After Madame Wang personally went to Yihong Courtyard to read people, and Qingwen and other servants were thrown out of Yihong Courtyard by her, the raider and Baoyu had a heart-to-heart conversation. Saying that it is a confession, perhaps only Baoyu confides in the heart, but the attackers are hidden a little deeply from beginning to end. This conversation is roughly as follows:
Bao Yu cried, "I don't know what kind of heinous crime Qingwen has committed!" The attacker said, "The lady only thinks that she was born too well, and it is inevitable that she will be frivolous... Like our rough and clumsy pour good. ”...... Bao Yu said, "Why doesn't everyone know that everyone knows, but don't pick out you and Musk Moon Autumn Pattern?" When the attacker heard this, his heart moved, and he bowed his head for half a day, and there was no answer, because he laughed and said, "Exactly." If we talk about us, there are also jokes that do not pay attention to meng lang's place, how can the wife forget? Bao Yu smiled, "You are the first person to be known for being the most virtuous and virtuous, and the two of them are also cultivated and educated by you, so there is still something that Meng Lang should punish!" It's just Fangguan... Inevitably, the strong overwhelmed people... Fourth, I mistook her... Calling them up to do some delicate work will inevitably seize the position... Just Qingwen... Although she was born stronger than others, she did not hinder her going anywhere; it was just that her temperament was smooth and her mouth was sharper, and she never offended you in the end..."
Judging from this conversation, the attackers revealed several attitudes, two of which were: the first was to speculate that Madame Wang felt that Qingwen was too good-looking, so she would be "frivolous", and the second was to admit that when they joked with Baoyu and did not pay attention, there was also "Meng Lang's place".
Meng Lang means reckless and rash, but in the words of attacking people, it is obviously not entirely reckless and rash, but refers to doing things that violate etiquette, deceive and conceal, do not obey the rules, and are not tolerated by Lady Jiamuwang, and also refers to those things that are suspected of "fox charm" behavior. And the "we" that the raiders said refer to her and the big guys of Musk Moon, Qiu Wen, and Bi Chen.
When it comes to Meng Lang,they have indeed done a lot, and the piles are not lighter than the mistakes that Qingwen has made.
Qingwen was thrown out, although she had her own reasons, but it was also related to Madame Wang's own temperament and preferences. Madame Wang is not a shrewd and capable person, on the contrary, she only deals with things by her own likes and dislikes. In fact, if you talk about the frivolity of speech and demeanor, and have the intention to seduce Baoyu, there are many people in the Yihong Courtyard, but it is definitely not Qingwen. And Madame Wang, she only subjectively assumed that Qingwen was a fox spirit, and really wronged Qingwen.
The reason why people judged that Madame Wang did not like Qingwen was because Qingwen was "frivolous", but the real frivolity was not Qingwen, Qingwen was notoriously clean and self-righteous in Yihong Courtyard, although she was also in the same bed as Baoyu, but it was limited to hand warmers, and she even refused Baoyu's request to take a bath together. But often people who are really clean and self-righteous will be considered frivolous because of some external illusions, which is where Qingwen is most wronged.
Meng Lang's people include Raiders, Musk Moon, Qiu Wen, Si'er, Fang Guan, and several others. As for their words and deeds, some are written explicitly, and some are written in secret. And Qingwen, although some of her actions do seem to be big, in today's words, it is a show of prestige and a shelf, but in fact, there is innocence between her and Baoyu, and there is no obstacle.
The first person to have Meng Lang with Baoyu was the attacker.
As early as Baoyu was about twelve or thirteen years old, she had a cloud and rain affair with Baoyu. After this, she figured out What Madame Wang meant, and presented herself as a loyal slave in front of Madame Wang, reminding her that Baoyu was probably becoming aware of personnel affairs, and it seemed that she was all single-mindedly planning for Madame Wang, but in fact, was it not for her own core interests?
She had already taken the lead among the servants, and had a deeper connection with Baoyu one step ahead of her, so that Lady Wang could think of moving Baoyu out of the Grand View Garden and leaving Baochao and Daiyu, which could not only please Lady Wang, but also let Lady Wang designate her as Baoyu's aunt and better grasp Baoyu.
