The physician said that Empress Dowager Cixi died of age.
In terms of average life expectancy, the life expectancy of ancient people is not as long as that of modern people. Friends who have seen costume dramas should know that ancient people are prone to illness, and many times they are often weak and sick, and finally die.
Empress Dowager Cixi was over seventy years old when she died, and she was very old at that time. As a scenic figure in the palace, Empress Dowager Cixi was attended by many doctors.
Later, Empress Dowager Cixi died, and the doctor told everyone that Empress Dowager Cixi was old. In addition, many diseases, large and small, have accumulated for many years. Although it was said that it might have been cured, some roots were not cleaned up. Therefore, Empress Dowager Cixi left the people because she was weak and old.
To sum up, the doctor said that Empress Dowager Cixi was old enough to die.
The maid-in-waiting told a shocking secret before she died.
Empress Dowager Cixi is in your palace, and many people will serve her all her life. One of them was a personal eunuch named Li, who was very popular with Empress Dowager Cixi because of her good reading and literacy.
And cousin Li, who has a relationship with Li, is very popular with Empress Dowager Cixi because of her skill, so she serves in front of her all the year round and naturally knows Empress Dowager Cixi better.
After the demise of the Qing Dynasty, the ladies-in-waiting had nowhere to go and chose to go home. Before her death, she said that Empress Dowager Cixi was not simply born and died, but died of poisoning.
The maid-in-waiting said that at that time, the imperial doctor found some toxic substances in Empress Dowager Cixi, which caused Empress Dowager Cixi to die of chronic poisoning. Empress Dowager Cixi ate it before she died, so she probably died of poisoning.