The Elegance of the Red Mansion

On the tenth day of July in the twenty-eighth year of Kangxi's reign, Queen Tong Jia passed away. The queen passed away, and the whole country mourned. The Forbidden City was filled with sadness and gloom. The concubines, princes and princesses of the imperial palace are full of grief and sorrow, whether they are genuine or fake. Although the Queen Tong Jia only served as the queen for one day, Tong Jia, who was born in a wealthy Manchu family and was the direct cousin of Emperor Kangxi, was named a noble concubine as soon as she entered the palace. After the death of Queen Xiaozhao, she was in charge of the harem as an imperial concubine for more than ten years. How can the emperor's favor be matched by these concubines who slowly rose from the noble ranks? On September 19th, the posthumous title was...