We can see that in the operas of the Qing Dynasty, many ladies-in-waiting hung Longhua around their necks, but some ladies-in-waiting had short Longhua, some had long Longhua with some beautiful decorations on it, but some were just a clean white cloth. The Longhua worn by ladies-in-waiting is actually a status symbol. However, the design of these Longhua buildings is still limited and cannot be worn casually. These decorations and rules and regulations of Longhua were strictly stipulated in the Qing Dynasty. The most common ladies-in-waiting can only wear the simplest white Longhua, without any decoration, or even ordinary or inferior materials, with limited width and length.
However, ladies-in-waiting grow into concubines and can be decorated on Longhua, but the materials and sizes are still limited. Only in the highest position of the harem, that is, the empress can decorate her own Longhua at will. Why do you say this is for the convenience of the emperor? Concubines wear different Longhua, which is convenient for the emperor to remember different concubines. For example, this princess is wearing plum blossom Longhua, and that princess is wearing orchids.
According to records, the Qing emperor once wrote a love poem for his concubine, because there was a plum blossom pattern on her Longhua. In the social environment, men are superior to women, and the emperor can have multiple concubines. These concubines are like an object, and Longhua is like a label hanging around his neck, indicating that you are infinitely honored.