The refusal of the Mandarin Duck to marry is one of the many plots in "Dream of the Red Chamber", and in the only first eighty times, Cao used a whole pen and ink to describe this plot, which can be seen. The refusal of the Mandarin duck to marry is not as simple as we see it.
Mandarin ducks are named Golden Mandarin Ducks, who are the sons and daughters of Jia Fu and are one of the eight great servants of Jia Mu. In the ranks of the beard, she can be regarded as a figure with a head and a face. Even if Sister Feng saw her, she had to be polite with her.
However, no matter how decent and beautiful she is, in essence, she is still just a maid, a slave, just an appendage of the master. And once, she accepted Jia's pardon, became her concubine, and became an aunt. It can change her status in an instant, just as Wang Xifeng and Lady Xing said:
Sister Feng smiled and said, "In the end, it is the wife who has wisdom and strategy, which is absolutely appropriate." Don't say it's a Mandarin Duck, by virtue of who she is, the one who doesn't want to look up to the top and doesn't want to come out? This half of the master does not do it, but is willing to be a, and in the future, he will be a boy, and it will be over.
In this way, the Refusal of the Mandarin Duck to marry is really not a wise move. It's just that as the Mandarin Duck that Jia Mu values, she has always been calculating and smart, can't she calculate this account?
Why did he not hesitate to offend the great master and cut off his own back road, but also to refuse Jia Pardon?
Before answering this question, let's explore another question. Why does Jia Yu want to beg mandarin ducks?
In terms of posture, Mandarin ducks are not beautiful. In the relationship between Lady Xing and the Mandarin Duck, it is written in the original text.
Put down the needle and thread, and look at it again. I saw her wearing a half-new taupe silk jacket, a satin tooth vest, and aqua green skirt underneath. Bee waist shaved back, duck egg face, dark oil hair, high nose, slight freckles on both sides of the cheek.
In addition to her appearance is not outstanding, her age is not small. Therefore, we can infer that Jia Yu begged mandarin ducks not really for lust. It's about having something else to do. So, what is Jia Shutu?
Obviously, it is the identity of the Mandarin Duck, who is the close companion of Jia Mu and has won the trust of Jia Mu. She knows Jia Mu's temperament and preferences very well; more importantly, she knows Jia Mu's furniture very well.
In addition to the Mandarin Duck's knowledge of Jia Mu, there is also a point, that is, the Relatives of the Mandarin Duck.
As a child slave of Jia Province. The Mandarin Duck family is doing things for Jia Fu. Her parents took care of Jia Fu's hometown in Jinling; her sister-in-law was the head of Jia Mu's side who managed the pulp washing, and her brother Jin Wenxiang was in charge of Jia Mu's comprador. From this point of view, the Mandarin duck in Jia Mu's heart is not just like and trust.
Therefore, when we understand the status and relationship of the Mandarin Duck family in Jia Province, we can understand the true intention of Jia Amnesty. The reason why he was so obsessed with begging for Mandarin Duck was that his purpose lay in Jia Mu herself.
Here, it involves Jia Yu's position in Jia Province. As the grand master of Rong GuoFu, Jia Yu inherited the title of Rong Guo Fu: hereditary first-class general. However, as a longhouse, he did not inherit the stewardship of Rong Guofu, and the real head of RongGuofu was the erfang Jia Zheng.
Obviously, it is obvious that it is a long house, but it is necessary to beg for a living in the hands of the second room, and Jia Yu has a grudge. In particular, now that Jia Mu is old, maybe one day, Jia Mu will go west.
As far as the current economic situation of Jia Fu is concerned, I am afraid that it is only the private point value of Jia Mu's family. And once Jia Mu died, Jia Yu didn't know anything about her furniture, how could he fight with the second room?
Therefore, jia pardons the mandarin duck, and its ultimate purpose is to look at Jia Mu's wealth.
Speaking of this, I believe that some friends will be confused, even if Jia Yu plays jia mu's idea, this will not affect the identity of Mandarin Duck as an aunt. Further, once Mandarin Duck becomes Jia Yu's concubine and helps Jia Yu get benefits, she will also be a beneficiary. Why wouldn't she be happy?
But the truth, is it really that simple?
Jia Yu begged Mandarin Duck to be a concubine, if Mandarin Duck agreed, would her aunt's dream really come true?
