Three months later, Lan Guiren moved to Changchun Palace. In the main hall of Changchun Palace, there is a plaque of Gan Long's imperial pen, which reads "Keep the internal rules" in four Chinese characters, as if to warn the concubines in the harem to strictly abide by the laws of their ancestors and carefully regulate their words and deeds. Concubines in the imperial harem in the Qing Dynasty are strictly graded: concubines below the empress are divided into seven grades, namely, first-class imperial concubine, second-class imperial concubine, third-class imperial concubine, fourth-class imperial concubine, fifth-class imperial concubine, sixth-class imperial concubine and seventh-class imperial concubine. These are collectively referred to as the theme of Palace.
At that time, Empress Dowager Cixi was only a noble and a fifth-class concubine. It can be said that her position in the harem is very low. Cixi was naturally dissatisfied with her status. However, only two years later, she was promoted to aunt; Two years later, she was promoted to Yifei; A year later, she was named Yi Guifei. In other words, Empress Dowager Cixi jumped from five imperial concubines to two imperial concubines in a short period of five years. At this time, Cixi, who was only 22 years old, had become the mistress of the harem after the empress. So, why can the young Cixi stand out among the beautiful women in the harem? How did she win the favor of Emperor Xianfeng and rule the Dragon Bed?
As we all know, the dispute over the emperor's harem is always full of twists and turns. Emperor Xianfeng was lewd, with many wives and concubines and strict hierarchy. At that time, there were one concubine, two concubines, four concubines and six concubines under the queen of Xianfeng harem, but there was no fixed number of nobles, and each had its own existence and commitment. At this time, Xianfeng also selected dozens of beautiful young women from China to stay in Yuanmingyuan. What he likes best is what people call "Four Springs". "Literati fishing color, Yuanmingyuan corner, Tibetan spring scenery. This is the so-called four springs, passed down from generation to generation. " These four springs are Mudan Spring, Haitang Spring, Xinghua Spring and Wuling Spring. They turned out to be good women who were forced into Yuanmingyuan. Besides Sichun, Xianfeng also fell in love with the widow Cao. This widow in Shanxi is very beautiful, especially her little feet, which are less than three inches. Her shoes are also different. The soles are made of plant jade, lined with delicious bread crumbs, and the toe is decorated with dazzling pearls. After entering the palace, "Xianfeng Emperor is the closest". It is even more difficult for the young Cixi to stand out from the Sixth Hospital and dominate the dragon bed.
Of course, Cixi was also a beauty when she was young. Cixi often boasted in her later years that when she was young, everyone in the palace said she was beautiful and everyone was jealous of her. De Ling, who has served Cixi for nearly two years, describes Cixi's appearance in the book: "When the Empress Dowager was young, she was indeed an elegant and intelligent girl, and was often praised by the palace people; In other words, Iraq is being squeezed out year by year. After entering the old world, it still retains many beautiful things! "
Karl, an American female painter who lived with Cixi for nine months, wrote in The Portrait of Cixi: "The various parts of Empress Dowager Cixi's body are extremely commensurate, and her beautiful face is harmoniously combined with her soft hands, slim figure and shiny black hair, bringing out the best in each other. The queen mother is broad-minded, bright-eyed, picturesque, and her lips are as wide as her nose. Although its mandible is wide, it is not tough at all. Spiral flat, teeth as white as scallops. Smile, posture, a kind of natural happiness. I can't believe that she has passed her 69th birthday, so I guess she should be a beautiful middle-aged woman of 40.
Although the young Empress Dowager Cixi is beautiful and moving, Empress Dowager Cixi, known as the noble orchid, has not yet become a wife and concubine. At that time, three people were favored by Xianfeng. One is Yun Qi's natural beauty, the other is feminine beauty, and the third is elegant beauty. Long before Emperor Xianfeng, Wu Yun was his favorite concubine. She is not only beautiful, but also has a deep friendship with Xianfeng. Xianfeng fell in love with her as soon as he became emperor. Li Gui Renhe Mei often entered the palace with Cixi in the same year. Gui Li is as gorgeous and beautiful as a stone lion, and coquetry makes him angry and makes Xianfeng swoon and lose control. However, Mei Chang is smarter than Xu. Every time someone tells her good luck, she always brings freshness and excitement to the pioneer. She was a favorite of Emperor Xianfeng, and was soon promoted to nobility, on an equal footing with Cixi.
At this time, Cixi, although beautifully dressed every day, was waiting for Xianfeng's good luck. However, we can't wait for Xianfeng's arrival. Looking around the harem, she is not the most beautiful and charming. If she wants to love 3,000 people, she must change the strategy of attracting the emperor. So, she listened to the suggestion of the maid-in-waiting and drank "Zhu" every day to make herself fragrant; She followed the doctor's advice and painted the egg white to make the skin soft and elastic. She asked to collect human milk outside the waiter's palace and bathe in it every day. Soon, the whole body is smooth and white, and the skin is like a newborn baby; Make up with jade powder specially made by the court. After proper maintenance, Cixi gradually lost her youth and gained the charm of a mature woman when she first entered the palace.
