Friends, after watching costume films and TV series, you should know that the emperor's concubines in the play useless measures to compete for favor.
Then why do the concubines compete for favor?
First of all, in that era of chaos, if you don’t fight for the emperor’s favor, you will wait to be stepped on by others.
The strong bully the weak is an eternal law, and there is another more realistic problem. If you cannot be favored, you may not get the emperor's close service in your life, let alone be pregnant with a dragon fetus.
The concubines in the harem have not had a good life since they entered the palace.
The sky in the palace is square, and the future of the concubines has been determined. This emperor is their only ideal and hope. It is almost impossible for concubines to fall in love with men other than the emperor.
And this emperor, whether you like or don’t like him, you are still his concubine. The facts cannot be changed.
Since ancient times, there have been many emperors and ruthless
The emperor has many concubines. Apart from engaging in love with the emperor, there is nothing to do in this deep palace.
There is also a practical consideration for concubines to compete for favor, one is to consider for their own interests, and the other is to consider for their family interests.
is able to enter the palace to be the emperor's concubine, and it is still very good in terms of family background. When family members are sent to the palace, their families also have a purpose to send themselves to the palace. Many ministers want to win the emperor's favor by sending their daughters into the palace and thus improve their official position. This is the best idea.
There is no way even if they don’t want to, because they have to send their daughters into the palace, which is also a way to stabilize the rule.
In fact, their fate is quite tragic. If women live for favor all their lives, such a life would be too boring.