The ancient emperor had 3,000 harem beauties, Jin Dynasty The emperor's concubines reached 10,000. And if the concubines wanted to stand out in the palace, the most direct way was to gain the emperor's favor and give birth to dragon seeds for the emperor.
However, there is only one emperor, and the number of concubines is huge. In the harem, in order to gain the emperor's favor, one must do everything in their power, and even abandon the old sisterhood, which can be described as intrigue.
However, due to the characteristics of women's physiological structure, there are always a few days every month that they cannot have the same room with the emperor. In order to ensure the orderly operation of the concubines and concubines, the ancients came up with all kinds of wonderful tricks.
Dedicated official positions and institutions
Zhou Dynasty, people pay attention to astronomical calendar, whether it is farming or daily life, must follow the moon's blemishes and vacancies, and the concubines in the palace serve the bed No exception. People believe that Zhou Tianzi is the sun, and the concubines are the moon, to serve the sun.
The moon becomes more and more round from the first to the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. During this time, the status of the concubine who sleeps is from low to high; the moon is more and more curved from the sixteenth to the thirties. The status of concubines is from high to low. In this way, the order of the concubines in the month is very clear.
But what if the concubines came to "menstrual matters"? In order to solve such problems, Zhou Dynasty specially set up the position of female official , In addition to managing, cultivating, and training court ladies, it can also coordinate the affairs of the sleeping order. This office continued for several dynasties.
In the Qing Dynasty , the emperor used the method of "flipping the brand" to decide the palace maid who served the night. The name of the palace maid was written on the green copper sign and placed in a special silver plate. After the emperor had dinner, a special eunuch brought the silver plate to the emperor for the emperor to pick up.
The organization specializing in "flipping the brand" is called Jingshifang , which is used to coordinate the affairs related to concubines and concubines. Although the Jingshi Room is composed of a group of eunuchs, because the emperor's sleeping quarters are controlled by him, these eunuchs often become the objects of the concubines' favor.
Similarly, when the concubine came to "menstrual affairs", she would also notify the eunuchs in the Jingshi room in advance. After the eunuch learned about it, will remove the sign of the concubine of "monthly affairs" from the silver plate in a few days, so that the emperor will not find her name.
Using tools cleverly, side hints
In ancient times, women's menstrual blood was regarded as filthy. Therefore, the concubines who came to "monthly affairs" were often ashamed to speak directly or petition directly when faced with the problem of serving the bed. Therefore, will use some gadgets to imply the emperor and achieve the effect of tacit understanding.
During the Western Han Dynasty , each concubine would receive a special gold ring when entering the palace, would put the gold ring on her hand when her "menstrual event" came, let the emperor see,Means "forbidden". At this time, the emperor understood and would not choose this concubine to serve as his bedchamber.
In addition, Sima Qian also recorded in " Historical Records": "The emperor and the princes and concubines entered the imperial court with the second, and there were menstrual events, not to mention the words, so the Dan Pay attention to the appearance as knowledge, and let the female historian see it." Reveals another way of dealing with it.
Concubines who are menstruating will use the form of "Danzhu rubbing face" to inform female officials. During the "menstrual period", a little cinnabar is smeared on the face, so that the female official can see that the female official will exclude these concubines when arranging the sleeping.
Because Danzhu rubbed on the face is very complex, it not only satisfied the beauty-loving psychology of the concubines, but also cleverly informed the female officer of the special situation of his body from the side, so was in this way in the palace at that time. It's very popular, it's all the rage.
In the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, when the concubines of higher status came to "monthly affairs", would hang a red lantern in front of their house; , will tie a red string around his waist or wrist , and there are many ways to handle this.
A direct petition
In the Tang Dynasty, my country's economy developed greatly, and its culture flourished, and it entered a prosperous period. At this time, people were well-dressed and lived peacefully, so they were more open-minded and more straightforward, and the concubines in the palace were no exception.
In the Tang Dynasty, there was a strict and complicated process for concubines and concubines in the palace. The Tang Dynasty also continued the way of the Zhou Dynasty, according to the moon's cloudy and sunny rounds , from the first to the fifteenth day of each month, the status of the concubines who served the bed was from low to high; from sixteen to thirty, the status of the concubines was from high to low.
Unlike the Zhou Dynasty, the status of the concubines in the Tang Dynasty harem was more refined, were the queen, the fourth wife of the first grade, the ninth concubines of the second grade, the wives of the twenty-seventh generation, and the wives of the eighty-one imperial family. Follow a set of strict rules for serving bed, even the emperor can't violate it.
When serving the bed, the queen and the fourth lady have priority, and the nine concubines and below are "nine and nine", that is, every nine concubines serve the emperor together. In addition, the Tang Dynasty also had strict regulations on the number of days to sleep. The queen slept for two nights, the fourth lady slept for two nights, the maid slept for six nights, and the mistress slept for 18 nights.
However, after all, the concubines are all women, and their physiology is different from that of men, and they cannot sleep for a few days every month. Such strict regulations are full of rules and regulations, but they cannot avoid the special period of the concubines.
When the concubines and concubines "menstrual affairs" came, they would play the emperor directly, said that he was inconvenient, and in order not to insult the dragon's body, he took the initiative to withdraw from the bed. The night's bed-serving work will also be automatically deferred to the next concubine.
Find someone to replace
There are three thousand beauties in the ancient harem. Everyone has their own unique skills to improve their charm and get the attention of the emperor, so as to be fortunate, serve the emperor, give birth to dragons, and get fame, Improve your status in the palace.
Therefore, if you want to get the emperor's blessing, you are only praying for it. If you don't take the initiative to fight for it, I am afraid that you will not be able to realize your wish for a lifetime. The concubines must use all their strengths, intelligence and beauty coexist, in order to stand out among many concubines.
such a rare opportunity,When it really fell on my head, I happened to encounter "monthly affairs", so it was a pity to give up. It is impossible to avoid menstruation, but also want to be blessed by the emperor, get the status, and achieve "double perfection", what should I do?
As a result, some concubines found someone they trusted very much and went to serve the emperor in their place under their own name. The substitutes prefer their own personal maids, so that they can achieve the purpose of impersonating themselves without fear of being "poached".
When the emperor faced such a situation, he often didn't care. Because the important purpose of the emperor's sleeping is only to obtain the dragon seed and continue the descendants. Besides, there are three thousand beauties in the harem, and the emperor's concubines are almost different every day, and he can't remember everyone's face at all.
The concubine who was selected into the harem, the dream of a lifetime is to be favored by the emperor and get the status of the royal family. Therefore, everyone had to improve their beauty and intelligence, just to attract the emperor's attention, even during the "menstrual period", they could have all kinds of whimsy.
However, some concubines never get the emperor's attention in the palace, and can only end their lives in despair. Such a woman, who only lives for one man her whole life, can't have her own thoughts and pursuits, it is very sad that she is like walking with the dead.
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