Wen / Miss Caroline
The end of August to the beginning of September is the most nervous period for people aged six to twenty-two in all parts of China, and the scientific name of this period is "before the start of school", which is manifested as difficulty in eating and swallowing, and sleeping restlessly. In another country in the same period, there are girls with the same nervous mood, they are not facing the opening of school, but for them, this day is as important as the opening of school, and their "homework" has reached the moment of being tested.
A small country located in the interior of Africa, bordering South Africa Eswatini has a festival called the Reed Dance Festival. The festival lasts for eight days, and although it literally seems to be related to dance, in essence it is inextricably linked to the popular theme of China's film and television dramas, the "harem"...
This festival is actually the day when the emperor chooses his concubines.
You may immediately make up the following scenarios:
The truth is that the 47-year-old King of Eswatini, Mswati III, is going to elect his 15th concubine.
This is Your Majesty to serve, King Mswati III. Although the appearance is not amazing, it was also "killed" from more than 100 half-brothers that year, compared with him, Yongzheng experienced only "Nine Dragons to seize the wife". Since he ascended the throne, he has made 15 drafts.
At the beginning of the school, you must not only pay homework, but also evaluate the excellent
At this time, Chinese students may still be making a final sprint for homework — many tend to complete all their homework quickly two days before the start of school, while girls in Eswatini countries are ready to turn in their "homework" and start to rate them as excellent. In the Reed Festival, the meaning of being excellent is actually the election of the princess. The passing criterion for homework is actually three points: first of all, it must be a virgin body (not born at the end of August and early September); second, it is necessary to send reeds by hand to provide the empress dowager to repair the palace (Lafayette's level is to pass); and finally, you must participate in the festival in a half-naked outfit.
The threshold for candidacy is low. About 40,000 unmarried girls participated in the selection of concubines. Compared with previous years, this year there was a tragedy before the selection of concubines. Because of the participation in the selection of concubines, a truck full of girls was in a car accident, and at least 38 girls died.
In contrast, the young girls who participated in the ancient Chinese concubine selection were not easy at all ~ Although the requirements of the various dynasties were inconsistent, the physical examination requirements for the show girls were very strict: the appearance was delicate, the figure was long, and the physiology could not tolerate half a flaw, even if a small black mole grew on the skin, it would be eliminated.
After passing this passing line, who is this excellent will depend on the king of Eswatini country... Eye rim (wayward not explained). And it is from the breakthrough of 40,000 girls, ah, this difficulty ~
Of course, it's not completely unthinkable. To increase the probability of eye contact, you can still spend some effort on dressing up and dancing.
The "eye rim" manufacturing that is put into practice
From childhood to adulthood, you who have heard about harem dramas must be very familiar with the manufacture of eye rims. For example, inserting a begonia flower on a bun may have unexpected results.
When An Lingrong participated in the selection of concubines, her appearance and dress were not prominent, until Zhen Huan inserted a begonia flower in her bun, and was favored by Yongzheng because the emperor thought that "the begonia flower is good".
Another example is wearing a mask with a special meaning and dancing a different dance.
These are all techniques to increase the probability of choosing a concubine. Of course, if you have a high vision and are not interested in the current king, but the future king, you can also take the opportunity to break into the ranks of the maid, leaving the prince 1, 2, 3, 4, 5... Hearts.
Marte Ruoxi, who knows the future historical evolution, has had emotional entanglements with Kangxi's sons, the fourth, the fourteenth and the eighth.
Do a good job of mother-in-law and daughter-in-law relationship in advance
In addition to styling, pleasing the empress dowager is also one of the must-do things. After all, the maidens of the Eswatini Kingdom still had to repair the palace for the empress dowager before they could get the opportunity to face the saint.
On the first six days of the Reed Festival, the maidens had to work diligently and gain the approval of the Empress before they could win the king's favor by singing and dancing at the feast on the seventh day. Therefore, these six days are very critical, and perhaps pleasing the empress dowager is the supreme magic weapon to become a princess.
