Reborn as the Ghost King's Beloved Consort

After Rong Fei Ma Jia Yuning of the Kangxi Emperor's court died, she unexpectedly embarked on the path of ghost cultivation. After cultivating for several hundred years, she finally broke through to the peak of the Ghost King realm. She was just one step away from becoming a ghost deity and taking her place among the immortals.

But she had an unresolved fixation in her heart. Even with merit and virtue behind her, she could not make any progress on that final step.

By a twist of fate, she returned to the sixth year of Kangxi's reign, just after learning she was pregnant. This time, Ma Jia Yuning planned meticulously and proceeded with great care. By the time she had earned glory and honor, this land had also welcomed unprecedented prosperity and change...

The Draft History of Qing, in the section on imperial consorts, records:

Empress Xiaoyuren of the Qing Dynasty, of the Ma Jia clan, was beautiful and intelligent, with a gentle and kind nature. The emperor cherished her greatly. She was made empress in the thirtieth year of Kangxi's reign, and was one of the key figures behind the flourishing Kangxi era. She founded Huaxia Academy, laying a firm foundation for the peaceful transformation that followed. She bore five sons: Emperor Yansheng Chengrui, the Shengzu Emperor's eldest son; Prince Jin Saiyin Chahun, his second son; Prince Yi Changhua, his fourth son; Prince Shou Changsheng, his sixth son; and Prince Cheng Yinzhi, his seventh son. She had one daughter, Princess Gurun Rongxian, the Shengzu Emperor's eldest daughter. All under heaven praised her: "Xiaoyuren taught her children well; her five sons and one daughter all made their names known."

Anecdotes of the Qing Dynasty records:

Empress Xiaoyuren of the Qing Dynasty, of the Ma Jia clan, celebrated her hundredth birthday. Her merit and virtue complete, she ascended to immortality.

Theme: Teaching by example, strengthening the nation through indirect means, and striving to create a better life