In 1761, when the
Eight Banners army captured the
Mongolian Dzungars, Lhawang Dorji was chosen as Princess Hejing's prince consort (额驸;
pinyin:
efu) and sent to
Beijing. He was the 7th grandson of Princess Chunque of the First Rank, the
Kangxi Emperor's 10th daughter, and her husband Celing. His father, Chenggunzhabu, participated in military campaigns of Qing and held the title of
jasagh. On August 1770, at the age of 14, Princess Heijing was bestowed the title "Princess Hejing of the First Rank" and married Lhawang Dorji. Their wedding ceremony took place at the Palace of Brightness and Justice inside the
Old Summer Palace. According to the imperial tradition, only the daughters of the
empress could be given a title of 1st-ranking princess (
gurun), but an exception was made for two reasons. At that time, her mother was an
imperial noble consort who served as the
de facto empress because she held the highest rank among the emperor's consorts. Moreover, Princess Hejing was Imperial Noble Consort Ling's 1st daughter, and Qianlong wanted to show his friendship with Lhawang Dorji. == Life in Mongolia ==