Although, at the beginning of "Dream of the Red Chamber", The Second Duke of Ning Rong had already driven to the west of the crane, in the process of the development of the story of "Dream of the Red Chamber", the shadows of these two people would still hang over Jia Fu from time to time.
"Jia Baoyu's sleepwalking is too illusory" is because the police illusion fairy girl was entrusted by the Second Duke of Ning Rong; Jia Zhen and his wife and concubine drank for fun while guarding their father's funeral, and the spirit of the Second Duke of Ning Rong sighed outside the ancestral hall; on the twenty-ninth occasion, there was a stand-in of the Duke of Rongguo, who openly appeared in front of the people of Jia Province.
This Daoist priest was a stand-in for the Duke of Rongguo Province that day, who was once called "Great Illusion Immortal" by the former Emperor Miguchi, and now he is now in charge of the "Daolusi" seal, and is now titled "Final True Man", and now the prince and the town of the prince are called "Immortals".
The word "stand-in" is not the first time it appears in "Dream of the Red Chamber". When Miao Yu entered Jia Province, Lin Zhixiao's family once mentioned that she was weak and sick since she was a child, and she had bought a lot of substitutes to enter the Buddhist gate for Miao Yu, but it didn't work, only Miao Yu personally became a nun, and her illness was cured.
In ancient times, because they believed in Buddhism but could not become monks themselves, they found "substitutes" to become monks for themselves. This Zhang Daoist who was pure and vain was the stand-in of Rong Guofu at that time. Therefore, even Jia Zhen had to call him "Grandpa Zhang".
However, this time, the stand-in of Rong Guogong appeared in "Dream of the Red Chamber", but it was obvious that he had undertaken a duty that no one could have imagined - to act as a matchmaker for Xue Baochao.
(Zhang Daoshi) laughed and said: "The day before yesterday, I saw a young lady, who is fifteen years old this year, born a good look, I think my brother should also look for relatives, if this young lady, appearance, wisdom, and foundation of family belongings, but also deserve it, but I don't know how the old lady is?" Xiao Dao did not dare to make a mistake, and when he asked the old lady to show him, he dared to say it to people. ”
On the surface, Zhang Daoshi wants to be a matchmaker for Jia Baoyu, but the "fifteen-year-old" lady he mentioned is intriguing.
Because not long ago, Xue Baochao had just passed his fifteenth birthday, and Jia Mu had handled it for her. Obviously, this young lady in Zhang Daoshi's mouth is actually Xue Baochao.
A monk should be pure in heart and not ask about the world. However, this Zhang Daoist was obviously very good at vanity fair, not only had he been recognized by the previous emperor, but also was personally named "the last real person" by the current emperor, and the princes and nobles also had close contact with him and had great respect for him.
Such a heavyweight person, who opened his mouth to act as a matchmaker for Xue Baochao, was probably very confident in his heart, and determined that Jia Mu would not fail to give him face. However, Zhang Daoshi probably never expected it, and Jia Mu opened her mouth to refuse: "Last time a monk said, this child should not be set up early in his life, wait for the eldest to decide, you can inquire now, no matter how rich he is, as long as his appearance is worthy, come and tell me, it is the family that is poor, but give him a few silver, just look, personality is rare." ”
You are a Taoist monk, And Jia Mu moved out of the monk, and this face was somewhat embarrassing. However, Jia Mu's words are still quite euphemistic, not that there is no face left for Zhang Daoshi, the implication is that "this girl is not OK, you look at other girls well, and then say", not to exclude Zhang Daoshi, but to exclude this "fifteen-year-old lady".
In terms of discussion, the Xue family's time in Beijing is not very long, and There should be no contact with Zhang Daoshi at all, so who is the real operator behind the scenes, who can say that Zhang Daoshi moved zhang Daoshi, let him open his old face, and come to be a matchmaker for Xue Baochao? In fact, the operator behind this matter can only be one person - Prince Teng.
Wang Ziteng is the elder brother of Lady Wang and Aunt Xue, and is also a powerful character in the four major families. From the beginning of "Dream of the Red Chamber", Prince Teng has been constantly promoted in A, from the Jingying Festival to the nine provinces to the nine provinces, and then to the nine provinces inspection point. The reinstatement of Jia Yu Village, and even the subsequent step-by-step promotion, is the operation of Prince Teng behind it. Even bao Er's family hanged himself, Jia Lian also went to find Prince Teng, and Prince Teng sent a servant to settle the matter.
In Zhang Daoshi's life, the most frequent contacts were also these dignitaries and dignitaries. Prince Teng's invitation to Zhang Daoshi to act as a matchmaker for his niece is a "mutually beneficial" thing, which can not only allow his sister's family to climb the Jia Mansion, but also make the relationship between the Wang family and the Jia family closer. More importantly, this must also be Madame Wang's meaning, that is, to oppose the "Wooden Stone Former Alliance" supported by Jia Mu.
But obviously, Jia Mu did not eat this set at all. She said something lightly, not only rejecting the marriage, but also saving enough face for Zhang Daoshi. It is really worthy of the old lady who came in the wind and waves.
Zhang Daoshi, as a stand-in for Rong Guofu, personally mentioned Xue Baochao as a matchmaker, and the truth behind it is nothing more than this.