The history of China’s imperial court is filled with tales of beautiful women and the emperors who loved them, but few stories are as intoxicating as the legend of Xiāng Fēi (香妃), the Fragrant Concubine. This figure, based on the historical Imperial Consort Rong (Róng Fēi), captivated the 18th-century Qianlong Emperor not just with her stunning looks, but with a reputedly irresistible, natural body scent that drove his devotion to unparalleled extremes.
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