Friends who know the history of the Qing Dynasty know that although the Qing Dynasty Ai Xinjue Luo family and the Yehenara clan have been married many times, the two families are not friendly, and as early as the Nurhaci period, they formed a vendetta and became a feud. Therefore, except for Empress Xiaodingjing at the end of the Qing Dynasty (because it was Empress Dowager Cixi who was in power at that time), the women of the Yehenara family could not sit on the back seat, and the Qianlong harem also had a woman from the Yehenara family, she was Shu Concubine.
Speaking of the origin of this Shu Concubine, it can be said that she is a red Miaozheng, her direct ancestor is the uncle of Emperor Taiji of the Qing Dynasty, that is, the last chief of the Yehe tribe, Jintaishi, and her great-grandfather is the famous Kangxi Dynasty power minister Nalan Mingzhu, so from the family lineage, this Shu Concubine can be said to be a relative of the Ai XinJue Luo family.
At the beginning of the sixth year of Qianlong, in the Outer Eight Banners Draft, Shu Concubine, who was only 13 years old, was selected by Qianlong and immediately given the title of nobleman, but in fact, after Shu Concubine entered the palace, she directly crossed the level of nobleman and was named Shu Concubine, which shows that her birth was indeed very important to the concubines at that time. After the death of Empress Xiaoxian in the thirteenth year of Qianlong, Concubine Shu was officially crowned as a concubine.
In fact, at this time, Princess Shu had an opportunity, that is, to succeed her as empress of the Middle Palace, but considering that she was a woman of the Yehenara family and had no qualifications, Qianlong excluded Princess Shu and finally chose the noble concubine Nala. Although she did not become an empress, Qianlong was still relatively fond of Shu Fei, and in the sixteenth year of Qianlong, Shu Fei gave birth to ten brothers in Chengqian Palace, however, what people did not expect was that this little prince only lived for three years before dying, after which Shu Fei never gave birth again.
Perhaps the birth of the tenth brother caused some damage to ShuFei's body, and Shufei was never able to give birth again, but Qianlong handed over the eleventh brother Yongyao born to Concubine Jia and the ninth princess (Princess Heshuo and Princess Ke) born to Concubine Ling to Shufei to raise, which shows that Qianlong still has great feelings for Princess Shu.
Thirty years after Qianlong, the Nala clan fell out of favor due to hair cutting during the southern tour, and then died of illness in the Cold Palace. At this time, Qianlong was once again facing the problem of Li Hou, in fact, Shu Fei still had a chance, but considering that Shu Fei did not have her own flesh and bones, or a woman from the Yehenara clan, plus the most favored at that time was Ling Guifei, therefore, Shu Fei once again lost touch with the hou position.
In fact, Princess Shu's network of relationships was relatively complex, and she also had a close relationship with another prominent family at that time, that is, the Fucha clan with the yellow flag, that is, the family of Empress Xiaoxian. According to research, Shu Fei's sister is most likely the legendary Lady Fu Heng, so Shu Fei is also Fu Heng's sister-in-law.
In the middle and late Qianlong period, with the death of Empress Xiaoxian, Shujia Emperor's concubines, Pure Hui's noble concubines and other high-ranking concubines, ShuFei's status in the Qianlong harem gradually rose, and after the death of Emperor Yi's concubine in the first month of The fortieth year of Qianlong, Shufei became the highest-ranking concubine in the harem, but the good times were not long, and only two years later, Shufei died of illness in the harem at the age of 50.
At that time, Qianlong sent a number of crown princesses and empresses to wear filial piety for Shu Concubine, including the eleventh brother Yong Yao, the fifth son of Yong Qi, Mian Yi, the eldest son of Yong Qi, and the Ninth Princess Erzhu Zalantai and the son of Princess Hejia, Feng Sheng Ji Lun, etc., moreover, Qianlong also personally came to the coffin of Shu Fei in the West Garden to pay tribute, but it is doubtful that Qianlong did not bury Shu Fei with a noble concubine ceremony like Princess Yu and Concubine Xin.
References: Draft History of the Qing Dynasty, Records of Emperor Gaozong of the Qing Dynasty, Translation and Compilation of Manchu Archives of Lama Temple