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Second Aunt is Jin Quan's concubine. She is introverted, poor in ability and has a very low sense of existence in the original work. If it weren't for giving birth to a lovely daughter, Merry, if Mrs. Kim has invisible oppression in the world, and if the Kim family competes with Cui Yi for favor, this "honest man" will be ignored. However, on the night of Jin Quan's death, Er Yi turned into the protagonist and performed a play of "swallowing opium to commit suicide", which made the Jin family worry about her. Writer Zhang Henshui named this passage "Man Yun Chang Hou Jian Jie Zhen".

Jin Quan's death, as Mrs. Jin who lived together for 40 years and gave birth to 4 men and 3 women, was only a sad factor and fell into a coma. Why did the unloved second aunt die for her husband in a violent way? Is it the deep love between husband and wife, or is there something else?

My second aunt was born with bad luck. After she married Jin Quan as a concubine, Jin Quan and his wife were very kind to her, and the first child spoke highly of her. In the Kim family, she really enjoyed the blessing of half-life.

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It is said that Jin Quan wants to accept his second aunt, but Mrs. Jin, who comes from a big family, naturally doesn't want to. Who wants her to be with her husband? But the Kim family is very rich, polygamy is the norm, and Mrs. Kim is disobedient.

Leng Qingqiu was invited to visit the Kim family for the first time. When he came back, he told his mother about the facade of the Kim family: "The Kim family's house is really nice and ostentatious." But in Grandpa Jin Yanxi's generation, the facade was even richer than it is now. Grandpa and his three brothers, literate and martial-minded, all live in Grade Two or above, but unfortunately the population is not prosperous, leaving only one aunt in the second room. Grandpa Yan Xi has five concubines, except the maid who closes the door, but only two brothers Jin Quan were born. Unfortunately, Jin Quan's brother grew up in his thirties and died young, leaving Jin Quan as an only child. Jin Quan has a lot of love, but he is not arrogant and arrogant. His lessons are excellent, especially his poetry and prose. Besides, Grandpa Yan Xi's foresight led Jin Quan to study in Europe. After returning to China, Jin Quan became a sought-after talent in the country, and the official was the prime minister.

Many authors, when interpreting Second Aunt, always say that Second Aunt is good at being humble and insignificant, and Mrs. Jin will never have children before giving birth. In fact, when my second aunt got married, Mrs. King had given birth to four men, three women and seven children. There are many boys in Jinquan, but influenced by the old family's idea of having many children and grandchildren, Grandpa Zu decided to give Jinquan a second aunt. Grandfather Zu personally took a concubine for Jin Quan in order to prevent Mrs. Jin from suppressing the ingot.

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Mrs. Kim can get along well with her second aunt, not only because she is too low-key and restrained, but also because she got strong support from her elders when she married the Kim family.

Yan Xi's two sisters-in-law were born of the same child, and the Kim family was more excited than the other. Even the clumsy second aunt said a series of happy words, and Yan Xi couldn't help saying the above words.

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Second Aunt is called "Wu Laoshi" in the Kim family, which is related to her modesty and short stature for many years, taking Mrs. Kim as the master, never overstepping the rules and never provoking her authority. Mrs. Kim, who is kind-hearted, sees that Second Aunt is kind and introverted, and naturally treats her kindly and equally. For example, when it was my second aunt's turn to pay a New Year call to Mrs. King, the word "Happy New Year" had not been uttered. Mrs. King grabbed her and said with a smile, "I'll pay a New Year call to you, too." When Aunt Trinity bowed to Mrs. King, Mrs. King just nodded and smiled.

No matter in the original book or in the adapted plot, Er Yi's sense of existence around Jin Quan is very low, which seems to make people only remember that she is Merry's mother, but forget that she is Jin Quan's concubine.

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Jin Quan's affection for his first wife, Mrs. Jin, is a kind of respect for me, while his affection for his third aunt, Taicui, is a little sweet. For example, Mrs. King advised him to "abstain from three precepts", especially when he was old. Although he resisted in his heart, he gave Mrs. Jin enough face to let her "push him around", promised to go to Aunt Cui's room less, and agreed to rest.

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For Aunt Cui, Jin Quan is flirting with an old man and a young wife to relax. As Aunt Cui said, Jin Quan "is a serious face to the younger generation at ordinary times and a lively Yamaraja to his subordinates", but in this case, he has become a "clown" who is not shy. In the plot, the only intersection between the second aunt and Jin Quan is that Jin Quan was very angry when he learned that Jin Yanxi was wandering around a nun. Mrs king doesn't know what to say. The second aunt resolved the deadlock in one sentence: "Burning incense and worshiping Buddha is to go to the temple, and the nun is a woman. You didn't know that before. I told you not to go next time. "

Mrs. Kim and Aunt Cui both have a certain weight in the eyes of outsiders, but they ignore the second aunt. For example, a general's wife called and only invited Mrs. Jin and Aunt Cui to dinner, but there was no second aunt's share, which was related to her long-term low sense of existence.

