Wu Lingzhu's full name was Aisin Gioro Wu Lingzhu. She was the fourteenth princess of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty, born to Empress Xiaoshuren Xu Muer. She was born on the ninth day of the second month of the eighteenth year of Kangxi's reign.
Before Wulingzhu was born, Emperor Kangxi already had six sons, fourteen biological daughters, and one adopted daughter.
However, Wu Lingzhu had six older brothers and sisters who were not born of the same mother and died in infancy.
Therefore, when it came to the final order of birth, Wu Lingzhu was the fourteenth princess.
Among Wu Lingzhu's siblings, she had one older brother and three older sisters. When Wu Lingzhu's mother was pregnant with her, Emperor Kangxi had been hoping for a son.
However, when Wu Lingzhu was born, she was a princess.
Fortunately, although Wu Lingzhu was a princess, Emperor Kangxi and her mother loved her equally, and her older brothers and sisters also took care of her.
Wu Lingzhu has an older sister who, it is said, was taken in and raised by Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang, her great-grandmother, shortly after birth.
Around the time Wu Lingzhu was three years old, her twelfth sister, Wu Youdai, was sent back to her mother's side.
Wu Lingzhu was quite curious about her twelfth sister because they were about the same age, but the twelfth sister Wu Youdai and Wu Lingzhu, as well as Wu Lingzhu's younger sister Yu Ludai, never got along.
Wu Lingzhu and Yu Ludai love to play wildly and eat delicious food, but their twelfth sister...
My twelfth sister, Wuyoudai, loves reading and playing the piano.
Most of the time, Wu Lingzhu and her twentieth sister, Yu Ludai, who was born later, played wildly, while her twelfth sister, Wu Youdai, would sit on the veranda, spending the whole day reading a book of poetry, or playing the zither and painting.
Although they have different personalities, Twelfth Sister is good at poetry, calligraphy, painting, and playing the zither. To Wu Lingzhu and Twentieth Sister Yu Ludai, it is like heavenly music.
Wu Lingzhu and Yu Ludai always liked to get together and listen to their twelfth sister, Wu Youdai, play the zither and various tunes.
In the small courtyard where the sisters lived, there was joy and happiness. After the seventh and twelfth sisters got married, the courtyard welcomed two more younger sisters, the twenty-seventh and twenty-eighth.
My two younger sisters, Twenty-seven and Twenty-eight, are also from the same mother.
It is worth mentioning that the Emperor had many children, with a total of thirty-four princesses and twenty-three princes, making him the emperor with the most offspring among all the emperors of the Qing Dynasty.
At the age of thirteen, Wu Lingzhu was betrothed.
The prince consort was born into the Manchu family of Shumulu. He was the eldest son of the direct line of the Shumulu family. Although he was not as refined and gentle as his seventh brother-in-law, he was still as gentle and refined as jade.
Wu Lingzhu once secretly went to Shumulu's house, took a peek at the prince consort, and felt that life after marrying him shouldn't be bad.
After her twelfth sister married into the Fucha family, Wu Lingzhu knew that her own wedding date should be set. Sure enough, half a year after her twelfth sister's marriage, Wu Lingzhu's wedding date was set.
Set for March of the thirty-sixth year,
In March, a season of spring warmth, blooming flowers, and the revival of all things, Wu Lingzhu felt wonderful. At the same time, she was looking forward to her wedding, wondering if it would be as grand and magnificent as her seventh and twelfth sisters' weddings.
Will my third brother and eighth sister, who went to the heavens to cultivate immortal arts, have celestial servants deliver betrothal gifts and beautiful wedding dresses?
As Wu Lingzhu eagerly awaited her wedding day, it arrived. To her delight, her third brother, Yinling, and eighth sister, Wunaxi, sent their celestial servants with dowry gifts.
Wu Lingzhu couldn't wait to change into her wedding dress and put on the phoenix crown that was said to have been made by her eighth sister.
A phoenix coronet and embroidered robe, a ten-mile-long red bridal procession.
On their wedding night, when the veil was lifted, Wu Lingzhu saw the astonishment in her husband's eyes. After all, Wu Lingzhu was extremely beautiful, and she was dressed in a beautiful and luxurious wedding gown and phoenix crown.
The prince consort's stunning appearance was not unexpected.
In the warm embrace of the boudoir, they spent the spring night together, a pair of red candles burning until dawn. That night, Wu Lingzhu transformed perfectly from a young girl into a young woman. Now a wife for the first time, Wu Lingzhu was somewhat shy, blushing before her gentle and refined husband.
The prince consort was gentle and kind, and always considered Wu Lingzhu's feelings in his actions. Wu Lingzhu lived a sweet life and was happy every day. More than half a year later, Wu Lingzhu became pregnant.
When Wu Lingzhu told her husband that she was pregnant, he was overjoyed.
From then on, the prince consort doted on Wu Lingzhu, treating her with utmost care and affection. Unless he was attending court or on duty, he was always by her side.
Wu Lingzhu remembered that during that time, there were rumors in the capital that the prince consort and she were deeply in love.
After ten months of pregnancy, Wu Lingzhu gave birth to a healthy and chubby son. The prince consort, a first-time father, was at a loss as to how to hold his infant son...
Years later, Wu Lingzhu was now the mother of eight children.
Seven sons and one daughter
Wu Lingzhu had only one daughter in her life, whom she pampered and raised. Later, she was betrothed to the eldest son of the prominent Niu Hulu family in the capital, and lived a happy and fulfilling life. In addition, Wu Lingzhu's seven sons all married virtuous wives.
In addition, there is one more thing.
Because Wu Lingzhu only had one daughter, after Kangxi abdicated and the fourth prince, Yin Chu, ascended the throne...
The fourth brother of the consort has a legitimate daughter from his first wife, who is half a year younger than my daughter, Wulingzhu. Since his first wife died early, the fourth brother of the consort must marry a second wife.
So Wu Lingzhu consulted her husband and brought her niece, whose mother had died young, to the princess's residence to be raised alongside her daughter. This was partly to give her daughter a playmate, and partly out of pity for her niece.
Thirdly, Wu Lingzhu and the fourth sister-in-law of the prince consort's family are actually cousins.
Within my capabilities, it's only right and proper to take care of this niece who lost her mother at a young age.
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