Consort Liang

Liang Fei (Consort Liang), Juechan Shi, originally of the Han surname Wei and Wei, later changed to Ilgen Jue Luo Shi. Her given name was Shuang Jie. She was born in 1662 and died on December 29, 1711. She was the daughter of Inner Secretary Abu Nai. Early in her life, she served under the third commanding officer of the Plain Yellow Banner’s Banjui (Clothing) division, Second Battalion, subordinate to the second commander; during the Kangxi reign, she was reassigned under the first commander of the same division; later she was transferred back to her original banner and once again registered as a household in the Xin Zhe Ku (a division of the bannerman registry). She was a consort of Emperor Kangxi.

Biographical Highlights: Born in the first year of Kangxi (1662), she entered the palace in 1675 through the princess capture selection process and joined the court that same year. There are no clear records of her official position after entering the palace. On the tenth day of the second month of the twentieth year of Kangxi (1681), the eighth son born to the Wei family, Yin Ji (Yin Qin), was born; as a child, he was raised by Consort Hui Nara. In December of the twenty-eighth year of Kangxi (1690), the Imperial Inner Secretariat established her as the primary concubine of Emperor Kangxi’s thirteenth son, Prince Yunxiang, with her mother Zhang Jiasuimen appointed as the main lady. She was assigned to the Inner Management Office. On December 17 of the thirty-ninth year of Kangxi (1700), she was officially titled Liang Pin (Good Consort); on the same day, Tong Shi became Concubine Gui, and Gua'erjia Shi became Or Pin. In January of the forty-eighth year of Kangxi, directives involving her and Yin Ji are recorded. She died on November 20, 1711, and before her death was posthumously promoted to Liang Fei; her memorial text refers to her being granted this title. Funeral rites followed the standards set for Empress Xiao Chengren’s sister, Consort Ping Heshali. On February 17 of the fifty-second year of Kangxi (1713), she was buried in the Jingling Concubine Garden. In November of the fifty-third year of Kangxi, the emperor traveled to the border regions; after her brother Yin Zhi’s funeral, she paid respects, and there are records of sending hunting falcons and gifts. An Guo Temple was one of the arrangements related to her funeral affairs.

Family and Lineage: Consort Liang was from the Juechan (Jue Luo) family, which later changed to Ilgen Jue Luo Shi. The name Juechan originally referenced a place name; ancestors resided near Fo A La. During the Tiancong period, they pledged allegiance to Emperor Taiji and were designated as part of the Plain Yellow Banner’s clothing division. Due to small numbers, they were incorporated into Xin Zhe Ku. After the Yongzheng Emperor ascended, her brothers Gah Dun and other relatives were elevated to banners and reclassified under the Outer Blue Banner’s Main Banners, with hereditary officer titles. Her great-grandfather Hu Zhu, grandfather Lorng E, father Abu Nai, and brothers Alin and Gah Dun formed her family lineage. Her niece, Yin Zhi’s concubine Yi Zhi, was one branch of the family. The “Consort Liang’s Posthumous Promotion” records that she was conferred the title of Liang Pin in the thirty-ninth year of Kangxi, praised for her gentle virtue and decorous conduct, fitting her to enjoy imperial favor.