Are all nuns in the palace unmarried?

It is true that she has never been married, but it is not necessary to serve only one master. Those nuns in the palace were all elderly maids. Maid-in-waiting is different from female practice. Women's training depends on selection, and palace ladies rely on social recruitment. When they entered the palace, they were the first to react. This is a probation period. If there are no big mistakes during this period, they will become regular workers and maids will be paid. But they are just maids in the palace, and they are basically not superior. Except those maids who serve the emperor, most people have never seen the emperor in their lives.

According to the regulations of Manchu harem, ordinary ladies-in-waiting can be released to marry around the age of 25. But some maids may be alone, or have been in the palace for so many years that their families have long disliked them, so they choose to be wet nurses in the palace. This kind of mother, like an aunt, teaches maids, rules and labor skills in the palace. There is also the deployment of some daily work.

There are also some mammy who are wet nurses or old servants of ladies. Before entering the palace, they are responsible for breastfeeding or taking care of the diet and daily life of maids. For example, the nurse Rong in Huanzhugege used to be the nurse of the queen and has been serving the queen since she entered the palace. At the same time, because of her relationship with the queen, she has some powers, that is, she is responsible for managing the ladies in the palace. They are actually some grass-roots managers in the harem.

Their status cannot continue to rise. These nuns are long past marriageable age, and most of them are unmarried for life. However, there is no need to serve only one master. If the original owner dies of illness, they may be transferred to other concubines.