Chapter 1701 A Very Principled Man

The third is to let the elder brothers become a mature and steady man before marrying their regular wives, without losing the dignity and demeanor of the royal family.

The princes of the Qing Dynasty received very comprehensive and strict training since childhood, and they represented the dignity of the royal family.

If on the night of the wedding, the princes were in a hurry and made embarrassment in front of their wives, they would be ridiculed by the woman, losing the face of the royal family and making people laugh.

The imperial power is sacred and inviolable, and all people and things are insignificant in front of the imperial power.

Therefore, there is a system of trial marriage.

The royal family also has requirements for these court ladies, who must be good-looking, gentle and considerate.

Some people may feel that these court ladies are pitiful, but in fact, the court ladies cherish this opportunity very much.

Because once they are selected, they can avoid the pain of hard labor.

At the same time, there are additional subsidies and rewards.

If they become the brothers' people, they will have a chance to stand up.

If they are not selected by the brothers, some will be sad for a while.

They are like concubines in the harem, regardless of whether they are favored or not, as long as they are on the royal jade butterfly and have a relationship with the royal family, it is a matter of honoring their ancestors.

This is why many elder brothers have children before they get married.

Ruoyin held her lips, and asked Banmei lightly, "Do you know which family's maid it is?"

"I heard it's a maid from Baoyi Sanqili, the Mel family, and her father is an errand in the Ministry of Internal Affairs." Banmei replied.

Ruoyin nodded slightly, remembering that the Empress Dowager was also a maid in the Three Banners, "Brother gave her a title."

Banmei: "Yes, on the second morning when I was serving the bed, that maid became Princess."

In this regard, Banmei feels that the elder brother is very responsible for a man.

If you are favored, you will be given a title, unlike other members of the royal family, there are a bunch of maids and concubines in the backyard, who have no status at all.

Some even gave birth to the emperor's heir without giving birth.

Therefore, even the emperor's heir was born with a low status, and he was not to be seen.

"Besides this, Elder Brother, do you have any other court ladies for trial marriage?" Ruoyin asked.

"It's gone." Banmei pondered, guessing that the crown prince was purely for the trial marriage process.

After Ruoyin learned about the elder brother's situation, he said, "Eldest elder brother is getting older and has his own ideas. I think there may be other reasons. His princess is going to enter the palace today. Let's take a look at him." Let’s talk about whether you will give the crown princess a soup to avoid children."

If the elder brother gave the trial marriage Gege Bizi soup because he wanted to have a son first, that would be human nature.

If for other reasons, even the Crown Princess gave Bizi Tang, Ruoyin would persuade her a little bit, but she wouldn't interfere too much.

As a modern person, Ruoyin already found the polygamy and concubine system in the Qing Dynasty inconceivable.

But this weird trial marriage system made her feel even more incredible.

This should be put in modern times, trial marriage Gege is the first woman, no matter whether it is the main wife or side wife in the future, it is impossible to say that she is a mistress or a mistress.

But even though his first wife came later, because of her status and background, she came from behind.

It is also impossible to say that apart from the first wife, the others are mistresses and mistresses.

But in the eyes of everyone in the Qing Dynasty, this is a matter of course and the rules that must be followed.

There are no minors here, no matter who they are, everything is legal.

Wives and concubines in the royal family have never come first, first come first, they can only compete for father and family, so as to obtain the same status!

Children and grandchildren have their own blessings, so Ruoyin naturally wouldn't interfere in these matters, and it wasn't something she could do.

Although fourth master dotes on her now, he still lets her go, but in this regard, fourth master is a very principled person and will not let her go.

After all, the matter of the couple is different from the royal marriage.

Marriage in the royal family is not a child's play, let alone marry whoever you want, and it is not just as simple as a marriage.

If brothers only marry one woman they like, it means giving up the right to inherit the royal family and some related rights.

Let the concubine's elder brothers and off-line clan members marry other officials and eunuchs, then the status of the royal cabinet will not be firm.

At that time, those officials, relatives and other members of the royal family will deal with the cabinet.

If other princes ascended the throne, becoming kings or defeating bandits, Ruoyin's direct bloodline would naturally suffer.

As the first prince, the elder brother is the most threatening, maybe he will be secretly murdered by the new emperor.

The elder brother is the crown prince trained by the fourth master, so he knows which is more important.

Also know what kind of choice, what kind of corresponding price will be paid.

Therefore, for the brothers' marriage, Ruoyin will not participate in anything other than choosing the person they like.

Anyway, brothers will have other concubines, why can't they be the ones they like?

She also thinks that the person her elder brothers like, it is best to become a Fujin.

It's just that the situation doesn't allow it. Fortunately, the one that the second elder brother likes has a not too bad family background, and the fourth master is relatively loose with the second elder brother, not as harsh as the eldest brother.

Therefore, the one that the second elder brother liked, after Ruoyin fought with the fourth master, became the concubine Fujin.

Eldest Brother was thoughtful and thought he would like someone, but his family background was not that good, so he didn't say so, right? But who made him the crown prince?

Even fourth master didn't stop touching other women from the beginning, but he had already reached a high level, so he could do this.

What's more, fourth master can eat fast and keep the precepts for three years, and he can also avoid touching other women for several years, but it's impossible to stay like this for a lifetime.

Unless, he is no longer the emperor.

Otherwise, the daughters of princes and ministers who can be selected are the jewels in the palm of the big family.

Those families sent them into the palace for marriage, but if they were placed in the harem as decorations, no one would be happy to change them.

The royal family is noble, but the ministers are not fools who allow themselves to be bullied.

After a long time, when the relatives complained and complained, they would have ulterior motives, and it was easy to unite together and rebel against each other.

And fourth master can stabilize the court and relatives now, but after a long time, there will inevitably be problems.

Because no matter how strong a person is, it is impossible to fight against time.

I think this is also the reason why Fourth Master said a few years ago that he would live in seclusion in Yuanmingyuan with her.

However, Ruoyin asked fourth master not to spoil other women anymore, it was because she traveled through the new century.

But the elder brothers and their wives and concubines are all natives of the Qing Dynasty.

Take the elder brother's wives and concubines as an example. Because they were born in the family of officials, they were born to be selected for the show girl election.

Regardless of being elected to the royal cabinet, or being a member of the royal family, or losing the election, or marrying in the folk, it is impossible for the man to be alone, but his wife and concubines live together.

Ruoyin felt that whatever dynasty he was in, he had to adapt to the life of that dynasty.

It's better to let the elder brothers adapt to the current life and system, and she doesn't need to use modern people's thinking to frame them.