Ling Shou

Lingshu, a Manchu of the Plain Yellow Banner, Uya clan. He was born on the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month in the 52nd year of the Qianlong Emperor (February 4, 1788, Gregorian calendar), and died in the 4th year of Daoguang (1824). He served as a Secretariat Writer in the Imperial Guard (Luan Yiyi) and later became a candidate senior official in the Imperial Court's deliberations. Records of his biography and family background can be found in the "Veritable Records of Emperor Dezong and Jinghuang of the Great Qing," Volume 280, among other historical documents.

His great-grandfather was Guan Bao, who held the position of Minister of Personnel (Libu Shangshu); his grandfather was Ningde, and his father was Bailu. His mother was Consort Zhou, known as Lady Zhou. Lingshu came from an official Manchu family of the Plain Yellow Banner, with the family's lineage based on the official positions held by his ancestors and elders.

During his official career, Lingshu served as a Secretariat Writer in the Imperial Guard, and subsequently entered the official ranking as a candidate senior official in deliberations. He passed away in the year Daoguang fourth year (1824), at approximately 37 years of age, at a time of imperial succession. Later, due to the succession of his granddaughter, the Empress Dowager Zhuang Shun, to the throne of Emperor Guangxu, he was posthumously granted a first-rank demotion and a noble title on the twenty-second day of the first lunar month of the sixteenth year of Guangxu (1890), in recognition of his familial and noble relations.

Regarding his marriages and children, his legitimate wife was Eji Te (Aojie Te), who was granted the title of Anren. His consort was Lady Weng, also granted the title of Anren. His son, Xilin, was born to Lady Weng; due to family arrangements, he was succeeded by the third son of the same clan, Qi Duwei Chongshou. He also had a stepson, Tinghui (Tinghui), born on the 26th day of the third lunar month of the 12th year of Tongzhi (1873), during the hour of Hai. Tinghui was later granted the title of Qiduwei and incorporated into the hereditary noble system for perpetual inheritance.

His daughter was the Empress Dowager Zhuang Shun of Emperor Daoguang, mother of Prince Chun (Yiku). She was the grandmother of Emperor Guangxu, Zai Feng, and also great-grandmother of Puyi. Therefore, his family held a significant bloodline and ceremonial status within the Manchu imperial lineage during the Qing Dynasty.

Reference: "Veritable Records of Emperor Dezong and Jinghuang of the Great Qing," Volume 280.