The sacrificial burial system in Central State was abolished in the previous dynasty, and naturally, Great Song did not reinstate it.
The former Emperor was indulgent in wine and women, having dozens of concubines in the harem, not to mention the nobles, liangren, and talented individuals, which amounted to nearly two hundred people.
Although the intrigue within the harem caused some of the concubines to suffer casualties, when the former Emperor passed, there were still more than 170 people remaining.
After Emperor Xuanhe, Chu Nan, ascended the throne, he initially had some authority and held a grand selection of concubines nationwide, recruiting more than a hundred beauties into the palace.
All these nobles needed palace maids and eunuchs to attend to them, which led the Imperial Palace into a state of saturation.
