Consort Chen

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Consort Chen a.k.a. Helanjo (Chinese: 辰妃海兰珠) (1609 - 1641) came from the Borjigin clan. She was an imperial consort of Emperor Huang Taiji. She married the Emperor in 1634 and was granted the title of Min Hui Gong He Yuan Fei (敏惠恭和元妃). Hai Lan Zu became the Emperor's favorite concubine and gave birth to a son in 1637 who died at the age of two.

She was the older sister of Empress Xiao Zhuang Wen and niece of Empress Xiao Duan Wen. All three of them were married to Huang Taiji.

Hai Lan Zu died aged 32 in the 15th year of Huang Taiji's reign having no issue.