We all know that Cixi, as the real ruler of the late Qing Dynasty, her life was quite controversial, and when the Qing Dynasty was in a state of life and death and the people were not happy, she even spent only pleasure, and even embezzled military funds to celebrate her 60th birthday. According to rumors, Cixi needed hundreds of meals for a single meal, and even after the meal there were dozens of kinds of snacks. From this time, we can know how luxurious Cixi's life is. Not only that, Cixi is also very regular in her daily life, as long as it is the object she uses, it must be the best. And Cixi gets up at 3 a.m. every day to dress up and fall asleep at 9 o'clock in the evening, and her routine is a manifestation of extreme self-discipline even now, and what is even more unimaginable is that even Cixi is very particular when she goes to the toilet.
In ancient times, the toilet was not the current name, and Cixi called the toilet she used "official room". According to rumors, the bedpans used by Cixi herself were made of the best sandalwood, and the surrounding area was inlaid with sparkling diamonds, not only that, the toilet paper used by Cixi when she went to the toilet was white cotton paper, and this paper was extremely expensive at that time, the process of a piece of paper was extremely complicated, and the feel was excellent.
And it is such a valuable white cotton paper, Cixi also has extremely strict standards for its use. First of all, Cixi would order the palace ladies to cut all the white cotton paper into squares, and they must be able to see the sense of angularity at a glance, and the layers must also be prominent. Then use an iron to iron all the paper flat, not another white cotton paper is too smooth, and it is not allowed to be too thin, otherwise it will easily crack when it is used. The more important step is that when Cixi uses white cotton paper, it must be moistened, otherwise there is no way to highlight the original feeling of white cotton paper.
But if you pour water directly on it, it is obvious that the paper will be soaked and become waste paper that can no longer be used. Therefore, Cixi would order in advance to let the palace women around them wait with warm water in their mouths, and when it was necessary to use, let the palace women spray the water in their mouths evenly on the white cotton paper, and it should be dry and wet, from here we can know that Cixi's requirements are really too harsh. Many palace women will always be punished for not being able to satisfy Cixi, and from this aspect, it can be known that Cixi is a person who enjoys life very much. What do you think about this?