"Dream of the Red Chamber" tells us that at least in the story of Sister Feng and Sister You, there are things she cherishes and wants to maintain, and there is her deep pain.
Dream of the Red Chamber character picture: You Second Sister Dai Dunbang painting
In the story of "Dream of the Red Chamber", the death of You Erjie is deeply poignant. In the process of forcing You Erjie to die, Wang Xifeng's personality characteristics, her intelligence, meticulousness, courage, and viciousness, were particularly strong. When Sister Feng first appeared, Jia Mu half-jokingly said that she was a prankster, and later Jia Zhen praised her for "having a decision to kill" since she was a child, which was best verified here.
We have no way to defend Sister Feng in this matter. However, if we need to understand the powerful realistic power of "Dream of the Red Chamber" well, we need to consider why Wang Xifeng chose this way from wang Xifeng's position.
Many of the plots in the novel echo the story of the forced death of Sister You.
The first is Wang Xifeng's feelings for her husband. The thirteenth time it was written that because Lin Ruhai was seriously ill, after Jia Lian sent Dai Yu to Yangzhou, Wang Xifeng was "really bored in her heart", and at night she and Ping'er lay down, "counting where the trip should go, and unconsciously handed over three drums." These faint poetic brushstrokes reflect the warmth of the small family and the cherishing of It by Sister Feng.
Immediately afterward, the fourteenth time it was written that Sister Feng was organizing Qin Keqing's funeral for the Ningguo Mansion, and when she heard that Xiao Wei Zhao'er, who had gone to the south with Jia Lian, had returned, "Sister Feng hurriedly called in" and asked him what he was doing when he came back? Why "urgent"? Those who have traveled far, I am afraid that there will be an accident. When she returned to her residence in the evening, she called in Zhao'er again, "Asking for a safe journey." The word "fine" is used here, and everything can be known everywhere, and it must be asked in detail. Because Jia Lian needed winter clothes, Sister Feng not only checked and cleaned up personally overnight, but also "carefully thought about what she needed, wrapped them together, and handed them to Zhao'er." From these places, the reader can truly feel her concern and warmth for her husband. In this regard, it is not an exaggeration to say that she is a virtuous wife.
Dream of the Red Chamber character picture: Wang Xifeng Dai Dunbang painting
Therefore, the twenty-first time jia lian wrote that Jia Lian was angry about Feng Jie's jealousy, saying that he would also be jealous, and Ping'er retorted to him, saying: "He vinegar you make, you vinegar he can't make." If he is walking in the right direction, you will have a bad heart in your actions. These words clearly contain a message that the author intended to convey. Cheng Ben changed the original manuscript in a plot of Jia Rong's relationship with Feng Jie, writing that there seemed to be some ambiguity between the two of them, not only was it rude, but also did not seriously understand the design of the original work.
We are all familiar with the story of Jia Tanchun's stewardship of Rong Guofu. Why do you want to drive the third lady? Wang Xifeng was ill. She was such a strong person, to the point where she could not take care of things, indicating that she was really ill. What disease did she get? Sister Feng was pregnant with a boy, and when she was six or seven months old, she miscarried, and her body has been bleeding since then. She obviously has a more serious gynecological disease, so no one can say whether she can get pregnant and have children in the future. Such an experience was very painful for Wang Xifeng. Even, because of her discouragement, her personality has become less strong.
And it was in this predicament that her husband happily married a beautiful "new second grandmother" outside, a young woman who was certainly likely to give birth to a son. Under the traditional etiquette system, the so-called "mother is precious to the child" will completely shake Wang Xifeng's position in this small family and in Jia Province. This could not but arouse her resentment, but also aroused Sister Feng's high morale.
