Qianlong’s favorite sons, it can be said that there are three, the first two are both sons, namely Yonglian and Yongcong. Before Qianlong, the Qing Dynasty did not have an emperor who succeeded to the throne as his son, so after Qianlong ascended the throne, he especially hoped to have his son as the crown prince.
He established his eldest son Yonglian as the crown prince in accordance with the “secret reserve” system. Unfortunately, Yonglian died of illness at the age of 9. Later, the pure empress Xiaoxian gave birth to the second son Yong Cong. Qianlong deliberately established him as the prince. Who knew that Yong Cong was less than 3 years old and died of acne.
After the death of Empress Xiaoxianchun, Qianlong completely lost the opportunity to establish a son as the crown prince. The next son he admired most was undoubtedly the fifth elder brother Yongqi. Although Yong Qi is not a protagonist, she is the best among all the princes regardless of knowledge and character.
Yongqi’s biological mother was Qianlong’s hidden residence Gege. After Qianlong ascended the throne, she was named Haichangli. In the second year, she was named a nobleman of the sea and was not very favored. It wasn't until the birth of the fifth son, Yongqi, that she was named Yu concubine. As Yong Qi gradually became favored, she became Yu concubine.
It can be said that Concubine Yu is a typical example of a harem mother with her son expensive. Yongqi was very intelligent since she was a child, not only proficient in martial arts, but also erudite, proficient in Manchu, Chinese, Mongolian, and has a lot of research on astronomy, geography, and calendar. Such a prince with both civil and military skills was naturally appreciated by Qianlong.
In the sorrow of losing two concubines one after another, Yong Qi can also be regarded as a piece of comfort to Qianlong. But it was because of this that Qianlong really looked at Yong Qi differently. It turned out that when the Qingyan Palace in Kyushu was on fire, it was Yongqi who took the risk to carry Qianlong out of the fire. This incident gave Qianlong a great shock, so he later named Yongqi the Prince of He Shuorong.
From then on, Qianlong had high hopes for Yongqi and regarded him as a prince training. Many years later, when the British envoy Magorny visited Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty, Qianlong said to his face: "At that time, I saw the five emperor's five sons being more valuable among the princes, and Chinese, Manchu, Mongolian, horse stance, riding and shooting. Algorithms and other things are all accustomed to them, and they are quite accustomed to them, and expressly, and relapse due to illness.”
This is enough to prove that Qianlong identified Yongqi as the crown prince early on. His early death made him lose his beloved son again. Since Qianlong attached great importance to Yongqi, why did he give Yongqi's only daughter, his granddaughter, an embarrassing title after the death of his son?
First of all, the author would like to introduce Yongqi's wives and concubines. Yongqi's son, Fujin, is the granddaughter of Xilinjueluo, a scholar of Ertai. She only gave birth to the sixth son for Yongqi, but died prematurely. It can be seen that although she is a Fujin, she is actually not favored.
Yongqi’s Lateral Fujin is Suotuoluo, the daughter of Zuodu Yushi Guanbao. When he first entered the mansion, he was Gege, and was posthumously named Lateral Fujin after his death. However, Suo Chuoluo was the most favored. She gave birth to four sons for Yong Qi. Unfortunately, three died. The only surviving son, Mian Yi, was named Rongjun King during the Jiaqing period.
In addition, Yongqi also has two concubines, one is Hu, and the other is only called "Rugege" in the file. This Rugege had no children, and died soon after Yongqi died of illness. As for Hu, she gave birth to a son and a daughter. Her son died, and her daughter is the one to talk about today. There are very few records about her in historical materials. It is only known that she is Yongqi's only daughter. After the death of her father, her grandfather Qianlong only gave her the title of county king.
According to the Qing Dynasty's title system, the daughter of the "Prince Heshuo" should be named the princess, called "Heshuo Gege". The princess lived in the capital with 160 taels of silver and 160 lumps of dendrobium, and married the foreign feudal clan with 160 taels of silver and 12 satin. Yongqi is Prince He Shuorong, and his daughter should be named the princess.
However, Qianlong only named his granddaughter the county prince. How different is the county prince and the princess? According to the system, the daughter of Beizi in the Qing Dynasty was generally named the county monarch, and the treatment was 50 taels of silver for the teacher in the capital, 50 taels of silver for the lumi, and 50 taels of silver for the foreign feudal clan and 6 satin. The gap is clear at a glance. Why did Qianlong give his granddaughter such an embarrassing title?
The main reason may be that the birth mother’s status is too low. Hu is just a concubine and is not favored, so Yongqi should notI take this daughter very seriously. If it was born to Fu Jin, the treatment would be different. Even if it was born to Suo Chuoluo, with Yong Qi's love for her, she would definitely value this daughter very much.
Therefore, Qianlong certainly didn't value this granddaughter very much, otherwise, for Yong Qi's sake, he would take more care of her. Not only that, in the forty-ninth year of Qianlong, Qianlong married this granddaughter to Mongolia, and there is no record of her since then.
(Reference "Qing History Draft" etc.)
