The rules were strange for the Qing Dynasty New Year, the king was only allowed to sleep with this person!

The Qing Dynasty was famous for having the most elaborate ritual rules in feudal history. Particularly, the market has countless confusing regulations, until Tet, there are even more strange regulations.

Being the emperor's concubine is a blessing that not every woman is honored to have. Many people believe that when becoming the emperor's mistress, the concubine will be well dressed, have servants, and live a glorious and rich life all his life. However, in reality, concubines living in the forbidden palace not only had to go through fierce battles but also had to follow a series of strict rules, even the defense with the king was strictly under house arrest.

The process of the king's concubine must comply with many principles. It is worth mentioning that the people who suffered because of these strict regulations were not only immortals but sometimes even emperors.

Most Chinese emperors possessed a relatively large number of concubines. But among the many flowers blooming in the harem, the number of people who have a chance to win grace is extremely small. The rest of the less fortunate could only live their whole lives in silence and day and night longing for the king's mercy.

Moreover, the imperial palace was a place with countless rules, so the life of most Qin Concubines could not be as peaceful and comfortable as they always wanted. The evidence is that even private things such as conjugal activities are required to abide by many types of binding rules.

The Qing Dynasty in China is considered a dynasty with the most complex ritual rules in feudal history. If we say that the rules on weekdays are 1, the holidays will be 10. Even the impregnation during the Lunar New Year days has extremely strict regulations.

According to the books "The Palace Maiden" and "The Old Buddha of the Imperial Family", during the Lunar New Year, the emperors of the Qing Dynasty did not have much time to relax. No matter how busy he was with government affairs, on the last day of the old year, the emperor would put everything aside to meet with princes and descendants.

After that, the emperor would hold a reception for foreign vassals and ministers at Baohua Palace. This party will have a lot of delicious food and many musical performances, acrobatics to make the atmosphere more fun, considered as a Year-end party. Next, the emperor will attend the banquet with the prince of the kingdom, the empress and the concubines.

In particular, regarding the impregnation on Tet, there will also be clear regulations that force the emperor to pay attention. No matter which concubine he normally favored, on New Year's Eve, the night of the 1st and 2nd of the New Year, the emperor was obliged to sleep in the same bed as the empress. This is considered the privilege of the matriarch.

In many historical books, Emperor Guangzi had to marry Empress Longyu according to the arrangement of Empress Dowager Cixi, although he was not satisfied, but during the above 3 nights the king had to stay with her.

From the 3rd of the Lunar New Year onwards, the emperor could optionally flip the cards of other concubines based on his mood. However, whether it was in the Zhou, Han, or even Qing dynasties, even if the emperors didn't want to, they were guaranteed someone to sleep with them every day.

The number of persons permitted to serve Her Majesty is limited to ordained concubines and courtesans. It is rare that there is a precedent for the king to arbitrarily favor women who are unknown or do not have a clear, clean background. Because impregnation is directly related to the royal bloodline and the honor of the emperor.

This procedure is started by flipping the board. Every night when the emperor finished dinner, the eunuchs would bring a plate for the emperor to choose his favorite concubine. Next, the eunuch would inform the concubine to prepare. If any concubine is not in good health, there will be certain signs to notice.

The beautician fortunate enough to be graced by the king would have to bathe, take off his robes and wrap himself in a large blanket woven with golden silk thread and carry him to his majesty's side. Then the concubine had to crawl up the sieve on her own and get under the blanket. After their death, they would crawl back out of bed, wrapping themselves in blankets before being taken back to the palace by the eunuch.

At that time, the king's attendance would be under the control of the Chamberlain. Therefore, the Emperor's intimacy with the concubine also did not have absolute privacy. Because of this lack of privacy, the impregnation of the Heavenly Prince does not have the naturalness and comfort.

The king, avoiding losing face and not wanting to be given the reputation of being excessively sexual, forced the concubines not to make any sound during the process.

The emperor and his concubines were only impregnated for about half an hour. When the time is up, the eunuch standing outside will voice a reminder. This rule was to prevent the emperor from indulging in beauty and forgetting about politics and affecting his health.

In addition, the emperor, even if he loved a certain concubine, was not impregnated with this beauty for many nights in a row. The main reason is that the royal family cannot let the birth of children affect politics. In addition, the monopoly of one person makes other concubines jealous and jealous, leading to harem turmoil.

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