郡王妃

  : the official wife of a

  府

  : compound or estate;

  : prince’s estate/compound

  太监

  : court or palace eunuch

  郡王

  : second-rank prince; also referred to as

  , i.e. “His [Your] Royal Highness”


  妾

  : I, your servant (used by a wife or concubine)

  哀家

  :

  “grieving one”; illeism for the empress dowager

  本宫

  :

  “this palace”; illeism for high-ranked denizens of the Imperial Palace

  堂

  : relatives with the same surname