Among the qianlong emperor's more than 40 concubines, there was a Uyghur woman, who was the famous xiang concubine, whose original name was Ipar Khan. It is said that There is always a strong fragrance on Ipar Khan's body, "the jade is not near, the fragrance is striking, that is, it is not a floral fragrance or a pink fragrance, and there is a strange aroma that refreshes the heart."
In the 23rd year of Qianlong, Huo Jizhan, a member of the Zhuo family, launched a rebellion, and Xiangfei's uncle E se Yin and brother Turdu led their troops to cooperate with the Qing army to suppress the rebellion. The following year, Princess Xiang entered the capital with Turdu, entered the palace and was given the title of "Noble Man of Peace", and her status in the palace was listed as the main position. Judging from Xiangfei's experience, he was undoubtedly one of Qianlong's more favored concubines.
He was very popular with the empress dowager in the palace, and later promoted to concubine, and later became a concubine. It is said that Princess Xiangfei's beauty and exoticism became more and more loved by the Qianlong Emperor, and he was very fond of her. Since Xiangfei was a Uyghur, Qianlong also allowed her to wear her own costume in the palace and equipped her with a Hui cook, which showed the degree of pampering.
Among the existing Xiangfei paintings, there are a total of six paintings, including the flag of the Xiangfei and the ronggui of the Xiangfei, but the appearance on the 6 pictures is different.
Until archaeologists found the answer at the Qing Tomb in Zunhua, Hebei Province, when archaeologists arrived, the mausoleum had been stolen by tomb robbers. The skeleton of the tomb owner Xiangfei was thrown aside, and archaeologists restored the skeleton of Xiangfei to determine that this foreign beauty with a high nose and deep eyes was indeed the Xiangfei of that year.
However, surprisingly, the face on the restored picture of the concubine was almost the same as that of other concubines in the emperor's harem, and it was not absolutely beautiful. Experts speculate that Qianlong belongs to the era of "shoujiangshan", so Qianlong's favor for xiangfei is likely to be for the stability of the great northwest, not a single problem of appearance.