Author: Li Dakui
In "Dream of the Red Chamber", Jia Lian Wang Xifeng and his wife were originally very affectionate, and it can be regarded as a good marriage between the door and the door. Jia Lian is the eldest son of the Rongguo Mansion Changfang, with a high appearance, and people are "good opportunities to change on the road of the world, and talk is good", and there is also a "Tongzhi" official body from Wupin; although Wang Xifeng can't read a few characters, she is a heroine in the fat powder pile, not only looks like a Peugeot, but also has a heart, and can speak eloquently, which is admired by Jia Mu, and is also the pearl in the palm of the Jinling Royal Family.
It can be said that the couple is really a heavenly creation, and they are really a good match for everyone. At first, they took care of housework at the second uncle Jia Zheng's place and lived an enviable life of love. However, in the process of the "prosperity and decline" of the four major families, the two people also gradually drifted apart like the decline of the family, from love to hatred, and also became mortal enemies, which made people sigh.
Why?
It turned out that the marriage concepts of Jia Lian and Wang Xifeng and his wife were indeed fundamentally different.
Although the two look like a match, both come from prominent families, and there are many similarities in appearance, knowledge, ability, and personality, there are essential differences in the concept of marriage.
Although Jia Lian has a certain ability to do things and has a little sense of justice, he is a typical playboy, a famous clumsy boy in Jia Province, since he married Wang Xifeng, the "Phoenix Spicy Son", the nature of being provocative and lustful, so that he has not stopped for a moment.
When her daughter Qiao Sister had a pox, she fooled around with the wife of the slave in the house. On the day of Jia Mu's birthday for Wang Xifeng, she quietly found the daughter-in-law of Bao Er's family and secretly had an affair at home. Later, it also developed to secretly marry The second sister-in-law of Jia Zhen of the Ningguo Government, and during the period of filial piety and filial piety, Wang Xifeng was secretly placed in Xiaohuazhi Lane outside the house, and lived a wandering life in which the red flag at home did not fall and the bunting flag fluttered outside the home.
Wang Xifeng is actually a noblewoman who is obsessed with the concept of exclusive marriage, although she has the illusion of words with Jia Rong, Jia Qiang and other nephews among the housekeepers of the Rongguo Mansion, which is actually her need to abuse power and use people, not a warm and ignorant behavior like "picking ashes".
From the bones, Wang Xifeng is looking forward to monogamy, she "marries the chicken with the chicken, marries the dog with the dog" and loves Jia Lian wholeheartedly, longing to end from the beginning. Therefore, in the dowry ring, she would rather ration Ping'er to Jia Lian as a room maid and help her guard against Jia Lian, rather than allowIng Jia Lian to have any other cheating behavior.
When Wang Xifeng learned that Jia Lian and the daughter-in-law Bao Erjia's family had cursed her death and said that ping'er would be corrected, he immediately became angry, not only angrily beat Ping'er, but also fought with Jia Lian, until Bao Er's family hanged herself to calm the incident.
But Jia Lian, who did not change his nature, later secretly married You Erjie, and Wang Xifeng had no choice but to use a serial plan, suspecting that after the good You Erjie entered the Grand View Garden, he was abused and forced to swallow gold to commit suicide, and the innocent fetus also died in the womb.
It can be seen that Jia Lian and Wang Xifeng are not the same people, and their views on marriage are obviously opposite, so how far can they go in the days after marriage, as long as there are discordant notes?
In addition, it is also related to the era in which Jia Lian Wang Xifeng and his wife lived together.
At that time, in the decadent feudal end times, polygamy was in the legal category, especially in aristocratic houses, which master was not a group of wives and concubines?
Even an excellent boy like Jia Zhu, in addition to his wife Li Feng, also has two concubines?
What about Jia Lian, a clumsy boy who was originally a gentleman? In addition, after he married Wang Xifeng, he only had a daughter Qiaojie and did not give birth to a man, which was one of the "seven outs" in feudal society, and it was a major "crime" that the husband's family could divorce his wife.
Therefore, Jia Lian dared to openly draw his sword and threaten to kill Wang Xifeng when wang Xifeng caught the adultery, and it was a big deal that everyone would die.
When Jia Fu's family was highly respected, Jia Mu learned that Jia Lian was stealing joy, although she obviously helped Wang Xifeng punish Jia Lian, she also implied that she deeply borrowed Lady Wang's interrogation and said something cruel: "What is important!" The children are young, hungry cats, where can they keep it? Since childhood, people have played like this. It's all mine, and I told you to eat two more sips of wine and vinegar again. ＂
It can be seen that at that time, after marriage, men who seek pleasure have little to do with it. Even a strong wife is helpless.
You see, Wang Xifeng, who was born well, and killed decisively, could only ask Jia Mu to discipline Jia Lian and calm the incident on the grounds that Jia Lian wanted to kill him. It can be seen from this that the decadent system of feudal society pursues the set of "three principles and five constants", male superiority and female inferiority, which is fair to women?
Later, when jia lian secretly married You Erjie, Wang Xifeng became obedient and used a curved way to force You Erjie to commit suicide, rather than carrying the reputation of being jealous of her husband's concubine.
It's just that they can't think of a piece of life like this, and how much truth will the feelings have? It will only fade and get colder and go farther and farther.
Jia Lian's later life was even more indulgent, and how could Wang Xifeng obediently accept unwilling polygamy and have no choice but to create a bloody tragedy, which is a clear proof that the husband and wife are moving towards a split.
In the long run, the two must be incompatible, and it is expected that they will become enemies and even become mortal enemies.
In addition, the strong personality of Both Jia Lian and Wang Xifeng is also an inseparable inducement.
Couples, if they are affectionate and strong with each other, it does not hurt, and may become a sweet catalyst to push high-quality married life to the highest point of happiness.
However, if they gradually drift apart and become enemies, the strong personalities of both husband and wife will become a double-edged sword, which in turn will plunge the discordant husband and wife relationship into the quagmire of the road and cannot be pulled out at all.
Jia Lian in "Dream of the Red Chamber", among the children of the Jia clan, is a capable person, in fact, he is also very domineering and strong, but the wind is slightly inferior to wang Xifeng, who is exquisite in eight faces, and his energy is weaker.
However, from the bottom of his heart, Jia Lian was dissatisfied with Wang Xifeng's domineering demeanor and overshadowing his face. In particular, Wang Xifengyi made him play a little clever, abused his power and committed evil, did not agree with it, and was very unhappy.
In addition, Wang Xifeng only gave birth to one daughter, and also took the next three rotten methods to force him to die, which was secretly married to You's second sister, which obviously crossed the bottom line, so that Jia Lian Zhanli had an excuse to completely divorce his wife. When the fetus in You Erjie's womb disappeared together, and Jia Lian openly swore revenge, it meant that his marital relationship with Wang Xifeng had come to an end.
In the end, the four major families were all damaged, Jia Lian and Wang Xifeng were also sad and urged the fate of "both defeats and injuries", and Wang Xifeng was even more sad to "one from two to three people, crying to Jinling even more." Not only did he hold the "great funeral" of Jia Mu's dignity, but he also died darkly. The 87th edition of "Dream of the Red Chamber" gives the picture of two jailers wrapping her body in a broken grass mat and dragging her into the snow...
To sum up, Jia Lian Wang Xifeng and his wife went from the original love to the later confrontation into a vendetta, and also became a mortal enemy, which is natural, but it only makes people increase infinite sadness: If they knew this, why did they suffer in the first place?
It is for the sake of appreciation.
【About the author】Li Dakui, post-70s, Bachelor of Laws, Guizhou Meitan people, literature lovers.
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