While constantly improving the charm of women, Cixi, a still noble woman, began to actively compete with Xianfeng's favorite concubine. She bribed the eunuchs in the palace and instructed them to frame Rose Mei as soon as possible, making Xianfeng mistakenly think that syphilis killed Empress Dowager Cixi. In a rage, Xianfeng turned Rose into a normal person and then became a bridesmaid. Soon, Cixi framed Yun's wife for the crime of bewitch. As a result, Yun's wife was put in limbo, angry and anxious. Soon after, Liang Hang lost his mind. Li Guiren has always been a clever woman, and all the tricks of Cixi have no effect in front of her. Xianfeng increased her fortune, and Cixi had to wait for the opportunity.
In the fourth year of Xianfeng, namely 1854, Gui Li became pregnant with Liu Jia. Xianfeng had to stay away from Li Guiren in order to save the dragon species and reassure Li Guiren. This gave Cixi a rare opportunity. When a woman is unhappy all night, Xianfeng is eager to find a noble daughter who wears several hats. Then, a charming and considerate noble woman came into his eyes. Say that Cixi is "smart". He also said that Cixi: "There are many talents. When things happen, I will accept the purpose first and understand it deeply. " It says, "With my own intelligence, I will definitely be favored by the emperor." If you want to have good luck with the emperor who holds the power of life and death, you must be good at reading the emperor's innermost thoughts. Nora has this special ability. "The History of Manchu Dynasty" recorded the scene of Xianfeng praying for Nora: "When Emperor Xianfeng prayed for Cixi for the first time, it was very chaotic. The so-called "spring nights are short, the sun rises early, and the emperor never listens to orders" seems to be the case in the Qing Dynasty. " Two years later, Cixi rose from a noble to a foreigner, taking a big step towards her life goal of dominating the dragon bed.
Since then, every day after dinner, the eunuch in the Hajj room will bring a "meal card". The card head is painted green, and the queen's name and simple resume are written on the front of the card. Anyone the emperor likes will refuse this green card. Cixi burned incense and bathed every night, carefully washed and dressed, waiting for the emperor to call. From the fourth year of Xianfeng, that is, after AD 1854, she will not be disappointed most of the time. Whenever the eunuch in the pilgrimage room comes to pray for the emperor, Cixi will take off her clothes and put on the big coat prepared by the eunuch to get ready. The eunuch came in with an imperial edict and took her into the emperor's bedroom.
After the eunuch Cixi was carried to Xianfeng's bedroom, she took off her clothes. Cixi jumped into the brocade carpet from the foot of Xianfeng, which will inevitably lead to a lot of sexual behavior. At this time, because Xianfeng was in a hurry to have a baby, she stayed with Cixi all night, slept on a soft pillow, and didn't get up until the early morning to deal with government affairs.
In order to dominate the dragon bed and make the saints live forever, Cixi also studied painting and calligraphy to please Xianfeng. Cixi's talent is extremely high. When she lived in Yuanmingyuan, she "studied calligraphy and painting, wrote cursive and painted bamboo because she entertained herself." Some historical materials say that she is "the end of calligraphy", and some historical materials record that she "entered the palace for the first time, wore summer clothes alone and read party school books." Emperor Xianfeng loves love and is lazy in state affairs. Some memorials were read or even approved by Cixi. "I often read provincial chapters and get familiar with important events," he said. "Hongyang was in a hurry. The emperor wrote a lot of art books at noon." After writing calligraphy, I am often ordered to write a batch of articles. However, only Zhu promised to give orders. However, the Qing emperors generally did not allow harem to participate in politics. Over time, "the emperor is tired." Once Xianfeng's dissatisfaction was discovered, Cixi quickly died down, "disappeared without a trace" and immediately fell into hibernation. Empress Dowager Cixi is good at seeing the scenery, can act according to the camera and know how to advance and retreat.
Therefore, Xianfeng is obsessed with Cixi and often calls her lucky. Cixi finally1April 27, 856, that is, March 23, the sixth year of Xianfeng, married the prince in Hiuke. This is the only son of Emperor Xianfeng, especially for Zai Chun. For mothers and children, Nora's status changes rapidly. Record: "The Prince was born in March of six years, and he is Mu Zong." In Fei Jin, Fu Huang, the conferring ceremony was held in June+February 5438. In December of the seventh year, Jin Yigui flew. "。 But because he was loved, he gave birth to a prince, whose actual status was higher than that of the queen. In this way, it is impossible for Cixi at this time not to dominate the dragon bed!