Emperor Wendi of Sui Dynasty, the founding emperor of Sui Dynasty, made a promise to Queen Dugu. He assured Queen Dugu that she was the only wife in this life, and that she would be in the same boat through thick and thin for decades. In 58 1 year, the Great Sui Dynasty was established. In the first few decades of Queen Dugu, there was really only one wife, let alone a royal family. However, 1949 Monogamy has been practiced throughout the country since the founding of the People's Republic of China. However, there were too many concubines and concubines in China before, so what should be done with these concubines who were married before? 1, 1, The Marriage Law promulgated in May 1950 clearly stipulates that men and women are monogamous, which makes many women helpless and happy.

The three wives and four concubines of the ancients can be traced back to the Yao and Shun period. China adopted abdication system in ancient times. Seeing that Yao is honest and worthy of great responsibility, Yao married his two daughters, E Huang and Nv Ying. Since the establishment of Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties, China has entered a preliminary legal society. As mentioned in the history books, monogamy is recommended. But at that time, the hierarchy was extremely strict, men were superior to women, and women had almost no status. Therefore, men have always maintained the habit of three wives and four concubines, especially the royal family, and the harem has enough for 3 thousand. In the Tang Dynasty, there was even a phenomenon of showing off their capital by the number of concubines, but even so, the status of concubines remained.

This phenomenon can be said to be social acquiescence, and no one has raised any objection for thousands of years. Even in the so-called most democratic Republic of China, the Provisional Constitution of the Republic of China promulgated by 19 12 clearly stipulated monogamy, and many talented people were actually looking for lovers outside under the banner of freedom of love. However, women's rights really developed, and from then on, women's status and right to speak gradually increased. The most classic story is the divorce of Wen Xiu, the last imperial concubine, and Puyi, the late Qing emperor. The reason is that Wen Xiu didn't feel Puyi's love and was tired of having three wives and four concubines. The true monogamy in China was established after the founding of the People's Republic of China.

1950, 1 In May, China promulgated the Marriage Law of the People's Republic of China, which formally brought monogamy into the scope of the rule of law and strengthened law enforcement. Anyone who violates this law will be severely punished by law. So now that wives and concubines have been abolished, what should these extra concubines do outside the legal system? If you stay, you will violate the crime of bigamy in the new system laws and regulations. But because most of those concubines are innocent, it is impossible to cancel their marriage legitimacy immediately, let alone force them to leave their original families. This situation is becoming more and more difficult.

Therefore, in the new marriage law, concubines are acquiesced, but their marriage is illegal and not recognized. However, if concubines take the initiative to leave, it is best. Once they leave the government, they can re-create their own household registration and marry others.

These problems are left over from history, and concubines cannot be forced to divorce. We can only say that this abnormal marriage relationship was completely eliminated when the last concubine died. This is the most humane way to deal with it, but for most original couples, we still feel angry.