Since ancient times, the water in the harem is very deep. As the saying goes, three women's lives, not to mention there are so many women in the harem.
Apart from eating and drinking, they spent the rest of their time racking their brains to study the emperor. If they don't have some skills, don't hang out in the harem again.
Who has the highest rank in the harem can be roughly divided into three categories. The first category is concubines, that is, nominal masters. The second kind of person is a maid; The third kind of person is a eunuch. Palace ladies and eunuchs are divided into many classes, and the most popular ones are eunuchs who are in power around the emperor. After all, the benefits of the first month, backed by the emperor this big tree, nature is infinite scenery.
The powerful eunuchs in ancient times were basically around the emperor. Zhao Gao in the Qin Dynasty, Gao Lishi in the Tang Dynasty, Wei Zhongxian in the Ming Dynasty and so on. And the maid-in-waiting, the upper limit is much lower. At most, she is a maid-in-waiting supervisor who is in charge of some work. For example, the wet nurse in Qing Dynasty was such a role.
From this point of view, these three types of people in the palace are intertwined and star in the harem drama. Concubines can nominally command eunuchs' masters, but they also rely on eunuchs, not all eunuchs, but eunuchs in charge of some work.
The first is the eunuch around the emperor. If this person's relationship is well maintained, it will certainly play a great role for him to say something to the emperor. When the emperor is busy with business all day and then chooses which concubine to go to at night, it is difficult for metropolis to choose. If the emperor's personal eunuch says something when he is worried, it will be beneficial and harmless.
So the concubines in the harem will take the initiative to make good friends with these people. Another eunuch is responsible for "flop". In the Qing dynasty, in order to express the emperor's kindness, the emperor used a flop to confirm which concubines to look for at night.
If you offend this eunuch, it is estimated that your green card will never appear in front of the emperor again. As for the flop, it will take a long time. It can be seen that concubines want to "curry favor with" eunuchs to a certain extent.
Where is the maid? Originally, their job definition was similar to that of eunuchs, and they took on some light and convenient jobs in the palace, such as sewing, washing clothes and brushing their teeth. But in the process of development, they have become the lowest group in the harem.
The status of ladies-in-waiting is very low. If you want to survive, you must have a backer. If you want to survive, you must find a backer. Who's the sponsor? I don't think concubines are their customers. Masters have always regarded them as potential competitors. They usually look very close, but in fact they are always on guard against them. After all, since ancient times, there have been many examples of the master being lost by the maid PK.
In this case, eunuchs became their potential customers. Then how can you form an alliance with eunuchs? Just having a good relationship is not enough.
Maids-in-waiting were sent to the palace when they were 8-9 years old and spent their adolescence in the palace. Every day, they look at the kindness and love of the emperor and his concubines, and naturally feel empty inside. So they are looking forward to a love while pursuing their backing.
The only man in the palace is the emperor himself, and the concubines are still fighting, so the maids naturally have no chance. Therefore, many ladies-in-waiting settle for second best and form a "love" relationship with eunuchs.
This phenomenon began in Qin and Han Dynasties and ended in Qing Dynasty. It has not been eliminated for thousands of years. After the maid-in-waiting and the eunuch talked about "love", they naturally found a backer. The price that ladies-in-waiting need to pay is nothing more than continuing to live at home in their spare time and serve the eunuchs who fall in love with them.
The wonderful system of the harem gives the ladies-in-waiting their own time at night. Maid-in-waiting's work mainly focuses on the daytime, serving the master to wash and eat in the morning, then serving tea and pouring water, going out to gossip about other maids in the middle, or doing something inconvenient for the master.
In the evening, the concubines chose to let the eunuch be on duty. Eunuchs are chosen because they can play a certain guard role at night. At least he used to be a man, and he had more courage. The other is to prevent competition.
On a whim, the emperor quietly and happily came to the concubine's residence. As a result, he was attracted by the maid-in-waiting outside the door before he came in. Isn't this not worth the loss? Therefore, maids generally have their own time at night.
Therefore, the maid-in-waiting serves the "boyfriend" after work, on the one hand, to comfort her lonely heart, on the other hand, to seek a big backer, which is a last resort.
In feudal society, this has long been the norm.
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