Cucumber is so expensive. Tell me.

Qianlong gave Chunfei two cucumbers, and the concubines were envious. The most important thing is that two cucumbers were particularly precious in ancient times. Traffic in ancient times was not as developed as it is now, and fruits and vegetables can be eaten everywhere. In ancient times, only the emperor could eat cucumbers, and two cucumbers were rewarded to the princess, which reflected his or her love for the princess in spring, so other concubines were envious.

In ancient times, it was absolutely easy to eat some fresh fruits. Some ministers in the palace may not be able to eat, not to mention the concubines in the palace. In ancient times, many fruits were not what we have now. Many fruits we eat now are imported from the west, planted on our land and eaten now. In ancient times, because the cultural exchanges between China and the West were not as frequent as they are now, and there were great geographical differences at that time, there were many obstacles to communication, so we might not eat a lot of fruits.

It is normal for any concubine that anything the emperor gives her can be envied by her concubine. The more rewards the emperor gives someone, the more favored the emperor is. In the harem, idleness every day is to kill some time by winning the favor of the emperor.

All the concubines in the harem hope to be close to the emperor and give birth to the emperor, thus increasing their status. In the harem, all their dependence comes from the emperor, and almost anyone can be their enemy. So once the emperor gave them something, no matter how good the relationship with her was, the concubines would envy it.