The plot is roughly like this:
A princess Fukang, the apple of her eye held by the emperor's father since childhood, finally married the nephew of the emperor's father. As a result, she met a vicious mother-in-law, who was drugged, forced to share a room and beaten by her husband. At the age of 33, Xiang died, interspersed with the past with the court eunuch. ...
God, is this princess of the Northern Song Dynasty really so miserable?
It is difficult for older women to choose.
Throughout the ages, the arrogant deeds of princesses are common in historical records. For example, Princess Huyang, the sister of Emperor Guangwu of Han Dynasty, sheltered domestic slaves who committed murder and violated the law. Princess Taiping in the Tang Dynasty was in power in the ruling and opposition, and she was as rich as a mountain.
However, the princesses in the Song Dynasty were not as bold as those in the previous dynasty, and did not have much extra-legal rights. On the contrary, her actions are largely restricted and restrained.
Because the rulers of the Song Dynasty emphasized that "Legalism is the public instrument of the world. If you repeatedly violate the imperial edict, although the son of the son of heaven is not allowed to be private. "
Back to Princess Fukang mentioned in Qing Ping Le, her real name is not recorded in the history books. Uncle estimates that the "Hui rou" in TV series is probably the name given by the novelist according to a piece of historical materials in Song Zhao Ji:
The eldest daughter of the emperor, Princess Fukang, is still at leisure. Xiuying lives in the spirit. A wise gesture. The robber won a foreign prize. The softness of the badge. This is natural. I have good intentions ...
Children in Song Renzong are not rich. Except for his four daughters, they all died at an early age. Princess Fukang is his first child. Song Renzong was born at the age of 28.
According to the convention, the prince and princess 14 and 15 will get married, but Princess Fukang 18 is not married yet, so she is considered an older woman.
Why did it take so long?
Because in the Song Dynasty, "Ma Xu" was really not a good job, and the powerful people in the Qing Dynasty were not interested.
First, as the son-in-law of the emperor, Xu should pay attention to his family background, and the range of choices is actually very small.
Second, because Zhao Kuangyin, the founding emperor of the Northern Song Dynasty, was a military commander, and since the founding of the People's Republic of China, it has been a basic national policy to "promote literature and suppress weapons", and military commanders have been suppressed for a long time. If Xu is a military commander, after marrying the princess, he will be relieved of all his duties, and then he will be given a fake post like our time and spend the rest of his life with a generous salary, then there is no hope of making achievements. If Xu is a civilian, the situation is very difficult. The princess is the daughter of the emperor. After getting married, the Xu family has to pay their respects every day. Besides, concubines are not allowed.
Whether a civilian or a military commander, once he becomes Xu, his political career is over.
At that time, Xu had about three candidates:
The first candidate is Liu Yongnian, nephew of the late Queen Mother Liu E.
Unfortunately, Liu Yongnian is 19 years older than Princess Fukang, and he is married and has children. It is cruel to betroth the princess to him and break up other people's families.
In addition, since he acceded to the throne, he has been controlled by Empress Liu for many years. He was afraid of the queen mother since he was a child, and tried his best to wait for her death. He certainly doesn't want the Liu family to marry the royal family again.
The second candidate is Cao Ping, nephew of Cao Shi, the second queen of Song Renzong.
Cao Ping is about the same age as Princess Fukang. She is good at calligraphy and a sharpshooter. Being low-key and humble, the world calls him a gentleman. He and Princess Fukang seem to be a match made in heaven.
But Song Renzong doesn't think so.
Empress Cao is proficient in politics and enjoys a high reputation in North Korea. She has betrothed her niece to Master Zhao (who later became the most pitiful emperor in the history of the Northern Song Dynasty). If she betrothed her daughter to her nephew again this time, when he died, the Cao family would be free to stand on its own feet, and the Great Song Dynasty would not die at his hands.
For the inheritance of Dasong, Princess Fukang could not marry Cao Ping.