Chapter 65 Pangaozhi Royal Marriage

Since He Shen was appreciated by Qianlong, his official fortune has been very good. An important sign of his prosperous official fortune is his marriage with the royal family.Of course, this also reflects Emperor Qianlong's favor and trust in Heshen.In the forty-five years of Qianlong (1780), Emperor Qianlong named Heshen's eldest son Fengshen Yinde (Fengshen is a Manchu language, meaning blessed), and at the same time gave his six-year-old son The youngest daughter Gu Lun and Princess Xiao were betrothed to Fengshen Yinde; and said that when they were old, they would hold a finger wedding.Since then, Emperor Qianlong and Heshen have become in-laws.At that time, the year of Emperor Qianlong was already rare, and He Shen was just thirty-one years old.

Emperor Qianlong had ten daughters in his life, five of whom died early and were not sealed.Gu Lun and Princess Xiao are the tenth and youngest daughters of Emperor Qianlong.She was born on the third day of the first lunar month in the 40th year of Qianlong (1775).Emperor Qianlong was sixty-five years old at that time.Princess Hexiao's biological mother, Wang, is the seventeenth among the eighteen famous concubines conferred by Emperor Qianlong, ranking in front of Concubine Rong (the famous concubine Xiang in history).Concubine Dun Wang is from Zhengbai Banner, Manchuria. Her father's name is Sige, who once served as the governor.Concubine Dun was born on the sixth day of March in the eleventh year of Qianlong (1746), and was elected to the palace in October of the twenty-eighth year of Qianlong (1763).Emperor Qianlong liked her more, so on the 18th of that month, he granted her the title of eternal presence.In the thirty-third year of Qianlong (1768), Jin was granted the title of Yongguiren, and then in October of the thirty-sixth year of Qianlong (1771), Jin was granted the title of Concubine Dun.In November of the thirty-ninth year of Qianlong (1774), she was named Concubine Dun because of her pregnancy.In the first month of the second year (1775), Princess Hexiao was born.

Relying on her daughter, Concubine Dun was gradually spoiled. Not only was she not as cautious as she was when she first entered the palace, but she would often beat and scold the servants for trivial matters to relieve her anger.In the forty-third year of Qianlong (1769), Concubine Dun beat a court lady to death in a rage. This can lead to a catastrophe.The palace maid system of the Qing Palace is different from the previous dynasty. The palace maids are all selected from the family members of the Eight Banners. If they are favored by the emperor in the palace, they can get a Jin title. Even if they can’t, they will still be sent home to marry when they reach a certain age. Yes, it was not sold to the emperor's family.

Women who enter the palace through official drafts are generally of higher birth, and they can be directly named nobles after they are lucky. For example, the later Empress Dowager Cixi, the first title is Languiren; seal up.Judging from Concubine Dun's own experience as a resident, when she first entered the palace, she was just a palace maid.Now she flew up to the branch and beat the maid to death with her own hands, her behavior can be described as extremely bad. When Qianlong heard the news, he couldn't help being furious.According to his temper, he was going to deal with it severely, but thinking about the future of the tenth princess, he showed mercy and just removed Concubine Dun from the concubine position and downgraded to the rank of concubine.

Later, when Qianlong missed his daughter, he could only visit there.Inevitably, I will also meet Concubine Dun.After a period of time, Qianlong Aiwujiwu, for the sake of his daughter, forgave concubine Dun and restored her to the concubine position. It was this little princess who saved the future and face of her mother and the entire Wang family.We can understand all this from the fact that mothers are more precious than daughters, because Princess Hexiao was deeply loved by Emperor Qianlong, and even her mother was taken care of by Qianlong. On the anniversary of Princess Hexiao's first birthday, Emperor Qianlong rewarded her with many playthings and treasures, including Hanyu bells, Hanyu dolls playing lions, sapphire spoons, red and white agate cranes, oil amber boxes, and Hanyu fans.Princess Hexiao is lively and active by nature, smart and likable, and looks quite similar to her father, Emperor Qianlong, and she is the youngest daughter of Emperor Qianlong.Therefore, the emperor liked and doted on her very much, and regarded her as the apple of his eye. "Drafts of Qing History.There is such a record in "Princess Table": The Lord, a girl of Gaozong, was loved by Su, and was given a golden-topped sedan chair when she was not married.

