What strange walking habits did the ladies-in-waiting in the palace of the Qing Dynasty have?

According to the rules and regulations of the harem in the Qing Dynasty, ladies-in-waiting can't look back when walking, nor can they wander, nor can they act alone. The specific analysis is as follows:

1. Not only should you walk in the right posture, but you should not look back at will. Maid-in-waiting, waiting for the arrangement of the master, their words and deeds, even their smiles, have special rules. The first thing is to walk wholeheartedly, follow the master, restrain your curiosity, and don't look back at will.

In an unusually complicated harem, curiosity killed the cat. This sentence is not just talk. In case the maid-in-waiting is known by powerful people, the result can be imagined. Simply put, don't gossip too much. As long as it is not necessary, you should turn a blind eye to what happens in other people's homes, avoid trouble and do more.

Two. Maids can't walk alone or go to work alone. On the other hand, the harem system of the Qing Dynasty also required maids to walk in groups of three or five, and could not walk alone, unless the owner specifically approved it for some special circumstances. This is what they were asked to do when they entered the palace for training. In order to prevent ladies-in-waiting from doing something illegal without authorization, many people walking together also played a certain role in mutual supervision.

Moreover, in some Qing dynasty dramas, we often see maids walking around alone, asking about gossip. However, according to the real court law, this situation is not allowed. Once found, they will be lightly punished by the board or suffer from other forms of flesh and blood, and will be sent to the desolate frontier according to the crime.

No matter walking or doing things, try to keep smiling and don't frown. Secondly, it is necessary for maids to greet people with a smile as much as possible. Even if you are in a bad mood and don't want to laugh, you should squeeze out a smile abruptly, lest the host be in a bad mood because of your sad face.

In a word, whether in the Qing Dynasty or other dynasties, ladies-in-waiting are the lowest in the palace, and there are basically no human rights to speak of.