In fact, it is not difficult to please the empress, there is nothing to do in the weekdays to find the empress dowager, and then carefully understand the diet of the empress, and it is also of great benefit to do what she likes (here we focus on correcting an old saying: to grasp a man's heart, not only to grasp the man's stomach, but also to grasp the man's mother's stomach).
Talented girls will not have bad luck
Although it is not known whether the king of the Eswatini kingdom has any requirements for the literary style of the concubine, but not to say that the poetry and song are proficient in everything, at least they can sing and dance or attract more attention.
If you can't sing this kind of ancient bel canto music, at least you have to come to a national music like "Hot Girls".
Of course, compared to song and dance performances, having poetry books in the belly can attract grace for a long time.
Having a poem in the belly can not only accompany the king to recite poems and write words, but also share the king's worries and difficulties when encountering some state affairs, gain the trust of the king's subjects, and eventually may surpass the king and move towards the true peak of life.
Zhen Huan once commented on the Concubine Hua of the MaungGuan Palace, "Israel can do good things for others, and how long can it be good."
Some netizens said that there are Baya in life, Qinqi calligraphy and painting poetry hop tea, Zhen Huan understands Qinqi flower tea, and Shen Meizhuang understands Qinqihua, An Lingrong does not understand, except for singing. Therefore, An Lingrong failed as soon as he competed for favors.
According to the custom of the Eswatini kingdoms, her son could not inherit the throne if the mother was not virtuous, and Princess Ntunbi, the mother of Mswati III, who was currently the king of the Eswatini kingdom, was the empress of the main palace, who had served as regent of Mswati III when he was young, and co-governed with Mswati III when he was eighteen years old. Although it is not certain whether Princess Ntunbi is talented, the basic knowledge of governing the country should be there.
Strong blood ties are the safest
In the absence of talent and no "eye edge", how can you be included in the reserve list of concubines? At this time, blood relations were a great weapon that the king could not rely on.
According to the royal regulations of the Eswatini, the king's first wife must be from the Matzabula clan and the second wife must be from the Mocha clan, and it was decided that the state councillor would "draft women" for him, both of whom had special roles in ordinary ceremonies, except that neither of their sons could inherit the throne. But at least a lifetime of food, clothing, shelter and transportation is not to worry.
It's a bit of a hitting and pulling. In fact, the royal family has always been shrewd in this regard. In the Biography of Zhen Huan, Concubine Hua's fertility control is in the hands of Yongzheng and Empress Dowager. Because of the fear that Nian Tangyao's strength would affect the safety of the imperial family in the future, Yongzheng and the empress dowager directly destroyed The fertility of Concubine Hua.
In the process of the rise of the Qing royal family, the Mongols made a lot of merit. Therefore, when the Qing Emperor was drafted, there would often be a concubine from the Mongol tribe, and the status was not low.
His Majesty's dowry was as high as a dozen cows
It's good to be elected. Because the selected girls can get dozens of cattle and other heavy dowries, and are expected to change the fate of the family.
However, the election is not necessarily a beautiful thing, and some of the princesses of the current king of Eswatini have fled to South Africa because they cannot stand court life, and some have been beaten into the cold palace for not keeping women's morals.
In 2012, one of Mswati's concubines fled the palace after enduring long periods of physical and mental torture; in 2011, a much-snubbed concubine developed an "extramarital affair" and cheated with the attorney general.
Of course, the final result of this concubine was to "leave the palace immediately", which should be much better than the fate of the ancient Chinese empress.
In the harem drama "The Biography of Zhen Huan in the Harem", Shen Meizhuang, who was secretly pregnant with Wen Taiyi, although he escaped punishment, he was still swung by Wen Taiyi's knife from the palace when he was in the basin, and he was angry and died.
There are also commemorative prizes for those who have not been selected, and on the eighth day of the Reed Dance Festival, the girls who have not been selected can have a full meal of goulash.
Girls who then maintain their virginity are also given a virginity grant of $20 a month — a regular income for virginity in Eswatini countries.
If you are in a bad situation in the draft, please maintain a peaceful state of mind:
Calm, calm, calm, His Majesty likes the calm as water, smiling like a flower mentality, the heart can be silently read:
Hakunamatata,
Hakunamata!
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