Yong Xuan is eight elder brothers. Maybe many people think Yong Xuan is not in the first place, so there is no chance to become a prince. But in fact, in the Qing dynasty, the saying that the eldest son was the emperor was not taken seriously. In the process of building the store, the emperor paid more attention to the talent of the prince, so he would carefully select it. Gan Long originally chose the filial piety queen's children, because Gan Long especially likes the filial piety queen, so after the filial piety queen gave birth to a child, she directly made the two children become the crown prince, and the eldest son directly became the prince. Unfortunately, both princes died young, so Gan Long could make another choice. In fact, his fifth brother Yongqi was another goal, but the prince also died young afterwards.
Under such circumstances, Qianlong can only choose among the remaining princes. However, in the selection, Gan Long directly eliminated Yong Xuan. Yong Xuan is not favored because the prince is born with physical defects. He was lame, which was a very bad influence on a dynasty. If the emperor doesn't have a decent image in the future, he will be laughed at, so Qianlong also pays great attention to this. Of course, apart from being lame, Yong Xuan also has some shortcomings, that is, although he is old, he has not shown a calm appearance, and many things he has done do seem a little naive.
For whatever reason, Qianlong finally denied Yongxuan. In this way, there are not many princes that Qianlong can choose, so the selection process at that time was relatively smooth, and Qianlong himself lived for a long time, so it will become more detailed in this selection process. It is worth noting that Yong Xuan lived a particularly stable life after losing such an opportunity. As a prince, he naturally has a higher status. Later, he also married the person he loved, but the person he loved finally died. However, Yong Xuan is very devoted. After he promised his lover, he would never get married again. In this way, he did not continue to get married in his later years, and lived until he was over 80 years old.
It can be seen that Yong Xuan, as a prince, has not been recognized by the emperor, which is indeed a pity. But for him, it is also a chance to live a long life, because after becoming emperor, he may not have free time, at least he will be attacked by others. Ganlong lived so long because he was quite talented and knew how to protect himself. But Yong Xuan obviously doesn't have that many means, so not being an emperor has also created his own permanence. Therefore, losing the battle for the throne is not necessarily a bad thing.