Those familiar with the history of the Tang Dynasty know that Yang Guifei was a great beauty in the Tang Dynasty, and also one of the Four Great Beauties of ancient times. Bai Juyi’s song ‘Song of Everlasting Regret’ vividly depicts the love between Yang Guifei and Li Longji. So why did Yang Guifei become infertile for life? Below, the History Encyclopedia editor will bring you a detailed article introduction.
Those who know Yang Guifei know that she served two men in her life, one was Li Longji and the other was his son Li Mao. What is the actual situation? Let’s learn about it together.
At first, she was just Li Mao’s queen, but unexpectedly, her beautiful appearance caught the attention of her father-in-law. The two of them often have secret meetings together. Not long after, Yang Yuhuan was immediately summoned into the palace to become a noble consort.
In theory, why couldn’t the Noble Consort, who received countless favors, give birth to a man and a woman for Emperor Xuanzong? Li Longji and his son, on the other hand, left behind many offspring, so the problem lies with Yang Guifei. Does Yang Guifei have any health problems? So people began to make bold guesses.
Some people think it’s just that she’s too fat. Actually, it’s not like that. She’s definitely not the kind of big fat woman who can’t even have children if she wants to. Yang Guifei is the kind of beautiful woman who looks good in clothes and has a first-class touch, which is definitely not overweight and unable to have children.
Another theory is that there is excessive drinking, such as the song “Drunken Concubine” that Li Yugang often sings. People must think she is an alcoholic, as drinking has damaged her body and prevented her from having children.
In fact, this is just a statement in the drama. Moreover, even if one likes to drink alcohol, the alcohol content at that time was very low. Drinking a few sips was like drinking a beverage now, and it wouldn’t have such a big impact.
What exactly is going on? The real reason is that the noble concubine used beauty medicine. Yang Guifei has a preference for a cosmetic called Xiangji Wan. This thing can make people’s skin fair and tender, and also emit a fragrance that Xuanzong cannot put down. So, what is Xiangji Wan made of? Actually, a drug called musk was used.
Musk has a fragrance, but it can also easily lead to female infertility. Yang Guifei knew it well, but she kept using it. After all, if she didn’t use it, Emperor Xuanzong would know she had body odor, which would be disastrous. So she can’t have children, so there’s no way to blame anyone.
So no wonder she hasn’t given birth to a dragon vein in all these years, it’s really a pity. If they could eat less and use less cosmetics, and successfully give birth to a man and a woman for Emperor Xuanzong, there would not have been the tragedy of Ma Weipo that happened later.
It is worth mentioning that girls love beauty and like to use perfume and other products. In fact, it also contains a certain amount of musk. If you want to be pregnant and have children, you’d better not use it for the time being and stay away from it.
