Yang Guifei is so favored, why didn’t she have any children? Below, the History Encyclopedia editor will bring you a detailed article introduction.
Yang Guifei can be said to be the most controversial concubine in history. According to historical records, although Yang Guifei was stunning in appearance, she was overweight and did not match the figure of Yang Guifei in current movies and TV dramas. However, regardless of Yang Guifei’s figure, she enjoyed the exclusive favor of Emperor Xuanzong for 11 years. In the palace of Yingying Yanyan, there were too many beautiful women, but Emperor Xuanzong favored Yang Guifei alone. This also shows Yang Guifei’s beauty. After all, she could be favored by the emperor alone, either because of her stunning appearance or because of her means. However, in historical records, although Yang Guifei was favored alone, he never plotted to seize power or seize the throne. Ambition.
Although Yang Guifei enjoyed the exclusive favor of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, her life was not perfect because she never had children. Whether as a woman or a concubine, Yang Guifei’s life was not perfect. Moreover, in the deep palace courtyard, not having a child was such a failure. Today, the editor will talk to you about the reason why Yang Guifei was so favored, but never had children in her lifetime. The reason is actually quite simple.
Although Yang Guifei was one of the Four Great Beauties of ancient China, she never became pregnant throughout her life, which is not complete for a woman. According to historical records, it is well known that Yang Yuhuan was the consort of King Shou before becoming the concubine of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang. Although Emperor Xuanzong knew that if he forcibly brought Yang Yuhuan into the palace, he would be ridiculed by the world. However, Emperor Xuanzong was obsessed with Yang Yuhuan’s beauty and used all means to persuade his son to willingly give up on her. He successfully convinced his ministers to take Yang Yuhuan into the palace and bestowed upon her the title of Noble Consort. From then on, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang began an 11 year long reign of favor towards Yang Yuhuan.
When Yang Yuhuan was brought into the palace, although she was upright and youthful, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang was already 60 years old. In ancient times, 60 years old was considered a rare age, so even if Emperor Xuanzong favored Yang Yuhuan every night of the 11th year, he had no possibility of conceiving at the age of 60.
Although Yang Yuhuan’s inability to conceive was partly due to Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, the main reason was still due to Yang Yuhuan herself. We all know that the Tang Dynasty regarded obesity as beauty, and Yang Yuhuan was also a famous chubby beauty of the Tang Dynasty. According to historical records, Yang Yuhuan would sweat profusely every few steps she took. Not only was she very afraid of heat, but she also found it very difficult to go out because she was really overweight. Some historians estimate that Yang Yuhuan’s weight at that time should have been over 100 kilograms. The main reason why Yang Yuhuan cannot conceive should be obesity. According to current medical research, due to the accumulation of fat in the body, the fallopian tubes cannot ovulate normally. In addition, Yang Yuhuan’s life was already irregular, making pregnancy even more difficult.
Everyone knows the story of ‘Empress Dowager getting drunk’, which shows that Yang Guifei loves drinking and often drinks and dances with Emperor Xuanzong of Tang. In fact, drinking alcohol can also reduce the chances of getting pregnant. It has to be said that Yang Yuhuan harmed herself. According to historical records, Yang Yuhuan often used musk to maintain his youth forever. Friends who often watch palace dramas should know that musk was banned in ancient times because it could not only cause infertility, but also lead to vaginal delivery. I believe Yang Yuhuan must also know, but she also went to great lengths to compete for favor. She traded her lifelong inability to have children for 11 years of lavish favor, which cannot be said to be cost-effective, after all, a woman without children is incomplete.
Compared to the society where men were superior and women were inferior, the current gender equal society is much better, as it is difficult for every woman to be herself in that environment. Although Yang Yuhuan enjoyed the lavish favor of Emperor Xuanzong for 11 years, who could understand the pain of not having children? Perhaps Yang Yuhuan has also wanted to have her own child, but unfortunately, being pampered is tempting. She can only risk her own fate for these 11 years. Whether it is worth it or not, we have no right to evaluate it. After all, the thoughts of the ancients were just speculation, and perhaps they also had their own unspoken secrets. All we can do is respect history.
