Housewives have two meanings:

1. In the old days, they were called landlords, bureaucrats and other maids with higher status in managing housework.

2. Housewives.

Housekeeper:

Pronunciation: [gu m 4 n ji ā pó]

English translation: female housekeeper

Source: Autumn Lantern Record Dong's Wife: "Emperor Chongzhen washes his clothes every morning ... Maids and comb-makers are the most respected, and they are called housekeepers." ?

Author: Anonymous

Dynasty: Qing Dynasty

Vernacular interpretation: "Emperor Chongzhen gets up every morning to wash his face and rinse his mouth ... The maid-in-waiting and the emperor comb their hair, which is the most important thing, and is called a housekeeper."

Example: Wei Qinghui, the housekeeper of Ganqing Palace, gently lifted the semi-old embroidered dragon yellow satin curtain and walked into Nuange.

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the system of housekeeper in history:

anyone familiar with Ming history knows that during the reign of Emperor Wanli of the Ming Dynasty, it was extremely rare to love his favorite concubine Zheng. Even though Zheng was much older than the emperor, even though there were countless young and beautiful concubines in the palace, Zheng still firmly grasped the heart of Wanli and loved her all his life.

In addition, it is extremely rare that Wanli dotes on Fu Wang, the son born to Zheng, and is extremely partial to Princess Shouning, the daughter born to him. It can be said that in the category of imperial concubine, Zheng is definitely one of the most successful people.

When Zheng's daughter, Princess Shouning, chose a husband, Wanli and Zheng Guifei went to great lengths for this. Finally, after careful selection, they chose Ran Xingrang as the husband of Princess Shouning. After the princess got married, because Wanli loved her very much, she told her to come to court every five days to facilitate the meeting between her father and daughter, which shows her deep love for this woman.

Unfortunately, when an ancient princess got married, she always assigned an old maid-in-waiting from the palace as a "housekeeper". The role of the housekeeper itself is to "discipline" the princess and Xu, and the starting point is good. But in the process of actual implementation, it often changes its taste. In fact, housewives have become good at gossiping and sowing dissension.

Even sometimes, the housekeeper treats Xu like a slave. Even so, she only dares to be angry and dare not speak, because the housewife's power is too great. Sometimes even Xu and the princess have to bribe the housekeeper before they can go.

It can be seen that the housekeeper system is really a major drawback of the princess's marriage. Even if there are some benefits, the benefits will not exist in front of such a rude person.