Zhu Yunhuoxi

Zhu Yunxi, courtesy name Shaomu, was born on July 13, 1391, during the Ming Dynasty. He was the fifth and youngest son of Crown Prince Zhu Biao. His mother was Lady Lü, the crown prince’s concubine. Zhu Yunxi's birthdate in the 24th year of Hongwu (1391) is recorded. According to the "Ming Shilu" (Veritable Records of the Ming), his biological mother was Lady Lü, but the "Yanshan Tang Miscellaneous Collection, Volume 33" does not record information about his mother.

In the first year of the Jianwen reign (1399), Zhu Yunxi was conferred the title Prince of Xu but did not assume the title at that time. In the fourth year of Jianwen (1402), after his older brother Emperor Jianwen was overthrown, his uncle, Emperor Yongle (Ming Chengzu), demoted him to the title Prince of Fuhui and he resided with his mother, Empress Dowager Lü, at Yiwengling. In the second year of Yongle (1404), Emperor Chengzu abolished the royal titles of Zhu Yunxi’s two elder brothers, Zhu Yunting, the Prince of Guangze, and Zhu Yunjian, the Prince of Huai’en, and re-enfeoffed Zhu Yunxi as the Prince of Ouning, with the privilege of participating in the ancestral sacrifices for Zhu Biao. In December of the fourth year of Yongle (1406), Zhu Yunxi died in a fire in the palace; his posthumous title was Ai Jian (Sad and Simple). During the Southern Ming period, Zhu Yunxi was posthumously restored to the title Prince of Xu. Emperor Hongguang posthumously honored him as Ai or Jian, and Emperor Longwu as Min, reflecting various posthumous titles bestowed later.

Details about Zhu Yunxi’s family members and specific genealogy are not recorded here.