In the memoir *Imperial Incense * written by De Ling, a lady-in-waiting of Empress Dowager Cixi, it is described how the Empress Dowager, in her pursuit of maintaining her beauty, had the habit of consuming human milk. To preserve her youthful appearance, the Empress hired young wet nurses who would regularly provide her with milk. The wet nurses were carefully selected from the wives of nobles and would bring their own children into the palace to take turns breastfeeding. Due to the frequent sound of crying babies in the palace, visiting princes and nobles mistakenly believed that the Empress had given birth to an illegitimate child, leading to a serious misunderstanding.
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In the memoir *Imperial Incense * written by De Ling, a lady-in-waiting of Empress Dowager Cixi, it is described how the Empress Dowager, in her pursuit of maintaining her beauty, had the habit of consuming human milk. To preserve her youthful appearance, the Empress hired young wet nurses who would regularly provide her with milk. The wet nurses were carefully selected from the wives of nobles and would bring their own children into the palace to take turns breastfeeding. Due to the frequent sound of crying babies in the palace, visiting princes and nobles mistakenly believed that the Empress had given birth to an illegitimate child, leading to a serious misunderstanding.