As a rather complex and three-dimensional character in "Dream of Red Mansions", readers' evaluations of the raiders have always been mixed, and their attitudes vary greatly.
Among them, some people praised the attackers for being gentle and considerate, careful and thoughtful, and dedicated to their duties, and only for the sake of Baoyu; But some readers ridiculed the attacker for being old and sophisticated, and even blamed Qingwen's pain on the attacker.
Of course, most readers' impression of the attack mainly comes from the ambiguous affair between him and Jia Baoyu, especially the sixth episode of "Jia Baoyu's First Attempt at Cloud and Rain" is widely circulated. It is precisely because of this relationship that the attacker is a little more unique among Jia Baoyu's maids.
In "Dream of Red Mansions", Jia Baoyu and the attacker have definitely had more than one affair, and the ambiguous relationship between the two has long been known.
Then why didn't the attacker conceive a child from the beginning to the end? Readers debate this, and some believe that a joke in the book tells the truth.
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Attacking people and Baoyu's affair
As the absolute protagonist of "Dream of Red Mansions", Jia Baoyu has always been accompanied by different types of warblers and Yanyan, each of which is impressive. Among them, the attacker is not the most outstanding in terms of appearance and talent, but she has left a very deep impression.
What is certain is that Jia Baoyu himself is very fond of attacking people and sends them all kinds of beautiful words. Judging from the choice of words and sentences, Cao Xueqin also admires the character of the attacker, and it is even very likely that there is the original form of the attacker around him.
The origin of the attacker is innocent, she was sold to Jiafu by her family, because she directly signed the death deed, so the fate of the attacker is completely bound to Jiafu.
According to the depiction in the book, the attacker is not only good-hearted, but also has the advantage of serving whoever he serves, he will completely belong to him and plan for the other person.
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At the beginning, the attacker was the maid beside Jia's mother, and served Shi Xiangyun for a while.
In the past few years, the raider has performed very well, not only conscientiously completing the tasks within his division, but also doing a lot of extra work, which makes Jia Mu very satisfied.
Therefore, after the attacker grew older, Jia's mother assigned him to her most beloved grandson, Jia Baoyu, hoping that Baoyu could be well taken care of.
In fact, the old grandmother is very accurate in looking at people, and after being transferred to Baoyu's side, she is indeed single-minded and thoughtful, not only serving him very properly, but also taking the initiative to admonish Baoyu when she is slacking off in her studies.
According to the description in the original book, the appearance of the attacker is "a thin figure, a long face, soft and charming", although it cannot be compared with the natural beauty of the two heroines, but it is also a full beauty. Therefore, even if Baoyu is not interested in reading, he is willing to accept the admonition of the attacker.
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Moreover, he was meticulous in his work, which relieved Baoyu of a lot of worries and made his life very comfortable. From this point of view, it is normal for Baoyu to have a good impression of this considerate and gentle big girl when her spring heart is budding.
According to the description in the original book, Baoyu first had an intimate interaction with the raider when he was 13 years old.
At that time, Baoyu slept in Qin Keqing's room, and had a cloud and rain incident with a beautiful woman in a dream, and was very embarrassed when he woke up. In layman's terms, it was actually Baoyu who had a spring dream, and when he woke up, he found that he had lost his dream.
And Baoyu's embarrassment happened to be seen by the attacker, who was 15 years old at this time and knew a little about men and women, and she soon realized what Baoyu had experienced. But she didn't say anything, just helped Baoyu sort out her clothes.
Jia Baoyu
After dinner, when the attacker changed Baoyu's clothes, Baoyu begged the attacker not to tell him about his embarrassment.
Then the two chatted in depth, and the topic gradually became ambiguous, and Baoyu was excited to pull the attacker to do the cloud and rain thing.
In this process, the attack has always been half-pushed and half-done. Because she knew very well that Jia Mu had long regarded her as Baoyu's person, and even if the two had a relationship, they were acquiesced. And the attacker also has a good impression of Baoyu, so naturally he will not resist.
After this intimate interaction, the relationship between Baoyu and Raider has obviously gone further. According to the description in the book, the affair between the two lasted for a long time.
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A joke with a meaning
Seeing this, I believe many people will be curious, since there have been many relationships between the raider and Jia Baoyu, why did she never get pregnant until she left Jia Mansion. Will there be some hidden secrets?
In fact, the readers of "Dream of Red Mansions" have had a heated discussion on this issue, and everyone has different opinions, and no one can convince anyone. Among them, there is a point of view that is quite popular and has been recognized by many people, that is, Jia Baoyu has his own problems.
Of course, the book did not directly point out this content, but said it through Lin Daiyu's mouth in a joking way, but the meaning behind it was extremely scary.
The related dialogue occurred in the 23rd episode of "Dream of Red Mansions", Jia Baoyu met Lin Daiyu burying flowers, in order to comfort the depressed sister Lin, he took out "The Legend of the West Chamber" and invited the other party to read it, hoping that this beautiful love story could dilute Lin Daiyu's sorrow.
Lin Daiyu Jia Baoyu
For young boys and girls like Lin Daiyu and Jia Baoyu, the love story between Zhang Sheng and Cui Yingying in "The Legend of the West Chamber" is really beautiful, and they can't help but immerse themselves in it.
