Who is the most successful woman in Dream of the Red Chamber? Some people think that it is Jia Mu, the old lady has enjoyed all her life of glory and wealth, and there are many children and grandchildren under her knees, and it is said in Jia House. In fact, educating a group of unscrupulous descendants is the biggest failure in Jia Mu's life, and she is not a successful woman.
Some people also think that it is Lai Mama, although she is a slave of the Jia family, her children and grandchildren are all shrewd and capable, and her grandson Lai Shangrong has also become a state official. In the Jia Mansion, even young grandmothers like Wang Xifeng and Li Feng had to give Grandma Lai some face. It is true, but No matter what, Grandma Lai is just a slave, and her life is not flawless.
In fact, the most successful woman in "Dream of the Red Chamber" should be the old lady who has never officially appeared. This old lady hidden behind the scenes, a life of honor, after death, the scenery, and even led to the prosperity of the mother's family, so that the mother's family lived an extremely noble life for decades.
The old lady first appeared in "Dream of the Red Chamber" because of illness -
Moreover, it is said that the Lantern Festival has passed, only because today is ruled by filial piety, and one of the concubines in the palace is not safe, so all the concubines have reduced their food and makeup for it, not only can not save their relatives, but also will be free of feasts.
As a concubine of the former emperor, the old lady can have such honor, which shows that her status in the palace is very high, the entire harem is not at peace because of her illness, and the dignitaries and dignitaries in the capital are also afraid to put on a banquet and sing because of the old lady's illness.
And when this old lady died, the honor given by the emperor to this old lady was even more unexpected——
Who knew that the old lady who had been represented last time had already died, and all the edicts and so on had entered the court to accompany the class, according to the knighthood system, the edict to the world, all the people who had a knight's family, they were not allowed to feast and music for one year, and the common people were not allowed to marry for three months.
The Lady of the Imperial Household and the Imperial Relatives and Dignitaries in the Capital guarded the funeral for this old lady for twenty-one days. After twenty-one days, all the lords of the family will go to the funeral of the old lady. The funeral of the old lady was tossed back and forth for a month.
After his death, he enjoyed all the glory and wealth, and was buried by the emperor with extremely high etiquette after his death, which was the life of the old concubine. However, the success of the old lady is not limited to herself, but more importantly, the blessing she brings to her mother's family.
In "Dream of the Red Chamber", it is not clearly written out who the old lady's mother's family is, but we can find the answer in the details of "Dream of the Red Chamber".
The fifty-fifth time, after the old lady fell ill, the fifty-sixth time, the Zhen family, who had not entered Beijing for more than ten years, came to the capital. Moreover, this time, the Zhen family entered Beijing at the behest of the Holy Will, and only two women of the Zhen family came,-Mrs. Zhen and the third daughter of the Zhen family. The most crucial thing is that after the Zhen family came to the capital, the first thing they did was to enter the palace to ask for peace.
When we associate this series of events, it is not difficult to conclude that the Zhen family is the old lady's mother's family! Because the old lady was seriously ill and missed her mother's family, the emperor would specifically issue a decree to let the women of the Zhen family enter the palace to complete the old lady's last wish.
The honor of the Zhen family, needless to say. Before Jia Yuanchun provinceed, Jia Lian's grandmother, Grandma Zhao, once said about the grand situation of the Zhen family that year: "... And now the Zhen family in Jiangnan, oops, good power faction! If we hadn't seen it with our own eyes and told anyone who wouldn't believe it, don't say that silver has become dirt, by virtue of what is in the world, there is nothing that is not filled in the mountains and the sea, and it is a pity that the four words of sin cannot be taken care of! ”
The Zhen family visited Jia Fu and also sent seventy-two horses of silk in one go, of which "twelve horses of makeup satin python satin are used on the top, twelve horses of variegated satin are used on the top, twelve horses of various colors of yarn are used on the top, twelve horses of palace silk are used on the top, and twenty-four horses of the common color satin silk are used." This gift list made the Jia family convinced, and Jia Mu also specifically mentioned, "This Zhen family is different from other families."
When Jia Mu celebrated her eighties, the Zhen family sent a screen of "twelve large red satin silk 'full of bed wats'". In ancient times, there was a saying of "one inch of silk and one inch of gold", such a whole twelve silk screens, what is the value? It's unimaginable to us today.
The reason why the Zhen family has such honor is to a considerable extent because of the old concubines in the palace. With an old lady sitting in the deep palace, the Zhen family could maintain it for decades without falling, becoming the richest and most honorable family in Jiangnan, and even Wang Xifeng was amazed.
Before she died, she enjoyed all the glory and wealth, and after her death, she could be buried beautifully, and it also brought decades of prosperity to her mother's family, and the life of the old lady can be said to be extremely successful.
However, with the death of the old lady, the Zhen family's patron collapsed, and the Zhen family was quickly raided, which is another tragedy.