Okay, here is the translation following your instructions: The 29 Queens of the Qing Dynasty

Author: Li Bo
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Publishing Date: 2005-09-01
Features: The rise of Xia was marked by Tu Mountain, and its fall by Moxi. The prosperity of Shang was marked by Jiandi, and its decline by Daji. The prosperity of Zhou was marked by Yi Jiang, and its decline by Bao Si. Who says that order and chaos are unrelated to internal assistance! — [Ming] Xu Shuying, "Discourse on Women's Virtue"
"Guju and Lizi" represent the virtue of empresses. Their concern lies in promoting the worthy, not in flaunting their appearance. Day and night, they think, to the point of worry and diligence. They extend their virtue and education to the people, and their laws are enforced across the land, which is the filial piety of empresses. — [Tang] Chen Miao, wife of Chen Miao, "The Filial Piety of Women·Empresses"
The grand wedding of the emperor often coincides with the enfeoffment of the empress, making the empress the center of the grand wedding. After the wedding, she becomes the mother of the empire, ruling the rear court. She is given the image of the "supreme woman," supreme and noble, theoretically able to stand equal to the emperor. In the binary of heaven and earth, she represents the earth; in the binary of Qian and Kun, she represents Kun.
Choosing an empress is part of power struggles, and the rear court is called an "invisible battlefield." The most cruel empress in Chinese history is Lü Zhi, the empress of Emperor Liu Bang. Not far behind her is Wu Zetian, the empress of Emperor Gaozong of Tang. The cold-blooded and iron-willed Cixi is no less ruthless. The bloodshed and darkness in the rear court are no different from the battles on the front lines. Power and blood are closely intertwined. The tragedy that constitutes the rear court and the entire court government is what the ancients called "women's calamity."
Among the twelve emperors of the Qing Dynasty, Nurhaci had two empresses, Hong Taiji had two empresses, Shunzhi had four empresses, Kangxi had four empresses, Yongzheng had two empresses, Qianlong had three empresses, Jiaqing had two empresses, Daoguang had four empresses, Xianfeng had three empresses, and the three emperors Tongzhi, Guangxu, and Xuantong each had one empress. Among the three emperors with only one empress, Tongzhi died at 19, Guangxu died at 38, and Xuantong was forced to abdicate at the age of 6. The average lifespan of the twelve Qing emperors is 53.25 years. Of the 29 empresses, the ages of 8 are unknown, and the remaining 21 had an average lifespan of 47 years.

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