guarantee.A guarantee of a noblewoman's position.The only reliance for women in the imperial harem was the emperor. After Li Chen ascended the throne, Zhao Rui entering the palace was a foregone concl...ted with shock and disbelief, quickly followed by fury. She rebuked him, "Two wives in one day Never heard of such a thing! Are you trying to have me ridiculed and shamed for the rest of my life!""It'...