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Wives are not as good as concubines

2026-01-09 15:47
2026-01-09 16:37

The following is a folk story about a wife being inferior to a concubine: In the Qing Dynasty, Cai Changqing, the prefect of Baoding, had been an official for many years and had accumulated a lot of wealth. His wife, Li Xiuniang, was simple and often admonished Magistrate Cai about his improper behavior. Because she was barren and Magistrate Cai was greedy for money, Cai hated her and spent 1,000 taels of silver to take Lüzhu from the capital as his concubine. At first, Lüzhu respected Li Xiuniang, but later, she found out that she was weak and began to contradict and speak ill of her. She even had an affair with a servant. After Li Xiuniang found out, she was the first to complain, which made Magistrate Cai hate his wife even more. He even wanted to divorce his wife and make Lüzhu his wife. However, Cai Zhifu accidentally broke the adultery between Lvzhu and the servant and wanted to bury the two alive. Li Xiuniang stopped him and advised him to drive away the two. After this matter, Magistrate Cai found his conscience and made peace with Li Xiuniang. Li Xiuniang was virtuous. Although she felt that she was old and infertile, she still took out her private money to marry the farmer's daughter Zhenzhen as a concubine for Cai Zhifu. Zhenzhen abided by her duty. After being tested by Magistrate Cai, she still stuck to herself. Later, she gave birth to two sons and one daughter for Magistrate Cai. She and Li Xiuniang also respected each other. When Magistrate Cai became the governor, Li Xiuniang and Zhenzhen were both named "Mrs. Gao Ming". There was also the story of Xiao Lu, the big landlord in the village. Xiao Lu had a wife named Chao, who was the daughter of a landlord. She was talented, beautiful, and approachable. She loved Xiao Lu and his wife and worked together. Xiao Lu's concubine, Madam Dong, came from a brothel. She did not know how to work and liked to put on airs, but Madam Chao was tolerant and magnanimous, and the two got along harmoniously. After the liberation, monogamy was implemented. Xiao Lu had to choose between the two. His relatives and long-term workers all hoped that Madam Chao would leave Madam Dong behind. Madam Chao had reluctance and pity in her heart, and Madam Dong did not want to leave Xiao Lu. The story of the Zhejiang businessman Meng Delin also reflected a similar situation. After Meng Delin's wife, Lady Bi, passed away, he married his concubine Lady Yan. Lady Yan treated Lady Bi's son as her own and was not biased. Later, Meng Delin married Miss Mao as his first wife. Miss Mao was beautiful but jealous and possessive. She did not even let Meng Delin talk to his concubine Zhiniang (Lady Yan). When Zhiniang came to ask for some money, Miss Mao even spoke ill of her. Read more exciting novels for free

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