Just as the so-called dedication of nothing, either adultery or theft, Madame Wang is a wooden person, with her opinions and opinions, she would never have thought that this lady who said a long list of good words in front of her was the real fox who first seduced bad Baoyu.
After the attack, Bi Zhen sent Bao Yu to take a bath, but according to Qingwen, that bath was washed for "two or three hours", and "the water under the ground flooded the legs of the bed, and even the mat was covered with water."
In ancient times, one hour was equal to two hours now, and two or three hours were equal to four to six hours. Four or five hours is just a bath, which inevitably makes people feel strange, but don't think about the worst, this looks a bit like a child playing a game at home, but people can't do it without imagination.
In ancient times, in addition to the best quality and rich resources in terms of food, clothing, shelter and transportation, the boys of rich and noble families were waiting for a room of nurses and maids, and this enjoyment of being held by slaves and growing up was also a resource. The status of women in feudal society is very low, more often female slaves are not treated as adults, take the men of Jia Province, Jia Zhen Jia Rong Jia pardon Jia Lian first-class, just treat women as playthings.
Even in modern society, even some self-proclaimed knowledgeable and cultured readers may look okay on the surface, but in fact, they have no respect for women's ideas in their hearts, which has nothing to do with the background of the times, and is related to the quality of each person and the family style and tutoring.
Bi Zhen sent Bao Yu to take a bath, and the two of them washed for several hours, which was incredible to others. It is not so much that he was taking a bath, but rather that they were playing with the water, and as for the things that happened between Baoyu and the attackers, whether they had happened with Bi Trace, it was difficult to say.
In short, Qingwen would never wash with Baoyu for hours. If Lady Wang knew about this matter, I am afraid that she would not just throw it out, but directly drag it out and beat her to death.
Let's talk about the musk moon. Musk Yue is a more pragmatic and responsible handmaiden in Yihong Courtyard, in the modern workplace, she is more like the person who works quietly and steadily without ambition.
But let's not forget that Musk Moon followed the attackers, first of all, in terms of taking sides, she followed the right people. Secondly, compared to Xiaohong, Musk Yue is a vested interest in Yihong Courtyard. She followed the attackers, became a member of the raider camp, and because of the favorable time and place and many other factors, she ranked among the big men in Yihong Courtyard, and since then she has basically had no worries about food and clothing, and she did not have to worry about being excluded.
Although she has her own abilities, she does not have too much ambition, so she can keep a safe and secure in Yihong Courtyard. It was her blessing.
Compared with the raiders, Qiu Wen and others, Musk Yue was loyal enough. But the only intimate act she and Baoyu is written in the book is that she once accepted Baoyu to give her a grate:
Bao Yu smiled, "What are we two doing?" Strange is not full of fun. In the morning, you say that your head is itchy, this will be fine, I will grate your head for you. Musk Yue listened and said, "That's it." Saying, he moved the stationery mirror box, removed the bar, opened her hair, and Bao Yu took the grate for her one by one. Only three or five grates, only to see Qingwen hurriedly walk in, originally to withdraw money, as soon as he saw him two, he sneered: "Oh, the cup has not been eaten, poured on the head!" ”
Qingwen herself did not like to be too close to Baoyu, nor was she accustomed to the intimate behavior between other ladies and Baoyu. Theory, Baoyu gave Musk Yue grate hair, it was Baoyu himself who took the initiative to ask for this, and Musk Yue just did not refuse. This kind of behavior is not a particularly excessive move, even Lady Jia Muwang must know that Bao Yu has these habits, but either she can't bear to manage it, or she can't manage it.
As for the words and deeds of Qiu Wen, Fang Guan, and Si'er, although some of them are not explicitly written, I think that Qiu Wen's words and deeds will not be better than those of Fang Guan Si'er and others. Qiu Wen is the most "villain" character in Yihong Courtyard, she herself knows that the old lady does not like her, too always grasp the tip to ask for good showmanship, and even after Qingwen's death, she also makes fun of Baoyu and Qingwen with the needlework done by Qingwen, full of a villain's face. And the Meng Lang between this kind of person and Baoyu is the most despicable, and this is the truth that the author has always wanted to hide.
References: "Dream of the Red Chamber Fat Collection", by Cao Xueqin, Comments on Fat Yan Zhai, Yuelu Book Club.