The reason why ancient concubines always had someone to support them when moving

In feudal China, the emperor had dozens to thousands of concubines and beauties serving him, taking care of his "bedtime" affairs, giving birth to children, and maintaining the family line. All daily needs such as eating, sleeping, makeup... of the concubines were meticulously attended to by palace maids and eunuchs.

Even when a concubine walked , she was always assisted by maids and eunuchs. Instead of moving by herself, a concubine always had maids or eunuchs supporting her and helping her walk.

This habit of concubines comes from a number of reasons. Among them, concubines always have maids or eunuchs supporting and guiding them as a way to show their noble and high status.

The more favored a concubine was by the king, the more maids and eunuchs she had to serve her. Therefore, favored concubines often showed off their power and status by moving gracefully, exuding royal demeanor.

The maids or eunuchs who followed to support and guide the concubines also helped to show off their power and "threaten" their love rivals.

In addition, concubines had the habit of having maids or eunuchs support their hands and help them walk, originating from the custom of foot binding. In feudal times, women often bound their feet to have three-inch lotus heels.

Women with such small and beautiful feet symbolize beauty and also mean that they will be able to find a good marriage.

The emperor's concubines needed small, beautiful feet to make the king fall in love. However, due to foot binding, their feet would become deformed.

Furthermore, concubines used a type of shoe called "hoa bon de". These shoes were both high and difficult to walk in, so concubines could not move quickly.

Therefore, to move smoothly and avoid tripping, concubines often walked slowly and had maids or eunuchs follow them to support and guide them. The photos in the article are for illustration purposes only.

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