Here I was in the palace. As the empress, it was my duty to take care of the consorts here. Luckily for me, the emperor had ten concubines in total. Three were from Chu state. They were sent from my supposed brother, Fengwu to assist me in the palace. Only one concubine was from Wei state and of course she knew my identity.
In this cold and scheming palace, I was already used to the scheming brains of those concubines. At first they didn't accept me and I didn't want my perfect image to be spoilt before the emperor so I had to play the bullied empress. After Honghui had stood up for me, none of the concubines had dared to bully me again.
I did feel pity for all the concubines. They fought everyday for the favor of a man who loved a dead woman. Such a pity! Well, I had my own mission here.
"Greetings empress." Noble consort Jia said.