The ancient magnates were very cautious when choosing a daughter-in-law. After all, this is an important event that could affect the next generation.
Therefore, in the Jia House in "Dream of the Red Chamber", most of the daughters-in-law are born very noble. As the wife of Jia Daishan, the Duke of Rongguo, Jia Mu was born in a historian of the Double Marquis, her father was The Bowling Hou Shangshuling, an uncompromising scholarly mendi, and had a very high cultivation and a good aesthetic, after her old age, she still formed a lot of important influence on the Jia family.
Jia Zheng's wife was Lady Wang, who was born into a royal family where "the East China Sea lacked a white jade bed, and the Dragon King came to invite the King of Jinling". Although the title of the Wang family at that time was not as good as that of the Jia family, the wealth of the Wang family was not inferior to that of the Jia family. Because they are responsible for "the tribute and congratulations of various countries", all foreigners who come are received and taken care of by the royal family, and "Guangdong, Fujian, Yunnan, Zhejiang, all foreign ships and goods" are all from the royal family. Such an industry is naturally enviable, and Lady Wang can marry into the Rongguo Mansion and become Jia Zheng's wife, which is inseparable from the wealth behind the Wang family.
Jia Lian's wife is Wang Xifeng, who is The Niece of Lady Wang and has exactly the same origin as Lady Wang. In the Jia Mansion, Wang Xifeng was often proud of his origins, and he often said, "Sweeping the cracks in the ground of our royal family is enough for you to live a lifetime." Although this statement is an exaggeration, it also reveals the extraordinary sound of the Wang family.
Jia Zhu's wife is Li Yi. Although the Li family does not belong to the "four major families of Jinling", the Li family should not be underestimated. Li Feng's father was a guozi supervisor of liquor, and such a family naturally has a deep foundation, which is by no means comparable to ordinary people.
Although Jia Mu once said that when she chooses her granddaughter-in-law, she does not value the family wealth or not, only because the girl's "appearance and personality are rare and good", but from the criteria for choosing a wife for generations in the Jia family, it is not difficult to see that the family situation is still a very important criterion when Jia Fu chooses a daughter-in-law.
However, among the daughters-in-law of the Jia family, there is also a very incongruous existence, she is Jia Shu's wife, Lady Xing.
The Xing family was poor. How poor is it? Lady Xing had an older brother, two younger sisters, and a younger brother. Her brother Xing Zhong, in his native country, did not even have a house, and for many years lived by renting a house, but later he really couldn't get mixed up, so he could only go to Beijing to join Lady Xing; Lady Xing's two younger sisters and a younger brother were in the capital. However, one of her sisters could only marry into a poor family, and the family situation was very difficult; the other sister was not yet married; the younger brother Xing Dequan and this sister were completely dependent on Lady Xing's financial support.
More importantly, the Xing family is not only poor, but Lady Xing's "appearance and personality" do not meet Jia Mu's requirements at all. Wang Xifeng once gave her mother-in-law an evaluation, "Lady Xing is foolish in nature, and only knows that She shun Jia forgives herself, and the second time she takes the goods for her own sake, the family should be at the mercy of Jia Amnesty, and all the affairs that come and go in and out of the money will be abnormal."
This kind of personality of Lady Xing can be said to be the type that Jia Mu hates the most. In daily life, Jia Mu also revealed everywhere that she was not waiting to see this daughter-in-law, "My eldest wife, a fear of the old man, the mother-in-law is only in front of the scene."
Born in a humble background, with a stupid and greedy personality, why could such a woman become the long-term daughter-in-law of rongguo mansion? Many readers believe that this should be because Mrs. Xing is filling in the house. Jia Lian's birth mother is Jia Yu's yuan match. No matter how rich Jia Fu is, when choosing to fill in the house, it is bound to lower the standard.
However, in "Dream of the Red Chamber", we really can't find any information about Madame Xing filling out the house. If Jia Lian's birth mother is Jia Yu's yuan match, a noble and noble family, why has Jia Lian's maternal grandfather's family never had any contact with the Jia family? Therefore, whether Madame Xing filled in the house or not is a matter without evidence.
So, how did Lady Xing become the long-term daughter-in-law of the RongGuo Mansion? In fact, we may be able to find the truth from the words of her brother Xing Dequan.
"Old nephew, you don't know that I am in the Xing family, when my mother died, my fashion was small, the world does not know, she has three sisters, only you make your aunt older, when you leave the cabinet, a piece of furniture is brought by her control... I came to ask for money, not your Jia Fu, that is, my Xing family furniture, but enough for me to spend, but I did not get my hands, so there is no place to sue. ”
From Xing Dequan's words, it is not difficult for us to see the past of the Xing family. The former Xing family was also a family with roots, but unfortunately the family declined too early, and there was no man in the family who had set up a door, so it fell to this desolate appearance now.
The biggest possibility is that when Jia Yu and Lady Xing were betrothed, the Xing family was still very rich, which made this marriage. The Xing family's furniture has become all of Lady Xing's dowry, and it is also worthy of the Jia family.
Perhaps, the Xing family is the first family to decay in "Dream of the Red Chamber". This is the truth behind Lady Xing's ability to become the eldest daughter-in-law of the Rongguo Mansion.