What was the sleeping process of ancient concubines?
The affairs of concubines' bedrooms are managed and recorded by eunuchs in respect rooms. Every time the concubines sleep, the eunuch in charge of the worship room should write down the year, month and date for future verification when pregnant. In ancient times, the procedure of concubines sleeping was more complicated. Every day after dinner, the eunuch in charge presents a big silver plate with dozens of green signs on it, each with the name of a concubine written on it. On this day, if the emperor has no sexual desire, he will say "go"; If it's interesting, pick a brand, turn it upside down and put it on the plate. The manager remembered this brand and gave it to his men, a eunuch, who was responsible for carrying the concubines into the bedroom and sending them to the dragon bed. At that time, the emperor went to bed first, covered his ankles with a quilt and exposed his feet. The eunuch first took off his clothes in the princess's room, wrapped his cloak and carried it back to the bedroom. Then he took off his coat and put his concubine on the bed. The princess climbed into the quilt from the exposed "dragon claws" and then "made friends with the emperor".
At this point, the eunuch left the room and waited outside the window with the manager. In order to prevent the emperor from dying halfway, the general manager had to sing outside: "It's time." If the emperor is in high spirits and pretends to be deaf, shout again. If this is the case, the emperor can't delay any more, but can only "stop the ceremony."
Welcome the eunuch into the room. After the eunuch went in, the concubine had to face the emperor and climb out of the quilt backwards. The monarch and ministers appear before the court, and the courtiers step down. You can't turn your back and point the finger at the emperor. They must face the emperor and then retreat. This is called "yes". "Male and female servants" can't even turn their backs on the emperor naked, so they can only climb out of bed. The eunuch wrapped her in a cloak again and carried her back to the door. Then the manager came in and asked, "Do you want to stay?" When the emperor said to stay, he took out a small notebook to record the emperor's luck at a certain time. If you don't stay, the manager will come out, find a point between Yuji's waist and thigh, gently rub it, "Dragon essence will flow out" and implement artificial contraception. If contraception fails, you have to make up for abortion, because sexual intercourse that is not recorded in the book is also done in vain.