profound connotation of these two things is self-evident.

Later, Prince Yong succeeded to the throne, namely Yong Zhengdi. Although Yongzheng did not choose a prince, all ministers knew that the future emperor would be Prince Bao Li Hong.

In this case, Li Hong's biological mother naturally rose all the way to the imperial concubine.

After Qianlong succeeded to the throne, Xi Guifei was naturally promoted to Queen Mother. This old lady is really a blessed person. She is strong and broad-minded, and has been eating, drinking and having fun with Qianlong. Every time Gan Long goes to Jiangnan, he never leaves her.

The point is, she lived to be 86. It can be said that my life has always been satisfactory and I have enjoyed the prosperity of the world.

Among many concubines in the Qing Dynasty, Imperial concubine Xi is a special existence. It can be said that the empresses in the TV series "Palace" made this woman who had been lost in history become a hit again and made her a household name. However, in the play, Xi Guifei is described as growing from a girl who is not familiar with the world to a poisonous woman who is good at Machiavellian tactics, fighting with Hua Fei to bring down the queen, and finally becoming the master of the world, winning supreme honor, which is different from the real history.

Xi Guifei in history, with ordinary looks, ordinary family background and mediocre qualifications, is not as calculating as in TV dramas. Compared with her deep affection for Wu Zetian and Nianfei, her importance to Wu Zetian is extremely weak. She made a gorgeous turn with her excellent son.

Xi Guifei, born in the 31st year of Kangxi, was born in Zhenghuangqi, Manchuria. Niu family is one of the most prominent families in the Qing Dynasty, with many celebrities, queens, concubines and ministers. The well-known Shenyang is one of them.

Xiao Zhaoren is a distant aunt of Xi Guifei, and her grandfather is also the first hero of the founding of the Qing Dynasty. The imperial concubine's great-grandfather is Teng, and they are cousins. Yidu once said to his aunt, "A gentleman is born in the world, how can he end in mediocrity?" ? I must set up my own business and swear not to worry my aunt. "He followed Nurhachi everywhere and never lost. In order to thank Yidu, Nurhachi married his sister and daughter in one breath.

Xi Guifei's great-grandfather also made a fortune, but he did nothing. Xi Guifei's father, Zhu Ling, used to work in the Ministry of Rites. He was a Beijing official of Wu Zhi, but only a middle-level official. Xi Guifei's birth is not noble, and her beauty is also very average.

In the forty-eighth year of Kangxi, xi Guifei 13 years old entered the palace to participate in the draft. After being selected, Emperor Kangxi gave Mei Yin Zhen the title of Gege, and "Gege" belonged to your lower-ranking concubine.

However, not all beautiful women who choose a female study are "shy", so don't be confused by the word "female study". The criteria for public elections in the Qing Dynasty are, first, morality, and second, family status. It has nothing to do with looks. Female students must wear wide-flag dresses when accepting elective courses, and it is forbidden to wear fashionable clothes that expose their bodies, let alone tight clothes that show off their bodies. Therefore, the emperor also has a helpless time: there are really not many beautiful women in the harem.

The appearance of Xi Guifei's Record of the Cow can be seen in The Statue of the Filial Piety. In the painting, the old lady has a long face, a wide mouth, big ears, high and bright cheekbones, a wide and full forehead and a round and fleshy chin. This is the costume portrait that Emperor Qianlong ordered the painter to draw for her on her 60th birthday. Such a face is definitely a blessing, but it is still far from beauty. Therefore, Yin Zhen disliked her very much and made her a concubine for many years.

Historically, Xi Guifei Niu Zhilu was not the object of Yongzheng's pet, but a blessed person. Some people may ask, where does the blessing come from? First, she met an emperor who was not lustful and did not judge a book by its cover, otherwise it would be difficult to have a chance to turn over; Second, personality determines fate, and Niu's virtuous personality makes her seize the opportunity to change the situation at this time.

Niulu has been working in Gege for more than ten years since it entered Wang Fu. Yin Zhen may even have the name of husband and wife with her, but there is no husband and wife, because she has not given birth to a son and a half for more than ten years.

