According to our current scientific theory, people's maturity is generally around 18 years old, but in ancient times, basically, women between 12 and 14 years old could get married when menarche came. In many historical records, we can see that from the Tang Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty, the actual marriage age of women was often earlier than they stipulated. For example, women 13 years old were allowed to get married in the Tang Dynasty, but in fact, they decided to get married very early because they had to listen to their parents' orders and matchmakers' words, especially the women with high officials and dignitaries, because many interests were involved.
In fact, there are many stories in history that show that the marriage age of ancient women is very low. For example, each of us may have heard of Chen Houzhu's concubine Zhang Lihua. She entered the palace when she was ten years old and was deeply loved by Chen Houzhu. According to historical records, she gave birth to four children at the age of 17, which can prove that she got married at the age of ten and is still a child.
In addition, the laws of some dynasties in history also limited the maximum age for women to get married. Some over-age unmarried women will be forced into marriage by the special departments of the imperial court. This age is generally 20 years old. In fact, it is not difficult to see how low the status of ancient women was, and they did not have the right to choose freely. Therefore, we should be grateful for our present life. Although our parents urged us to get married, we are already much happier.