Why were the ancient queens not beautiful?

Ancient emperors' choice of partners was not as free as we thought, and most of them belonged to political marriage. In particular, the queen's candidate must be a prominent family, have a certain stable position in the throne, be the daughter of a minister in power or a princess from other countries, and so on. Ugliness is not the queen's standard, but whether her family has power is the most important thing. Even if he is extremely ugly, as long as he is powerful, he will get the support of princes and ministers and be able to ascend to the throne of the queen. As we often see on TV, although the queen holds the power and rules the sixth house, her feelings with the emperor are respectful and almost strangers, and the emperor can't go to the queen several times a year. For example, our Emperor Kangxi Qianlong often visits people anonymously, finds affairs, or pampers a certain concubine. Although the queen and the emperor can't make decisions, it is still possible to find a few beautiful women.

Another reason is that most of the candidates for the empress are engaged to the emperor since childhood, and married to the prince since childhood, and then the prince became a queen after he ascended the throne. The age of the queen is not much different from that of the emperor. We all know that 18 women are the most beautiful. Every three years, young and beautiful women are constantly sent to the harem, and the queen is getting older with the growth of age, which may seem less beautiful in comparison, but the dignity and majesty of the queen can't be surpassed by other women.

Finally, the queen may not be as ugly as we thought, just because the aesthetic difference between now and ancient times, coupled with some backward techniques in portrait and photography, makes us look awkward. However, the ancient ones are all born with beauty, and with good family education, they should not be much worse.