Official's womenfolk

Answer 1

In ancient times, the fate of the women of an official was closely linked to the situation of the official. If the men of the government committed a serious crime and were confiscated, the women often faced many tragic situations.

One possibility was that they would be executed together, and the women of the nine clans would not be spared. They could also be sentenced to exile, which meant that they were sent to remote places to serve labor. If there was no one on the way, they would suffer a lot, and after arriving at the destination, they would face harsh and heavy physical labor. Many women could not bear it because of their poor physical fitness.

There was also the possibility of being a prostitute, such as being a prostitute in the Education Bureau or other organizations. Most of the women in the Jiaofang Division were used as kabuki. Although the physical punishment might be relatively small, they were mentally tortured and had a low social status. If they performed well, they could apply for the status of a good citizen, but they had to wear the prescribed items or clothes to show their status as sinners. In the Ming Dynasty, the womenfolk of the officials in the capital who had their houses confiscated might be placed in the Jiaofang Department and become the object of play or entertainment for the court officials. Ordinary womenfolk were responsible for chores or heavy labor in the Jiaofang Department. If they were not officials in the capital, the womenfolk would go to an even lower place. They might be punished to do chores in the government and bullied by local officials, or sold as maids or maids of rich landlords and rich families (belonging to the lowly status, they could only marry with those of the same lowly status or be enslaved forever), or even sold directly to private brothels. During the Yongzheng period of the Qing Dynasty, the Jiaofang Department was abolished. After officials committed crimes and confiscated their homes, all the women were sent to the Ningguta to become slaves of the armored people.

In addition, the womenfolk might be treated as free laborers, similar to slaves, with limited clothing and rations every year. Although the court gave them a certain amount of leave, because of the hardship of not getting paid, many young ladies of official families or imperial wives could not accept the difference in status and became ill with worry.

However, if it was in the normal life of an official, such as in terms of emotional life, the women of the official family, such as Noble Consort Zhang, Lady Miao, and Cao Danshu, had different personalities and satisfied the emotional needs of different levels of the official family. Noble Consort Zhang was passionate and passionate, Lady Miao gave peace to the family, and Cao Danshu protected the reputation of the official family and the royal family's foundation.

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