Wanzhen

Wanzhen (13 September 1841 – 17 June 1896), of the Manchu Bordered Yellow Banner Yehe Nara clan, was a consort of Yixuan.

The future primary consort was born on the 28th day of the seventh lunar month in the 21st year of the reign of the Daoguang Emperor, which translates to 13 September 1841 in the Gregorian calendar.

On 26 June 1852, Lady Yehe Nara's elder sister, the future Empress Dowager Cixi, entered the Forbidden City and became a consort of the Xianfeng Emperor.

Wishing to strengthen familial ties within the ruling Aisin Gioro clan by having an imperial prince as her brother-in-law, Noble Consort Yi recommended her younger sister as a spouse for Yixuan, the Xianfeng Emperor's younger half-brother.

[1] Empress Dowager Cixi also recalled that when the Guangxu Emperor was brought to the Forbidden City for his coronation, "he was a very sickly child, and could hardly walk, he was so thin and weak.