Since Xiaoyanzi and Ziwei were named Gege,
The audience began to speculate about who had a higher status in the palace. Ji Xiaolan gave the answer in the play
That is, only the concubines are eligible to be named Heshuo Gege
The premise of Feng and Shuogege is that the family status of the biological mother is high, and the father and brother must have made military merits.
This shows that Gege's status is closely related to the prestige of the family. Xiaoyanzi's biological mother is just an ordinary woman with no title
Therefore, she was named "Huanzhu Gege", indicating that she is a pearl returning home. Although the audience thinks that this is a preferential treatment for Little Swallow,
But in fact, Gege is a lower-ranking title among the children of the royal family. In ancient times, Gege generally had two identities:
One is the emperor's daughter, but the position of the biological mother determines that they cannot get a high title after birth
Therefore, they need to improve their status by studying hard or marrying a child of a noble family;The second is Wang Yena's concubine.
room, but such a grid is usually just a woman who meets the physical needs of the prince, although they can be honored,
But after not earning a name during his lifetime, he cannot be recorded in history after death. In contrast, Ziwei's identity is higher, but in order to show the special treatment of Ziwei, Ji Xiaolan set Xiaoyanzi's title as "Lord of Huanzhu County", thus highlighting Ziwei's identity to be slightly noble. For Qing'er, she is the daughter of the original prince, and her status is more noble compared to Ziwei and Xiaoyanzi. Although Qing'er is not titled, she is a confidant personally raised by Lafayette and can be regarded as Qianlong's sister. Qing'er's identity should not be underestimated, she can be called Heshuo Gege, but she finally chose to marry Xiao Jian as Gege. Through the analysis of the identities of Gege, the audience will find that the difference in status between them is obvious, which also gives us a deeper understanding of the ancient etiquette and identity system.