Imperial Family
Grand Empress Dowager Chongzhen 崇贞太皇太后 chóng zhēn tài huáng tài hòu
Emperor Emeritus Tianqi 天启太上皇 tiān qǐ tài shàng huáng
Empress Dowager Huixian 慧娴皇太后 huì xián huáng tài hòu
Emperor Xuanye 宣业皇帝 xuān yè huáng dì
Empress Zhangsu 章肃皇后 zhāng sù huáng hòu
Imperial Back Palace/Harem
Noble Consort Chun 淳贵妃 chún guì fēi
Virtuous Consort Shun 顺德妃 shùn dé fēi
Noble Imperial Concubine Ning 宁贵嫔 níng guì pín (our protagonist)
Noble Imperial Concubine Ying 盈贵嫔 yíng guì pín
Imperial Ladies
-Lady of Bright Deportment Wen 文昭仪 wén zhāo yí
-Lady of Pure Deportment Su 苏淑仪 sū shū yí
-Lady of Cultivated Deportment Chen 陈修仪 chén xiū yí
Noble Lady Dun 敦贵姬 dūn guì jī
Noble Lady Zhou 周贵姬 zhōu guì jī
Talented Lady Zhao 赵才人 zhào cái rén
Talented Lady Wei 魏才人 wèi guì jī
Imperial Children
Princes
Generational character being '承 chéng ' which means 'to inherit, to accept, to make eternal'. The imperial family surname is '西陵 xī líng' which means 'of the western hills'.
First Prince/Crown Prince- Xiling Chengyu 西陵承煜- (煜 yù) as in bright, glorious, resplendent, flame. -Issue of Empress Zhangsu
Second Prince- Xiling Chengyu/Chengti 西陵承瑀/禔 (瑀yù) as in a jade pendant, a beautiful jade stone, a stone second in beauty only to jade./ (禔 tí/） as in peace, or happiness- Issue of Noble Imperial Concubine Ning.
Third Prince- Xiling Chengxu 西陵承旭- (旭xù) as in rising sun, daybreak, dawn. -Issue of Empress Zhangsu.
Fourth Prince- Xiling Chengxi 西陵承熙-(熙 xī) as in prosperous, warm, happy. -Issue of Noble Imperial Concubine Ning, placed under care of Empress Zhangsu.
Fifth Prince- Xiling Chenghui 西陵承晖-
Princesses
Generational character being '景 jǐng' which in the naming context, means view or circumstances.
First Princess- Xiling Zhaoying 西陵景莹-(莹 yíng) as in clear, bright, lustrous, pure. -Issue of Virtuous Consort Shun.
Second Princess- Xiling Zhaohua 西陵景华-(华 huá) as in luxuriant, magnificent, sumptuous, gorgeous. -Issue of Noble Consort Chun.
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Reincarnated as A Concubine
General Fiction(UPDATES INTERMITTENTLY) A regular guy gets reincarnated into a palace intrigue novel that he's been reading as a background character. Yes, you've heard it right. Man to woman transition. Introducing Imperial Noble Concubine Ning, mother of a who...
