In ancient times, although the emperor's daughter was a golden branch and jade leaf, she could not marry casually. It is not that whoever looks at it can recruit who is a donkey, get married if you want to get married, and divorce if you want to divorce when you feel that the horse is defective.
This is due to the limitations of ancient feudal etiquette, not to mention that the princess (or Gege) and the quasi-donkey have not met, even the emperor may not understand the quasi-donkey, especially the physiological aspects. This leads to the marriage of the princess (or gege) may bear certain risks, in case after marriage finds that the horse has any defects, then it is impossible to "return", what can be done?
In the case of the Qing Dynasty, the "clever" Qing dynasty royal family came up with a solution - the trial marriage system.
After the Qing Dynasty's Gege and quasi-donkey horses determined the marriage date, the empress dowager or empress would personally select a clever and dexterous palace girl to act as a "trial marriage grid", follow the dowry of Ge Ge to reach the horse's house first, and on the same night, the "trial marriage grid" would be in the same bed with the horse.
The "trial marriage style" will not only make an assessment of the physiological situation of the horse, but also a detailed understanding of the horse in all aspects, such as his personality, preferences, living habits, family atmosphere, physical condition, and so on.
The next day, when she returned to the palace, she would tell the empress dowager and the empress one by one, in short, everything was comprehensive, just to ensure that Gege would be foolproof after marrying. This kind of trial marriage system is naturally beneficial and harmless to the grid, but it is pitiful to the "trial marriage style", because after the "trial" has been, their fate is often more tragic.
If the prospective steed is qualified, Gege will marry the steed as scheduled. If Gege is kind and tolerant, he will allow the "trial marriage" to accompany himself to marry, to be a slave to himself, and to a horse as a concubine; if Gege has a cunning personality, it is likely that he will not allow the "trial marriage" to marry, even if he marries in the past, it will be difficult, after all, the "trial marriage" is a woman who has had close contact with her husband, and It is inevitable that Gege will be jealous.
If the quasi-pony is defective and does not pass the examination, Gege will naturally not marry him, but the "trial marriage gege" has lost its virginity, and can only choose to marry the defective quasi-pony. If the horse-to-be was not willing to accept the "trial marriage" as a concubine, she could only go to fend for herself, because the existence of the palace did not allow the existence of the palace women who had lost their virginity.
Love and marriage is a matter for both men and women, and others have no right to interfere, but in ancient feudal society, especially in the royal family, marriage often became a political tool, and even gave birth to the absurd system of "trial marriage".
The fate of the "trial marriage style" is usually very tragic, not only can not have the life they want, but also forced to become a tool of the royal family to be used as a "test product", and the end after the trial marriage is often very unfortunate. Whether the quasi-pony is good or bad, the tragic fate of the "trial marriage style" has long been doomed, and even the status of ordinary squirrels cannot catch up, which makes people feel sad and full of sympathy.
