In ancient China, if the male owner was poor because of bankruptcy, property theft and other reasons, what was the fate of his subsequent wives and concubines?

In ancient China, it was very important to obey her husband's leadership. If the male owner goes bankrupt or is robbed of his property, the fate of his wives and concubines will be very miserable, even losing their lives. We can look at some examples.

Yu Qian of the Ming Dynasty. After the civil fort incident broke out, Ming Yingzong Zhu Qizhen was captured. Yu Qian insisted on not moving south, and made Zhu Qizhen's younger brother Zhu Qiyu emperor and Ming Daizong. Later, Ming Yingzong was released, and Shi Heng and others once again acclaimed Zhu Qizhen as emperor, and sued Yu Qian for treason. Yu Qian was later executed and his family was sentenced to exile in the frontier. Although Yu Qian's wife went to the frontier, at least she saved her life.

Small Shenyang in Qing Dynasty. Xiao Shenyang was a famous corrupt official in Qing Dynasty. After Emperor Jiaqing ascended the throne, little Shenyang was deprived of his property and all his property was confiscated. But little Shenyang has many concubines besides gold and silver treasures. How do these people deal with it? Jiaqing didn't kill all these beautiful women, but dismissed them, which should be a better ending.

Hu in Ming dynasty. Hu was the last prime minister in the history of China. Later, he was punished by Jiuzu for rebellion, involving more than 30 thousand people. Since Hu has been punished by the nine clans, his wives and concubines are bound to die, and the outcome is tragic.

If the ministers in ancient China were deprived of their property, their wives and concubines were either exiled or put to death, and some of them were treated as official slaves. For example, Shangguan Waner in the Tang Dynasty was killed because of the crimes of her ancestors, and was taken into the palace to be a slave. Later, she achieved a career, but this situation is, after all, a minority. The ancients paid attention to a good woman who didn't get married, and a woman who lost her husband lost her source of life and lived a miserable life. Some people will commit suicide, but some people choose to leave their hometown and start a new life.