《南史·列传·卷十一》
确立制度规定贵妃、贵嫔、贵姬为三夫人；淑媛、淑仪、淑容、昭华、昭仪、昭容、修华、修仪、修容为九嫔；婕妤、容华、充华、承徽、列容为五职；美人、才人、良人为三职。
定令制贵妃、贵嫔、贵姬爲三夫人；淑媛、淑仪、淑容、昭华、昭仪、昭容、修华、修仪、修容爲九嫔；婕妤、容华、充华、承徽、列荣爲五职；美人、才人、良人爲三职。
The system stipulated that Guifei, Guipin, and Guiji were the three ladies-in-waiting; Shuyuan, Shuyi, Shurong, Zhaohua, Zhaoyi, Zhaorong, Xiuhua, Xiuyi, and Xiurong were the Nine Concubines; Jieyu, Ronghua, Chonghua, Chenghui, and Lie Rong were the five positions; Meiren, Cairen, and Liangren were the three positions.