If theirs had been a relationship between commoners, who are taught that it’s proper for a man to have no more than one spouse, then anyone who observed this arrangement would naturally sympathize with the wife. However, the situation is a lot more complicated for a man like Niou, whose position is so exalted. Inevitably, as an heir to the throne, he would have to take more than one wife.
Interesting. Monogamy was only for the poor. Royal men were expected to have multiple wives and mistresses. Women of course could not have multiple lovers.
