In recent years, Qing court dramas have become very popular, giving people a deeper understanding of ancient harem life, in which the theme basically revolves around the many concubines competing for the emperor's favor. In the harem, the concubines were eager to become the emperor's favorite concubines so that they could gain a high status in the court. What's more, if you can give birth to a prince, it will be even more lucky, because in ancient society, "mothers are more expensive than children". In order to achieve this goal, the concubines would do everything possible to curry favor with the emperor, and the most effective way was to let the emperor choose to go to bed by himself.
* People in costume dramas should also be familiar with the fact that the emperor usually decides which concubine to spend the night with by flipping the cards. Therefore, in order for the emperor to turn over his own brand, the concubines will try to bribe the eunuchs, because the eunuchs can create conditions for the emperor to turn over the brand of which concubine. After all, the eunuch is the one who holds the brand, and if the eunuch is willing to do something, it is quite easy. The eunuch understands the emperor's usual habit of flopping, and also knows that the brand is the most obvious in **. Therefore, the role of eunuchs cannot be ignored. In order to please the eunuch, many concubines hoped that the eunuch would put her brand in a prominent position, thus increasing the chances of being chosen by the emperor.
However, it was observed that these concubines were not allowed to stay overnight after their attendants. Why is this happening? Next, let's ** the reasons for this, there are two main aspects.
First of all, as the supreme ruler of the country, the emperor had to be busy with various government affairs every day, and he worked hard during the day. Therefore, when the evening came, the emperor urgently needed a good rest. After the concubines went to bed, the emperor usually arranged for them to be sent back so that he could rest well. This not only satisfied the emperor's needs, but also ensured that the concubines would not disturb the emperor's rest after returning to the palace. Therefore, concubines were usually not allowed to spend the night with the emperor, so as not to affect the emperor's rest.
Secondly, considering that the emperor has three thousand beauties in the harem, it is impossible to pamper only one concubine. If a concubine is allowed to spend the night in the emperor's dormitory, it is likely to cause the emperor to favor her and cause dissatisfaction among the other concubines in the harem. This situation may lead to strife and disputes within the harem, which will cause a lot of trouble to the emperor. Therefore, in order to achieve the principle of equal rain and dew, the emperor usually did not let his concubines spend the night in his dormitory. In ancient times, once the emperor indulged in the exclusive favor of a certain concubine, he might ignore the state affairs and cause a crisis. Therefore, in order to avoid this situation, the emperor usually arranged for the concubines to return to their own bedrooms after the attendants.
These two reasons fully demonstrate the wisdom of the ancients, and in this way, many unnecessary troubles and internal strife were successfully avoided.
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