It is recorded that a widow surnamed Cao from Shanxi Province was "beautiful" and had extremely slender feet, "only three inches long". She was really a three-inch golden lotus. Her shoes are "mainly made of vegetable jade and lined with incense chips", which is even more unique. "Emperor Xianfeng was particularly concerned about them."

The reason why Emperor Xianfeng did not want to live in Rehe for a long time was because, in addition to the above-mentioned political difficulties and hidden worries about the throne, there was another point that could never be expressed in words. Although Emperor Xianfeng was not an extremely dissolute emperor, he was a romantic emperor. He wanted to live in the Old Summer Palace in Beijing.

There is a saying: "Food, sex." Note that "people who like food and taste are human nature." Even the sage Confucius once said, "Eating and drinking men and women makes people have a strong desire to survive." Although no one regards it as a wise saying or a rule of life, since it was said by the ancients, what Confucius said must be reasonable. However, no one with a moderate temperament can avoid the temptation of "diet and beauty". There may be people like Liu Xiahui who "just sit back and wait for death", but there are very few such people.

This is true for ordinary people, this is true for scholar-bureaucrats, this is true for court ministers, and it is even more true for the emperor of the Nine Five-Year Plan. Why? Because the emperor was rich and powerful, he could not only support many women, but also legally possess many women; not only could they openly possess many shy and beautiful women, but these women would also take the initiative to curry favor with them and throw themselves into their arms. Emperor Xianfeng was only 20 years old when he succeeded to the throne. This is a year of strong sexual desire and energy. This was a custom that was difficult to avoid, and like other feudal emperors, he indulged in debauchery.

As mentioned above, when Emperor Xianfeng took the throne, he did have political ambitions to work hard, issue edicts, beg for advice, and punish perfunctory officials. But Emperor Xianfeng was neither as bold as his ancestor Kangxi, nor as blessed as Qianlong. Since the day he ascended the throne, he has faced the dual crisis of internal and external troubles, and has never had a day of stability.

The domestic uprising represented by the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, the Second Opium War launched by Britain and France and other countries, as well as the increasingly bad official conduct, quickly drained away the energy and energy of the internal politics of the Xianfeng Empire and turned it into a And began to be extravagant, indulged in a sensual life, and "a drunk woman committed suicide."

Emperor Xianfeng indulged in sensuality, and neither the virtuous and generous queen nor the jealous Concubine Yi would feel comfortable. Especially Concubine Yi, in order to protect the emperor's health and put national government affairs first, she repeatedly advised the queen to persuade Emperor Xianfeng. Emperor Xianfeng always respected the queen in the middle palace, and initially accepted the queen's "gentle advice". Any provincial military newspaper and court ministers who send it to the court will review it immediately without hesitation as long as the queen gives a little reminder and persuasion.