Dadingfei

Lady Dading, her origins are uncertain, and her birth and death years are unknown. She was a consort of Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang. She was the mother of his seventh son, Qi Gong Wang Zhu Gui, and his eighth son, Tan Wang Zhu Zi. Details of her early life are scarce, but it is known that she had already been serving Zhu Yuanzhang when he was under Emperor Han Lin'er of Han Song. In August 1363, Chen Youliang died in the Battle of Poyang Lake; in February 1364, Chen Youliang's son, Chen Li, surrendered in Wuchang. There is controversy over whether Lady Dading and Chen Youliang’s concubine were the same person. Historical records mention a theory that she was originally Chen Youliang’s concubine and was taken by Zhu Yuanzhang after the conquest of Wuchang, but this remains doubtful. Official historical records of the Ming dynasty, such as the “Zuiwei Lu,” note that Zhu Zi, the Prince of Tan, was the son of "a former palace lady of Han Youliang," and it is also said that she was granted the title of She Fei (Stewardess Consort). During his youth, Tan Wang committed self-immolation; records describe him as “more willing to see King Yan than Father Emperor,” but later scholars like Wang Shizhen and others contested this, believing that Zhu Zi and Tan Wang’s mother could not have been Chen Youliang’s biological child. Lady Dading was titled Ding Fei during the Hongwu year three (1370s), and her whereabouts after the death of Ming Taizu in 1398 are unknown. In the 2006 television drama "Legendary Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang," the character Dalan is portrayed as an associated figure.