Longing for her husband and distant homeland, the emperor tried to cheer her by building a traditional Uigur house. This, however, did not please the unhappy woman and it was said she carried a knife with her whenever the emperor came near her.
民間傳說：儘管乾隆皇帝對這位異鄉女子寵愛有加，但香妃懷念夫婿，始終悶悶不樂，且身懷利刃，不許皇上接近。