During the Qing dynasty, the ladies in the palace were always humble and engaged in some trivial tasks, such as serving tea, washing clothes and cooking. Moreover, they lived a cautious life, refused to fight back when scolded, and endured everything until they left the palace at the age of 25.

In feudal society, the system of "the previous generation of slaves, the next generation of slaves" has been circulating, and it is extremely difficult to turn over. Therefore, the children of the slave family should also be sent to the palace to be slaves. Some people may ask, "Who wants to be a slave in the palace? If I had to choose, I would definitely choose to be the queen of one person and ten thousand people! "

That's true, but if everyone in the world can be a queen, then this queen is nothing unusual. There is only one queen, and there are thousands of harem women. What kind of people have what kind of life, they can't struggle; Even if you do ascend the queen's throne, don't you need someone to wait on you? Don't you need one or two loyal and observant maids to do a lot of things for you? Besides, being born in a noble family naturally makes you a concubine.

In that case, why are many people willing to send their daughters to the palace as maids? There is a simple reason. Because they were originally from humble origins, and many of them were children of poor families; Children entering the palace can not only save food at home, but also bring some meager silver (twelve taels) home when they are over twenty-five, which is also a contribution (good wish) to the family. Therefore, many families are still willing to send their daughters to the palace as maids.