When Princess Hexiao turned thirteen years old, Emperor Qianlong made an exception and named her Princess Gulun (Manchu, translated as Guo in Chinese).According to the system of the Qing Dynasty, only the daughter born to the queen can be named Princess Gulun, whose rank is equivalent to that of a prince.However, the daughters of concubines and concubines, or the daughters of the clan adopted by the queen, can only be named Princess Heshuo, whose rank is equivalent to that of a county king, which shows Qianlong's love for Gu Lun and Princess Xiao.The other princesses are: the third daughter and Princess Jinggulun, born to Empress Xiaoxian, who married Sebuten Baljuer (Mongolian) in March of the twelfth year of Qianlong (1747); The fourth daughter, Princess Jia Heshuo, was born to the noble concubine Su Shi. She married Fu Heng's son, Fulong'an, in the first month of the 25th year of Qianlong (1760); the seventh daughter, Princess Jinggulun, was Xiaoyi Born to Empress Chun, married to Lavandorji in the thirty-fifth year of Qianlong (1770); the ninth daughter, Princess Heke Heshuo, was raised by Empress Xiaoyi Chun, in the thirty-seventh year of Qianlong (1770) 1772) married Zalantai's son-in-law.

Among the imperial daughters, Gu Lun and Princess Xiao were the most favored and spoiled by Emperor Qianlong, and they were raised by Qianlong's side since they were young.Emperor Qianlong saw that she looked very much like himself, so he loved and cared for her even more, and said more than once: If Gu Lun and Xiao are princes, then I will make him the crown prince.It can be seen that Qianlong loved Gu Lun and filial piety to the bone. Gu Lun and Princess Xiao were greatly influenced by Qianlong since they were young, and they were quite masculine. They often dressed themselves up as boys, and liked to play and play games with boys.She often went on tour and hunting with Emperor Qianlong.Galloping between the dense forest and the endless prairie, she looks even more heroic.All kinds of small bows and arrows, sacks, saddles and other hunting equipment she used back then were often used by the children of the grandchildren of Emperor Qianlong.Historical materials describe her as such, she is resolute in nature, able to bend ten-strength bows, tastes less men's clothes and hunts with her, shoots deer and striders, is overjoyed, and rewarded generously.

When Gu Lun and Princess Xiao were six years old, they were betrothed by Emperor Qianlong to Heshen's eldest son Fengshen Yinde as wives.Coincidentally, Fengshen Yinde was the same age as Gu Lun and Princess Xiao, and he was born in the same month as Princess Hexiao, only half a month younger than Princess Xiao.Fengshen Yinde looks almost exactly like his father Heshen, and he is also a handsome and beautiful boy.His name is Runpu, which contains the meaning of favoring the Lord, entering the forbidden court, and retreating to the music and bells and drums to think about righteousness.Qianlong liked him very much when he saw him for the first time. At that time, he had the idea of ​​marrying the ten princesses to him.

After Princess Hexiao and Fengshen Yinde got engaged, Heshen's heart seemed to be smeared with honey, and he felt indescribably happy and proud.In this way, his position in the court will be more stable, and the emperor will have more trust in himself.He knew that Qianlong liked Gu Lun and Princess Xiao very much.Therefore, as long as Princess Hexiao can be happy in the future, Emperor Qianlong will have a better impression of himself.Therefore, he tried his best to show courteousness to Princess Hexiao to please her. When Gu Lun and Princess Xiao were thirteen years old, they started to grow their hair and were ready to get married.It is recorded in the archives that Emperor Qianlong rewarded her with a batch of generous gifts on this day, including a large number of silk and satin, jewelry and jade.Six days later, Emperor Qianlong rewarded her with a golden ruyi handle inlaid with turquoise, a plate of Ganan incense beads, and four Hanyu fans.At the same time, a Ruyi handle inlaid with turquoise and stone was rewarded to Fengshen Yinde.

In the fifty-fourth year of Qianlong (1789), Princess Hexiao and Fengshen Yinde will hold a wedding ceremony in this year.On the second day of the fifth lunar month before the ceremony, Emperor Qianlong issued an edict saying: Princess Gulun, who is married to a foreign vassal, will receive a salary of one thousand taels of silver.For those who live in Beijing, they will be paid according to the example of marrying under the Eight Banners.In the past, Princess Hejing Gulun lived in Beijing, but the salary, silver and satin horses were still received according to the rules of foreign vassals.Today and Princess Xiaogulun are my youngest daughters, and they have been cared and cared for before me. Filial piety is added. After marriage in the future, all the salaries that should be paid will also be rewarded with one thousand taels as a reward.That is to say, the salaries of Gu Lun and Princess Xiao are at the highest level, the same as that of Princess Gu Lun who married a foreign vassal.At the same time, Emperor Qianlong also issued an edict: order Gu Lun's forehead consort Yin De to walk in front of the imperial court.Not long after, Fengshen Yinde was appointed Minister of Sanzhi again.

It can be said that Heshen became an in-law relationship with Emperor Qianlong through the marriage of Fengshen Yinde and Princess Gulun and Princess Xiao, which also laid a solid foundation for him to take charge of the imperial power in the future.