Ancient women were generally afraid to remarry after being widowed, so how did they spend the long night?

In the history of China, due to the influence of feudal ideology, men have always occupied a dominant position, while women have basically no status, just like an object, they were bought and sold, so ancient women were generally treated unfairly. If a man dies, how should a woman spend the rest of her life?

According to ancient laws, women can't remarry, so ancient women seldom remarry. They often think remarriage is a sign of disloyalty and will be criticized. It was a shameful thing in ancient times, and people would laugh at it after remarriage. But in some dynasties, widows were still allowed to remarry.

Before the prosperity of Neo-Confucianism in the Song Dynasty, although the status of men being superior to women had not changed, at least in the Song Dynasty, women did not have so many taboos. Have you noticed the marriage in the Han Dynasty? Princess Pingyang, the sister of the compatriot of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, first married Hou Caoshou, the great grandson of Cao Can, the founding hero, but after her husband died, Princess Pingyang remarried Hou Xiahou Po.

However, Xiahou didn't live long, so Princess Pingyang was widowed again, and she was hit by her heart every day. Wei Zifu, the queen, was still the matchmaker, making Princess Pingyang the wife of General Wei Qing, and making Wei Jia and Liu Jia famous. Princess Pingyang has a distinguished status, so to speak, many things happen, and people wearing cloth clothes are certainly not so elegant.

It would be unfortunate to remarry, so we have to go the wrong way. Women also have needs after their husbands die. Unfortunately, at that time, there was not such an open mind. It is basically impossible for a woman to find her happy life again. Even if there is, she should avoid the sun and do it quietly in the dark. If found, the chances of survival are slim.

There is also burial. This kind of thing rarely happens in ordinary families, but it happens from time to time in the royal family. Zhu Yuanzhang stipulated the burial system in those days, requiring some concubines to be buried with him after death. This kind of thing is really terrible.