Empress Xiaoxianchun

Empress Xiaoxianchun (28 March 1712 – 8 April 1748), of the Manchu Bordered Yellow Banner Fuca clan, was the first wife of the Qianlong Emperor. Zeng first class Cheng Engong, the daughter of Li Rongbao, the General Administrator of Chahar, and his wife Jueluo, the first-class wife. The sister of Fuca Fuheng, chief grand councilor to the emperor, and commander-in-chief of the Burma campaign.

In the fifth year of Yongzheng's reign (1727), she married Hongli, the fourth son of Emperor Yongzheng, and became the direct descendant of Fujin. On October 2nd the sixth year of Yongzheng's reign, her first daughter was born. On June 26th the eighth year of Yongzheng's reign, her second son Yonglian was born. During the ninth year of Yongzheng's reign, his third daughter Princess Kurun Princess Hejing was born, In the thirteenth year of Yongzheng (1735), August of Ji Chou, Emperor Yongzheng died. Hongli succeeded to the throne as emperor and Xiaoxianchun was appointed the empress by imperial edict. After the twenty-seven months of the mourning period of Emperor Yongzheng, on the fourth day of December, the second year of Qianlong (1737), Ortai, the grand councilor and the grand secretary was appointed as the chief envoy, and Haiwang, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, was appointed as the deputy envoy implementing the empress enthronement following the imperial constitutions. The empress is full of gracefulness in her appearance but prioritizes respect, responsibility, and frugality in her personality. In ordinary life, her Qitou is covered with velvet flowers and not decorated with pearls or jade. On the eighth day of April in the eleventh year of Qianlong's reign, his seventh son, Prince Heshuozhe Yongcong, was born. On March 11, the 13th year of Qianlong's reign (1748), she accompanied the Emperor on his eastern tour and died in Zhouci, Dezhou, at the age of thirty-seven. Qianlong was profoundly grieved and personally gave her the posthumous title of "Xiao Xian" (respectfulness of the elderly, virtuousness of talents, beautiful and prepossessing, loving and tenderhearted) and wrote the poetry "Shu Bei Fu" to mourn her. In the seventeenth year of Qianlong's reign (1752), she was buried in the Tomohonggo munggan After the Jiaqing and Daoguang dynasties, the posthumous name was added, and the full posthumous name was "Queen of Xiaoxian, Chengzhengdun, Muren, Huihui, Gongkangshunfu, Tianchang and Shengchun" (孝贤诚正敦穆仁惠徽恭康顺辅天昌圣纯皇后).