Qianlong inherited the throne of the Qing Dynasty in September of the thirteenth year of Yongzheng, in fact, as early as the fifth year of Yongzheng, Qianlong was already married, and before succeeding to the throne, Qianlong still had eight or nine concubines around him, one of whom was deeply favored, she was a concubine.
During the Qing Dynasty, the emperor would designate a concubine fujin or a side fujin to the prince, in addition, he would also give a different number of official women, most of whom would be included in the room by the prince and become concubines, and if a concubine gave birth to a child, there was a chance to become a side Fujin.
So, how did Concubine Yi come to Qianlong's side? To figure this out, you need to look at her origins.
According to historical records, Yi Concubine's original surname was Huang, her grandfather was the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Yin Lang Zhongfo Gongbao, the father's name was Dai Min, originally there was no official position, Qianlong succeeded to the throne and gave him an errand for the extra deputy consul of the Yuanmingyuan, from the official position of Yi Concubine's grandfather Buddha Gongbao, Yi Concubine was a clothed slave from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and it was also the kind of wrapping pipe collar, which we know as Xin Zhiku.
In addition, Yi Concubine had an uncle named Huang Alin, who was the leader of the Zhenghuang Banner and the leader of the Zuo, and was the son-in-law of Li Xu, a weaver in Suzhou. From this point of view, Yi Concubine seems to be a Han chinese from the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Since she was a slave in disguise, she had to participate in the palace women's draft organized by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, so Yi Concubine participated in the palace women's draft in the early years of Yongzheng and was successfully selected, and Yongzheng did not leave her in the inner court (harem), but gave her to the fourth brother Hongli, the later Qianlong Emperor.
There are almost no records in the historical records about Yi Concubine's deeds before Qianlong succeeded to the throne, but there are two things related to her.
The first thing is that on April 12, 1999, Huang became pregnant with a child of Hongli (Qianlong), but there was no birth record, and it was speculated that it should be a miscarriage or miscarriage.
The second thing is that in the later sacrifice texts of Yi Concubine, there are descriptions of "The History of Xi Xian Women" and "Diligent Women's Contribution to Ziye", which shows that Yi Concubines should have a certain cultural accomplishment, and they should also be good at embroidery and other needlework.
In September of the thirteenth year of Yongzheng, Prince Hongli of Bao inherited the throne of the Qing Dynasty at the Taihe Temple, that is, the Qianlong Emperor. After Qianlong succeeded to the throne, he made an edict on the concubines of Qiandi, and Yi Concubine was a concubine at that time, and there was no title for the time being. On September 25, just after Qianlong succeeded to the throne, Empress Fucha, Noble Concubine Gao and other concubines went to the Tamura Funeral Palace to pay their respects, using only seven light vehicles, and there was no sign of Yi Concubine, speculating that Yi Concubine at this time should have been in a serious state of illness.
After that, in the Qing Palace archives of the first month of the first year of Qianlong, there was no record of Yi Concubine, and it was not until September of this year that Qianlong posthumously named Huang Shi as Yi Concubine, and it can be seen that Yi Concubine should have died in the period from September of the thirteenth year of Yongzheng to the end of Yongzheng thirteen.
Then, why is it said that Qianlong was very fond of Concubine Yi?
Because after Qianlong succeeded to the throne, at the same time as sealing concubines, he also raised the flag to two concubine families, one was the noble concubine Gaoshi, that is, the later Huixian Emperor Guifei, the Huixian Emperor's noble concubine family was carried from the yellow flag to manchuria with the yellow flag, and the other was the Yi concubine, and the Yi concubine family was transferred from the zhenghuang flag wrapping collar (Xin Zhiku) into the zhenghuang flag wrapping collar, which was equivalent to giving the Yi concubine family too high status.
At that time, this glory was not something that ordinary people could enjoy, for example, Lingfei, who was later favored for a while, qianlong had already entered the palace ten years ago, but it was not until the sixteenth year of Qianlong that she got rid of the identity of the wrapped pipe collar (Note: The Lingfei family was originally a person under the collar of the Yellow Banner, that is, the Xinzhiku people), became the collar of the wrapped robe, and carried into manchuria to set the yellow flag, which was a later matter, mainly because her son Jiaqing became emperor.
Therefore, it can be speculated that this concubine was very favored at that time, and she was the same as the concubine of the Pure Hui Emperor in the first edict, that is to say, if the concubine lived peacefully, she was at least an imperial concubine, but unfortunately, such a woman who was favored by Qianlong left the world in a hurry, so that people ignored her existence.
References: Draft History of the Qing Dynasty, Records of Emperor Gaozong of the Qing Dynasty, Records of the Interior Ministry, Imperial Texts