Until the forty-ninth year of Kangxi, Yin Zhen was seriously ill with infectious diseases. Other wives and concubines are afraid of being infected and dare not come near to serve. If they can hide, they will hide. Those who can't hide are not very hard, and hiding is temporary. At this time, NiuZhiLu stepped forward, regardless of anything, to take care of Yin Zhen in person, guarding day and night, and doing his best to decoct soup and medicine.

Yin Zhen was very moved, re-examined the "Gege" who took care of him wholeheartedly, and gradually fell in love with Niu Zhilu. That is, during this period, Yin Zhen often went to Niu Zhilu's dormitory. After several contacts, she got pregnant and gave birth to a boy named Li Hong the next year.

Since then, the fate of Niulu has changed dramatically!

In the sixty-first year of Kangxi, it was Niu Zhilu and Li Hong, the mother and son, who ushered in great changes in their lives.

In his later years, Kangxi also wanted to share his family happiness with his children, with his son's filial piety and companionship. However, his sons are all fighting for places, which makes him tired and often feels lonely.

He had 35 sons, 20 daughters and 97 grandchildren in his life. There are so many children and grandchildren that he has never even seen one. Knowing his father's mind, Yin Zhen invited Emperor Kangxi to enjoy flowers at home when the peony in Yuanmingyuan was in full bloom, and Emperor Kangxi readily agreed.

Emperor Kangxi visited Yuanmingyuan, enjoying wine and flowers. This is another rare relaxing family gathering. Yin Zhen immediately proposed that Emperor Kangxi meet his son, and Emperor Kangxi nodded in agreement.

Soon, among many grandchildren, Emperor Kangxi fell in love with the handsome and generous Li Hong. At this time, Li Hong was 12 years old. This is the first time he has met his grandfather, but he is not afraid or shy. Instead, introduce yourself gracefully, talk about your homework, and recite "Ailian Shuo".

Emperor Kangxi felt that Li Hong was a different child with countless experience in reading people, and could not help but praise Li Hong as "blessed".

Soon, Kangxi came to Yuanmingyuan again and announced that he would bring Li Hong to the palace to raise him and teach him himself. Of the 97 grandchildren of Emperor Kangxi, only Hongxi, the eldest son of the Crown Prince, was raised in the palace, and Hongxi is likely to be the heir to the future throne. Li Hong was just an ordinary emperor. Yin Zhen was surprised by Kangxi's decision, but it was by no means a bad thing. So Yin Zhen sent someone to send Li Hong to the palace.

Li Hong lived with Emperor Kangxi for half a year, not only accompanying Emperor Kangxi, but also exercising his talents. Every time Emperor Kangxi discussed important government affairs with ministers, Li Hong was invited to attend, and Li Hong kept it in mind.

Professor Kang Xidi used Li Hong to shoot an arrow, and Li Hong lived up to expectations, achieving the goal of hitting every shot. On one occasion, Emperor Kangxi took Li Hong to participate in the annual hunting activities. Emperor Kangxi killed a bear and immediately ordered Li Hong to shoot again, which made Li Hong win the reputation of "the first bear". Li Hong was about to mount his horse and shoot again, but the bear suddenly stood up and rushed to Li Hongchong. Emperor Kangxi soon relapsed and shot the bear.

After returning from hunting, Emperor Kangxi said to his concubines, "Li Hong is a blessed child. If he gets to the bear one step ahead and the bear stands up, I don't know what will happen. "

Emperor Kangxi believed more in Hong Lifu's great life, so he was favored more and more. After returning from hunting, Emperor Kangxi asked to see Li Hong's biological mother Niu Zhilu by name. Niu Zhilu was born in the draft. Because of his ordinary family background and mediocre appearance, Emperor Kangxi did not look closely at that time, so he was assigned to Yin Zhen as a princess.

Some people say that Kangxi passed the throne to Yongzheng because he liked Li Hong and wanted him to inherit the throne. It is difficult to prove the truth of the matter.

However, the fate of Niulu was indeed greatly changed by Li Hong.

After Yong Zhengdi acceded to the throne, Niu Zhilu jumped from the concubine of Wang Fu to the princess of Xi, and her status was not what it used to be. However, Empress Ulanala and Nianguifei are still here. She is not the owner of the harem.

