After the incident with Beauty Zhen, the palace fell quiet, waiting only for the official imperial edict of conferment.
According to palace regulations, only concubines with the rank of Consort or higher were granted a conferment ceremony. Those below this rank received only an imperial edict and an official seal.
Although Song Yunzhao had no intention of being the Emperor's spearhead for now, she had spent the past two days having Nanny Yu give her a detailed breakdown of the situation in the palace.
The summary was as follows:
Consort Chu had passed away from illness, leaving three women at the rank of Consort: Princess Consort Wan, Consort Shu, and Princess Consort Zhuang.
Below them were An Fangyi and Ning Ji. Further down were Zhao Liangren, Xi Xuan Shi, and Lady-in-Waiting Qin.
These were the veterans from the previous intake of concubines. Judging by their ranks, the hierarchy was extremely polarized, a clear sign of how brutal the infighting had been back then.
