| Yicai | |
| Prince Qing of the Second Rank Chinese: 多羅慶郡王 | |
| Succession: | Head of the House of Prince Qing peerage |
| Reign: | 1837–1842 |
| Reign-Type: | Tenure |
| Predecessor: | Mianmin (as Prince Qing) |
| Successor: | Mianti (Prince of the Fourth Rank) |
| Birth Date: | 20 April 1820 |
| House: | Aisin Gioro |
| Full Name: | Yicai (奕綵) |
| Father: | Mianzhi |
| Mother: | Lady An |
Yicai (20 April 1820 - 21 February 1866) was Qing dynasty imperial prince as a biological son of Mianzhi, Prince Yishun of the Second Rank and the third in Prince Qing peerage as an adoptive son of Mianmin.[1]
Yicai was born on 20 April 1820 to lady An, Mianzhi's mistress.[2] In 1836, he was adopted as Mianmin's son as all children of the prince Qingliang of the Second Rank died prematurely.[3] Shortly after the adoption, Yicai inherited Mianmin's title because the peerage was neither promoted to the first rank nor granted a status of qinwang. The promotional ceremony was held at the New Year (除夕夜)[4] . Around 1842, Yicai was accused of accepting bribes from officials. Daoguang Emperor issued a decree imprisoning him at the Imperial Clan Court together with consorts for further investigation.[5] His mother was punished by deprivation of her allowance.[6] As the accusations were confirmed, Yicai was stripped of his title.[7] The title was later passed to Yikuang, who was finally promoted to the prince of the first rank in 1889.[8]
Yicai did not recover the previous title.[9] Nevertheless, he was not granted red girdles because of his later deeds. In 1855, he falsely reported that his elder brother Yiyin guarded the Western Qing tombs.[10] He was relocated to the capital [11] and died on 21 February 1866.
Yicai was initially married to lady Irgen Gioro and later married lady Ulanghan, daughter of Tuo'enduo (拖恩多).