Cixi likes to eat human milk. What happened to the wet nurses who provided her with human milk?

Because these wet nurses served Empress Dowager Cixi, they were forbidden to leave the palace for life, and most of them were confined for life. Empress Dowager Cixi was the most powerful person in the late Qing Dynasty. She is very picky about food, clothes and daily life, especially in keeping fit. What we know is that Empress Dowager Cixi bathes her feet with precious herbs every day and nourishes her body with bird's nest and human milk every morning.

We all know that breast milk is a very nutritious thing, which is not only easy to absorb and digest, but also can improve the body's immunity, so now many treasure mothers choose to breastfeed. In the Qing Dynasty, Empress Dowager Cixi realized this. A group of wet nurses were kept in the palace all the year round to provide fresh and delicious human milk for herself. Most of these nannies have just given birth to children, and some families have difficulties, so they volunteered to work as nannies in the palace to earn some money. Also have a plenty of to get ahead, after all, in the palace can always come into contact with dignitaries.

The selection of these nannies is very strict. Not only are they required to be healthy, good-looking and have no quirks, but they must also carefully investigate her home to ensure that nothing is lost before they can enter the palace to serve Empress Dowager Cixi. Although these wet nurses have to endure the pain of being separated from their families, on the whole, their days in the palace are better. They are pampered every day, and the only requirement is that they can't eat salt, which will lead to stopping breastfeeding.

In order to ensure the quality of milk, these nannies will be replaced every two years, and the eliminated nannies cannot leave the palace. After all, they have been in the palace for a long time, and many trivial things in the palace are very clear. They can't leave the palace, so as not to talk nonsense. For the placement of these nannies, some clever nannies will get a good position by money, such as the mother of the prince and princess, while some who have no access have to be assigned to Huan Yi Bureau to do some coolies and never leave the court.