Some people say that Aunt Zhao is still more favored, especially in the case of contrasting with Lady Wang, the wife of zhengyi. Jia Zheng's true love is undoubtedly Aunt Zhao.
That is to say, Aunt Zhao is a "spoiled concubine". The reason for this conclusion is that there is a son and a daughter as evidence, and Aunt Zhou, who has the same identity as her, does not even have a child. Even though Aunt Zhao was already a half-old Xu Niang, Jia Zheng often stayed in her house, even in the chaotic moment when Bao Yu and Feng Jie were demonized, Aunt Zhao spoke indiscriminately and scolded Jia Mu angrily, Jia Zheng only drank and ordered Aunt Zhao to go out, and did not blame her, but was protecting her.
Jia Zheng, a person who is upright and serious, is not interesting, and is not good for women, it is simply a clear stream of Jia Province. Jia Zheng has a wife and two concubines, and Lady Wang is polite and distant, more like a business partner, and is even more indifferent to Aunt Zhou, otherwise Aunt Zhou will not live as a shadow, but has more interaction with Aunt Zhao. But, can this be regarded as a "spoiled concubine"?
There is a word called spoiling concubines to destroy wives, as if the power of pet concubines cannot be underestimated, just look at Lin Yanshuang in Knowing or Not, a cunning concubine, not only grasped the heart of the male host, but also won tangible benefits, more moist than the big lady.
But Aunt Zhao's living condition is far from meeting this standard. Therefore, whether she is a pet concubine or not means little, anyway, her days in Jia Fu are not so beautiful. First of all, Jia Zheng is a person of integrity, even if he has some position as Aunt Zhao in his heart, he will not do anything for her. Second, Aunt Zhao herself was not able to do three or four, and she made herself a joke for Jia Fu to walk. But the most important point is that the living environment of the concubines is not optimistic.
Regardless of whether Jia Zheng favored Aunt Zhao or not, as an official under the feudal system, he could not do too much, and he had to follow the rules. The rule is that there is an insurmountable gap between masters and slaves. Aunt Zhao could only be counted as half a master at most, and in front of Jia Zheng and Lady Wang, she was even less important. Unless it is a king with supreme power who can favor a concubine according to his own preferences, this must also require that the king be very assertive and capable of ranking the people. As for the official's house, the story of spoiling the concubine and destroying the wife is more of a plot in the novel and television. In ancient times, there was almost no possibility of turning over the concubines.
If Aunt Zhao is not a child of the family, and Jia Zheng has long had a relationship, if she does not have two brushes herself, her situation will be the same as Aunt Zhou, want children without children, want money without money, at most have a light and fluttering reputation, who is strange? From youthful beauty, to old pearl yellow, and then to lonely old age, this is a visible lonely and bitter road.
Maybe Jia Zheng had some feelings for Aunt Zhao, but this feeling did not make Aunt Zhao's life better. Even if she has children and daughters, her life is still difficult.
Aunt Zhao's economic situation was not good, and she couldn't even find a complete piece of fabric in the house. And her own daughter Tanchun can take the silk satin to make shoes for Baoyu, and make a pair and make another pair. Can Aunt Zhao's heart be at ease? She complained to Ma Daobao, and complained in front of others that Tanchun did not make shoes for Jia Huan, saying it, although it was of no use, her heart would not panic. Of course, Aunt Zhao, who complains all the time, is constantly dropping in the eyes of everyone, which is the image of a city woman. But she didn't care, since there was no Lizi, she didn't bother to pay attention to face.
As an aunt, it seems to be squeezed from one class into another, not to mention anything else, at least economically it still makes sense, right? However, Aunt Zhao was not rich, and when everyone gave FengJie money for her birthday, Aunt Zhao and Aunt Zhou both gave a piece of money, and although the money was not much, it was not a small amount for them. Yu Shi was sympathetic and said, pulling on these two bitter urns to do! And returned the money to them, just like that, the two did not dare to take it.
Aunt Zhao, who has little money, is neither a true master nor a real subordinate. She usually has to do work such as curtains, like a ring, but when she encounters the matter of making up money, she is remembered. Although she was crazy and rude, what else could she do but secretly borrow witches to frame Feng Jie and Bao Yu and embarrass her daughter Tanchun in person?
What was even more unbalanced to her was that she couldn't even compare with the attackers. The raider was still just a ring in Baoyu's room, and no matter how he had never crossed the Ming Road, he was better off than her, and although she could talk to Jia Zheng, there was no benefit in the end. In various comparisons, Aunt Zhao always felt that she had suffered losses. So she jumped up and down, refusing to live in peace.
But Aunt Zhao's various actions were not lethal. And it's all a small fight, which is divided into occasions and people. She would never make trouble in front of Madame Wang, but instead said good things about Madame Wang, even Wang Xifeng, who was a generation lower than her, could teach her a lesson in person.