When he saw the emotion, Jia Baoyu looked at Lin Daiyu in a daze, and said affectionately, "I am the sentimental and sick body, and you are the one who has fallen into the country and the city."
Unexpectedly, these words made Lin Daiyu unhappy, thinking that Jia Baoyu was belittling herself, and replied that she wanted to tell her uncle and aunt about it. Because Jia Zheng did not allow Jia Baoyu to read such books, after hearing this, Baoyu begged for mercy again and again, and hurriedly said a basket of good things.
Lin Daiyu was amused by Jia Baoyu's words, and the mustard in her heart was gone, but she was still unforgiving, first stabbing a sentence of "Miao is not showy", and then said that Baoyu was a "silver-like pewter gun head". These two sentences are very straightforward, and both mean that "it is useless to see it".
Lin Daiyu
Therefore, many readers think that Lin Daiyu's joke actually means something, and the author uses this to imply that Jia Baoyu has a hidden disease of infertility, which leads to no movement in the attacking stomach from beginning to end.
But there are many omissions in this statement, first of all, Sister Lin is mainly sarcastic about Jia Baoyu's dare not take responsibility, for fear that Jia Zheng will know about watching "The Legend of the West Chamber", and it has nothing to do with the so-called hidden disease, thinking that this sentence implying that Jia Baoyu is "sterile" is too far-fetched.
Secondly, according to the judgment of the red scholars, Jia Baoyu is not childless, he has a child named Jia Gui (Jia Lin), so it is completely nonsense to say that Baoyu has a hidden disease.
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The truth about not being conceived
Since Baoyu's body is healthy and healthy, why has he never conceived a child after years of entangled sympathy with him?
Some readers believe that Baoyu was still very young when he had a relationship with the raider. Until now, Jia Baoyu was only the first year of junior high school at that time, and he was not mature at all. If Baoyu and Raider only had a relationship once, it would be normal for them not to conceive a child.
But "Dream of Red Mansions" is very clearly written that there have actually been many love affairs between Baoyu and the attacker, for example, Qingwen once complained about the "ambiguity" between them.
You must know that Baoyu and the raiders were very secretive when they first broke through the taboo, and Qingwen could know that it was obvious that they had similar behaviors later, more than once.
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Of course, according to the setting in the book, Baoyu and Raider were not very old when they were close. From this point of view, it is indeed not easy for the attacker to conceive the other party's child. But even so, there is still the possibility of a dark knot in the bead fetus after many times.
So, the truth of the matter is very simple, probably the attacker consciously paid attention to this from beginning to end and took some relevant contraceptive measures.
Seeing this, I believe some readers will be puzzled, for the attacker, having a child with Baoyu is definitely very beneficial to her future status, why do you need to take the initiative to contraception?
This is because in ancient times, the matter of "unmarried pregnancy" was very avoided, and the family would not prohibit male heirs from having a relationship with their personal maids, and would even intentionally promote this matter. But they absolutely do not allow two people to have children, and they will definitely do a good job of contraception.
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For the attackers, having a child will of course strengthen their position, but this child can only be had after Jia Baoyu marries a wife. Once born in advance, it will inevitably attract strong dissatisfaction from Mrs. Wang and Jia's mother, and the unlucky one will be the attacker.
If the attacker had become pregnant early, Mrs. Wang would most likely have kicked her out of the house to avoid damaging Jia Baoyu's reputation. In this way, it seems that having a pregnancy at this time is extremely risky for the attacker, and it is likely to lose everything.
According to the description in the book, Jia Baoyu has a deep affection for the raider, and the raider has been recognized by Mrs. Wang and acquiesced by Jia's mother, and will inevitably have a place by Baoyu's side in the future. For her, a gradual rise in status is the way to go.
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It should be noted that there are indeed many effective contraceptive measures in ancient times, such as a period of safe period before and after menstruation, during which women will not get pregnant if they have sex. In addition, there are many contraceptives in TCM that work well.
Although the price of these medicines may be expensive, considering that the attacker entered the sight of Madame Wang very early, it is very likely that the latter rewarded the attacker with the relevant medicine early. With such a two-pronged approach, it is natural that everything can be foolproof.
In fact, it is not only the attackers in the book who are like this, but the personal maids of the other young masters are also nothing.
This shows that the Jia Mansion has taken strict precautions against this matter from the very beginning, and will not give anyone a chance to take advantage of it to prevent anything that damages the reputation of the family.
Jia Baoyu
epilogue
As the most important personal maid around Jia Baoyu, the performance of attacking people can be described as impeccable. She is the best choice in terms of appearance and temperament, no wonder Jia Baoyu was obsessed with this big sister when she first fell in love.
As for the reason why the attacker has never been pregnant, it is very simple, and it has nothing to do with the so-called Jia Baoyu suffering from a hidden disease. Because this is very common among wealthy families in ancient China, many young masters have had affairs with personal maids, but there are very few who are "unmarried and pregnant".
The big family has always been strict about this matter, and will use all kinds of contraceptive methods to "stifle" all possibilities.
Resources
"New Edition of Stone Notes, Fat Yan Zhai Commentary Edition" - Chen Qinghao
"The Dual Personality Role and Moral Code of Attack" - Li Qingxin