The short video shows the ancient times, and the emperors cried with envy!

Chapter 730: Can the aristocratic class be broken? Li Shimin: It's no different from a fool's dream!
[The Lin family is not a poor family, and Miss Lin is not someone who would seek wealth by climbing into bed.]

【All the signs in the Jia Mansion before showed that it was inevitable that the Jia Mansion would fall.】

【Jia Baoyu didn't like to study literature, and he just followed his friends to show off his knowledge.】

[From this we can also see that Jia Baoyu's future is very dark. ]

[If Lin Daiyu could live to see the Jia family's property being confiscated, she could also return directly to Gusu.]

[After all, Lin Daiyu is not from the Jia family, so theoretically this matter will not implicate her.]

【Lin Daiyu's ancestors were marquises, and her father Lin Ruhai was a minister and also held the title of Imperial Censor of Salt Inspection.】

[From this we can see that Lin Daiyu is a legitimate young lady from an official family. ]

[Even if Lin Ruhai died early, she was still a daughter of an official family. ]

[A young lady from an official family can have an unhappy marriage, become a nun, or even die young.]

【But I can’t be a concubine. 】

[Unless she becomes a concubine of the royal family.]

[What was the status of a concubine in ancient times? ]

[Not only is her status lower than that of the legal wife. ]

[Usually, concubines are found in poor families. Some are sold into the family, while others are given to each other as gifts.]

[Some were even included because of a man's temporary affection. ]

【Its status is more like an item. 】

[In addition, the most important task of a concubine at home is to reproduce. ]

[It is not an exaggeration to say that she is treated as a hen that only lays eggs. 】

[Also, they need to do their best to please their masters at home to avoid being kicked out.]

[With such status and position, it would never be Lin Daiyu's turn. ]

When the ancients saw this, most people responded to the role of concubines with ridicule and mockery.

In their era, concubines were indeed men's playthings and objects of pleasure.

They are like commodities that can be bought, sold, traded, and even given to each other.

As long as a man is happy, he can take a concubine at any time. If he doesn't like her anymore, he can get rid of her at will. It all depends on the master's mood.

"The concubines are all lowly creatures, they can't compare to Miss Lin."

"This concubine is just a decoration, like a vase, just for show."

"I heard that some families have many concubines, and they all line up to take turns serving. It's really embarrassing!"

In most people's eyes, concubines are inferior to others, so what self-esteem can they talk about?
If they hadn't clung to the powerful, how would they have had the chance to rise to the top and become a phoenix?

Lin Daiyu was already prominent, so there was no need for her to live a wealthy life by becoming a concubine.

The Three Kingdoms plane.

When Cai Wenji saw the description about concubines on the sky curtain, she truly felt the same way.

She herself was an outstanding writer and musician in the late Eastern Han Dynasty.

She was proficient in poetry and songs, and was especially good at playing the zither. She was a well-known talented woman at that time.

She was once married to Wei Zhongdao, a talented man from Hedong, but unfortunately her husband died young.

Later, Cai Wenji was captured by the Huns and lived among foreigners, suffering great torture.

Fortunately, he was later redeemed by Cao Cao and returned to his homeland.

Cao Cao then married her to Dong Si, a clerk of the Eastern Cao, which could barely be considered a good ending for her.

As a concubine, she hated the shackles of this identity to the extreme!

Even though she was talented and could be called a genius of her generation, in the end she was just an object for men to fight over and was at their mercy!
Thinking back then, she married her beloved Wei Zhongdao, and thought that from then on she would be the only one in his heart and they would grow old together.

Who would have thought that God would be jealous of her talent, and her husband died young, leaving her a widow. She was forced to marry far away and suffered humiliation!
Although Cao Cao kindly redeemed her, she could not escape the status of a concubine after all.

No one cares about the scars under the skin, leaving only endless desolation and pain. Perhaps this is the fate of women. No matter how talented they are, they can't escape the clutches of patriarchy and become their playthings and accessories.

Thinking of Lin Daiyu, Cai Wenji felt even more sad.

A lady from an official's family was told that she wanted to be a concubine. This was an extreme shame and humiliation!
If it was the royal family that recruited her to be a concubine, that would make sense.

But if I were to condescend to become Baoyu's maid, that would be truly stooping to lowliness and destroying my own reputation!

I am afraid that I will be despised from now on and never be able to stand up again.

When Cai Wenji thought of her own experience, she felt as if her heart was burning and torn.

How she wished that women could also control their own destiny, rather than allowing it to be manipulated and bought and sold like commodities.

But even if I am unwilling in my heart, I can't help the sadness that comes with being involuntarily.

Being born a girl, you are destined to endure all kinds of injustice. This is a reality that no one can change.

If she had a choice, Cai Wenji would rather be like Lin Daiyu, keeping her chastity and keeping herself clean.

Even if you live a lonely life, it is better than being committed to a man you don't love and losing your dignity as a human being.

Unfortunately, fate played a trick on her and she was destined to linger in the shackles of a concubine, with no chance of turning things around.

Qing Dynasty plane.

Ji Xiaolan and his good friend Sun Xingyan sat side by side, watching the scene on the sky curtain together.

Seeing the decline of the Jia family, Ji Xiaolan could not help but sigh and turned to Sun Xingyan and said: "Think about the Jia family, they were once a powerful family, how did they end up like this?

Although Baoyu is uneducated, he is also a man of integrity and righteousness. If he is willing to study hard, he may be able to turn the tide and create glory again."

After hearing this, Sun Xingyan shared the same thought.

"You are right. It's a pity that Baoyu has been spoiled since childhood, and only knows how to pursue women and live a life of drunkenness and dreams. How can he know the truth of studying and understanding?

Even when making decisions for those poor women, they had to be timid, for fear of offending the master.

If he had studied hard and learned how to treat people, why would he end up being deserted by everyone? "

Ji Xiaolan sighed and looked worried.

Although it is difficult to change one's fate in life and one's destiny is already determined, if one can wake up in time and study hard, one may be able to see the light at the end of the tunnel and be reborn.

But Jia Baoyu only knew how to live a life of drunkenness and dreams, wasting his time. In the end, his family fell into poverty, which was all his own fault.

Sun Xingyan felt the same way and patted Ji Xiaolan on the shoulder to comfort him.

Although this good friend is involved in officialdom, he is also an upright person.

Despite the many ups and downs in the treacherous officialdom for many years, Ji Xiaolan never forgot to read books to gain knowledge.

Only with excellent skills and profound knowledge can one escape from that dangerous environment and protect oneself.

"Brother is right."

Sun Xingyan nodded approvingly: "Even though the officialdom is treacherous and the world is cruel, that is only for the weak.

Only with real skills and knowledge in hand can one be invincible and not be eroded! "

【Furthermore, Lin Daiyu is the daughter of the Lin family in Suzhou, and also the daughter of a noble family.】

【She is also the biological daughter of the respectable lady in the Jia family! 】

[Even if the Jia family had this idea, they didn't dare to do it directly.]

[Making Lin Daiyu a concubine was not only an insult to Lin Daiyu herself, but also the face of the entire scholar-official class.]

Tang Dynasty plane.

When Emperor Taizong of Tang, Li Shimin, saw this scene, he was stunned at first, and then he sneered.

How could a lady from a noble family be defiled by the mere Jia family?

This statement is no different from a fool’s dream!

(End of this chapter)