First, let's talk about Consort Mao, of the Sakda clan.
Sakda Daya
The reason she was called Daya was because Sakda's family background was not high. Sakda's father and mother were just ordinary bannermen of the Manchu army, and her grandmother favored boys over girls.
When Sakda was born, he was given a name that was incredibly rustic.
Sakda had three younger sisters. Later, when Sakda was twelve years old, her mother finally gave birth to a son, who was also Sakda's youngest brother.
In the thirty-seventh year of the Kangxi Emperor's reign, Lady Sakda participated in the imperial concubine selection.
As an ordinary Manchu woman, even if she was somewhat beautiful, she probably wouldn't have been selected. Going to the palace was just a formality.
However, during the selection of concubines, the Imperial Noble Consort sat behind the beaded curtain and asked Lady Sakda why she was so thin that a gust of wind could blow her over. Lady Sakda chose to answer truthfully.
Because of her honesty, the Imperial Noble Consort registered Sakda's name on the register.
Later, Lady Sakda was betrothed to the Fourth Prince, the son of the Imperial Noble Consort, to be a princess. When she received the news, Lady Sakda was both happy and apprehensive, not understanding why the Imperial Noble Consort had chosen such a woman of humble origin as her to be the Fourth Prince's princess.
Along with her, Su, a Han Bannerwoman, and Gu, a palace maid from the Imperial Noble Consort's palace, were also given to the Fourth Prince.
Both Su and Gu were timid, cowardly, obedient, and quiet, just like Sakda.
After being sent to the Fourth Prince's backyard,
More than half a month later, Lady Sakda finally met the Fourth Prince. However, the Fourth Prince did not come to favor Lady Sakda, but instead told her stories about his future wife. Lady Sakda was very envious.
From then on, Sakdad came to terms with it and stayed quietly.
When the Fourth Prince came to Sakda's room, Sakda would make room for him on her bed, while she herself would sleep on a soft couch to the side, mostly quietly doing needlework.
At first, she made clothes and embroidered handkerchiefs for the princess consort. Later, when the prince's mansion had young princes and princesses, she made clothes and shoes for them.
Sometimes, the Fourth Prince would ask Lady Sakda to make handkerchiefs, sachets, and the like for the Empress at the time.
later,
No one knows how many years passed before Emperor Kangxi abdicated and the Fourth Prince ascended the throne.
Although these former retainers from the prince's residence, including Lady Sakda, had never truly served the new emperor, they also moved into the palace. Lady Sakda was granted the title of Consort Mao that year and moved into Yonghe Palace.
"Mao" means beautiful. Sakda smiled slightly, thinking to himself that perhaps it was because he did not compete or fight and came from a humble family that he received such a title!
Sakda remained in the position of concubine for many years before being promoted to the rank of Consort Mao.
In the twenty-third year of the Yonghe reign, the Yonghe Emperor abdicated and went to the Yuanmingyuan Palace. Lady Sakda and her longtime consorts also went to the Yuanmingyuan. In the Yuanmingyuan, the retired emperor always did some strange things.
As for Lady Sakda, because she had once been the daughter of an ordinary bannerman, she had witnessed the farming and other rural life. Therefore, the Emperor Emeritus and Empress Emeritus often asked Lady Sakda to recount her experiences of rural life.
Years later, the Empress Dowager and the Emperor Emeritus passed away one after another.
At this time, Lady Sakda was honored as the Noble Consort Mao by Emperor Gan'an. After spending ten years in the Yuanmingyuan Garden, she passed away peacefully.
Sakda's life was uneventful. The only thing recorded in history was that she served Emperor Yonghe from his time as a prince, was initially granted the title of Consort Mao, was promoted to Imperial Concubine Mao, and was later honored as Imperial Noble Consort Mao by Emperor Qian'an.
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Consort Chunyu, née Su
The Su family originated from Jiangnan and belonged to the Han Banner Army.
At the time of Su's birth, her mother suffered postpartum hemorrhage. Although she survived, she remained bedridden and passed away when Su was six months old.
Within a hundred days of Su's mother's death, Su's father couldn't wait to marry his childhood sweetheart, his cousin.
Seven months after marrying Su's father, the stepmother gave birth to a daughter prematurely.
At first, Ms. Su believed that her stepmother's younger sister was indeed premature. However, when Ms. Su was in her teens, a gossipy old woman, drunk, claimed that her stepmother's younger sister was chubby and fair-skinned at birth, and was not premature at all.
Su was not a stupid person, and he immediately understood that there was a story behind it, but he did not want to investigate it.
Because Su's father was never a man of lasting affection, and when his stepmother gave birth to three younger sisters and her beauty faded with age, Su's father began to take concubines, one a year...
As for Madam Su, although she was the legitimate daughter of the first wife, she did not live a good life. Without her birth mother to plan for her, she was also deliberately taught to be undignified by her stepmother.
Su lived a very simple life, only wanting to live a simple life.
The longer you live, the better!
At sixteen, Su had blossomed into a beautiful young woman and was sent to the capital to participate in the imperial concubine selection. Given her family background and appearance, among the many beauties and daughters of high-ranking officials, she would have been like an inconspicuous little flower.
Su knew she had an 80-90% chance of not being selected, but before the palace selection, she met an aunt...
Later, Madam Su learned that the aunt was Aunt Nongying, who served the Imperial Noble Consort.
Aunt Nongying felt that Su Shi and her younger sister bore a resemblance.
Later, Su passed the palace selection in a daze and was recorded for future use. After that, the Imperial Noble Consort appointed her to the Fourth Prince as a princess.
Su, another woman from the Sakda clan, and Gu were sent to the Fourth Prince's backyard.
To put it nicely, Su's personality was timid; to put it bluntly, she was unpresentable.
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