Ji FU quoted Fresh Floods by Kalki Krishnamurthy
Ponniyin Selvan is Kalki R Krishnamurthy's magnum opus, set in 10th century Tamil Nadu, exploring …
"It was never my intention to accuse you of matrimony, My Lord. Who among us has bound himself to merely one wife, after all? And yet--yet--"
..."If it is any consultation, it was I" admitted Pazhuvettarayar he turned to Vanangamudiyaar. "Tell me--is it such a crime to take my lawfully wedded wife, who bears my thaali around her neck, wherever I go? It is true that I rarely stay away from her--but to accuse me of consulting her regarding state affairs is unjust. I have not done so, and never will."
— Fresh Floods by Kalki Krishnamurthy, Pavithra Srinivasan (Page 72 - 73)
10th century Indian royals, I tell ya.