In ancient times, many women longed for the life of marrying the emperor, because once they became the emperor's wife, they could enjoy endless glory and wealth.
However, as the saying goes, "A companion is like a tiger." ”
Once she became the wife of the emperor, although she had glory and wealth, she could become a victim of the struggle for imperial power if she was not careful.
After becoming the emperor's concubine, it is natural to accept the emperor's favor.
In ancient times, many women dreamed of becoming the emperor's concubine, but there was a significant difference in the physiology of women and men, who experienced a few days off each month.
Suppose the emperor is in high spirits, and the concubines who are sleeping happen to be on period, they are faced with a delicate situation. Although they did not dare to spoil the emperor's interest, they also had to face the trouble caused by menstruation. In this case, how do they deal with it?
In ancient times, there were many concubines in the emperor's court, and the emperor needed to focus on national affairs every day, so it was impossible for ordinary husbands to care about when their wives would have their periods. Therefore, ancient emperors often happened to encounter concubines who were on menstrual holidays when they were fortunate to be concubines.
In the Western Han Dynasty, Emperor Liu Qi of the Han Dynasty wanted to summon Cheng Ji one night because he was drunk. However, it happened that Cheng Ji was on her period at the time, and she did not dare to refuse his favor in order to avoid offending Emperor Han Jing.
So, Cheng Ji decided to dress up a maid named Tang Er beside him, and then sent her to the bedroom of Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty.
Because Emperor Jing of Han was drunk, he didn't observe carefully, so he was lucky with the maid named Tang'er in a daze.
It wasn't until Emperor Han Jing woke up that he realized that it was not Cheng Ji who was favored. However, Emperor Jing of Han did not blame Cheng Ji.
Because Cheng Ji served Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty, she became pregnant soon after. She gave birth to a prince named Liu Fa for Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty. Subsequently, Liu Fa was named the king of Changsha as a prince.
The kings of ancient times were not all like Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty, conniving at mismatched servants, and they may not hold the relevant personnel accountable.
In the event of a difficult or displeasing Emperor, the replacement may be severely punished. As a result, some of the most intelligent women came up with other ways to convey their messages to the emperor.
Some concubines will wear gold rings on their hands to show that they are unable to sleep due to their menstrual periods.
If an ancient emperor visited his concubines on a whim and found them wearing gold rings, the emperor understood the meaning.
This practice not only avoided the embarrassment of the concubines, but also did not discourage the emperor's interest.
The king is also a man of great feelings, and when he sees that his concubines are unwell, he will not force them to do things that may harm their bodies.
During the Eastern Han Dynasty, some people even created a way to send a similar message by dotting two small red dots on the face.
In the Eastern Han Dynasty, the small red dots that adorned the cheeks were not only beautiful, but also conveyed women's menstrual holidays to the emperor.
This kind of makeup is not only popular in the palace, but also loved after spreading to the people.
However, during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, the emperor's concubines conceived another way to convey information to the emperor.
Some concubines choose to hang a red lantern at the entrance of their palace after their period.
This red lantern not only looks festive, but also allows the emperor to understand its meaning.
Some concubines will tie a red rope to their bodies. Then when the emperor sees it, he will understand the meaning.
Audiences who have watched court dramas must be interested in the ancient court"Flop"This ancient ritual has been heard of.
In the Ming and Qing dynasties, there was a special manager for the emperor and his concubines to spend supper together"Worship room"。The concubines no longer need to worry about the inconvenience of the bedchamber.
What's even more interesting is that whenever the emperor spends a good time with the empress or concubine, the eunuchs will accurately record the date, month and day of this moment.
In the Qing Dynasty, every night after dinner, the eunuch would always bring a silver plate with a bunch of small plates with green plates.
If the emperor did not want to be accompanied, he ordered the eunuch to leave. If you want to meet a concubine, you will flip the concubine's sign, and the eunuch will notify the chosen concubine accordingly.
Because there were eunuchs who were responsible for recording the status of concubines' menstrual holidays, the signs handed to the emperor were carefully selected. For concubines who were on period, the eunuchs would not send their signs to the emperor.
Menstruation is a woman's menstrual cycle, which may have brought inconvenience to some extent, but with the progress of society and medical care, people's minds have become more and more open-minded, and feminine products have also been improved, which greatly reduces the troubles caused by menstruation.