Why were wives in ancient China called big rooms and second rooms?

The names of the big house and the second house actually have a lot to do with the ancient architectural style. Because if you want to have more concubines, the first condition is to have a house. People are used to ranking according to the order and time of marriage.

All branches of Tang aristocratic families are divided into houses, and their houses are called by the official names, titles or fiefs of their ancestors. There are big rooms, small rooms, second rooms and third rooms for a long time. Later generations called the big room a long room. The feudal society in China practiced monogamy and concubinage. The first house is a man's only legal wife, and the children he gave birth to are lineal and enjoy priority in inheritance.

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In China's slave society and feudal society, the slave owners and feudal owners are actually monogamous or concubinage, while the common people, on the other hand, are mostly monogamous or unmarried. In ancient times, the wife killed and took away the concubines, who were the sex slaves of the master. They have no property rights, personal freedom and equal status, and can trade, exchange and give away.

Because China was monogamous in ancient times, concubines were not as good as wives, so concubines could only be regarded as handmaids and concubines. As nouns, they were called lowly people in ancient times.

In ancient China, women had no social status, and husbands were the dominant principle. Women can only obey and rely on their husbands in everything, and even if their husbands die, they are not allowed to remarry. On the other hand, men can have three wives and four concubines. The emperor has three palaces and six courtyards, and ordinary dignitaries also have wives and concubines in groups. The law does not limit how many women a man can marry.

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