Although the Qing Dynasty had a tradition of "establishing a virtuous person and not establishing a concubine", since entering the palace, it has been increasingly influenced by the Han nationality, especially since the beginning of the Kangxi Dynasty, every Qing emperor has a common desire after ascending the throne, that is, they want a crown prince who is married.
Yongzheng and Qianlong worked hard for this goal all their lives, but the result is well known, Yongzheng's eldest son died at the age of eight, and Qianlong was deeply loved by the Kangxi Emperor at that time, and coupled with his talent, Yongzheng chose him as his heir. Qianlong's two concubines died before they reached adulthood.
In the Qianlong period, Qianlong took Li Yan as his wish, and until Qianlong's death, his wish was not realized, so "Li Yuan" became Qianlong's last wish. However, in the end, Qianlong's last wish was fulfilled by a woman, who was the daughter-in-law of the Qianlong Emperor, Empress Xiaoshurui, the original empress of the Jiaqing Emperor, and her son Min Ning was the concubine of the Jiaqing Emperor, who became the next emperor Daoguang after the death of Jiaqing.
The Hitara clan and the Jiaqing Emperor were generally older, and their father had served as deputy governor and head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, which sounded quite fancy, but the ancestors of the Hitara clan were not so glamorous, and they belonged to the white flag. The Hitara clan gradually began to develop in the laibao generation, laibao is the uncle of the hitarla clan, because of his relationship, the whole clan was gloriously raised in the sixth year of Qianlong and became the manchurian white flag, which was the role of the family when Empress Xiaoshurui was born.
Qianlong Liyuan's wish was shattered, and he began to look for a suitable candidate for the crown prince, although He Yan was not outstanding enough, but he had the fewest shortcomings, so Qianlong wrote his name on the secret will. Then The Great Wedding ceremony was ushered in, and Qianlong gave him the Hitara clan as a concubine, qianlong knew that the right wife of the Xi Yan would be the future empress, then he would choose the Xi Tara clan, thinking that there must be something outstanding in this woman's body.
At the age of fifteen, the Hitara clan married Jiaqing, who was still a prince at the time, and later gave birth to a young prince (concubine) for Jiaqing, named Min Ning, the future Daoguang Emperor. In his later years, Qianlong was tired of dealing with government affairs, resolutely abdicated, and let the Jiaqing Emperor preside over the overall situation, and the Xita la clan naturally became empress in the first year of Jiaqing, when she was 37 years old.
Min Ning was clever and clever, plus he was born by the empress, Qianlong and the Jiaqing Emperor recognized him very much, at this time the Hitara clan was simply a big winner in life, but the world was unpredictable, jiaqing second year, the Xi Tara clan actually died of illness, only two years as an empress died, it is a pity.
However, in the end, the Hitara clan fulfilled Qianlong's last wish, making the concubine of the Jiaqing Emperor the next emperor.