After all, it is not like the Qing Dynasty in the past where the royal family was selected and all the officials' daughters were stood there like cabbages for people to choose from.
Most of the time, the royal family and a certain family have a tacit understanding, and the two families can discuss it themselves. Then they will issue an order, or conduct a small-scale selection, but it also depends on the willingness of the family.
And only the principal wife was chosen. The prince's principal wife must be the daughter of a high-ranking official.
Of course, concubines were also chosen by the emperor from familiar families or by the daughters of ministers. It was not allowed to force others to become concubines, which was also written into the law.
I remember that there was a member of the royal family who fell in love with the daughter of a minor official and wanted to force her to be his concubine. The girl was also very strong-willed.
The case was directly filed with the Women's Protection Department, an independent department established by the state to protect women's rights. Although the highest official was a second-rank official, he was not under the jurisdiction of any other official but directly reported to the emperor. Moreover, the officials selected were relatively fair.
His subordinates set up various small departments to deal with all the unfair issues, big and small, that happened to women.
Officials in these departments are generally women, and their subordinates are also mostly women.
The royal family member was accused and punished on the spot with thirty lashes of the cane, as required by law. He was then forbidden to do it again. This incident was applauded by many women, and he was deeply loved and admired by his beloved daughters.
Besides, her family background was not within the scope of the imperial selection, and her parents had no intention of letting her become a concubine in the royal family, so royal affairs were too far away for her.
The best thing that could happen to me in my life is probably to marry a man of equal social status and of my choosing, start a small business, pass the imperial examination and become a scholar or a juren, have him give birth to two children, and then I can live a happy life with my family and be filial to my parents.
Baoer had a lot of random thoughts in his mind, and then he went into the room, greeted his parents, and told them his thoughts.
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