Xia Yuhe was a folk woman whom Emperor Qianlong met by chance on the banks of Daming Lake in Jinan. She was beautiful, intelligent, gentle and kind, and Emperor Qianlong fell in love with her at first sight. In order to be with her, Emperor Qianlong took her back to the capital and named her "Concubine Yuhe". However, Emperor Qianlong's mother had doubts about Xia Yuhe's identity and origins, believing that she was of unknown origin and unfit to become a member of the royal family.
This novel and its characters are purely fictitious. Any similarity is purely coincidental and should not be imitated.
