Aunt Xue: Middle-aged widowed, son not a weapon, creating a golden jade good fortune ruined the happiness of daughter Baochao
Aunt Xue was already a widow when she appeared, she was widowed in middle age, and her only son, Xue Pan, was not a tool, because she became a well-known dumb bully because of coddling. Although the daughter Xue Baochao is not very old, she is the intimate little cotton jacket of her mother Aunt Xue, helping her mother to plan everywhere and helping her mother worry about everything. Perhaps the son Xue Pan could not count on it, Aunt Xue pinned all the hopes of the Xue family on Baochao's marriage, for which she used a golden lock to create a golden and jade marriage, but these did not bring happiness to Baochao's marriage, but on the contrary, they ruined Baochao's happiness and made her lonely and old.
A regular visitor to Vinh Quoc House.
Although the Xue family was a nobleman of one of the four major families of Jinling, because of a commercial character, the family wealth did not have power and status. Fortunately, Aunt Xue has a strong mother's family as a backing, and even if outsiders want to bully their orphans and widows, they dare not do it.
Aunt Xue brought a pair of children into Beijing this time, first, for the sake of her daughter Baochao's entry into the palace to be elected, and second, to visit her mother's family and rely on them to take care of the Xue family. It is reasonable to say that Aunt Xue went to Beijing to visit her mother's home to visit relatives and should live in the home of her brother Prince Teng, but the strange thing is that Aunt Xue took a pair of children to live in the home of her sister Lady Wang, and became a regular visitor to the Rongguo Mansion, and even did not leave such a big event as the marriage of her son Xue Pan.
His mother said, "Although your uncle's family has risen, there is still your aunt's family." In the past few years, your uncle and aunt have always brought letters and books to pick us up, and now that they have come, although your uncle is busy getting up, your aunt Jia may not have stayed with us. Isn't it strange that we are busy cleaning up our houses? But I know what you mean: Guarding your uncle and aunt and father will inevitably tighten you, so it is better for you to live separately and do whatever you want. Since you are like this, you have gone to pick a house to live in, I have been saying goodbye to your aunts and sisters for a few years, but I have to stay for a few days, I took your sister to your aunt's house, are you okay? When Xue Pan saw his mother say this, he knew that he could not twist it, so he had to order his husband to run all the way to the RongGuo Mansion. (Dream of the Red Chamber 4th)
It can be seen from this that the reason why Aunt Xue chose to live in the house of her sister Lady Wang was because her brother Prince had vacated the foreign post, and there was another important reason, that is, Aunt Xue hoped that her son Xue Pan could be restrained in the Rongguo Mansion, plus this time Xue Pan's life lawsuit in Jinling was also settled by Jia Zheng's relationship, and Aunt Xue wanted to use the power of the Jia family to let her son get shelter. Of course, in addition, there is another reason, that is, Baochao's entry into the palace to be elected.
The Xue family was an imperial merchant, and in the Qing Dynasty belonged to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the palace draft in which Bao Chao entered Beijing was not the Eight Flags Draft, but the Three Flags Draft of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, mainly as a palace chores, that is, a palace girl. Some palace ladies who were lucky enough to be favored by the emperor would also be promoted to harem concubines, but the odds of this were very small.
Baochao is the pearl in the palm of Aunt Xue, and it is also her dependence, Aunt Xue naturally does not want her daughter to be selected to enter the palace as a palace girl, she wants to find a good family affair for her daughter Baochao, and help the Xue family in the future. It was just that the Qing Dynasty had a rule that women who did not participate in the draft were not allowed to marry privately, and Aunt Xue had to find a way to make Baochao lose the election.
Once Baochao was not elected, she could marry freely, and Aunt Xue had already found a suitable candidate for her daughter, and also released the statement that Jin Yu had a good relationship, which was also the reason why Aunt Xue did not leave the Rongguo Mansion for a long time.
The maker of the Golden Jade Good Fortune.
Bao Yu hurriedly invited Ann, and Aunt Xue pulled him in his arms, smiled, and said, "On such a cold day, my son, it is difficult for you to think of me, come to Kang and sit down!" "Order someone to pour the tea rolling in." Bao Yuyin asked, "Brother is not at home?" Aunt Xue sighed: "He is a horse without a cage, he can't shop every day, he is willing to stay at home for a day!" Bao Yu said, "Sister Can Da'an be safe?" Aunt Xue said, "However, you thought about sending someone to look at her before." She's not in the middle of it, you go and see her! It's warmer than here, it's sitting there, and I'll pack up and go in and talk to you. (Dream of the Red Chamber 8th time)
After the Xue family stayed in Lixiangyuan, Baoyu once came here to visit Aunt Xue. Aunt Xue's love for Baoyu out of the love of the elders is understandable, but her next approach is somewhat unruly.
She did not leave Baoyu to talk in the outhouse, but let Baoyu go to the back room where her daughter Baochao lived. Meeting with cousins or cousins alone does not have any problems today, but in feudal societies with a strict patriarchal system, men and women are defensive, and in addition to their own fathers and brothers, they generally do not see foreign men.
Dai Yu entered Jia Mansion for the first time, and although Jia Zheng and Jia Yu were her uncles, they did not see her due to the rules of feudal etiquette. Bao Chao is Baoyu's cousin, she entered Jia Mansion later than Daiyu, and her age is much older than when Dai Yu entered Jia Mansion, plus Bao Yu's age is very embarrassing and she already knows a lot of things (referring to the sixth time bao Yu has a close relationship with the attackers in the dream of the Red Chamber), according to the rules, Aunt Xue should not take the initiative to let Bao Yu go to Bao Chao's house.
