![]() She was also granted the posthumous title "Empress Xiaojing". In 1857, Empress Dowager Kangci was interred in the Mu Mausoleum of the Western Qing tombs. The Xianfeng Emperor appointed two princes, one of whom was Yixin, to take charge of the funeral arrangements, and announced that he would spend the mourning period in the Hall of Mental Cultivation. She became Empress Dowager Kangci on 13 August 1855 and died eight days later. In order to save himself from public embarrassment, the Emperor, although being displeased, reluctantly acknowledged the title later. Yixin then issued an imperial edict to honor his mother without full consent of the Xianfeng Emperor. Fearing that she had little time left, she conspired with her son, Yixin, to earn her the title of empress dowager before she died. ![]() Imperial Noble Consort Dowager Kangci became critically ill in August 1855. Among those she chose were the future Empress Dowager Ci'an and Empress Dowager Cixi. In 1852, Imperial Noble Consort Dowager Kangci, as the highest ranked living consort of the previous emperor, was allowed to exercise her privilege to select potential candidates to be the Xianfeng Emperor's consorts. Although the Xianfeng Emperor ignored her appeals to become empress dowager, he treated her respectfully like a stepmother. According to imperial customs, Imperial Noble Consort Dowager Kangci had no right to claim the position of empress dowager because she was neither the birth mother of the Xianfeng Emperor, nor did she hold the rank of Empress while the Daoguang Emperor was still living. She and her only surviving son, Yixin, were not satisfied with this arrangement. ![]() Instead, the Xianfeng Emperor honoured her with the title "Imperial Noble Consort Dowager Kangci". When the Daoguang Emperor died on 26 February 1850, his fourth son, Yizhu, who was enthroned as the Xianfeng Emperor, refused to make Lady Borjigit the empress dowager. On 9 January 1841, she was elevated to "Imperial Noble Consort". ![]() The Daoguang Emperor's second empress consort, Empress Xiaoquancheng, died on 13 February 1840, and Noble Consort Jing was placed in charge of the emperor's harem. On 17 September 1834, she was elevated to "Noble Consort Jing". She gave birth on 2 December 1829 to the emperor's third son, Yiji, who would die prematurely on 22 January 1830, on 20 January 1831 to his sixth daughter, Princess Shou'en of the First Rank, and on 11 January 1833 to his sixth son, Yixin. Noble Lady Jing was elevated on 29 December 1826 to "Concubine Jing", and on to "Consort Jing". On 22 November 1826, she gave birth to the emperor's second son, Yigang, who would die prematurely on 5 March 1827. In 1825, Lady Borjigit entered the Forbidden City and was granted the title "Noble Lady Jing" by the Daoguang Emperor. The future Empress Xiaojingcheng was born on the 11th day of the fifth lunar month in the 17th year of the reign of the Jiaqing Emperor, which translates to 19 June 1812 in the Gregorian calendar. Maternal grandmother: Lady Namdulu (那木都鲁氏), Yongxi's primary consort.1821), held the title Prince Su of the First Rank from 1778–1821, Hooge's great great grandson Father: Hualiang'a ( 花良阿), served as a fifth rank literary official ( 員外郎) in the Ministry of Justice, and held the title of a first class duke ( 一等公).She was a Khorchin Mongol of the Plain Blue Banner by birth. Empress Xiaojingcheng's personal name was not recorded in history.
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