In the third year of Yongzheng, Nian Guifei died of illness, and Xifei was promoted to the second person in the palace. But Yong Zhengdi transferred her love for Nianguifei to her son Fu Hui, and Li Hong was not her father's favorite son. Yong Zhengdi published Book Integration, including 45 bamboo books and 19 cotton books, and gave them to the prince, his brothers and ministers. Fu Hui is the only one among the princes who got the cotton paper book, and the reward specification is higher than that of Li Hong.

Unfortunately, three months later, Fu Hui died of illness. Yong Zhengdi was very sad, so he buried Fu Hui as a prince. At this time, Li Hong, who was 18 years old, was not even Beizi. Until emperor Qianlong ascended the throne, he was still worried about this matter, lamenting that May was really loved by the imperial examination.

In the eighth year of Yongzheng, Xi Fei was promoted to Xi Guifei, ranking second only to the queen in the harem. Kangxi said that Niu Zhilu was a "blessed man", which was true. The following year, Queen Ulanala died of illness. At this time, the harem was empty, and the imperial concubine was empty, so the imperial concubine Xi naturally became the Lord of the harem and led the harem.

In the 13th year of Yongzheng, Yong Zhengdi died. Xi Guifei was 44 years old this year, and the chamberlain announced that Li Hong was enthroned. Shortly after Qianlong ascended the throne, he named his mother, Xi Guifei, the Empress Dowager and called her "Chongqing Empress".

After Qianlong ascended the throne, she lived for more than 40 years, traveling with Emperor Qianlong many times, both in front of her eyes and in the distance. Xi Guifei is the happiest harem woman in the history of China.

Xi Guifei, a humble "Gege", is blessed with happiness and longevity, but her qualifications are average. "Fu", she is a "blessed person" appointed by Emperor Kangxi, living in a "prosperous and prosperous time"; "Mother is precious to her child", from Wang Fu's concubine to Xi's princess, and then was promoted to filial piety queen. "Lu", her son, Emperor Qianlong, enjoyed all the splendor of her life; "Shou", she lived to be 86 years old, 17 years longer than Emperor Kangxi, 28 years longer than her eldest son, Emperor Qianlong, and only 3 years shorter.

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A mother is precious to her son, because Li Hong was secretly made a prince in the first year of Yongzheng. As his biological mother, the reason why he can go from Gege to Xi Guifei and then to Xi Guifei is undoubtedly touched by his son's light.

Xi Guifei was just a princess of Yong Wang Fu at first, and was not very favored. After Yongzheng acceded to the throne, she was named Xi Guifei. After the queen's death, she was promoted to Xi Guifei. After Yongzheng's death, she was made the Queen Mother, and she shared prosperity with her son, all because she gave birth to a good son.

Yongzheng had few children. At that time, among his sons, only Hong, Li Hong and Hongzhou could compete for the throne. In terms of bloodline, the other two biological mothers are both Han Chinese, and Li Hong is the only son born with a full princess temperament. Personally, Hong had no brains, and had connections with the eight lords, which completely angered Yongzheng and adopted them as sons for the eight lords, while Hongzhou acted absurdly.

Once Yin Zhen got an epidemic, Niu Zhilu was not afraid of infection and took care of him in rags. Yin Zhen was very moved, so she was very kind to her after she recovered from her illness. Soon after, she gave birth to Li Hong at the age of 19.

Li Hong is very talented and clever, and his poems and books are easy to understand. His grandfather, Emperor Kangxi, liked him very much and often took him to his side to cultivate him personally. Niu Zhilu was more favored by Yongzheng because he gave birth to this son. Immediately after Yongzheng acceded to the throne, Niu Zhilu was named Xi Fei, and eight years later she was promoted to Xi Guifei. From then on, Niu Zhilu became the actual ruler of the harem in the last years of Yongzheng.

In the 13th year of Yongzheng, Yin Zhen died. Li Hong, the son of Xi Guifei, became emperor, and Niu Zhilu was honored as the empress dowager. She enjoyed the splendor of her life and died at the age of 86. Historically, it was called filial piety, sacred constitution and queen.