How did the ancient emperors tell whether a woman was a virgin when choosing a concubine?

The ancient emperors' method of distinguishing whether a woman is a virgin;

1, Gongsha. In costume dramas, it is often seen that girls' parents or teachers will point a palace sand on their arms, which lies in chastity. Once chastity disappears, it will be a lifelong shame. Palace sand is a medicine used to verify women's chastity in ancient China.

It is said that as long as it is applied to women, it will not disappear all year round, but once it is mated with men, it will disappear immediately, so the first thing is to pass the palace sand verification.

But palace sand is actually just an ordinary cold medicine, which has the functions of calming the nerves, improving eyesight and eliminating fire. From the perspective of modern medicine, retention of uterine sand is more of a psychological warning function, and it is considered as a psychological suggestion therapy, but it has little practical effect.

2. Let the woman squat between the incense pots and try to stimulate her to sneeze. If the ashes in the incense pot fly around, it proves that this woman is not a virgin. If there is no movement, it is a virgin. This is completely nonsense. From the current scientific point of view, there is no basis.

3. Experienced people will be asked to check a woman's manners and the way she walks. If there is a gap between her thighs, big or small, she is not a virgin. However, this method has great limitations, and it is not a scientific method because of the experience of the examiner or because the woman has any congenital diseases and her legs are not close together.

Extended data:

In ancient emperors, not every emperor could catch up with the grand wedding;

An emperor who married an adult before he ascended the throne, after he became emperor, only held the ceremony of conferring the queen, and did not reissue the wedding.

Ming Yingzong Zhu Qizhen was lucky enough to catch the grand wedding. For this matter, Zhang Taihou, Empress Wu, as well as the court etiquette, racked their brains and made a thousand choices, which broke their hearts. Wang Zhen, Li Si and Zhu Qizhen's eunuchs, who forget to make friends, are also very busy.

Whether from personal friendship, flattery, business, or even taking the opportunity to make big money, Wang Zhen sincerely advocated "doing big things and doing special things" and sent purchasing delegations to order samples all over the country early.

Zhu Qizhen's "lamp" costs a lot of oil, so you must never find another "crazy girl" to match him! Zhang Taihou weighed the matter, integrated opinions and suggestions from all sides, and resolutely broke the ancestral training that "empresses come from the people" and made a decision: Qian Yunming, Minister of Industry and Trade, had the eldest daughter as the queen and Shi Yuyunxiang's daughter as the princess.

After the meeting, does not fully agree with and firmly support the wise decision of Empress Dowager Tai. Subsequently, the Hanlin Academy was responsible for drafting certificates and other related documents, and the Ritual Department was responsible for making stacks and treasures, and preparing supplies and gifts together with the Ritual Department and the Neifu Department. Qin's burden is not light. He is responsible for choosing an auspicious day to "perform six rites".

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