When it comes to "Dream of Red Mansions", I believe that friends do not have a good impression of the sons and brothers in Jiafu. For example, Jia Lian who steals chickens and dogs, Jia Yu, who is old and lustful, and Jia Zhen, who has a group of concubines and even has an affair with his daughter-in-law;
It's just that among these many sons, there is one who is very special, and he is Jia Zheng.
Jia Zheng, the second son of Jia Daishan, the official residence of the five rank of the foreign man, the head of the Rongguo Mansion; among the many untalented sons and brothers in Jia Mansion, it seems that he is the only one who can be regarded as a clear stream, just as Lin Ruhai, who introduced Jia Yu Village, spoke highly of Jia Zheng:
The current member of the Ministry of Labor, he is humble and kind, has the legacy of his grandfather, and is not a light and thin eunuch. ”
In the first eighty episodes of "Dream of Red Mansions", Jia Zheng who shows it in front of us seems to be such a decent person. The estrangement of Jia Yucun and the strict education of Baoyu all reflect this.
But what about his true side beneath his clear appearance? Perhaps, the answer lies in his two actions.
1. "A sigh" shows Jia Zheng's unruly nature.
Yuan Chun Jin sealed the Fengzao Palace, and added the title of Concubine Xiande. In order to welcome the provincial relatives of Yuanchun, Jiafu spent a huge amount of money to build the provincial relatives' courtyard. At the time of the completion of the Provincial Courtyard, at the suggestion of Jia Zhen, Jia Zheng took a large number of Qing guests and Baoyu to visit the Provincial Courtyard, and by the way, he inscribed plaques on various landscapes.
Mr. Yamanono, the designer of the Provincial Prince's Hospital, had a great deal of ambience in his heart, and under his layout, the scene in the courtyard was inspiring. Jia Zheng and many Qing guests were full of praise for the scenes everywhere.
And when everyone came to such a place, Jia Zheng couldn't help but sigh in the face of this situation.
Jia Zheng listened, nodded and smiled. The crowd was the first to praise. So out of the pavilion over the pool, a mountain, a stone, a flower and a tree, all care to watch. Suddenly, I looked up and saw a powder wall in front of me, with several houses in it, and thousands of green bamboos to cover it. Everyone said, "What a place!" So everyone entered, only to see that the entrance was a zigzag verandah, and the stones under the steps were scattered into a road. There are two or three small rooms above, one bright and two dark, and there are beds and chairs in the same place. There is a small door from the inside room, and out there is the backyard, where there are large pear blossoms and plantains. There were two more small regressions. A gap suddenly opens under the wall of the backyard, and the spring is a faction, the ditch is only a few feet, poured into the wall, and goes around the edge of the stairs to the front yard, and circles under the bamboo.
Jia Zheng smiled: "It's okay here." If you can sit under this window on a moonlit night and read, you will not live in vain. After speaking, looking at Baoyu, the bluffing Baoyu hurriedly hung his head.
I believe that friends who have watched "Dream of Red Mansions" understand that this place is the later Xiaoxiang Pavilion, that is, where Lin Daiyu lived.
The characteristic of its scene lies in the tranquility brought by thousands of bamboo forests. Faced with this scene, Jia Zheng, who was busy with the case all day, couldn't help but sigh: If you can sit under this window and read on a moonlit night, you will not live in vain.
After all, it is not easy to be a family member, and it is even more rare for a person who is busy with a case to have such a pure heart in his heart.
And from this sigh, we also rarely see the unknown side of Jia Zheng: just as Mama Lai described him, when he was young, he was also a person who was born of poetry and wine.
Interestingly, Jia Zheng sighed, but also deliberately glanced at Baoyu, the deep meaning contained in it, I think only their father and son know.
Second, a joke that tells Jia Zheng's unbearable past.
In Jia Zheng, there seems to be one of the most controversial points that affects his image: favored concubines. In the first 80 of "Dream of Red Mansions", the original text never describes his private whispers with Mrs. Wang, but describes one or two places about his private life with Aunt Zhao.
