One of the most ironic things in "Dream of the Red Chamber" is that after Jia Yuanchun was named a virtuous concubine, the joy and excitement of the people of Jia Province formed a sharp contrast with the embarrassment encountered by the people of Jia Province in their daily lives.
"So let the hearts of the parents of the world not be born against men and women." This sentence in Bai Juyi's "Long Hate Song" expresses the mood of the mother's family after the ancient daughter entered the palace and became a noble concubine. At that time, the Yang family was nameless; because of the birth of a Yang Guifei, it became the most famous family in the Tang Xuanzong period, with great power and hot hands. Therefore, when the news of Jia Yuanchun's being crowned a virtuous concubine reached Jia Province, the joy of the Jia family was understandable. They probably thought that the Jia Fu who "had the inner bag also come up" finally had hope, the inheritance left by the ancestors could finally be saved, and their "lying flat" life could finally continue.
However, not long after Jia Yuanchun's pro-family, a very embarrassing thing happened in Jia Province--the Changshi official of the Zhongshun Palace went to the door without yin or yang.
The long historian played different roles in different historical periods of antiquity. The long history of the Qin Dynasty was equivalent to that of staff; the long history of the Tang Dynasty Thorn History Mansion was nominally the adjutant of the Thorn History, but did not have any real position; in the Prince and Princess Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, there were also Changshi Officials to be in charge of some affairs in the palace. In short, the long historian has been equivalent to the role of a staff member for most of the historical period.
"Dream of the Red Chamber" is a book of alternate history, this long history official of the Zhongshun Royal Palace, we are not good at judging what kind of authority he has, but no matter what, Jia Fu is also the mother's family of the noble concubine, and Jia Zheng is also the father of the noble concubine.
However, in front of Jia Zheng, the "head of the country", this long history official has always been a posture of arrogance, and Jia Zheng has always been paying attention and smiling.
(Jia Zheng) thought while ordering a quick invitation, and when he rushed out to see, it was Shi Guan, the governor of Zhongshun Province, who rushed into the hall and sat down to offer tea... Busy smiled and stood up and asked, "Since the Lord has come at the order of the king, he does not know what he has seen, so I hope that the Adult will make it clear, and the student will obey the instruction." ”
In front of this small long historian, Jia Zheng took a very humble posture. On the contrary, although the Changshi official said that "the noble house is no better than other families", his arrogance and contempt are obvious.
What is even more incredible is that as the sister of the noble concubine, Jia Yingchun was abused by her in-laws in every way after marrying, and Jia Fu did not dare to ask questions.
The status of ancient women in the in-laws' families was generally closely related to the power of the mother-in-law's family and their own efforts. The reason why Wang Xifeng responded in Jia Province and said nothing in front of Jia Lian, in addition to her own shrewdness and ability, to a large extent, was because her uncle Prince Teng was her most powerful patron.
Yingchun has a cowardly personality, and it is impossible to rely on herself, but she is also the cousin of The Noble Concubine! He and noble concubine Jia Yuanchun are the same pair of grandparents. "Don't look at the monk's face to see the Buddha's face", even if you look at Jia Yuanchun's face, Sun Shaozu should not abuse Yingchun.
However, in fact, Sun Shaozu could scold Jia Yingchun at any time and anywhere, and said that Yingchun was "sold to me by Jia Yu" and "whether it is good or not, beat up and go to sleep in the lower room." When Yingchun returned to Jia Fu to cry about what had happened to her, Lady Wang, the mother of the noble concubine, only had one sentence: "My son, this is all your life."
Concubine Gui's father, Jia Zheng, was taught like a grandson by Chang Shiguan, and Concubine Gui's sister Yingchun was reprimanded and scolded like a slave by her husband. Didn't she know about her mother's family?
It is certainly impossible not to know, because Every "two or six days" of Madame Wang, she can enter the palace to ask the noble concubines for safety. Knowing that his mother's family was being bullied, why didn't Jia Yuanchun say anything? What is the use of this noble concubine of hers?
In fact, since Jia Yuanchun was crowned a concubine, the Jia family has not changed anything, her father has not soared because he became the "abbot of the country", her brothers have not received any promotion, and even a large amount of silver spent by the Jia family in the province has not been as Grandma Zhao said, "take the silver of the emperor's family and make it to the emperor", Jia Fu did not get any compensation from the emperor, but Jia Yuanchun rewarded a few things.
From these current situations, it is not difficult for us to deduce that Jia Yuanchun's concubine is not actually because of her favor, but more like a appearance. An unfavored concubine, even if her reputation is high, cannot actually exchange any benefits for her mother's family.
Jia Yuanchun's concubine is probably like this. In other words, Jia Yuanchun's concubine, for Jia Fu, basically has no substantive use, but is just a mirror flower and water moon.