The truth behind the death of Consort Ling, mother of Emperor Jiaqing, Empress of Emperor Qianlong

The truth behind the death of Consort Ling, mother of Emperor Jiaqing, Empress of Emperor Qianlong
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[@petercafrancisca4569]

We can only speculate, we will never know the full truth, sadly, it would be interesting to have a full history record for Qianlong wives and concubines, to see what really happened with the step Empress, which one he really loved the most

[@phillipholland6967]

she was portrayed totally differently in the drama series Ru Yi- scheming, cruel, bullying, vicious. In that series she spent years in disgrace following an attempt to alter the succession in favour of her son. Her son was selected to be the heir apparent but she was poisoned by Qianlong & his step-mother to spare her son the embarrassment of being associated with her. By then she had gone quite mad.

[@CalvinWells-l2v]

Watch The Story of Yanxi Palace - it tells a different story:)

[@SafetySpooon]

Wow, I had heard that series was not the greatest & I am glad i didn't watch it.

[@Kris-ib8sn]

@@SafetySpooon Yanxi Palace is one of the best Qing Dynasty story in the last decade. It's the CCP that ruined its reputation and following they started banning all the dramas full of scheming harem politics and court opulance and they mostly stopped all Qing dynasty dramas completely.

[@TrinhNguyen-sh4fj]

Don’t ever base anything on the series as many of them are not accurate. She was portrayed as a kind lady in My Fair Princess but bad in other series.

[@fabiansaah6482]

When there are not much historical facts, writers can go wild. That's entertainment. A little bit of history and a lot of fiction.

[@stevensrhester8594]

The general public has no idea as to the true nature of the "facts" of Lady Wei. First her birth name was not recorded in the records of the Forbidden city. This was normal since from the point they entered service in the royal family their previous life is irrelevant. Whether she was of "good" character or "bad" is only open to conjecture. She was held in high regard by the Emperor is evident. The same can be said of her death. Even though a high level of Cinnabar (Mercury-sulfate) was found in her preserved corpse in the 1920's it wouldn't be unusual since it was a common medication for sleeplessness and other conditions. To say she was purposefully poisoned is not supported by the evidence. It is known that she bore the Emperor 7 children, and had at least 2 known miscarriages. Having this many pregnancies was hard on her body and the fact that she needed a sleeping aide isn't surprising. Mercury builds up in the body over time causes symptoms like tremors, insomnia, memory loss, neuromuscular effects, headaches and cognitive and motor dysfunction. It might be conjecture but if she was murdered with poison then it was probably a form of mercy killing to end her suffering!

[@malakzaiter2291]

Didn't they also use cinnabar in their lipstick?

[@stevensrhester8594]

@@malakzaiter2291 wouldn't know but it's possible!

[@IGUniverse]

Dude she wasn't on the imperial selection,.she was o the maids imperial selection, she was baoyi, and was Han Manchu a special type of manchú people, she wasn't full Han like was Chun Hui imperial noble consort the raise of her clan was due to his favor and lots of children specially because one of them was about to became Jiajing emperor

[@kanaanthepersianprinceandf906]

She was posthumously promoted to Empress dowager. After her death and only to raise the status of the crown prince. She was never empress while living despite the role being vacant.

[@isabo3556]

So her body was found. Now I'm curious if she had bound feet for I heard that the Manchu did not bind feet but the Han did.

[@cortlynehicke7330]

Qianlong actually banned foot binding during his reign. It was a political move that had so much backlash that he was forced to revoke the ban 4 years later.

[@hermalindasalais3638]

She was the one whose body didn't decompose like the others, in her bones had high amounts of poison

[@irinaj9491]

Линг похоронена, рядом с Императором. С правой стороны она, с левой первая Императрица

[@irinaj9491]

Только она , всех своих детей родила императорском дворце и сама больная лежала в императорском дворце. Только перед смертью её перевели во дворец Яньси, так как , смерть во дворце императора строго запрещено

[@Eerylin]

She died because of him

[@hevelynnanne1117]

I67 days then i know only part of your story true …

[@kixxvicente]

In Ruyi, her character was mixed with that of Concubine Rong, who was famous in the series due to her beauty, intelligence and being of Han descent.