Ancient men had three wives and four concubines, who looked happy, but had a big problem, and they had to obey it before they were sixty years old
In the impression of ordinary people, ancient men had three wives and four concubines who wanted to spoil whomever they wanted. However, this is not the case, even in feudal autocracy, women's rights are low in society. It is not as casual as everyone thinks, and there is a "ceremony" hanging on the head at any time. For example, in ancient times, even if a man took a concubine, he had to sleep with his original partner every night. Why? Nowadays, many films and televisions have the distinction of concubines, especially during the Qing Dynasty, which is well documented in history. This is true of the royal family of the imperial palace, and it is also like this in the homes of ordinary people. The whole social atmosphere pays attention to the distinction between concubines, and as the original match has a very important position in people's concepts.
The explanation of three wives and four concubines is very simple, one wife, two wives, this is the third wife. The main wife has two concubines, and the two wives have two concubines, which is the four concubines. These four concubines were initially called "wives", and with the development of history, they became "concubines". However, even if there are three wives and four concubines, the status of the male master's wife is still very high, and if the wife or concubine does something wrong, the wife can be directly executed by practicing the family law. However, the higher the ordinary status, once a calamity comes, the death will be the most tragic.
I believe that many people have heard of the four words, "exterminate the three tribes", that is, the father, the mother, and the wife. If the husband made a mistake above the court, the emperor issued this edict. A peaceful wife, a concubine, or a concubine can still save a life, but the wife and her family can not save their lives. It is precisely because the wife takes a lot of risks, so the society has a high degree of tolerance for her. The husband can take a concubine, but he must get the approval of the concubine, otherwise he cannot be brought in.
Ordinary people also pay attention to the night, and the number of nights spent with wives and concubines has certain rules. This common folk rule continues until the man is sixty years old. This is called etiquette, rules. Don't look at the ancient man's three wives and four concubines, but this trouble can only be endured before the age of sixty.
However, the social customs and concepts of each dynasty and generation were different, and some dynasties stipulated that unless their original match could not have children, they could marry concubines. And there are also clear rules on the age of concubines. It seems that in ancient times, there was still no situation of more monks and less porridge, otherwise the phenomenon of three wives and four concubines would have disappeared automatically long ago...