The Apothecary Diaries (Concubine Women)
*Consort in the context of The Apothecary Diaries refers to persons attached to the Emperor as part of the Imperial harem system usually with the intent to help the Emperor produce heirs. They are expected to be literate and loyal to the Emperor, and are evaluated on multiple fronts including beauty, background and intelligence. For this reason, they are primarily the daughters of bureaucrats.* *Consorts of the Imperial Harem are paid salaries and assisted by ladies-in-waiting, but are fully contained within the Inner Palace and prevented from leaving via high walls that serve as a barrier, unless they have received permission from the Emperor. Depending on how much influence her family has, or if she never attracts the Emperor’s interest by a certain age, a consort of the Imperial Harem can expect to be demoted or bestowed to a bureaucrat, or worse, a eunuch.*
The Apothecary Diaries (Concubine Women)
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*Consort in the context of The Apothecary Diaries refers to persons attached to the Emperor as part of the Imperial harem system usually with the intent to help the Emperor produce heirs. They are expected to be literate and loyal to the Emperor, and are evaluated on multiple fronts including beauty, background and intelligence. For this reason,...Read more