Cixi goes to the toilet, why does everyone who serves have saliva in their mouths?

The water in the maid's mouth is used to moisten the paper towels. Because the technology at that time was not as perfect as it is now, and the paper made was not as soft as it is now, I let the maid-in-waiting wet the paper in a special way.

Cixi in her early years was not so extravagant. When Xianfeng was still alive, Cixi was a good concubine. At that time, Xianfeng's health went from bad to worse because he presided over the court affairs. Cixi is good at taking care of people and often accompanies him to correct the throne until late at night. Later, Xianfeng's health became worse and worse, and he could no longer independently correct the memorial. At this time, Cixi often came to Xianfeng. It was she who read the memorial to Xianfeng one by one, then Xianfeng described the specific measures, and finally Cixi wrote Xianfeng's opinion. It is often that Cixi helped Xianfeng to correct the throne before exercising the foundation of governing the country. Later, Xianfeng died of illness, but Tongzhi was still very young and had no ability to manage state affairs. ? So Cixi ruled the Qing Dynasty for 47 years on the grounds of assisting Tongzhi.

After Empress Dowager Cixi really came to power, she became very extravagant. He will put fresh fruits in his palace, which will make the whole palace full of a fragrance, but those fruits are just a display. Cixi certainly won't eat these fruits, and these fresh fruits will be thrown away in vain the next day. Cixi spent more than10 million on her 60th birthday. It is said that her money was deducted from the military expenses of Beiyang Army. This is also an important reason for the failure of the Sino-Japanese War in the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, because at that time, the money used by Beiyang military advisers to buy equipment was deducted by Cixi. Later, when the real war was fought, all the ammunition had been used up, and the desperate Beiyang Navy even used up all the blank ammunition for training. This shows how extravagant Cixi is. ?

Empress Dowager Cixi not only used a red sandalwood bedpan, but also asked craftsmen to carve two koi fish on it. Moreover, the paper towel used for going to the toilet is not only special, but also orders the maid to take a sip of water and wet the paper towel, which shows its luxury.