But at first, Wang Xifeng just wanted to eliminate the threat posed by Sister You. Her original plan was to take advantage of Jia Lian's departure to do things for Laozi, trick Second Sister You, who lived outside, into the Rongguo Mansion, and then fabricate a half-truth and half-false identity for her, saying that Second Sister You was the concubine that Wang Xifeng had picked for Jia Lian, but she had not yet "rounded the house", that is, she had not officially married. On the one hand, he provoked a lawsuit and instigated Zhang Hua, a man who had promised to marry You Erjie but had already retired from marriage, to file a complaint at the yamen, and then let the government judge that the Zhang family could take back You Erjie. This information was passed on to the most authoritative Jia Mu, and the old lady said: "There is no round house, there is no forcible occupation of people who have husbands, and the reputation is not good, it is better to send it to him." ”
This process is of course complicated. Because You Erjie was nominally the sister of Jia Zhen's wife You Shi, it was Jia Rong's idea to marry her to Jia Lian, and Jia Zhen came forward to preside. Wang Xifeng had to fight against the entire Ningguo Mansion. She really did everything in her power, threatening, seducing, and throwing at everything, and she also used the huge energy of their royal family in the official arena. After all the hardships, all the plot developments are in line with Wang Xifeng's design.
Sister You is beautiful and frivolous. If she was taken away by Zhang Hua, who had lost his family and mixed up in the casino, of course, it would be miserable, but it would not be so critical for a while. However, from the perspective of the dignity of Jia Province, this method is really not systematic. Jia Zhen and Jia Rong discussed and played a trick of "drawing salaries from the bottom of the cauldron", which directly scared Zhang Hua away. The plaintiff is gone, the lawsuit is gone, and for Wang Xifeng, half of the drama is smashed.
Today's young people may think, Jia Lian or Jia Zhen, shouldn't they conceive for Wang Xifeng and understand her suffering? However, in the orthodox social rules of that era, a nobleman could not be blamed for taking concubines; if there were no boys in the family, it was even more natural to "count for the heirs". As a proper wife like Wang Xifeng, the moral principle that must be observed is "no jealousy". If because the wife is jealous, the family is not harmonious, or even the heirs are not prosperous, it is a big crime. Sister Feng wants to follow her own temperament, and what she faces is not only the pressure of society, but also the pressure of history.
But Wang Xifeng, she is Wang Xifeng! So there is the story behind it.
Dream of the Red Chamber Character Picture: Jia Lian Dai Dunbang painting
Jia Yu was very satisfied with the results of Jia Lian's work, and rewarded a seventeen-year-old lady in the room named Qiutong as a concubine. Jia Lian looked quite proud and told Wang Xifeng about this matter. For Sister Feng, it is really annoying that a thorn in her heart has not been removed, and a thorn has been added out of thin air; but isn't it also a good idea to use one thorn to remove another thorn?
This Qiutong is rude by nature and self-righteous. Wang Xifeng borrowed a knife to kill people, and used her to deal with You Erjie, who had a weak personality, which can be regarded as making the best use of things and making the best use of people. In a new set of scripts, You Erjie was forced to die step by step. In the end, her last hope, the fetus in her womb, was miscarried by Dr. Hu, whom Wang Xifeng had specially found, and she was relieved.
Wang Xifeng killed a human being. However, is Sister You really only one way to die? In fact, Jia Lian was able to save her. In any case, concubinage is also a formal marriage. From the perspective of the relationship between husband and wife, although Wang Xifeng is strong, "male superiority over female inferiority" is ultimately a social principle. Forcing a person to commit suicide is not a matter of three days and two days, if Jia Lian is willing to work hard, You Erjie always has a glimmer of life. Helpless second master is a woman's disaster star, who stained him who is unlucky. He got an autumn tong, is fresh on the head, and Wang Xifeng, who has always loved to be jealous, is particularly generous at this time, allowing them to be free and happy, Jia Lian flew in the clouds and fog, and did not have the kung fu to pay attention to You Erjie. When the second sister cried out for her life, he also cried loudly, so it was better to talk than nothing.
Among the important characters in "Dream of the Red Chamber", Feng Jie's ending was particularly tragic. According to the design of the original book, she was divorced by Jia Lian and died in prison. You could say that it was the retribution she deserved. But "Dream of the Red Chamber" also tells us that at least in her and You Erjie's story, Feng Jie has what she cherishes and wants to maintain, and there is her deep pain. Those pains no one wanted to hear, she couldn't say them, and they turned into malice. (Luo Yuming)