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In the fifth year of Yongping, the most favored concubine in the palace was Concubine Yao. She was of noble birth and had a childhood friendship with the emperor. In the sixth year of Yongping, the most favored person in the palace was Yi Guiren. She came from a humble background and captivated the city with her dancing, and captured the emperor's heart from then on. Yi Guiren was born as a dancing girl. Once she was favored, she was held in the hands of the emperor and doted on her heart. Gathering thousands of favors in one body is also gathering resentment in one person. For a whole month, the emperor stayed at Yiguiren's Hongyingxuan every night, which truly interpreted the saying, "The spring night is short and the sun rises, and the king will not go to court early from now on." The concubine in the harem said that she was a coquettish woman. If the jealousy could be turned into reality, Yiguiren would have been riddled with holes by now. In the previous dynasty, Yi Guiren became what the ministers called a demon concubine who brought disaster to the country, and it was not a pity to be cut into pieces by a thousand cuts. But only I know that she is gentle and kind, and the most beautiful girl in the world.