Three years passed, and both the previous dynasty and the harem became accustomed to one thing—
The Emperor was a single-minded creature. Once he was set on Empress Yun, even if a stunning beauty disrobed before him, he wouldn't spare a glance.
Aside from Empress Yun's Yongchen Palace, he went nowhere else.
If the concubines had issues, they would go to Empress Yun. They wouldn't seek out the Emperor directly. Life was indeed quite bleak, with no extra imperial favor; if they wished to be promoted, they had to bide their time and wait for the grand conferring of ranks in the Six Palaces.
But humans are creatures of habit, and soon they discovered another layer of benefit.
