The death of the concubine gave birth to the most children for Qianlong, after 100 years: The reason is clear?

Qianlong was one of the famous emperors of the Qing Dynasty. Qian Long was not only a talented emperor who had the talent to rule the prosperous and strong country, but also had a large harem with many beautiful concubines.

Qianlong’s harem has countless concubines with many different noble families. Among the concubines, the one most favored by Qianlong is Ling Fei. She was so favored that she was blessed as soon as she was born. But 100 years after Lingfei died, posterity excavated the grave, the cause of her death was discovered.

Qian Long has always been especially fond of Ling Fei

There have been many films that have built the historical background of the Qing Dynasty and sketched the harem of the Qianlong emperor, such as “Hoan Chau Cach Cach”, “Hare Ruyi” or “Dien Hi Cong Luoc”. … The films have shown us perspectives on the life of the emperor’s harem in the feudal period. In it, the character lines have also been built based on historical originals.

Although she was originally an ordinary palace maid, she stood out in the vast harem and attracted the attention of the emperor. Lingfei is a smart, sensitive woman who always obeys the emperor’s wishes. She never bore Qianlong and always made the emperor feel good around him.

Ling Fei was originally from a Han ethnic group, and because of her low status, she could not be an empress. But the emperor also did not care about her identity. It is also possible that because Qianlong’s biological mother is also a Han Chinese, Qianlong always takes special care of Ling Fei.

Although she was originally from a small palace maid, she was able to achieve the title of Royal Consort. From there, it can be seen how special Ling Fei’s attraction to Qian Long is. Especially when there are thousands of talented concubines in the vast harem, keeping the emperor’s favor is not a simple matter.

Meant to receive the favor of Qian Long, Ling Fei is one of the concubines who give birth to the most children in the harem. She learned that giving birth to many children would make the emperor more concerned, her position in the harem would be more solid. Therefore, Consort Ling, despite not long after giving birth, agreed to serve the emperor. This is also what makes many other concubines in the harem always feel jealous of Concubine Ling, because the emperor always favors her.

The cause of death of Ling Fei after 100 years

However, being especially favored was also one of the causes of Ling Fei’s death. 100 years after her death, people excavated Ling Fei’s grave and discovered that the cause of her death also came from being especially favored by Qianlong. Due to the birth of a child, the order was not concerned with her own health.

Experts who studied her body discovered many toxins. These toxins are designated as “Chusha”, the name for the naturally-available mercury mineral cinnabarite, which is red in color. Chusha in Chinese Medicine, has the effect of treating insomnia.

It can be seen that before her death, Consort Ling often suffered from insomnia, so she used cinnabar to relieve insomnia symptoms. However, every drug has its side effects. Long-term use of cinnabar has accumulated and created toxins in the body.

It can be said that the life of the concubines in the ancient harem was not simple. If you go to the palace without being favored by the emperor, your life will be miserable and miserable. But being especially favored by the emperor was not a complete pleasure.