Consort Yi (Kangxi)


Consort Yi of the Manchu Bordered Yellow Banner Gorolo clan, was a concubine of the Kangxi Emperor. She was 6 years his junior.

Life

Family background

Consort Yi's personal name was Nalanzhu .She was a Booi Aha of the Plain Yellow Banner by birth.Her family was later a part of Bordered Yellow Banner.
  • Father: Sanguanbao, served as third rank literary official
  • * Paternal grandfather: Antamu
  • Nine brothers
  • * Daobao, served as second rank military official
  • * Duopuku, served as fourth rank military official
  • * Tepuku,served as fourth rank military official
  • * Epuku, served as fifth rank literary official
  • * Tapuku
  • * Jinengte
  • Sister:
  • * Buyinzhu, Noble Lady of the Gorolo clan, Kangxi's concubine and the mother of Princess Kejing and Yinju.

Kangxi era

Lady Gorolo entered the Forbidden City in 1677 and became a lady-in-waiting.In August of the same year, Lady Gorolo was favoured by Kangxi and became a part of his harem with rank of Concubine Yi. On 5 January 1680, Concubine Yi gave birth to the emperor's 5th son Yinqi. In December 1681, Noble Consort Tong was elevated to Imperial Noble Consort, furthermore Concubine Rong, Concubine Yi, Concubine Hui and Concubine De were elevated to the rank of Consort''. On 17 October 1683, Consort Yi gave birth to the emperor's 9th son Yuntang.On 8 June 1685, Consort Yi gave birth to 11th prince Yinzi, her last child, who would die prematurely on 22 August 1696.
On 20 August 1699, Concubine Min died and Consort Yi took care of Princess Wenke of the Second Rank. She also raised Princess Kejing, her sister's daughter and Kangxi's 6th daughter.

Yongzheng era

The Kangxi Emperor published an edict during his lifetime that after his death, the princes could bring their elderly mothers to live in their homes, but they still had to go to the palace every month to greet Emperor Yongzheng in person and meet the empress. Therefore, Consort Yi moved to her son, Prince Heng, Yinqi's mansion in June of the first year of Yongzheng.
On October 2nd in the eleventh year of Yongzheng, Connsort Yi died in Prince Heng's Mansion. Later, in 1786 she was buried in the Jing Mausoleum, Eastern Qing tombs.

Title

Issue

As Concubine Yi:Yunqi, Prince Hengwen of the First Rank, The emperor's 5th son
As Consort Yi:Yuntang, Prince of the Fourth Rank, the emperor's 9th son''Yinzi, The emperor's 11th son''