Obviously not, in this whole process, there are at least two major obstacles, which are insurmountable obstacles for Mandarin ducks.
First: as a second room for family members.
The long house uses the Mandarin duck, with the idea of Jia Mu, will the second room do things regardless of it? At least for Madame Wang, she couldn't do it. Just as the Mandarin Duck told this story in front of Jia Mu, Jia Mu was furious. However, Lady Xing did not know anything about this, and arranged for Jiaozi to come and pick her up.
But Madame Wang was very clear about this, and she also saw Jia Mu's mood at this time. However, when people replied that Lady Xing had come, the first person to come out to greet her was Lady Wang.
In such a situation, what was Lady Wang's intention in greeting Lady Xing? Naturally, it was to sit and wait to see a good play, and watch Jia Mu count down Lady Xing with anger.
It can be seen from this that Madame Wang saw very clearly about Jia's forgiveness for the Mandarin Duck and knew what medicine he was selling in his gourd.
Second: Jia Mu, the master of the Mandarin Duck.
Jia Pardon asked for Mandarin Duck, and naturally needed to get Jia Mu's consent. But after living in Jia Province for decades, from a granddaughter-in-law to an old lady, she can't see the purpose of Jia Amnesty?
Of course not, although Jia Mu is old, she is shrewd. You see mandarin duck complained to her, after swearing poison, what did she say?
Jia Mu listened, was so angry that she was in a mess, and only said in her mouth: "I have such a reliable person left, and they still have to calculate!" Seeing Madame Wang by her side, she said to Madame Wang, "You all coaxed me!" Filial piety outside, secretly calculating me. There are good things to ask for, there are good people to ask for, there is such a hairy girl left, see me treat her well, you are naturally angry, get rid of her, good to fiddle with me! ”
When Jia Mu learned of Jia's forgiveness for the Mandarin Duck, she immediately saw his intentions and hit his own idea. Get rid of them so they can manipulate me. Of course, Jia Mu's words seem to be Jia's pardon for Mandarin ducks, which is a bureau jointly made by the two rooms of the long house. But just from the point of interest, we can see that in this matter, the second room will not be involved at all. After all, the Mandarin Duck became Jia Yu's concubine, which did not benefit them at all.
And Jia Mu said so, to a certain extent, it is also for the sake of Gu Quanchangfang's face. As the old lady of Jia Fu, as the pawn of Jia Fu, in fact, it is not good, she needs to take into account the overall situation, if she blindly suppresses the long house and stimulates the contradictions between them, this family will not be at peace.
Of course, Jia Mu counted down Lady Wang, and there is another point that we need to pay attention to, that is, Lady Wang once went to attack people. Although she is Baoyu's personal servant, she has always been Jia Mu's mane, and her salary is still paid by Jia Mu. But later, Lady Wang fell in love with her and took it upon herself to take her there.
From this point of view, Jia Pardon's request for Mandarin Duck may be related to Madame Wang's intention to attack people. But after all, the raider is different from the Mandarin Duck, the raider has given Baoyu for many years, and the matter of Jia Mu may not be very clear, at least not as good as the Mandarin Duck. This may also be the reason why Jia Mu can turn a blind eye.
Only now, Jia Yu once again hit the idea of a Mandarin Duck, and Jia Mu really couldn't stand it. From this incident, she already felt the crisis of her own situation, a crisis that was about to be calculated; at the same time, if Jia Mu really promised Jia amnesty and made Mandarin Duck his concubine, the second room would certainly not sit still. A harmonious situation like the current Rongguo Mansion will cease to exist.
brief summary:
From the above analysis, it can be seen that the purpose of Jia Yu's solicitation of Mandarin Duck is very clear, that is, it is for profit. Understanding this, we can see that in this case, Mandarin Duck's refusal to marry does not mean much to the whole thing, because even if she agrees, Jia Mu cannot agree.
But as far as the situation of mandarin duck itself is concerned, her refusal to marry is very necessary. This was her only chance to show her loyalty to Jia Mu, and if she accepted Lady Xing's kindness, the final result would be even more tragic than this, and her aunt's dream would not only come true, but Jia Mu's trust in her would also disappear.
And once that time comes, will there still be decent work for her brother-in-law? Therefore, Mandarin Duck's refusal to marry is precisely her cleverness, and her insight is far more long-term than her brother-in-law!