The title of Prince of Gushan was probably bestowed by Emperor Kangxi upon his younger sons at that time.
In the fifty-first year of the Kangxi Emperor's reign, he abdicated and his son, Crown Prince Yinchu, ascended the throne, with the following year designated as the first year of the Yonghe era.
The first year of the Yonghe reign marked the first imperial selection of women after the new emperor's ascension to the throne. Women from the Manchu, Mongol, and Han Eight Banners entered the palace full of hope, eager to secure a future.
That year, many young women participated in the talent show.
Emperor Yonghe issued an imperial edict, betrothing the second granddaughter of the Suochuoluo family, of the Suochuoluo clan, to Yinzhi as his primary consort.
This Lady Suochuoluo was related to the Empress Dowager Xu Lejin and the current Emperor Yonghe. Lady Suochuoluo's grandmother was the Empress Dowager's elder sister.
According to this generational ranking, Lady Suochuoluo is the grandniece of the Empress Dowager and the cousin of the current Emperor Yonghe.
Digging even deeper, she was Yinzhi's cousin's niece.
Cousin and niece
Haha, the Qing Dynasty didn't care about these things. Don't you see that during the reign of Emperor Taizong, three women, an aunt and her niece, shared one husband? Don't you see that Empress Xiaohuizhang and Consort Shuhui of the Borjigit clan, wife of Emperor Shunzhi, and Consort Xuanyi of Emperor Kangxi, were half-sisters?
It is common for cousins to marry their nephews, and for the sisters to serve their father and son, or even their grandfather and grandson respectively.
After Yinxi married Suochuoluo, their relationship wasn't too bad. After all, Suochuoluo was related to the Empress Dowager and the current emperor. How could Yinxi, a powerless and idle prince, dare to neglect or be disrespectful to Suochuoluo?
In the tenth year of the Yonghe reign, Yinxi was granted the title of Doruo Yao Beile, which was derived from the name of Yao, Shun, and Yu.
In the twenty-third year of the Yonghe reign, he was once again promoted to Prince Yao.
In the fifth year of the Qian'an era, Yinxi died young.
Throughout his life, Yinzhi had eleven sons and seven daughters. Three sons and three daughters were born to his primary consort, Lady Suochuoluo. Yinzhi had three daughters who married into the Bairin, Gorlos, and Haoqite tribes of Mongolia, respectively.
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