Historically speaking, it's not unusual for wealthy men to lend out their wives for monetary or political gain.
Aristocrats did it in the court of Henry the VIII
https://www.historyextra.com/period/tudor/henry-viiis-mistresses-who-else-did-the-tudor-king-sleep-with/
The UK aristocracy did similar acts of "lending out" their wives to gain influence. Melbourne & George Norton
https://theambulist.co.uk/words-and-musings/heroines-seven-women/caroline-norton
Interesting how determined conservatives are in bringing back the immoral practices of a monarchy or aristocracy