Before the new China, women were often in the position of men's vassals.
As for whether they can tolerate their husbands taking concubines, and why they are allowed, we only need to tell the story of He Yingqin and the second of the "Four Great Kongs", Gu Zhutong and Qian Dajun.
Qian Dajun and Ouyang are two sisters
Qian Dajun's wife, Da Ouyang, was once seriously ill and could not be cured, and was worried that the wife that her husband would remarry after his death would treat his children badly, so he wanted to marry his 17-year-old sister Xiao Ouyang to Qian Dajun.
Of course, Qian Dajun was very happy, and he made a mature meal with his sister-in-law raw rice. But I don't want Da Ouyang to slowly heal later, considering that her husband and Xiao Ouyang already have a de facto husband and wife relationship, I have to acquiesce to the facts.
That is to say, Qian Dajun's concubine Xiao Ouyang was given to Zhang Luo by his wife, Da Ouyang. Of course, this matter also has its special circumstances, a bit of a creative meaning, the result is cheaper money.
He Yingqin and Wang Wenxiang
In 1916, Wang Wenhua, the commander-in-chief of the Qian Army, introduced his then eighteen-year-old sister Wang Wenxiang to He Yingqin, the chief of staff of the Qian Army, who was twenty-six years old. The following year, He Yingqin and Wang Wenxiang married.
Because Wang Wenxiang has no fertility and may be ashamed, she wants to find a concubine for her husband to continue the He family's incense, but He Yingqin refuses.
Wang Wenxiang took the initiative to help her husband Zhang Luona's concubine, which explained part of the reason why the right wife tolerated her husband's concubine in ancient history: in order to maintain the status of the right wife, she also helped her husband continue the incense.
Wang Wenxiang was unable to give birth to a son and a half daughter to He Yingqin in his lifetime, so the couple succeeded He Shaozhou, the son of He Yingqin's brother, and He Lizhu, the daughter of his brother, as adopted sons and daughters.
After the defeat of the Kuomintang on the mainland, He Shaozhou first went to Hong Kong and then settled in the United States. He Lizhu followed He Yingqin and his wife to Taiwan, and the family was also happy.
Gu Zhutong and Xu Wenrong
As early as when Gu Zhutong was still serving as a division commander, he married Xu Wenrong, the eldest daughter of the Xu family in Suzhou. Don't get me wrong, this has nothing to do with Xu Zhou and Miss Xu.
By 1938, Gu Zhutong, who had become the commander of the Third Theater, was stationed in Meilin, Anhui, while Xu Wenrong was far away in Chongqing. Gu Zhutong couldn't bear the loneliness, so he secretly took up Mei Sujuan, a playboy who came to Merlin to sing, and found another place to settle down.
Soon, Mei Sujuan became pregnant, and Gu Zhutong's beauty in his heart was not to be mentioned. I don't know who missed the wind, this news reached Wang Wenxiang's ears, and Wang Wenxiang and Xu Wenrong were sisters, so they stabbed the latter again.
Xu Wenrong calmed down after being furious, she did not greet Gu Zhutong, and quietly came from Chongqing to the headquarters of the commander of the Three Theaters of Operations and inquired about Mei Sujuan's residence. She showed great pity and love for Mei Sujuan, and in the name of nourishing her body, she asked for medical treatment to install the fetus, so as to poison Mei Sujuan, of course, the child was not saved.
After doing all this, Xu Wenrong secretly returned to Chongqing, and Gu Zhutong did not know that she had ever been. After arriving in Chongqing, Xu Wenrong told Lady Jiang that Mei Sujuan was a spy sent by the enemy. Principal Jiang was furious when he heard this, and he deliberately reprimanded Gu Zhutong for this. Xu Wenrong's move made Gu Zhutong bitter and unable to say it, so he had to tacitly acquiesce to planting it.
Husbands are allowed to take concubines, and women usually break their teeth and swallow them in their stomachs
From a human perspective, no woman wants her husband to marry another woman, even if she appears to be unconcerned.
The reason why the wife can tolerate her husband's concubinage behavior is either that she cannot have children, or she wants to achieve the purpose of stabilizing her mistress's position by taking concubines for her husband, or there are other special reasons, all of which have certain interest algorithms in it.
In short, women before the new China, many times even the fate of their own decisions, they are like the vines attached to the husband's big tree, often can only bend the bend to seek perfection.
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