Iron Teeth and Bronze Teeth Ji Xiaolan, why are there 7 Qing Dynasty women sitting in his tomb?
The seven Qing Dynasty women sitting in Ji Xiaolan's tomb should be Ji Xiaolan's companion girls, and they were buried for Ji Xiaolan after his death. Modern archaeologists have discovered that Ji Xiaolan's tomb is in his hometown of Cangzhou City, Hebei Province. Ji Xiaolan and his wife Ma Yuefang were buried together. Ji Xiaolan presided over the compilation of the "Sikuquanshu", and was highly valued by the emperor in the Qing Dynasty. Emperor Jiaqing even wrote memorial texts and inscriptions for him, so Ji Xiaolan's tomb was of very high standard. Because of the high standard of his tomb, in order not to offend his ancestors, Ji Xiaolan ordered that after his death, he would not be buried in the Ji family's ancestral grave, but open a new cemetery covering an area of dozens of acres. This is where Ji Xiaolan and his wives and concubines , a new cemetery for future generations.
Buried in the cemetery are Ji Xiaolan’s first wife, sixth concubine, fourth son and descendants. This was a Feng Shui formation that Ji Xiaolan personally found a Feng Shui master to calculate. Sun style" good Feng Shui. In this cemetery, there is a large tomb where Ji Xiaolan and his wife Ma are buried together. There are also seven concubines of Ji Xiaolan in it. There are also several small tombs where Ji Xiaolan's sons are buried respectively.
According to historical records, except for his wife Ma, who was buried with Ji Xiaolan, Ji Xiaolan’s concubines all have their own separate tombs. Historical records record that Ji Xiaolan “eats no meat and has sex with no women.” He not only He has a wife, six concubines, and seven untitled maids. According to the rules of the Qing Dynasty, it was impossible for the accompanying girl to be buried with Ji Xiaolan after her death, let alone to disturb Ji Xiaolan who had been buried for a long time.
According to the burial system at that time, it is speculated that the bones of the seven women sitting in Ji Xiaolan's tomb are most likely Ji Xiaolan's victims a hundred years later.