It's just that why Jia Zheng favors his concubine and why he is indifferent to Mrs. Wang? Perhaps, this answer is hidden in the joke he told Jia's mother.
As a five-grade member and a member of the Rongguo Mansion, Jia Zheng is a serious and serious person most of the time, in front of everyone, however, only in front of the old lady does he reveal a sense of innocence.
In the seventy-fifth episode of "Dream of Red Mansions", the two mansions of Ning Rong gathered together to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival, during which everyone played a game of beating drums and passing flowers.
And when it was Jia Zheng's turn, he chose to tell jokes, and in the face of Jia Zheng, who has always been serious and decent, telling jokes, he was naturally very popular, and in his jokes, behind the humor, it seemed to reveal his unbearable past.
Jia Zheng saw that Jia's mother was happy, so he had to accept it. When Fang wanted to speak, Jia Mu smiled again: "If you don't laugh, you will be punished." ”
Jia Zheng said with a smile: "There is only one, and if you don't laugh, you have to be punished." Because of the smile: "A family is the most afraid of his wife." Just said that, and everyone laughed. Because I had never seen Jia Zheng say a joke, he laughed.
Jia Mu smiled: "This must be good." ”
Jia Zheng smiled: "If it's good, the old lady has too much to eat." ”
Jia Mu smiled: "Naturally. ”
Jia Zheng said again: "This person who is afraid of his wife never dares to take one more step. However, that day was August 15, and when I went shopping on the street, I met a few friends and dragged them to my house to eat and drink. I didn't want to get drunk, so I fell asleep at a friend's house, and woke up the next day, regretting it too much, so I had to come home to make amends. His wife was washing her feet and said, 'In that case, I will spare you if you lick for me.' The man had to lick him, and he was sick and vomited.
His wife was so angry that she wanted to beat him, saying, 'You are so frivolous!' so that the man knelt down and begged, 'It's not that grandma's feet are dirty.'" It's just that I ate too much rice wine last night and ate a few pieces of moon cake filling, so I feel a little sour today. Jia Mu and everyone laughed. Jia Zheng hurriedly poured a cup and gave it to Jia's mother.
Why did Jia Zheng, who is so upright, tell such a joke at this time? If we take a closer look at this joke, we may be able to understand that this is not a complete fiction, but a reproduction of the real experience of the past.
What kind of picture was the marriage between Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang many years ago? For this scene, perhaps we can understand it through Jia Lian and Mrs. Wang.
As the daughters of the Wang family of the four major families, because of the rise of the Wang family, they have enough confidence when facing their husbands. is also for this reason, in the face of Jia Lian, Wang Xifeng can be absolutely suppressed.
According to the practice of Jiafu, before Jia Lian got married, his elders would put two maids in his room, and after Sister Feng got married, she would also bring four maids to accompany him. Therefore, under normal circumstances, there are at least six maids who can have sex with him by Jia Lian's side, so that he can also be like Jia Yu and Jia Zhen, and the concubines will be in a group.
However, what is the reality? Jia Lian is the only one except Sister Feng in the main room, Ping'er, and such a scene naturally makes Jia Lian unbearable, and the breakdown of the relationship between the two of them is also caused by Sister Feng's long-term suppression of him.
When we look back at Mrs. Wang and Jia Zheng, we will find that their past is the same as that of Jia Lian and his wife. By Jia Zheng's side, in addition to Mrs. Wang, for a long time, there was only Aunt Zhou's concubine.
And when did this situation change? It was only after Mrs. Wang gave birth to Jia Baoyu, and after her children were complete and her status was stable, that Aunt Zhao came to Jia Zheng's side.
It is also because of this that Aunt Zhao's eldest daughter Jia Tanchun is younger than Mrs. Wang's youngest son Jia Baoyu, and it is also because of this that Aunt Zhao and Mrs. Wang are so different in age.
Brief summary:
I think that through the above analysis, we can further see Jia Zheng, and see that behind his seriousness and decency, there was also a free and easy poetry and wine, as well as a depressed and depressed past. And these are enough to prove that he is indeed the only clear stream among the many men in Jiafu!