Jiang Suifei (Ming Shizong)

Consort Su Jiang, whose personal name is unknown, was born in Shouzhou. She was the daughter of Jiang Yang, a third-rank senior official and deputy commander of the Jinyiwei (Imperial Guard). During the Ming Dynasty, she became a favored concubine of Emperor Shizong Zhu Houxiao and bore his fifth son, Zhu Zaiyuan.

Her date of birth and the time of her entry into the palace are not recorded. On the ninth day of the ninth lunar month in the fifteenth year of Jiajing (September 23, 1536), she was conferred the title of Consort Su. Her elevation was part of a broader promotion that included other consorts such as Noble Consort Shen, Beauty Yan, Virtuous Consort Cao, An Consort Shen, and Kang Consort Du. She was also officially appointed as Jing Consort Lu, Gong Consort Jiang, Shun Consort Ren, and Rong Consort Zhao. The awarding ceremony was presided over by multiple officials, including the chief envoys Hou Guoxun, Xie Zhao, and Wang Jin.

On the fifth day of the eighth lunar month in the sixteenth year of Jiajing (September 8, 1537), Jiang gave birth to the emperor's fifth son, Zhu Zaiyuan, who died prematurely the following day. He was posthumously titled King Yingshang and was buried in Xishan. Her son did not survive long.

In the first month of the nineteenth year of Jiajing (around early 1540), in memorial of Consort Yan, the Jiajing Emperor held a re-consecration ceremony and officially promoted Jiang from Virtuous Consort Cao to Consort Su. During this ceremony, Jiang's father, Jiang Yang, was also promoted to deputy commander.

There are no definitive records regarding Consort Su Jiang's later life or her date of death. Some historical sources suggest she may have died during the Jiajing years, but there is no conclusive evidence indicating her final resting place. Records from the Ming Dynasty indicate that her father, Jiang Yang, was granted offerings in the twenty-fourth year of Jiajing (1545), and her brother, Jiang Yu, received similar honors during the Wanli era, implying she may have remained of noble rank during her lifetime. However, specific details about her death remain unknown.