First, different dynasties represented high-income harem concubines with different status. For example, in the Qing dynasty, from low to high, there were officials and women, promises, regulars, nobles, concubines, princesses and concubines. Different positions correspond to different situations. Competing for favor is fighting for income, and the emperor's favor is high income. With love, you have everything, and a lot of money, gold and silver jewelry as a reward. Getting these things is also very face-saving and easy for the princess to survive in the harem.
Second, competition for favor can strive for the future of children's families. Second, fighting for the favor of empresses is to strive for a good future for their children and families. Generally speaking, a senior concubine who is favored by the emperor is more likely to be favored by the emperor if she has an excellent son. For example, the imperial concubine of Emperor Qianlong was very favored in her later years, and her son Yan Yong finally became Emperor Jiaqing. And some princesses in Kangxi dynasty, because their mothers were not loved, finally got married in a low position.
Third, not competing for favor is easy to be framed in a huge harem with so many competitors. If you are lofty and don't love fame and fortune, but life is like sailing against the current. If you don't work hard, you will shrink back. Enemy? But he was promoted, so he was easily framed and left out in the cold. At this time, fighting for favor is to save your life. Living in a place full of backstabbing, without strong power, it won't last long. I can't mix well, even the eunuchs and maids around me don't like myself.
Dear readers, have you seen The Queen of the Palace and The Story of Yan Xi Palace? If you want to know about the life system of the harem, you can look at relevant film and television works.