It is understood that in order to prepare food for Cixi, four carriages were specially prepared and fifty stoves were built. Although it was normal for ancient emperors to eat more than 100 dishes per meal, Cixi was the first one. Not only that, there are as many as 150 people in the kitchen making lunch for Cixi, which shows how extravagant Cixi is and how luxurious her life is.
Because Cixi pays great attention to her diet, she often goes for a walk in the kitchen. After all, Cixi wants to show her grace as a ruler, so she also wants to show her majesty in the kitchen, so the chefs in the kitchen are always trembling and often kneel down to salute Cixi. Not only that, but the ingredients for making Cixi are also very precious, such as shark's fin and monkey head. Therefore, Cixi's diet is difficult to serve, and it is no wonder that so many people are needed.
Moreover, Cixi sometimes asks to stop the train when she needs to eat. It can be said that Cixi is really delicate and melodramatic, so even eating needs a comfortable environment, so you have to stop the train to eat. And because there are so many dishes, sometimes she has to return them together if she doesn't want to eat them, and she won't restart until all the dishes are on the train. It's just a short three-day train trip. Cixi lived a very chic life, but she felt sorry for the chefs.