Inner Palace

The Inner Palace (内宫) 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)
 * Noble Consort (贵妃)
 * Pure Consort (淑妃)
 * Moral Consort (德妃)
 * Consort (妃)
 * Concubine (嫔)

In the show there is also Worthy or Able Consort (賢妃) 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)