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Wardrobe Attendant Lady Wang was an Attendant.
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New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 15Volume 15: Mingzong of Later Tang's Family · 4 passages
從益乳母司衣王氏，見明宗已老而秦王握兵，心欲自托為後計，乃曰：「兒思秦王。」
Congyi’s wet nurse, wardrobe attendant Lady Wang, saw Mingzong aging and the Prince of Qin commanding troops; scheming for her own future, she said: “The child longs for the Prince of Qin.”
明宗遣乳嫗將兒往來秦府，遂與從榮私通，從榮因使王氏伺察宮中動靜。
Mingzong sent the nurse to bring the boy to and from the Prince of Qin’s residence; she then colluded with Congrong, who set her to watch the palace.
從榮已死，司衣王氏以謂秦王實以兵入宮衛天子，而以反見誅，出怨言。
After Congrong’s death, the wardrobe attendant insisted the Prince of Qin had marched in to protect the emperor and been killed as a traitor, and she began to complain aloud.
湣帝聞之，大怒，賜司衣王氏死，而事連太妃，由是心不悅，欲遷之至德宮，以太后素善妃，懼傷其意而止，然待之甚薄。
The Last Emperor heard, flew into a rage, and ordered the wardrobe attendant’s death; the affair implicated the consort dowager, and he turned against her. He meant to banish her to Zhide Palace, but held back lest he wound the dowager, who had always favored the consort—still, his treatment grew harsh.