《明史·列传·卷二》
嘉靖十年，方氏与郑氏、王氏、阎氏、韦氏、沈氏、卢氏、沈氏、杜氏一起被册封为九嫔，她们头戴九翟冠，身穿大彩鞠衣，被赐给作为九嫔凭信的玉圭，告文封册涂金，规格比皇后降低五分之一。
从之。十年三月，后与郑氏、王氏、阎氏、韦氏、沈氏、卢氏、沈氏、杜氏同册为九嫔，冠九翟冠，大采鞠衣，圭用次玉，谷文，册黄金涂，视皇后杀五分之一。
In the tenth year of the Jiajing reign, Consorts Fang, Zheng, Wang, Yan, Wei, Shen, Lu, and Du were all bestowed with the title of Nine Concubines. They wore nine-phoenix crowns and colorful silk robes. They were granted jade tablets as credentials of their status as Nine Concubines, and the official decree that was gilded was one-fifth less elaborate than that for the empress.