In ancient TV dramas, when the emperor favored his concubines, some palace maids and eunuchs did not shy away from it.
Even in a large family, when the husband and wife sleep in the bed, there will be a maid in the house.
To the modern man, this feeling of privacy exposure is extremely embarrassing.
But for the conservative ancients, it was a necessity to facilitate themselves.
*Cao Xueqin, the author of "Dream of the Red Chamber", was born into a wealthy family, and there are many descriptions of the life of rich and noble families in ancient times in "Dream of Red Mansions".
The most depicted in "Dream of Red Mansions" is women, in addition to a few heroines, the author also spent a lot of pen and ink on the maids of each master.
Among them, Zijuan was the maid sent by Jia's mother to take care of Lin Daiyu. At that time, Lin Daiyu was very young, and Zijuan and Lin Daiyu slept in the same bed.
Two little girls sleeping in the same bed seemed fine. However, Jia Baoyu also slept in the same bed with his maid, which was also a very common arrangement at that time.
Jia Baoyu's maid is an attacker, and the attacker has taken care of Jia Baoyu since he was a child, and he is extremely considerate. When Jia Baoyu was a child, he slept in the same bed with Jia Baoyu. When Jia Baoyu grew up, the attacker did not leave Jia Baoyu's house, but slept in the cubicle outside his bedroom, so that he could summon him at any time late at night.
Modern people always feel that the ancients were conservative and cautious about men and women, so they can't understand why maids can sleep in the same room with their masters casually.
In fact, this is because the maid was not treated as a human being.
In the hearts of all the masters of Jiafu, the attacker has been Jia Baoyu's property since the moment he was bought. Jia Baoyu will get married in the future, if the hostess can't tolerate her, she will be sent away, and if the hostess can tolerate her, she will be grateful to the male and female hosts for a lifetime.
In the first few chapters of "Dream of Red Mansions", Jia Baoyu's first taste of clouds and rain was with the attackers.
In the feudal era, it was taboo for a maid to hook up with a master, but this kind of maid who was already allowed to be kneaded by the master was not in the way. Whether it is Jia's mother or Jia Baoyu's mother, they all acquiesce in this matter and are happy to see it happen.
Therefore, a maid like Raider, who is destined to be taken into the house in the future, enters the master's house in advance and goes to the master's bed, which is not in the way. In "Dream of Red Mansions", there is also a futuristic style of attacking, that is, Ping'er.
Ping'er is Wang Xifeng's girl who married from her mother's family.
Back then, Wang Xifeng's family married a total of four girls, who died, and Ping'er was the only one left. Wang Xifeng coerced and seduced Ping'er to be Jia Lian's concubine.
As we all know, Wang Xifeng is a jealous woman who can't rub sand in her eyes, but she asks Ping'er to serve her husband, and there is a reason for this.
First of all, Ping'er is Wang Xifeng's dowry girl, and she can be regarded as Wang Xifeng's own personInstead of letting her husband go out to sleep in the willows and being hooked up by some fox, it is better to let her go home honestly and sleep with her own maid. At the very least, the deed of sale is in her hands, and she can control this person.
Secondly, Ping'er is a very capable girl. Wang Xifeng is in charge of the finances of a large family, she is so tired that she coughs up blood, she needs a smart assistant who is smart but not too smart, Ping'er is just right, she can help her deal with affairs, and she will not harbor evil intentions.
The most important thing is that Ping'er is both loyal and honest, but also mediocre, which will not make Wang Xifeng feel a sense of crisis.
Throughout the book, Ping'er handles everything very well. She took care of Wang Xifeng's emotions, helped Jia Lian hide his stealing, and reduced many family conflicts between Wang Xifeng and Jia Lian. It's just that she has also tasted too much sadness.
She is a tool in Wang Xifeng's hands, and no one will care whether she is tired or not.
Late at night, the master rested, she couldn't rest, and she had to serve the master. She also has to satisfy Jia Lian's desires and make him happy.
Ping'er became a concubine, which looks infinitely beautiful, but in fact it is just a tool in the hands of Jia Lian and his wife. No one cares about her independent personality, maybe for Jia Lian and his wife, she is no different from a kitten and a puppy.
Compared with other nameless and shareless girls, Ping'er still has the identity of a concubine, which is already considered lucky. Ordinary girls who have a room have a lower status, not only do they have to help the main family during the day, but they even have to take care of the husband and wife at night, serving them tea and pouring water.
The husband and wife of the main family did not feel that it was abrupt for these maids to stand next to them and take care of them. After all, no one treats them as human beings at all, so I don't feel embarrassed.
This is the evil feudal society, which alienates people into livestock, dogs and horses.
There was also a clear hierarchy between the maids in ancient times, or "Dream of Red Mansions" as an example. In the Grand View Garden, maids are divided into several categories.
First of all, the lowliest rough servants, who could not enter the inner courtyard, could only do some dirty work, although they were the most tired, but the pay was the least. These maids are not determined by appearance and age, and some are even married women.
Jia Baoyu hates these rough mothers-in-law very much, thinking that they are vulgar and dirty.
The second is the bridal maid, and the bridal maid is the maid who follows the bride from her mother's house, which is considered the bride's own personJiafu Zhongyuan welcomed the four girls to each have a maid, which is a dowry maid for them to prepare for their future marriage. These people are relatively affectionate to the bride and do some delicate work in the inner courtyard.
The status of the maids in the house is higher, and they are more miserable, and they have to be possessed and oppressed by the master's family physically and mentally.
is occupied by the male host, but has no reputation, and is jealous of the hostess. I got out of the man's bed the night before, and I had to get up the next morning to work.
Some hostesses prefer to push their dowry maid to the male host as a maid in the room, because the dowry maid's deed of sale is in their own hands, and they can use it with peace of mind, so as not to escape from their control, just like Ping'er.
The maid in the room is the type of husband and wife ** she hands water, and the couple gets out of bed and she makes the bed.
The husband and wife don't feel embarrassed for her to stand aside, after all, the living conditions in ancient times were not good, and having someone who knew the roots to stand next to her to take care of her life would improve a lot.
Besides, the body of the maid has already been shown to the male host or even the hostess, and there is nothing to be ashamed of.
In "Dream of Red Mansions", the status of personal maids is relatively high, they are dressed up beautifully, have a seven-trick exquisite heart, chat and amuse their masters, and solve problems. But at the end of the day, they are also inferior.
Jia's mother's close-fitting big girl mandarin duck looks infinitely beautiful, and she is quite trusted and loved by Jia's mother. Jia's mother's eldest son, Jia Yu, fell in love with her, but she was unwilling but had no way to comply, and finally chose to commit suicide.
In the feudal era, the hierarchy was so distinct, one day a slave and a lifetime slave.
is not only top-notch in everything, but also just an outstanding minion, and his fate is still pinched in the hands of the master.
This is the darkness of the feudal era.