Jia Lian praised Xiangling, and Wang Xifeng wanted to exchange Pinger for Xiangling. Is this really okay?

In ancient times, men enjoyed many privileges, such as studying as an official and inheriting family business. However, men in ancient times also had a power that men envy now, that is, "three wives and four concubines." This does not mean that they can really marry three wives at the same time, but they can marry many concubines according to their rank and status.

This is the privilege of ancient men. If a woman does not allow her husband to take concubinage, she commits the crime of "jealousy" in the "Seven Laws". If her husband is serious, he can divorce her. For example, Wang Xifeng insists that Jia Lian can't have other women around her, but she still wants her maid Pinger to be Jia Lian's "maid" in tooling.

In ancient times, men usually had concubines and maids. Xue Pan is Baochai's brother. He is a famous playboy, and he has a justified concubine, Xiangling. Xiangling is not only good-looking, but also has the style of Qin Keqing.

Jia Lian first met Xiangling and thought it was a pity that Xiangling married Xue Pan. He also praised Xiangling for her beauty in front of Wang Xifeng. It doesn't matter what he said. Wang Xifeng went on to say, "If you want to love him, it's nothing. How about I call Pinger for him? "

This conversation is a joke between their husband and wife, but it really hurts. So, if nothing else, is it really feasible for them to do so?

First, what is the status of Xiangling Peace in Jiafu? Xiangling and Heping are concubines, but their status is different. Xiangling has a higher position than Pinger. Xiangling is the official concubine given to Xue Pan by Aunt Xue, and Pinger is just a maid who waits on her master for the night.

Xiangling was Xue Pan's concubine before he had a wife, so she was in a higher position, and there was no suppression from mistress. Relatively speaking, her life is still free, as long as she helps Xue Pan and Aunt Xue at any time. As a formal concubine, she has her own maid and a separate room, but these treatments are not available to Pinger.

Pinger is Jia Lian's aunt, but her position is only "servant girl". Wang Xifeng is jealous. She doesn't have Pinger's concubine status, so Pinger has always been just a girl. Pinger saw that Sister You, who Jia Lian secretly married, was still a girl. Pinger's position is inferior to that of Qiu Tong rewarded by Jia Lian. Pinger's concubine status is really low.

Second, although Jia Lian and Wang Xifeng are joking, if both owners agree, what Jia Lian and Wang Xifeng said before is not impossible. Although it is a joke, if Xiang Ling's master Xue Pan agrees that Pinger is in charge of Wang Xifeng, then Xiang Ling and Pinger can really swap places and let Jia Lian and Xue Fan be concubines.

There is no way for a concubine like Xiangling Pinger to decide her own destiny. They are the concubines of the master, that is, they are equivalent to the property of the master, and they can still be given, exchanged and bought and sold.

It may seem incredible, but it's true. When Aunt Xue got angry, she even said that she would sell Xiangling. Therefore, whether Pinger is a maid or Xiangling is a concubine, it is just an object in the eyes of the master.

Third, I'd rather be a poor wife than a princess. On weekdays, as Wang Xifeng's assistant, she can be in charge of many people in the Jia family, and Xiangling's life is glorious enough, but in private, their status is really low to the dust. If they are lucky enough to have children in the future, they are likely to end up like Tanchun's mother, Aunt Zhao. But in any case, their lives are ordinary.

Perhaps in the eyes of many people, it may be an honor to be an concubine in a family like Jia's, but if I know the truth, I'm afraid I don't want to live here. Knowing that concubines are like this, when Jia She forced Yuanyang to be a concubine, Yuanyang would rather die than obey.

Yuanyang doesn't want to marry Jia She, that's her own idea. Yuanyang is a girl who grew up beside Jia Mu. She is in high spirits. The marriage she wants is not someone who can be a father like Jia She, but someone she really likes.

"Better be a poor wife than a rich concubine" is Yuanyang's idea and her wish. Because she is in the Jia family, she can clearly know the sadness of Yuji's fate, so she is unwilling to give in to it. Even though she is only a girl, she still has to work hard and make a decision for her own destiny.

Generally speaking, concubines' status in ancient times was really low. They should not only be tools for men to carry on the family line, but also subsidize families. Their fate is doomed to end in sorrow. Xiangling and Heping are the concubines of Xue Pan and Jia Lian, and their life is really not easy.

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