My second aunt is a weak person in the eyes of children. The second aunt's speech in public is always rejected by her daughter Meili; Her opinions will be ignored or laughed at by the younger generation.

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After Jin Quan's death, Aunt Cui turned against her because of unfair separation. Mrs. King was furious: "Can you get an inheritance on behalf of me and these people?" Except for beauty, it's all in my stomach ... even beauty is just her mother talking. "When my second aunt heard about her own affairs, she stood up and didn't know what to say. Mrs. king asked her to say it briefly. It took her a long time to say, "The second half of my life is so miserable ... Before she finished, Merry jumped up and stopped her:" Please make it simple, you just started from the second half of your life. "If it is not simple, it will take ten lifetimes." I couldn't help laughing on the spot.

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Mrs. King felt humiliated when she gave birth to a child in the eighth month of pregnancy. Yu Fen tried to fool her and spread the story that she was pregnant before marriage. My second aunt didn't want things to get worse. She waved and whispered, "Actually, it's nothing. Many children were added within eight months. In addition, there are many ways to increase the number of years and increase children's marriage. " Yu Fen touched a soft spot and deliberately teased her second aunt. "Everyone has to meet people like you, so it will be easy." My second aunt said, "I am not qualified to be a master, and I can't control anyone." I must cry more. " Pei Fang and Yu Fen laughed at this indecisive incompetence.

If it weren't for the saying in the book that "my second aunt and Jin Quan have always had a good relationship", if it weren't for my lovely and existential daughter Merry, if it weren't for my second aunt's double suicide at Jin Quan's funeral, it would really make people feel that my second aunt was an aunt forgotten by Jin Quan.

When the doctor announced Jin Quan's death, Mrs. King burst into tears and cried for a long time several times. She was so sad that she fainted from fatigue.

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Everyone was anxious to settle down Mrs. King, and the servants there heard that "the second aunt had an accident." It turns out that on the night of Jin Quan's death, Er Yi committed suicide by swallowing cigarettes. She had been poisoned for a long time when she was found. In the eyes of Kim's children, this behavior is an act of mutual affection between husband and wife.

After Jin Quan's death, the Kim family had their own worries, especially Jin Yanxi. He thinks he has no savings, no job, no skills and no good father-in-law to rely on. A father didn't feel precious when he was alive, but now he knows that he has lost his dependence.

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My second aunt publicly vented their sadness and emotions:

Indeed, the scene of the Kim family's ostentation and extravagance was supported by Jin Quan, and the four young masters ate, drank, gambled and gambled, one after another. Once the golden power falls, no one in the Kim family can support this family, and the Kim family faces disintegration.

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Sure enough, only three or four days after Jin Quan's death, rumors of separation surged, and his son and daughter-in-law began to plan how to separate. If it weren't for Mrs. Kim's order that "no parting is allowed before the funeral", I'm afraid the Kim family would be laughed at even more.

If people are separated, living together will be even worse. In the end, the Kim family was divided into several small families. The children went their separate ways, and the three brothers moved out to form a small family. Jin Yanxi went abroad with her two sisters and watched the once lively family suddenly fall apart. Merry had mixed feelings and shed tears. My second aunt said something like this:

"I know I can't have any good results. It was very kind of you to let me close my eyes and fall asleep that day. But you managed to save me again. "

Today, my second aunt had a premonition that swallowing opium was not affectionate, but she couldn't bear to see the Kim family down and out, and she couldn't afford Merry, so she simply left it alone.

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The second aunt who was rescued did not form a small family with beauty, but chose to live in Xishan with Mrs. Jin, which made me puzzled. Pei Fang felt that Second Aunt had no need to play a supporting role with Mrs. Kim, and should live independently. But my second aunt said that she was an unnecessary person and should accompany the old lady.

In fact, my second aunt is very clever. Imagine that in those days, women had no skills and no job opportunities. How can they live with their daughter for 10 thousand yuan? My second aunt committed suicide on the night of Jin Quan's death, leaving a good name of double suicide. She knew that Mrs. King would not ignore Merry, and it was better to follow Mrs. King than to follow herself. My second aunt loves beauty too much, and it is also in her bones to plan for beauty.