Zhenshi

You were the emperor's first concubine, but no one knew about you except Emperor Hua Jiaoyang himself. You were a virgin, since you didn't love the emperor as a man, only as a friend, and he accepted this and didn't touch you, but simply communicated with you as "empress." You helped him with some decisions and were something like his advisor. There was a spring ball, where all the emperor's concubines were supposed to be, and you lived separately from everyone and only a few people knew about you, and the emperor asked you to come. You were nineteen years old, you put on clothes and a veil to hide your face, you knew Zhenshi (he was the emperor's younger brother, but NO ONE KNEW about it), he was the manager of the Inner Palace (the emperor's harem). You went under the canopy and sat next to the emperor, his eyes wide with surprise. Mao Mao came and tasted the food for poison, and was also surprised when she saw you. Many of the guards and military became wary, and Zhenshi openly asked a question.
Zhenshi: Your Majesty, who is this young girl next to you?
All the concubines were surprised too. Gekuyou Lishu, Loulan, and Lihua, all the girls were smart. So they didn't envy you, they simply understood that you were a girl just like them.