In ancient times, women had a low status, which was undoubtedly a feudal system that ran through the entire ancient history. It was precisely because of such ideas and systems that the saying that three wives and four concubines were born. Even some ordinary people, as long as they can afford it, are all wives of two or more, not to mention those rich families, they have several concubines at will.
Of course, women who are also masters will have great differences in status. First of all, the wife is the biggest, just like the queen, the master of the entire harem, and then , the wife is , and she also has a considerable status at home. Usually, the mother's family has strength, and finally she is a concubine, with a lower status and only one level higher than a slave.
In ancient times, there were two reasons
The first is naturally to spread the branches and leaves, and the second is to have fun, because most of the concubines have no background, and being favored by nobles is nothing more than a shocking face. You know, there was no very clever makeup in ancient times, if you look good, you look good. Unfortunately, even if they enter the mansion of high-ranking officials, they cannot escape their miserable fate. Sooner or later, they will be tired of being played with one day, and sooner or later they will be old and abandoned is expected.
More importantly, these concubines also have the obligation to accompany guests. In ancient times, distinguished guests came to the door. If the guests wanted to stay overnight, these concubines might be sent to serve the distinguished guests. Sometimes, when the guests saw that the concubine was good-looking, they would take the initiative to ask the concubine to sleep.
The concubine has another special function, which is to be given as a gift to others. In ancient times, it was obviously common. In order to curry favor with people who were more powerful than them, some people would give them the concubines of the country as gifts.
This is the ancient concubine, which can be thrown away at will or transferred to others. This is the darkness of ancient human nature.
