In "Dream of Red Mansions," Qin Keqing is a high-profile character, and her delicate relationship with Jia Zhen has sparked a lot of speculation and discussion.
Why is there such a secret hidden in a well-known nickname? Why doesn't Qin Keqing rebel against her father-in-law, Jia Zhen? This question seems simple, but it has a complex background and intertwined emotions.
Today, let's dig deeper to see the truth behind this story.
What kind of person Qin Keqing is
Qin Keqing is a controversial character in "Dream of Red Mansions", not only has the beauty of the city and the country, but also has a complex personality and fate.
Her beauty is as indicated by her name "Jianmei", combining Lin Daiyu's elegance and Xue Baochai's gorgeousness, which makes it difficult to take people's eyes off, but life and fate are like a drama full of contradictions and tragedies.
Although Qin Keqing is regarded as a model daughter-in-law in Jia's mansion, and is deeply loved and trusted by Jia's mother, Wang Xifeng and others, her private life is quite complicated, and the inappropriate relationship with Jia Zhen, the patriarch of Jiafu, is a well-known secret in Ningguo's mansion.
Despite his glamorous appearance, Qin Keqing's inner world is full of struggle and pain. She was originally an abandoned baby of a small eunuch family, but after being adopted, she grew up and married Jia Rong of Ningguo Mansion.
Qin Keqing's family background is far less prominent than that of Jiafu, which makes her always maintain a submissive attitude in a wealthy family, and beauty and background have become her double fate, on the one hand, in order to win the favor of Jia's mother, on the other hand, she has also become a victim of Jia Zhen's debauchery behavior.
Jia Zhen is an important member of the Ningrong Mansion, his indulgence and lust are an open secret in the family, and since his father Jia Jing became a monk, he has stirred up the Ningfu Mansion.
Beauty and talent failed to bring Qin Keqing the happiness she deserved, but instead became the catalyst for her tragic fate, making her an eternal tragic female figure in "Dream of Red Mansions". So, why didn't Qin Keqing rebel against her father-in-law Jia Zhen?
The authority of Ning Guofu symbolizes Jia Zhen
Jia Zhen's words and deeds embody the dignity and power of the family, and Jia Zhen's strictness and domineering towards her family make it impossible for Jia Rong and others to resist, let alone a low-status woman like Qin Keqing.
In such a center of power, Qin Keqing was undoubtedly in an extremely vulnerable position, and her beauty made her a prey in Jia Zhen's eyes, whether it was forced or out of helpless acquiescence.
He not only exerts control within the family, but even oppresses people in public to make people fearful, the existence of this authority makes Qin Keqing unable to do anything under the family system, and can only passively accept it.
Qin Keqing is in an environment full of power and status, and Jia Zhen, as a representative of this environment, she can't escape his control.
Jia Zhen's authority made it impossible for family members to escape, let alone vulnerable groups like Qin Keqing. In this case, even if Qin Keqing was dissatisfied, it was difficult to make a difference, so he could only endure it silently.
Even if Qin Keqing wanted to express his dissatisfaction, he couldn't get support, because in this powerful society, no one could shake Jia Zhen's status.
His words are the orders of the family, no one dares to disobey, Qin Keqing is in such a restrained environment, resistance will only bring more pain and pressure.
In addition, Qin Keqing's fate also reflects the extreme injustice of women in society at that time, like a pawn at the mercy of fate, from an abandoned child to a noble wife, and then to a woman who fell into a scandal, her life is full of powerlessness and sadness.
She may have a high status in Jiafu, but Qin Keqing's personal will always seems to be difficult to make decisions for herself, and her story is not only a microcosm of personal tragedy, but also a reflection of the social atmosphere and family ethics at that time.
The feudal society's restraint on women has exacerbated Qin Keqing's helplessness, as a woman, her status in the family is already low, and coupled with the constraints of feudal etiquette, she can't have any room for action.
In such an environment, Qin Keqing not only had to endure Jia Zhen's domineering, but also had to endure the discrimination and oppression of her by society. In general, Qin Keqing is facing not only Jia Zhen's power, but also the feudal society's constraints on women and the pressure of public opinion.
As a woman, she has no autonomy, let alone the ability to resist Jia Zhen, even if she wants to maintain her innocence, she will be destroyed by public opinion, and life will become more difficult.
In this environment, she can only choose to obey, otherwise she will face a greater dilemma, which is an objective fact.
Qin Keqing's heart
In "Dream of Red Mansions", Qin Keqing, as a very mysterious character, is not only a good wife and mother in Ning Guofu, but also a "heavenly man" at a deeper level, an existence reincarnated from the heavenly realm to the earth, similar to Jia Baoyu, Lin Daiyu and other major characters.
Qin Keqing is described as a beauty who combines Lin Daiyu's talent and Xue Baochai's appearance, her beauty is unparalleled among the twelve hairpins, and she bears the name of "first", and "first" represents the evil fate of the previous life.
The first seat is a Buddhist term, which means the head of all monks, but in "Dream of Red Mansions", the "first seat" is in charge of the sea of evil, which means that Qin Keqing was originally a fairy who was entangled in love.
She also has another name, that is, "contemporaneous beauty", which directly reflects the characteristics of this double beauty, beauty and inner talent make her enjoy a high reputation in Ningguofu, but also make her life full of complexities and contradictions.
Qin Keqing's love life is equally complicated, and the relationship with Jia Baoyu is particularly striking. In Jia Baoyu's Wonderland, he had an emotional exchange with Qin Keqing in his dream, which is undoubtedly a metaphorical display of Qin Keqing's amorous nature in reality.
In real life, the indecent relationship between Qin Keqing and Jia Zhen, although the outside world has a lot of discussions about it, Qin Keqing seems to have a helpless attitude towards this relationship.
Her husband, Jia Rong, despite his noble status, was unable to give her the care and protection she deserved, and this inner loneliness and helplessness drove her to seek external solace.
Overall, Qin Keqing's beauty and intelligence make it a non-negligible focus in Ning Guofu, while Jia Zhen's indulgence and power make this relationship full of inequality and tragedy.
In this context, Qin Keqing's life trajectory is particularly tortuous, and fate has become a microcosm of Ning Guofu's joys and sorrows. In other words, Qin Keqing's amorous nature makes her not reject Jia Zhen's quest, and may even take the initiative to accept it.
It can be seen from her dream plot with Jia Baoyu and her attitude towards the relationship between her family that this amorous nature combined with the environment of feudal society made her have no choice but to passively accept Jia Zhen's quest.
To sum up, it can be seen that the relationship between Qin Keqing and Jia Zhen is not a simple love and hate, but is affected by various factors such as society, family, and personal emotions.
Under the shackles of feudal society, she could not have any room for action, and could only passively accept the arrangement of fate.
Even in real life, people's behavior is often not a simple choice, but is conditioned and influenced by various factors. What do you think differently about this?