Aunt Xue not only took the initiative to let Baoyu meet with Baochao, but also said, "I'll pack up and go in and talk to you." "There is also no following. Although Baoyu grew up in the pile of girls and did not pay much attention to the defense of men and women, aunt Xue was different, the Xue family was also a rich family, and the girls who were not out of the cabinet were still very particular about the rules, and would not fail to pay attention to these.
Ying'er chuckled and said, "When I listen to these two sentences, it's like the two sentences on the girl's collar are a couple." Ying'er laughed and said, "It was sent by a leper monk, who said it must be hammered on a gold vessel..."
Judging from the golden jade good fortune thrown by Ying'er in the later article, Aunt Xue's arrangement is somewhat deliberate. Rather than saying that Ying'er is the promoter of the golden jade good relationship, it is better to say that Aunt Xue is the maker of the golden jade good relationship.
Bao Yu read it, read it twice, and read it to himself twice, because he smiled and asked, "Sister, these eight words are really a pair with mine." ”
Ying'er's words let Baoyu know about Jin Yu's good fortune for the first time. Cao Xueqin deliberately wrote Daiyu's vinegar intention in this paragraph, and had to say that Cao Gong was very powerful, and wrote without writing, so that Daiyu regarded Baochao as a love enemy. Dai Yu and Bao Yu grew up together since childhood, and they have a close relationship with each other, and they usually do not shy away from suspicion. Now that there is a baochao and a golden jade, Dai Yu is naturally uneasy in her heart.
Aunt Xue is very good at being a person, she has a different personality from her sister Madame Wang, she is more gentle, she knows how to throw out golden jade on the right occasion and let Jia Mu know. She once said that Baochao's gold must be matched with jade, and because of this saying, Baochao deliberately stayed away from Baoyu after receiving Jia Yuanchun's Dragon Boat Festival gift. After Baoyu was beaten, because he was wronged by his sister, Xue Pan also said, "Once upon a time, my mother told me that you should pick up jade for gold to be the right match, you kept your heart, and when you saw that Baoyu had Naraosh, you naturally now acted to protect him."
Xue Pan's statement is by no means empty, but his mother Aunt Xue has already said good things to him before, and now Bao Chao has wronged his brother Xue Pan because Bao Yu was beaten and misunderstood, and was exposed by Xue Pan, causing Bao Chao to cry, and was also ridiculed by Dai Yu for this.
Later, when Jia Mu asked Xue Baoqin about the eight characters of her birthday, Aunt Xue knew very well that Jia Mu did not agree with the good fortune of Jin Yu, so she had the promise of the four corners of the four corners made in the Xiaoxiang Pavilion later. Aunt Xue wanted to be a matchmaker for Daiyu, which made Zi Juan very grateful, and Daiyu also believed it to be true, but this promise was no longer followed, and it became an empty promise.
In fact, it is not difficult for Aunt Xue to understand that every mother loves her daughter, and Aunt Xue is no exception. Aunt Xue hopes to find a suitable son-in-law for her daughter Baochao, who can also help the Xue family in the future, and Baoyu, who has gathered thousands of pets, has naturally become the most suitable candidate. Baoyu's mother, Lady Wang, is Aunt Xue's sister, and if Baochao can marry Baoyu, they are close to each other, and Lady Wang is naturally willing.
If Baoyu's marriage affairs were decided by Madame Wang, this matter would be quite easy to handle, and Aunt Xue's golden jade relationship would easily achieve its goal. But Baoyu's marriage is not something that Lady Wang alone can decide, she has her mother-in-law Jia Mu on top, a noble concubine in the palace, and then her husband Jia Zheng. Lady Wang was naturally happy with the golden and jade good fortune proposed by her sister, and she also hoped to expand the power of the Wang family in rongguofu, baochao married Baoyu, and Lady Wang had one more helper in rongguofu.
The strange thing is Jia Mu's attitude, after Aunt Xue proposed the golden jade good relationship, although Jia Mu praised Bao Chao's excellence, she did not show the meaning of proposing for Bao Yu, but asked Xue Baoqin's birthday eight characters. Aunt Xue knew that Jia Mu did not reveal that she wanted to marry Bao Chao as a granddaughter-in-law, and she guessed that it was because of Daiyu.
It can be seen that Aunt Xue is a smart person, she has lived in the Rongguo Mansion for a long time, she has already seen through Jia Mu's thoughts, but she just pretends not to understand, and continues to live here with her daughter who has reached the age of marriage. In fact, this mystery is not difficult to understand, Aunt Xue is waiting for Baoyu's marriage, she has already revealed to her sister Madame Wang that Baochao's marriage "this gold must be picked up with jade to be matched", and has been patiently waiting. Later, when Zi Juan tried to test Bao Yu, Aunt Xue pretended to comfort Dai Yu and made a promise against her heart.
It is not difficult to see that although Aunt Xue is usually gentle and amiable, she is also selfish in the marriage of her daughter Baochao. For the sake of Baochao's golden jade good fortune, she pretended to comfort Daiyu and said something against her heart. She and her sister Lady Wang firmly believed that under the interrogation of the noble concubine Jia Yuanchun, the golden jade would be successful, and the final outcome also confirmed Aunt Xue's judgment. However, Aunt Xue and Lady Wang ignored Baoyu's infatuation with Daiyu, and after Daiyu's death, although Baoyu accepted Jin Yuliangyuan and married Bao's sister, who did not love, she became a monk after marriage, leaving Baochao alone for life. The irony is that Aunt Xue created a golden and jade relationship for her daughter, but ruined her happiness.