I believe everyone will find an interesting place when consulting historical materials or watching some costume movies and TV dramas. So among the ancient royal families, there were basically no twins. However, during the feudal period that lasted for thousands of years, every emperor had a harem of three thousand beauties and many children. Under such circumstances, no matter how you look at it, there is a high chance of twins being born. So, why is there no record of this? What would you do if you gave birth to twins? The truth is even too "cruel" and often unexpected.
First of all, in the history of our country, there are actually many twins, such as Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao during the Three Kingdoms period, and the Zhao Feiyan sisters during the Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, etc. It can be seen that people in ancient times had the concept of "twins". Of course, in some civilian homes, the meaning of having twins is not that big. At most, it is a saying that "good things come in pairs". However, among the ancient royal family, it had a different meaning.
In fact, many ancient royal families did not have twins, but their understanding of twins was different from our modern people. After we modern people get a pair of twins, I believe everyone will laugh with joy and be very happy. However, in the eyes of the ancient royal family, giving birth to twins may be an unlucky thing.
The biggest reason is the issue of heirs. When ancient people or royal families chose successors, they all selected them according to the "eldest son inheritance system". Especially in the ancient royal family, if the queen gave birth to a pair of twins, if it was impossible to tell who was the eldest son, it would be impossible to determine who would belong to the throne. Moreover, even if the distinction is made and the throne is passed on to the eldest son, then if another person has evil intentions, he will frame the eldest son and then replace him. After all, the twins look very similar, so it is difficult to replace each other.
Therefore, when some queens or concubines became pregnant with twins, they would brutally kill them, that is, "stillbirth to avoid future troubles." If it is discovered after the child is born that they are twins, one of them will be killed and only the other will be left. Some emperors or concubines who couldn't bear it would secretly send one of the twins away to a place where no one could find him, leaving him to fend for himself. In this way, you can not only save the lives of your children, but also preserve the prosperity and wealth of one of them.
Of course, in unofficial records, there are also some royal twins who survived. The king of Chu during the Spring and Autumn Period: King Gong of Chu. One of his concubines, Hu, gave birth to a pair of twin sons for him: Hua Kui and Hua Bi, and both of them were eventually named princes. They lived in the Northern Qi Dynasty. Empress Lou also gave birth to a pair of twins, a boy and a boy, for Emperor Gao Huan. They both survived and were carefully cared for and grew up. However, in these cases, they are all based on the fact that they do not pose a threat to the succession of the throne. That's why we were able to escape.
So, when it comes to some heir issues, the royal family will deal with them in a cruel way. Perhaps some emperors in history had twin brothers when they were born, but one was chosen by the God of Luck, while the other passed away without knowing anything about the world. Therefore, what was originally a matter of celebration turned into a disaster for the ancient royal family. Perhaps at this time, we can understand the saying "Don't enter the emperor's house in the next life."