Eunuchs called these ladies-in-waiting "poking their feet" behind their backs. When the ladies-in-waiting mentioned going to the theatre, Cixi trembled all over. Cixi's happiest thing has become the most painful thing for ladies-in-waiting, and people's suffering and happiness are so unfair. But in the eyes of the Manchu royal family, these are all slaves, and even the bones belong to their owners. How dare they shout a bitter word? The life of a palace maid can be summed up in four words: "Fake smile really cries"!

It can be said that ladies-in-waiting never really laughed from the moment they entered the palace. All day long, their owners laugh with them, and their chins should be round at all times. Of course, when the masters are angry, it is also the time when the maids are unlucky. There are no happy things for ladies-in-waiting, and they have never really laughed. Maids can only be cruel to themselves, even if they bite their lips and bleed, they can't complain, because no one will feel uncomfortable and may be punished if you scream for nothing. This is the real life of maids.