Everyone hears the word nursing mother, I believe you can roughly guess what it means, the normal understanding is an ancient profession, specializing in feeding breast milk for the children of dignitaries and even royal families, this profession is actually a lot in ancient times, of course, only people of the upper class can have.
And the earliest appearance of the profession of milk lady in ancient times was actually in the Western Zhou Dynasty, and at that time it was also to feed the children of some kings, go and don't underestimate these milk girls, oh, people have a lot of energy, and even can directly affect the outlook on life of some princes and princesses.
First, let's explain why the ancient concubines chose to breastfeed instead of feeding themselves.
In fact, this reason is very simple, I believe that everyone can guess one or two, the first and most important point is: if the biological mother is directly fed, it is likely to lead to the power of the foreign relatives is too large, because in this case, the relationship between the children and the mother will become very close, and then directly affect the imperial power.
The second is that as the emperor's concubines, the figure is undoubtedly very important, so it is absolutely impossible to feed yourself, otherwise you will be in trouble when you fall out of favor.
Another: For example, Empress Dowager Cixi has a quirk, that is, she likes to drink fresh milk.
In addition, let's explain why nursing ladies choose this profession instead of having their own children?
The first is that these nursing mothers can be sure that they are of very general origin, so in order to make a living, the profession of nursing mothers must be done.
Secondly, entering the palace to feed the children of the concubines is undoubtedly very honorable, and the key is that if you do things well, you will definitely get a lot of rewards.
In the end, the child he feeds is likely to be the future emperor, and no matter how bad it is, it is also a prince or the like, and in this way, the little master will inevitably take care of his own life when he grows up, and maybe he can ascend to the heavens step by step!
In fact, these ideas of the nursing ladies are indeed very normal, you can be the nursing mother of the little princes, it is indeed your own blessing, for this reason, as a nursing lady, they will indeed receive a lot of good treatment, in fact, there are three, and each of them is very blessed, the most of which can be said to be the most blessed, but it is contrary to ethics.
The first type: canonization of names
Many times the emperor and his own nursing mother have a very good relationship, and even many of them have exceeded the affection of their own biological parents, so some emperors have given their own nursing mothers names in order to repay their kindness.
The second type: give rewards
This is undoubtedly the most common, the emperor gave his former nursing mother a lot of money, which is also to repay the favor, which is another kind of emotional gift.
The third kind: to receive grace
In fact, this is indeed a very unique reward, the most distinctive example is Zhu Jianshen and Wan Guifei, Wan Guifei was originally Zhu Jianshen's nursing mother, who had thought that later he was infatuated by Zhu Jianshen, and even more disregarded ethics and morality to crown him as his own noble concubine, for Wang Guifei is indeed a great honor, but for the royal family, it is indeed a stain!