The Fourth Prince, whose mother was Consort Duan Pin of the Ye clan, was the daughter of a minor official. Her appearance was above average, and she had no significant talents, but she was selected to enter the palace.
Initially, Consort Duan was nearly omitted from selection, but during her group's presentation, another imperial maiden, aiming too high, tried to seduce the Emperor on first sight by throwing him coquettish glances and speaking provocatively, even with the Empress Dowager present. Naturally, the Emperor was thoroughly repulsed and chose the conservatively dressed Consort Duan Pin among that group of imperial maidens to stay.
However, the Emperor then seemed to forget about her existence, merely granting her the title of Daying, and didn't let her serve in his chamber for years.
