Does Cixi really take a bath in a bathtub with Jae-Il Lee? What did the maid around her say?

In fact, Empress Dowager Cixi did not share a bath with Li. At that time, Miss Carr, a western painter, said that there was no basis for two people to use a bath. At that time, the maid-in-waiting around Empress Dowager Cixi denied this statement by western painters. Western painters who painted Empress Dowager Cixi at that time said that Empress Dowager Cixi was actually a freak. She used to share a bathtub with Li. But according to the memory of the ladies around Empress Dowager Cixi, Empress Dowager Cixi was a very conservative person. Not only that, Empress Dowager Cixi is also very cultured. At that time, due to the influence of Manchu culture, Empress Dowager Cixi did not show her feet at will. Even feet and shoes can't be seen by others. So at first, Miss Carr's statement about Empress Dowager Cixi had no basis at all, but she made it up by herself. At that time, the western painter had just been invited by Empress Dowager Cixi. At that time, the rulers of the Qing Dynasty were always arrogant and paid little attention to these visitors. Therefore, this painter has no other chance to get close to Empress Dowager Cixi except to draw a self-portrait for Cixi. At that time, the rules of the palace were very strict, so everyone's travel was very restricted. At that time, painters rarely had the opportunity to meet Empress Dowager Cixi, so it was impossible to know such a very secret thing as Empress Dowager Cixi. At that time, influenced by traditional cultural concepts, women were very conservative. In those days, if a woman took a bath, it was impossible for outsiders to watch. Unless the painter personally attended the bath of Empress Dowager Cixi at that time, it was impossible for her to know such a private thing. But judging from the status of painters around at that time, painters were not qualified to bathe for Empress Dowager Cixi.

At that time, Empress Dowager Cixi needed six professional women to take a bath. The duties of these six ladies-in-waiting are also very clear and professional. They know how to massage their bodies with towels. Empress Dowager Cixi, as the ruler of the Qing Dynasty, certainly knew how to use the existing resources to serve herself.