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Chapter 14 Concubine Files 4
The secret trick of the concubine's bedtime

The concubines of the ancient harem were unable to attend bedtime after they were 50 years old. In order to spend the night with the emperor, give birth to dragon sons, and preserve the stability and prosperity of the rest of their lives, these concubines scratched their heads and came up with all kinds of strange tricks to attract the emperor.This is no wonder, after all, only after sleeping with the emperor, can one have a chance to be favored by the emperor, and if one is lucky, once one is pregnant with a dragon child, the sparrow will fly on the branch and become a phoenix.

But there are more than three thousand beauties in the harem. Facing so many competitors, how can they stand out and win the emperor's smile?If you want to spend a good night with the emperor, this is the shortest way, but it is also the farthest way.Here are some secret tricks used by concubines in the past.

First, roll the dice and bet on luck.

Dice is a game of gambling, but during the Kaiyuan period of the Tang Dynasty, it was called a "matchmaker" by the palace.The emperor didn't want to bother with the matter of choosing a concubine to serve the bed, so he asked the concubine to roll dice to decide who should serve the bed.Whoever throws more points can serve the emperor.Li Longji made the concubines wear flowers on their heads, and if the butterfly landed on whose head, whoever could sleep.This method mostly depends on luck, and there is no possibility of actively fighting for it. Most concubines can only resign themselves to fate, but there are also some concubines who take a proactive attitude to win the favor of the emperor.

Second, insert bamboo and sprinkle salt juice.

During Emperor Wen of the Song Dynasty in the Southern Dynasties, an eunuch advised the emperor to wander around the harem in a goat cart every night. If the goat cart stopped at the door of the concubine, the concubine could serve her bed.In order to attract sheep carts, many concubines thought of various tricks. One of them, Pan Shufei, was very clever. She "followed the sheep's favor" by inserting green bamboo branches on the eaves outside the door and sprinkled salt juice on the ground.The sheep like these two things the most, and they will stop at Concubine Pan Shu's door every night. In this way, Emperor Wen often spends the night with Concubine Pan Shu.

But the good times didn't last long. Concubine Pan Shu's "remedy" was soon known by other concubines, and they followed suit one after another. For a while, green bamboos were everywhere in the harem of the Southern Dynasties.

Third, use dreams as an excuse.

Mao Sui's self-recommendation can be used not only in the way of being an official, but also in the harem. The concubine Li Chen in the Song Dynasty was originally just a little maid, who did not attract the emperor's attention at all.But once, when Song Zhenzong went to wash his hands, she took the washbasin to serve and took the opportunity to chat with the emperor.The emperor saw that the little maid was quite pretty, so he didn't leave in a hurry.At this time, she took the opportunity to say to Song Zhenzong: "I dreamed of a man in feather clothes who fell from the sky at night and told me that I would give birth to a son."

At that time Song Zhenzong happened to have no son, and he was very happy when he heard this. He immediately favored this court lady, and Concubine Li Chen gave birth to a prince the next year.

Fourth, recommend each other and get rich together.

Concubine Qiao Gui and Concubine Wei of the Song Dynasty served Empress Zheng together after they entered the palace.Later, Concubine Qiao was favored by Song Huizong first, and she recommended Wei Concubine to Song Huizong.The two sisters were favored by the emperor.

Fifth, hit the right target.

Some concubines are very lucky, and it is a coincidence that they serve the bed.For example, Cheng Yining, one of the seven nobles in the Yuan Shun Emperor, was a favorite concubine who "below the empress, but more powerful than the forbidden palace". crowded out.So one night, Cheng Yining, who was in a depressed mood, went upstairs to sing, with a sad tone, and happened to be heard by Emperor Yuan Shun passing by, moved by her singing, and drove to Cheng Yining's residence.

Sixth, mess up the mandarin ducks.

In the harem, "misfortunes" often occur, that is to say, the emperor was lucky enough to be with the wrong person. Emperor Han Jing was such a confused emperor. One night, he got drunk and wanted to summon Cheng Ji, but Cheng Ji happened to be When the menstrual event came, she didn't want to give up this opportunity to other concubines, so she made up her own mind and asked her servant Tang Er to dress up to meet Emperor Jing.Emperor Jing couldn't tell the truth from the fake at all. After a lot of lingering, Tang'er was pregnant. After that, the mother became the new favorite concubine of Emperor Jing.

These palace anecdotes sound interesting, but in fact they all contain the bitter tears of the women in the palace. Although they are noble concubines, they are actually dolls and breeding tools kept by the emperor in the palace to vent their desires.Moreover, the process of attending the concubine's bed was very complicated. Every day after dinner, the chief eunuch came across a large silver plate containing dozens of plaques with the concubine's name written on it for the emperor to choose.

When the emperor chooses a brand, the eunuchs are responsible for taking off the concubine's clothes, wrapping it in a big cloak, and then carrying the concubine into the bedroom and sending it to the dragon bed.At this time, the emperor had already gone to bed first, and the quilt was covering the emperor's ankles, with his feet exposed. The eunuch pulled off the concubine's cloak, and the concubine crawled into the quilt from the exposed "dragon claw", and then " Have friendship with the emperor."

At this time, the eunuch will wait outside the door, waiting for the work to be completed.If the time is a little longer, they will remind loudly outside the door, and they will enter the house with permission.At this time, the concubine serving the bed had to face the emperor, climb out of the quilt backwards, and let the eunuch wrap her in the cloak again, carry her back outside the door, and send her back to her room.

There will be a prelude after the bedtime, the chief eunuch will ask the emperor if he will stay, if the emperor says no, it means that this favor is not counted, so the eunuch will acupoint somewhere between the concubine's waist , rub it slightly, "then all the dragon essence will flow out."If she is still pregnant in the future, she will have to undergo an artificial abortion, otherwise the emperor will not admit it, and the child will not be counted if she is born, and will be treated as a wild species. Instead of that, it is better to abort it as soon as possible.

The concubines tried all kinds of tricks, but it was just to get the emperor's favor for a night. After a night of fun, whether the fate can be changed is completely unknown. The luck and misfortune of this are all in one's own thinking.

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