"In the past few months, I have discreetly investigated quite a few people who were released from the palace back then, and vaguely learned that the Late Emperor and the Empress Dowager were at odds, seemingly because of an Honored Lady with the surname Tian!"
"But the Honored Lady's name was never discovered after all..."
After all, the Late Emperor's harem was full of beauties, even if not thousands, there were at least hundreds.
In the main quarters, the Empress and the two Noble Consorts, along with four consorts and nine concubines filled up the space; not to mention those Honored Ladies and Ladies, which must be counted in hundreds.
In such a plethora of women, identical surnames were not uncommon, and there were even identical names.
Servants had to differentiate by size or residence.
For instance, if there were two with the surname Li, they should be addressed as Honored Lady Da Li and Honored Lady Xiao Li, or by their residence.
Under such conditions.
