In today's open-minded society, in addition to the intimate nicknames of "husband" and "wife" between husband and wife, couples in love will also be called this way. However, in ancient times, the title "husband" could not only be used to address one's lover, but also to refer to eunuchs in general, and some women in Fengyue places even used it to curse.
In ancient times, in order to show respect to the elders or people of status, people would usually add the word "old" in front of their titles, such as calling the teacher a teacher. The eunuchs around the emperor are usually called "father-in-law", and some people will add an "old" word in front of "father-in-law" in order to please this kind of person, that is, "father-in-law" or "husband".
The use of "husband" or "husband" to refer to powerful eunuchs was the most common in the late Ming Dynasty, because it was when eunuchs were in power. Many eunuchs relied on their power and often oppressed the people, which led to the emergence of many uprisings among the people, such as Li Zicheng.
In Tan Qian's "Zaolin Miscellaneous", it is clearly recorded that Li Zicheng once chased and beat the eunuch after entering Beijing, and people called this move "crowd calling to expel her husband". In addition, the word "husband" is also mentioned in the 83rd chapter of "Dream of Red Mansions":The man at the door came in and said, "There is an inner minister who wants to see the two masters." Jia Yu said, "Please come in." The man at the door brought my husband in.
Finally, let's talk about why the women in those Fengyue places use "husband" to scold people. It is said that in the Qing Dynasty, although some eunuchs had no "tools for committing crimes", they still had lust in their thoughts. In order to vent their desires, these eunuchs usually go to the Qinglou to order a technician. Since there were no "tools for committing crimes", these eunuchs had to resort to tools such as whips and technicians to play with some excitement.
Few technicians are willing to accept this kind of ** game, but they signed a deed of sale with Qinglou, which can only meet the requirements of the guests. Later, when some technicians quarreled, they often cursed each other with words like "You accompany your husband tonight". Gradually, the word "husband" became a derogatory term in Qinglou.
Later, the Qing Dynasty, the last feudal dynasty in China, was overthrown, the profession of eunuch ceased to exist, and people gradually no longer used the term "husband" to refer to eunuchs, but only to call their lovers.