What is the most commonly used trick for concubines to compete for favor in ancient times, and what is the effect?

In ancient times, concubines generally competed for favor in three ways, namely: relying on their beauty and talent to attract kings; Relying on one's family background; With his own son. These three ways have their own advantages, and they can all be favored by the emperor to some extent. But there is no guarantee that empresses will always be in favor.

The talent and beauty of concubines can arouse the curiosity and desire of kings. In the harem of past dynasties, concubines won the favor of kings by virtue of their various talents. Some of them are particularly good at playing the pipa, some are charming, and some are good at dancing or singing. Coupled with their beauty, the king will always be fascinated by them for a while and give them love. But no matter how beautiful the appearance is, it will eventually get old, and no matter how good the program is, it will be annoying to watch. Once the king loses interest, the concubine will still fall out of favor.

Many concubines in the harem have good family backgrounds. Their fathers are either important officials in the imperial court or military commanders trusted by the king to serve him. In order to make their father loyal to him and serve him wholeheartedly, the kings will give their concubines love. But once their father makes a mistake, they will also be implicated. This method can't save their lives.

The most common way to compete with concubines in the harem is to have a prince. Because the royal family attaches great importance to children, the king thinks that the more heirs, the greater the blessing. Therefore, many concubines will try their best to get pregnant, and at the same time, they will do whatever it takes to hurt other concubines' children, for fear that others will get the king's favor and fall out of favor after giving birth to the prince. So many royal children are their tools. However, even if concubines have their own prince, they will not let go, and they will try their best to make their prince be reused by the king, because "mother depends on son", only when their son is favored by the emperor will he get more favor and his position in the harem be consolidated.

In fact, the love of the harem is really impossible. Many concubines seem to be rich and prosperous in the harem, but in fact they all have a particularly hard time. Our life now is very beautiful, so please cherish the present.