Why is maid-in-waiting suicide a big crime?
People who commit suicide successfully are not allowed to be buried in the royal mausoleum after death, and their titles are deprived, and their bodies will be exposed in the wilderness. When the emperor was furious, the whole family would be implicated. Men were exiled to the frontier, and women could only be slaves for life. Once the loser who committed suicide was found, even if he didn't want to die, the emperor would order him to die and his family would be implicated.
Secondly, there are two ways for concubines to commit suicide: suicide for fear of sin, or suicide because of emotional frustration and depressed life.
Suicide depends on the degree of your crime, and your family will be dismissed or beheaded because of the size of the crime. The concubines who committed suicide for other reasons were accused of resentment, and their families were also sentenced to reprimand or exile because of the anger of the emperor.
After reading these, I realized that suicides in court dramas are all due to the needs of the plot, but this is not the case. The reason why ancient concubines couldn't commit suicide in the palace is a bit metaphysical, because the Forbidden City is where the emperor is, and the emperor is also the embodiment of the real dragon emperor, which is a blessed land of Long Mai. If concubines commit suicide, it will defile the aura of the Forbidden City, which is a crime of disrespect.
All the concubines in the harem know how serious the consequences of suicide are, so they dare not commit suicide easily. Therefore, it is only an appropriate arrangement for concubines to commit suicide in court dramas, and concubines seek liberation by dying, which makes the audience feel reasonable!
So in the TV series "Ruyi Palace", Shu knew that the concubine's suicide was a big sin. Why did she kill herself?
1- Shu Fei lost her child.
For a long time, Shu Fei wanted a child for her and the emperor. The birth of the tenth brother, for others, is a thousand favorites. For Shu Fei, this child is the crystallization of her love with the emperor.
2- Shu Fei decided to give up the emperor.
For many years, Shu Fei has always regarded the emperor as her favorite and most concerned person. But she didn't expect that all the medicines the emperor gave her were problematic!
3- The emperor is afraid of Shu Fei.
In fact, the emperor still has Shu Fei in his heart, but he is more afraid of the birth of Shu Fei. After all, Shu Fei is the birthplace of Ye He Na Laplasse, and the emperor guarded against that prophecy, so he also guarded against Shu Fei.
4- Shu Fei is in poor health.
Because of Wan, Shu Fei's health is getting worse and worse, not only his face is covered with stripes, but also his kidneys are getting weaker and weaker, which leads to the worse and worse health of the tenth brother. After the death of other disciples, their body and mind suffered a heavy blow, and they had to take a lot of drugs every day to maintain their lives.
The emperor was ashamed of Shu Fei.
The emperor is a suspicious man. He didn't trust Empress Dowager Cixi, Fu Cha and the imperial concubine. After years of getting along, he felt that Shu Fei was sincere to him, so he felt that he was ashamed of Shu Fei.
After Shu Fei's death, the emperor also gave Shu Fei dignity. After all, they once gave birth to a life.