First of all, I want to explain that Xiangfei was not called Xiangfei in history. Her historical prototype should be Rongfei. Oranges could be considered a rarity at that time, because technology and agriculture were not as developed as they are today. Nowadays, oranges can be found all over the streets, but they were not that rare at that time. Therefore, the reason why Qianlong rewarded her with ten oranges was entirely because of his love for Concubine Rong. Although Qianlong had many concubines, he was extremely obsessed with the exotic concubine He Zhuo.
There are many discussion points about her in later generations: For example, why did she enter the palace only when she was 26 years old? Did she have a husband before? For another example, if later generations call her Xiang Fei, is she really born with a unique fragrance? First of all, the first question is that there are actually historical records that she married once. Since this girl returned to Xinjiang to pay tribute to Qianlong, it is very likely that her father and brother saw her natural beauty, so they paid tribute to Qianlong. Because the Qing Dynasty was founded by the Manchus, they were not as resistant to women remarrying as the Han people were. This second question is even easier to answer. Xiang Fei was called Rong Fei in history. There is no record in history that she was born with fragrance. Therefore, saying that she is Xiang Fei is afraid of being criticized by "Huan Zhu Ge Ge". 》You were deceived!
Concubine Rong was named a noble when she first entered the palace, and was later promoted to the rank of concubine and concubine. According to records, Qianlong really loved Concubine Rong extremely. Because she was from Huijiang, Qianlong was afraid that she would not be accustomed to the food in the palace, so he specially hired chefs from her hometown to cook local food for her to ease her lovesickness. Not only that, but Qianlong also allowed Concubine Rong to walk in the palace in the clothes they returned to Xinjiang without wearing Manchu clothes.
Qianlong liked to travel around, and he also took Concubine Rong there many times. This shows that Qianlong really doted on Concubine Rong. In fact, it may also be that he was used to seeing Manchu and Mongolian people. Women, so feel strange about Xiang Fei from Huijiang!