Preface
In China's feudal period, the status of men and women has always been unequal, from the matriarchal society in ancient times, women were the first to grasp the right to speak, but with the change of the times, the status of men suddenly rose, and soon China entered the feudal era of respect for men, and social relations are in a state of male superiority and female inferiority for a long time.
Such an unequal relationship led to unequal marriage, because in the feudal period, men could marry three wives and four concubines, but women could only serve one husband, and in addition to the wives and concubines that men asked to marry, some wives and concubines would also bring intercourse girls from their mothers' homes.
So how do the girls "get through the room" and why is their role?
What is a maid in the room
In ancient times, there were many rules for wealthy families, because the people were prosperous and the family was big, so each master would be equipped with a corresponding number of maids, and among these maids, the most special was the number of maids in the room.
Although they are roommaids, their status is still very humble, because they can't decide their own lives, they can only serve others obediently, and before the hostess enters the door, the man's body is taken care of by them.
Some of these maids are selected by the woman's mother, and they can help the male owner solve physical problems when the hostess is inconvenient.
The general maids live with the male and female hosts from a very young age, because the wealthy families in ancient times had many people to serve their daily lives, so whether it is a normal diet or a physiological problem at night, there are special people to serve them.
Those who can be selected as maids in the house are basically the sons of the house, that is, the people of their own family have been the subordinates of the house, and the hostess is in the hands of the old lady before they get married, and after the hostess marries, in order to prevent them from excessively hurting the spirit of their sons, they will hand over their deeds to the daughter-in-law.
The role of the maid
Ancient people got married very early, generally at the age of thirteen or fourteen years old have already become a family, but because they are all untrained children, so when the candles are spent in the cave room, the maid will teach on the spot to ensure that the male and female masters can carry out the normal life of the husband and wife, and complete the ceremony of the Duke of Zhou as soon as possible.
is like attacking Jia Baoyu, just to solve Jia Baoyu's physiological problems before he gets married, and teach him men and women.
And the maid lives in a small room connected with the man's bedroom, the purpose of which is to facilitate the care of the master, Of course, these maids are not all physiological enlightenment teachers, and in most cases they are good at night to serve the master.
In the evening, when the male and female hosts were doing sexual affairs, they would stay outside and wait for the summons after the two of them were done, because they needed to prepare the things that the two of them would use. But sometimes the hostess will come to menstruation, and it is inconvenient to do the things of husband and wife at this time, but in order to prevent her husband from going out to spend all day drinking, the hostess usually lets her most trusted maid serve her husband for her.
But during this period, the maid can not make a little sound, and after finishing the work, she must first serve the male owner to clean, and then serve the female owner and then go to bed to rest, and then the maid can go to the side room to tidy up herself.
The status of the maid in the room is low
Although it is said that they can enter and exit the master's room, in fact, the status of the girl in the room is not high, unless she has only performed the courtesy of Zhou Gong with the male host, but the status is higher than that of ordinary maids, because they only need to serve the master well, and the usual rough work only needs to be done by instructing others to do it.
But after all, they are maids, so even if their status is higher than that of ordinary maids, they are not masters after all, compared to normal concubines, they just have less reputation, and the most important thing is that they cannot give birth to offspring for the male master.
Some people say that there is no benefit at all to being a maid in the room, but in fact, their only advantage is that they don't have to climb up deliberately, because if the master is willing to treat each other sincerely, some will give them a name, and they will be accepted as concubines.
But the ending of the maid is undoubtedly very tragic, whether it is the maid in the room before marriage or as the master's dowry, she is the most trusted person of the master, which has become a tool for the heroines to compete for favor.
Therefore, most of the maids in the room have a bad ending, and even if they reach the stage of being old, they may not be able to have a name, thus delaying their lives.
Because before the wife passes the door, they are a tool for men to solve physiological problems, so it is difficult to accommodate them after the wife passes the door, so they are generally driven away, but at that time they have lost their innocence, and in that feudal era, it is difficult for a woman to remarry without innocence.
Therefore, the maid brought by the hostess from her mother's house is relatively better, and if the master's position in the husband's family is stable, it is very likely that she will be accepted as a concubine, so that the rest of her life will not be so miserable.
epilogue
Tongfang maid is a product of the feudal period, women want to be both maids and concubines, but in the end there are few good deaths, this atmosphere undoubtedly hurts many women, they may also want to marry their favorite people to live their lives.
But fortunately, the times are advancing, and such a trend has long been removed, and women in the new era are no longer attached to anyone, but can truly be themselves.