In ancient times, the emperor was the most distinguished person in the country. The emperor had one of the most important tasks, that is, to choose the next best heir, so the harem was under great pressure, demanding not only beauty, but also the birth of an emperor. Because there are many women in the harem and there is only one emperor, it is impossible to be exposed by the rain, so there are rules for sleeping. During the Qing dynasty, a series of very strict and standardized card sleeping procedures appeared, which is what we call flop. At the same time, there was a special institution-the worship room, which was specially used to arrange things for the emperor to sleep at night. In the Tang Dynasty, some emperors adopted "dish selection", that is, all concubines wore garlands on their heads, and whoever could attract butterflies would be favored by the emperor.
In order to please the emperor, the women in the harem often fought with each other, so there was a scene of intrigue in the court drama we saw. In order to win the favor of the emperor, concubines can be said to have tried their best, and if necessary, they would play tricks on others. Every concubine in the harem would try their best to have children for the emperor, because at that time, as long as they could have children for the emperor, they could change their identity and status. But in fact, many concubines can't get what they want, and even some concubines can't have children at all. Everyone is confused about this. It was not until the experts opened the coffin of the concubines and conducted an autopsy that the truth came out.
In the first case, even though the concubine was favored by the emperor, she failed to give birth to a child for the emperor. Some of these concubines were pregnant, but they didn't succeed in giving birth to children in the end, because after all, the medical conditions at that time were very limited, so some women often miscarried, and after the abortion, they didn't take good care of their bodies, which led to the failure to conceive children or even miscarry even if they were pregnant. The second situation is being favored by the emperor, but not many times. If you are unlucky, there is no way to conceive a child. Such a concubine has no characteristics that can attract the emperor, so there is no chance to be loved by the emperor, and there is no chance to have children for the emperor.
In the third case, some concubines can't get the emperor's favor at all, and they are brought into their harem because the family power is relatively large, and the emperor will choose to spoil them for political reasons. However, because the family power is too large, it will inevitably bring some disadvantages to these concubines, that is, the emperor will not let them have children, so after the bedroom is completed, the eunuch will give it to them. The last situation is that some women can't get the favor of the emperor all their lives after entering the palace, and they are still virgins until their death. In this case, archaeologists were also surprised at the autopsy, and this woman was also very miserable.