It can be seen from historical records that your concubine Wei Jia was deeply favored by Emperor Qianlong during his lifetime.

When the "Heart-Written Zhiping Picture" was exhibited at the Cleveland Museum of Art, there was a text description: "Only Qianlong, the Queen, and the Concubine were painted by Lang Shining, and the remaining seven were painted by Lang Shining's disciples. The last three were painted by Lang Shining." "Continued by the court painter." At that time, the imperial concubine was still just a concubine, so Qianlong asked Lang Shining to paint her, which shows how much attention she had received at that time.

It is also recorded in "Records of the Qing Dynasty" that Wei Jia was one of the three concubines when she was nineteen years old, and she was already ranked first among the concubines when the Jin Dynasty was granted the title. In the thirteenth year of Qianlong's reign, Wei Jia was promoted to the imperial concubine. In the twenty-fourth year of Qianlong's reign, Wei Jia was promoted to the imperial concubine. In the thirtieth year of Qianlong's reign, she became an imperial concubine.

Emperor Qianlong failed to appoint Wei Jia as his queen because of the obstruction of Empress Dowager Chongqing, so Wei Jia took over the affairs of the six palaces with the dignity of imperial concubine, performed the responsibilities of the empress, and became the master of the harem for ten years. During the 20 years from the 20th to the 40th year of Qianlong's reign, the most influential person in the heart of Emperor Qianlong and in the harem was undoubtedly the Wei Jia family.

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After Wei Jia's death, Emperor Qianlong added eighteen pieces of ceremonial guards to her original ceremonial guard, reaching 76, which was the most ceremonial guard in Emperor Qianlong's harem. . It can also be seen from the relics left by Wei Jia that she already owned Dongzhu Chaozhu during her lifetime, and Dongzhu Chaozhu was only qualified for the emperor to wear. From this, we can also see the special treatment given to Wei Jia by Emperor Qianlong.

Wei Jia was the concubine who gave birth to the most children for Emperor Qianlong and was the biological mother of Emperor Jiaqing. In the winter of the thirty-eighth year of Qianlong's reign, Emperor Qianlong secretly appointed Yongyan, the fifteenth son of the Wei Jia family, as heir apparent; on the third day of September in the sixtieth year of Qianlong's reign, Emperor Qianlong declared Yongyan, the fifteenth son of the Emperor Jia, to be the crown prince and also posthumously named the crown prince's biological mother. Ling Yihuang's noble concubine was appointed Queen Xiaoyi.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Queen Xiaoyi Chun