Aunt Zhao recognized Lady Wang, but she still had a lot of dissatisfaction and criticism of Sister Feng. But what can she do? It's not just that she can only complain behind her back, when she sees Sister Feng, she can only obediently shut up. She is the mother of Tanchun, and Sister Feng is a little jealous of Tanchun, but she wants to train Aunt Zhao and does not give face. Hearing that Aunt Zhao was teaching Jia Huan indiscriminately, Sister Feng scolded Aunt Zhao through the window, telling Jia Huan to come out, and Jia Huan had to come out, and Aunt Zhao did not dare to refute it at all.
Aunt Zhao really won't educate her children, but if she is really so favored, Wang Xifeng should not be so direct when she looks at Jia Zheng's face, right?
In the final analysis, Aunt Zhao is not a master, but more like a slave. Originally, she came out of the original family of slave talents, her origin, vision, thinking, and experience determined that she could climb the high branches, and she would not really change her destiny. In her subconscious, she is also closer to her mother-in-law, and when communicating with them, she is more like a normal person. For Caiyun, Caixia, and Aunt Zhao, who like Jia Huan, even revealed a normal and loving side.
And Aunt Zhao's real children are not close to her at all. She couldn't give them anything, but it was their drag, and the identity alone could overwhelm people. Under her influence, Jia Huan is selfish and twisted, and her psychology is dark, while Tanchun grew up around Madame Wang and Jia Mu and lives like a rose in the sun. She should be relieved, right? But no, why? Because this daughter is no matter how good she is, but she refuses to kiss her, stands tall in front of herself, and even educates herself at every turn, how can she bear it?
Aunt Zhao was originally a small citizen thinking, wanting to get more benefits and take more advantages. But she was not completely bad, nor did she have much heart, she also had warmth, the stupidest thing she did was to force Tanchun to allocate twenty-two more silver after her brother's death, but the twenty-two silver she wanted to win would not go into her own hands, she was for her mother's family.
Tanchun wanted to use these twenty-two pieces of silver to establish his power, and she couldn't understand how the daughter she gave birth to could be so unreasonable? Although they are mother and daughter, they are already in two classes, and the summer worms cannot speak ice. Tanchun couldn't understand her, and she couldn't understand Tanchun either.
These are all Aunt Zhao's daily life as a "spoiled concubine", fighting with heaven, fighting with the earth, and fighting with her children. She really didn't have much ability, but her vitality was tenacious, she refused to stop, and jumped like a spring.
Aunt Zhao's state of existence, is it not the tomorrow of attacking people, Qingwen, etc.? When she was young, she was not necessarily not like them, naïve and messy, and Jia Zheng had a long affection, and had a happy time with green plum bamboo horses. Maybe Jia Zheng will also be like Baoyu today, making a small prostration in front of her, thinking of her if there is anything delicious, and telling her what is on her mind. At that time, she must have seen the best future, and she also believed that she must be a pampered aunt, hugging before and after, and enjoying it endlessly.
But the truth is that she can be in the position of an aunt, it is already very good, and her life can only go here. And to take on the heavy responsibility of the family, Jia Zheng, who has a wife, cannot share more love with her. Even, he no longer has the enthusiasm for life, day after day, year after year, although there is no new person, but with the old people, it is only a habit.
Love, which is originally the most scarce thing, is even more difficult to cross the existing system and shackles. Bao Yu and Qingwen were so good, but after Qingwen was picked up, he had no way at all, he couldn't do anything, he could only watch Qingwen die, cry, and write a curse article for himself, what was the use?
Similarly, Jia Zheng wanted to maintain the balance between his wife and concubines, and he could only be indifferent to Aunt Zhao, which was the rule and something he recognized in his bones. After all, Lady Wang was not Lady Xing and Lady You, and she still had to give affection, moreover, Aunt Zhao herself was also unbearable and could not stand up.
Aunt Zhao was not Qingwen's age earlier, and she was making trouble, but she understood better than anyone that her life was like this. There is no benefit in making trouble, do not make trouble, and do not be willing. She didn't make trouble with Jia Zheng's favor, how did Jia Zheng get his hands on these chores? And that excellent, powerful daughter Tanchun will always clean up the mess for her, of course, she will be ruthlessly rejected again and again.
Promoted from a handsome girl to an aunt, there are children and daughters, her purpose in life has been achieved, and it is considered successful, but she has never looked like a successful person, sometimes like a hedgehog, sometimes like a clown, and sometimes like a joke! Whose fault is this? She felt that the world could not stand her, and those who watched jokes had a subtext written on their faces: You are not worthy.
It is no wonder that when the little drama Fangguan rebuked Aunt Zhao in person and ridiculed Aunt Zhao as a slave, Aunt Zhao would be so mad, the more she refused to admit it, the more she did not dare to face it, the more it showed how fragile and sensitive her heart was! How can you do what Tanchun said, when you have been caught by cats and dogs? True self-confidence and nobility, she spent most of her life, and she couldn't learn it!
Author: Ah Wu, this article is to read less of the original works of the Red Chamber.