When Emperor Xianfeng was alive, why could Cixi participate in politics as a concubine?

We often hear this sentence when we watch the Qing Dynasty drama. The harem shall not interfere in politics. Indeed, the Qing dynasty clearly distinguished the harem from the former dynasty. If the harem concubines interfere in politics, it is irregular and against the organization. However, we also know that there was an exception in the Qing Dynasty, and that was Empress Dowager Cixi. In the late Qing Dynasty, she was the actual ruler. In fact, as early as when Emperor Xianfeng was alive, Cixi had already participated in politics as a concubine. Empress dowager cixi/kloc-entered the palace at the age of 0/7. Since entering the palace, she has been favored by Emperor Xianfeng for her beauty and beauty. Four years after she entered the palace, she gave birth to the eldest son of Emperor Xianfeng. In that era when the mother was expensive, the status of Empress Dowager Cixi rose because of the birth of the eldest son, which not only made Emperor Xianfeng love her more, but also made her son the only son of Emperor Xianfeng. This is also the time when Empress Dowager Cixi can listen to politics.

In fact, Emperor Xianfeng had many wives. Compared with Guangxu's poor three wives, Emperor Xianfeng had more than 20 wives. So how did Cixi stand out from these more than 20 people? At that time, the general mood believed that women without talent were virtuous, and many women did not have the right to education. Among Manchu royal families, they believe in their own culture, and few aristocratic women take the initiative to learn Chinese culture.

However, the emperors of the Qing Dynasty seemed to be very interested in calligraphy, especially Emperor Xianfeng and Cixi, who loved calligraphy since childhood and wrote well. After Emperor Xianfeng knew that Cixi was good at calligraphy, he immediately looked at Cixi with new eyes. Because Cixi's calligraphy is beautiful, Emperor Xianfeng even asked Cixi to read the memorial instead of him, and sometimes he would discuss political affairs with Cixi. Emperor Xianfeng died at the age of 365,438+0 because he was addicted to opium for a long time. Cixi's son Tongzhi Emperor ascended the throne, and Cixi began to listen to politics. Unexpectedly, Emperor Tongzhi died at the age of 19. Since then, Cixi began her ruling career.