Unexpectedly, she was later betrothed to the eldest prince as a secondary consort.

Irgen Gioro was reluctant to marry the eldest prince, but she could not disobey the emperor's decree.

She was ordered to marry into the First Prince's household and became a secondary consort. Because she did not like the First Prince, Lady Irgen Gioro was always serious and unsmiling.

The eldest prince visited Lady Irgen Gioro's room a few times, but then stopped. Indeed, how could such a cold and aloof demeanor compare to that of his fellow concubine, Lady Ulanara, who was passionate and fiery?

Although young, she did not retain the charm of Consort Ulanara.

Lady Irgen Gioro stayed in the Prince's residence for five years. One day, the eldest prince got drunk and unexpectedly became pregnant.

Afterwards, the emperor abdicated in the palace, the eldest prince ascended the throne, and Lady Irgen Gioro was conferred the title of Consort Ke, ranking second among the four consorts, second only to Lady Ulanara, the secondary consort who entered the palace before her.

Irgen Gioro was the youngest of the four consorts.

Years later, both members of the Irgen Gioro clan and the Ulanara clan were granted the title of Imperial Concubine.

A few years later, Empress Fucha passed away. After a three-year mourning period, Irgen Gioro was suddenly made Empress. To be honest, Irgen Gioro didn't care about the position of Empress; on the contrary, she felt it was a constraint.

The Irgen Gioro clan longed for freedom, yet they were confined within the palace walls.

Even after becoming empress, Empress Irgen Gioro remained celibate and ascetic, devoted to Buddhism and vegetarianism for decades, regardless of whether the harem was bustling with activity or not.

Later, the daughter of the Irgen Gioro clan married into the Fucha family.

Irgen Gioro clan wholeheartedly agreed to this, because it would unite her with the Fucha family, eliminating any concerns about being courted by the older princes in the palace.

Later, when Emperor Gan'an abdicated, he took his concubines to the Yuanmingyuan Garden, but Lady Irgen Gioro did not go with him.

Empress Dowager Irgen Gioro chose to remain in the palace. Although she was the Retired Empress, she moved into the Cining Palace early on. The new Emperor Yongxun was quite filial to Empress Dowager Irgen Gioro, after all, his empress was also from the Irgen Gioro clan.

They're just different branches!

After the retired Emperor Qian'an passed away at the Yuanmingyuan, Empress Dowager Irgen Gioro would occasionally meet with Yongxun's empress, as well as her daughters and grandchildren.

For most of her life, the Irgen Gioro clan was confined within the palace walls, unable to have her own freedom.

Later, Lady Irgen Gioro lived to the age of eighty and passed away in Cining Palace. Before her death, she was promoted to Grand Empress Dowager.

Every emperor, upon reaching the age of sixty, would like to abdicate. While the Irgen Gioro clan found this novel, they were also quite accepting of it, as it had been a practice since the reign of Emperor Kangxi.