The eunuch has no beard on his face, no protruding throat, his voice becomes thinner, he speaks in a feminine voice, and he behaves like a woman but not a man, making him a "neutral" person. This abnormal profession has a long history in ancient times, with a history of more than 2,000 years. With the continuous improvement of the feudal monarchy, the position of the eunuch profession has become increasingly clear, that is, the eunuch is a domestic slave of the royal family, specially used to serve Members of the royal family and concubines of the harem.
Actually, eunuchs are not a specialty of China. There were eunuchs in ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome, Turkey, Korea, and even throughout Asia. However, China’s eunuch system is the most deeply rooted. In order to prevent trouble in the harem, the emperor needed to use eunuchs who were both male and female. In addition to serving the ladies, there were many things to do in the palace, and some of them were menial and tiring work that the maids could not do because they were too weak to do it. The eunuch will do it. The empress who first entered the palace would regard the eunuch as half a man, but over time, as she got used to the life in the palace, she would regard the eunuch completely as a "man-like woman." Therefore, they do not shy away from letting eunuchs do many things, such as taking a bath.
Some people may be surprised, because in their opinion, bathing the queen and concubines is a very beautiful thing. How could anyone not be willing to do so? How could it make them uncomfortable? Isn't it just to help the queen and concubines take a bath, put water on them and pass them towels? At most, I can just wipe myself. This idea is very wrong, because the concubines are motionless when taking a bath and never do it themselves. The eunuchs help scrub. In order to wash all parts of the body, it is inevitable to move. Moving a person tossing and turning is very tiring, even for a light-weight woman. In addition, it is inevitable that sensitive places will be touched during the movement. You must know that even if the eunuchs have been castrated, the natural attraction of female bodies to them still exists, but they do not dare to make any inappropriate expressions, so It made them very uncomfortable and exhausted physically and mentally. According to Sun Yaoting, the last eunuch in China (who served as the personal eunuch of the last empress Wanrong and knew many palace secrets), the ladies in the Qing palace had a hobby every night, that is, they liked to take a bath.
The reason why ladies like to take baths is probably because they are bored in the palace. Why not take a clean bath? What if the emperor comes?