Since ancient times, the group of wives and concubines is the lifelong pursuit of many men, the idiom that describes the many wives and concubines of men is three wives and four concubines, perhaps for many people, three wives and four concubines is their lifelong desire, although, three wives and four concubines are often hung up by many people, but how many people really know the origin of the idiom of three wives and four concubines?
Three wives and four concubines refer to one wife, two wives, and four partial concubines.
Regarding the origin of the three wives and four concubines, there are many opinions, but the general words are different dynasties, and the stories are more similar, if the most reliable statement should be the history of the Spring and Autumn And Warring States period.
During the Spring and Autumn Period, the monarch of the State of Qi hesitated on the question of who to appoint as the queen, in his mind there were actually three candidates, for these three people, in the end which one to choose to become the empress, there was no unified opinion, so simply did not do two without end, directly let these three women jointly become the empress.
The idea of the third wife has slowly passed down.
For the four concubines, it is also because the three wives each have a personal maid supporting the mother's family, which adds up to three.
And the husband's family will also assign a personal servant to serve the husband's family's food, clothing, housing, and transportation, a total of four concubines, and the saying of three wives and four concubines has become popular.
Among the three wives and four concubines, three wives are the eldest, the four concubines are small, and in daily life, three wives are also responsible for leading, and the four concubines are responsible for laying the groundwork.
This is actually a kind of sadness of the feudal system, obviously a family living under one roof, but to be divided into dignity and inferiority, for the wife may be nothing, but for the concubine, can not talk about feeling the warmth of the family.
Three wives and four concubines may be the dream scene of many men, but the reality is that it is still the best, one will not have too many emotional conflicts, and this is also in line with the general male and female ratio.
However, there are still many regions in the world today that implement the system of three wives and four concubines, and even a small number of regions implement the system of polyandry. Countries such as Iran, Iraq, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, India, and Thailand are all polygamous countries, while countries such as Uganda, Jordan, Sudan, Egypt, and the United Arab Emirates are all polygamous countries.
Compared with monogamy, these systems are undoubtedly backward, but they cannot be completely denied, and in some areas the imbalance between men and women due to war, poverty, etc., at this time it is more correct to implement some other systems.
Therefore, for some people who want three wives and four concubines, it is better to save their minds, after all, if the system of polygamy, or even polygamy, is implemented, it is ultimately unfavorable to feelings.