The emperor Qianlong’s consort Rong

In fiction and folklore, the Emperor Qianlong had a special consort, Xiangfei, the consort Xiang. In the folklore, the leader of the Kashi had an extremely beautiful wife, because her body naturally produced scent. So people gave her a name, Xiangfei, which means fragrant consort. In the middle of Qianlong's age, Qing army conquered Kashi. The general Zhao Hui caught the consort Xiang and gave her to Qianlong. When Qianlong saw the consort Xiang, he immediately was attracted and kept her in the inner court. To please the consort Xiang, Qianlong gave her lots of treasures and built a Muslim-style palace called the Baoyuelou, Baoyue building. But the consort Xiang firmly refused Qianlong. She couldn't forget that her husband and people were killed by Qing armies. Once Qianlong visited her, she tried to kill him, but didn't succeed. Although Qianlong didn't punish the consort Xiang, but someone discovered to the Empress-daughter. To protect Qianlong, the Empress-daughter poisoned consort Xiang. After that, Qianlong sent her body to her hometown and buried her in there. Today, in Kashi, Xinjiang, there is a Muslim tomb called Xiangfei Mu, Xiangfei's tomb. In real history, the Emperor Qianlong did have a consort who was a Muslim. She was the consort Rong. The consort Rong was from one branch of Hezhe clan who lived in today's Xinjiang. In 1758, the consort Rong's clan helped the Qing army fight with local rebelling army. One year later, Qing army won. Consort Rong's family were required to live in Beijing. In 1760, consort Rong came into the inner court and became He Guiren, the noble lady He. The Empress-daughter Chongqing and Emperor Qianlong really liked her. Two years later, she was promoted to Rongping, the noble concubine Rong. Her old brother got the noble title Duke of Fengguo. In 1768, the noble concubine Rong was promoted to the consort Rong. Seven years later, the imperial noble consort Ling passed away. After that, in Qianlong's inner court, there wasn't the Empress, the imperial noble consort and the noble consort. The consort Rong became the top-rank consort. In 1785, consort Rong passed away at 54 and was buried in Yulin Consort's tomb. When consort Rong was alive, Qianlong really respected her. In daily life, she didn't change her ethnic clothes to Montreal clothes. She could keep her eating habits. Qianlong built a Muslim kitchen for her. When Qianlong took tours, he always brought consort Rong. Near Forbidden City, there was a building called the Baoyuelou, Baoyue Building. In Qing Dynasty, it was a part of the Imperial Garden. Now, Baoyue Building is called the Xinhuamen, Xinhua Gate, which is the formal gate of Zhongnanhai. Zhongnanhai is the central category for CCP and the central government of China. Thank you for watching this video. See you soon.