and his descendants were merged under the Bordered Red Banner of the Eight Banners. Yongqi's house later became the residence of Prince Chun in the later part of the Qing dynasty. A Prince Rong Residence is located in the southwest of present-day Beijing at Xuanwu Gate on the west side of Taiping Lake. Appraisal Yongqi's mother was not one of the highly ranked consorts of the Qianlong Emperor, but yet Yongqi was instated as a Prince of the First Rank, and there were signs that the emperor had considered designating Yongqi as his heir. Another two princes, Yonglian and Yongcong, became first-rank princes because they were born to Empress Xiaoxianchun. As such it was believed that the Qianlong Emperor truly favoured and loved Yongqi. Yongqi was the most outstanding of the Qianlong Emperor's sons and the best choice to succeed his father, but it was unfortunate that he died at a young age of 25. In 1793, when the Qianlong Emperor met British envoy George Macartney he told the latter that he regarded Yongqi highly because of his many talents, and that it was a pity that he died early. Family Primary Consort Imperial Princess Consort Rongchun, of the Sirin Gioro clan (榮純亲王妃 西林覺羅氏) Sixth son (9 November 1765 – 29 November 1765) Secondary Consort Secondary consort, of the Socoro clan (側福晉 索綽羅氏) First son (4 July 1759 – 7 July 1759) Third son (12 January 1762 – 19 August 1763) Fourth son (10 September 1764 – 4 November 1764) Mianyi, Prince Rongke of the Second Rank (榮恪郡王 綿億; 10 September 1764 – 14 April 1815), fifth son Concubine Mistress, of the Hu clan (胡氏) Second son (3 March 1760) Lady of the Second Rank (縣君; 16 June 1762 – 9 December 1780), first daughter Married Wangqinbanba'er (旺親班巴爾; 1755–1804) of the Alxa Borjigit clan in January/February 1780 Second daughter (3 February 1764 – 14 January 1765) Mistress Ru (d. 1766) Ancestry In fiction and popular culture Portrayed by Alec Su in My Fair Princess (1998) Portrayed by Leo Ku in My Fair Princess III (2003) Portrayed by Zhang Rui in New My Fair Princess (2011) Portrayed by Chen Youwei in Story of Yanxi Palace (2018) Portrayed by Qu Chuxiao in Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace (2018) See also Royal and noble ranks of the Qing dynasty Ranks of imperial consorts in China#Qing References Qianlong Emperor's sons Manchu Bordered Red