Inner Palace

The Inner Palace ( 后宫, hòugōng ) is both the place in the Imperial Palace where the wives and young children of the Emperor live, and a collective name for the consorts and concubines.

Ranks
The mentioned ranks are:
 * Empress ( 皇后, huánghòu )
 * Noble Consort ( 贵妃, guìfēi )
 * Pure Consort ( 淑妃, shūfēi )
 * Moral Consort ( 德妃, défēi )
 * Consort ( 妃, fēi )
 * Concubine ( 嫔, pín )

In the show there is also Worthy or Able Consort ( 賢妃, xiánfēi ) and Noble Lady ( 贵人 , guìrén ).

The Inner Palace seems to be following the ranks in use during the Song Dynasty or the Tang Dynasty, and not the historical Liang.

Members

 * Empress Yan
 * Noble Consort Yue
 * Pure Consort Xu
 * Moral Consort Chen
 * Consort Chen, Lin Yueyao
 * Consort Hui
 * Concubine Jing
 * Noble Lady Fan (in the show)