Empress Xiaoxian Duanjing

Consort Donggo (1639 – 23 September 1660) was a member of the Manchu Plain White Banner Donggo clan and a consort of the Shunzhi Emperor of the Qing dynasty. Her personal name has not been recorded in historical texts. She was born in 1639 and her ancestral home was located in Liaoning Province.

Her father was Eshuo, who served as a first rank military official. Eshuo's dates of birth and death are not documented, but he died in 1657. Her paternal grandfather was Xihan. Her mother was Lady Aisin-Gioro; her maternal grandfather was Murhu, and her maternal grandmother was Lady Borjigin. She had at least one younger brother.

Lady Donggo entered the Forbidden City in the summer of 1656. She garnered favor from the Shunzhi Emperor shortly after her arrival. On 12 October 1656, she received the title "Consort Xian." Subsequently, on 19 January 1657, she was promoted to "Imperial Noble Consort," a second rank consort. Her promotion was marked by a grand ceremony and the granting of amnesty by the emperor. As Imperial Noble Consort, she shared authority over the inner court alongside Empress Xiaohuizhang, although there was opposition from officials regarding the deposition of the empress.

On 12 November 1657, Lady Donggo gave birth to the Emperor's fourth son. Unfortunately, the child died prematurely on 25 February 1658, which deeply affected both her and the Emperor. Following the death of her son, Lady Donggo fell ill and died on 23 September 1660. Her death had a significant emotional impact on the Shunzhi Emperor; he reportedly paused court proceedings for five days to mourn her. It is also recorded that the emperor was deeply distressed and considered suicide, requiring supervision during his bouts of depression.

Two days after her death, Lady Donggo was posthumously granted the title of Empress Xiaoxian, which was an uncommon honor at the time. She was interred in the Xiao Mausoleum of the Eastern Qing tombs.

Throughout her life, she held various titles. During Hong Taiji's reign (1626–1643), she was known simply as Lady Donggo. Under the Shunzhi Emperor, she was granted the titles Consort Xian and then Imperial Noble Consort. After her death, she was posthumously honored as Empress Xiaoxian on 25 September 1660.

Her sole recorded issue was Prince Rong of the First Rank, her son born in November 1657 and deceased in February 1658.

In popular culture, Consort Donggo has been portrayed by various actresses, including Ko Miusze in "The Duke of Mount Deer" (1984), Ng Ning in "The Rise and Fall of Qing Dynasty" (1987), Bo Hong in "Kangxi Dynasty" (2001), Shu Chang in "Xiaozhuang Mishi" (2003), Océane Zhu in "The Life and Times of a Sentinel" (2011), and Zhang Xueying in "In Love with Power" (2012).