In ancient palaces, eunuchs and maids liked to get married. Is this useful to them?

In ancient times, maids and eunuchs in the palace liked to get married, which was commonly known as pairing. Let’s not talk about whether this is useful or not. People are social animals. At a certain age, men get married and women get married. However, these people were sent to the palace since childhood and had no freedom at all, let alone Find someone you like. Moreover, if you are used to seeing warblers and swallows in the palace, you will naturally feel that you belong to someone, and you have no choice but to clean yourself up. Even if you leave the palace, you may not be able to find a wife. Women can only leave the palace when they reach a certain age. Naturally, they cannot find a good home when they are old. Therefore, it is better for these two groups who cherish each other to stay in the palace and form a pair to eat together, so that they can realize their wish of having someone to rely on in their old age.

In ancient times, classes were strict, especially in the majestic palaces. Men had to purify themselves before entering the palace to become eunuchs. Who among ordinary men would be willing to suffer such torture and have to enter the palace? , it wasn’t because my family was really in bad condition and I couldn’t survive outside, so I thought of this last resort to survive. People outside the palace also know that eunuchs are no longer men. Even if a eunuch has suffered enough in the palace and finally escapes from the palace, he will be ridiculed by ordinary people in society after he comes out. In the end, he will not even be a serious wife. They couldn't get married, so for them, the high walls of the palace happened to preserve their dignity. Because here, except for the emperor and the prince, all other men are equal, so they are more inclined to live, grow old, sick and die in the palace.

Let’s talk about the palace ladies. We all know that the palace ladies are usually sold to the royal family from poor families. Some of the better-off ones are married into the palace as dowry maids. For them, the master is everything. They may start a life of serving others when they are twelve or thirteen years old. After a long time, the master is often reluctant to let them leave. Even when they reach the age of gray hair, the master feels that they are of no use. When they leave the palace, they will already be old and yellow. In ancient times, people married at a young age, so even if they could get out of the palace, they might not be able to find a good place to go. Besides, if you don’t have talent, you may not be able to survive, so you can only choose to stay in the palace.

In such an environment of mutual sympathy, the older eunuchs and palace maids will become partners and live like couples outside the palace. They can also talk to each other and have someone to rely on when they are old. , maybe this is the reason why they choose to eat against each other.