weak girl in the red chamber-delicate and clever sister author/anonymous
In A Dream of Red Mansions, there are actually few women with weak personalities. If you must find another one besides Xiangling, Youer and Yingchun, you may be regarded as Qiaojie.
Although Qiaojie is also a character in the official book of Twelve Chai, she was only a child in the first 8 chapters of Xueqin's original work, and she didn't even say a word. There is no basis to explain her personality. Therefore, this article is more of my own speculation and can only represent my personal subjective opinion.
Qiaojie is Wang Xifeng's daughter and her only child. This man, Wang Xifeng, is described as a "overlord" in the words of Jia Mu. She is the daughter-in-law of Grandmother Jia's eldest son, her father-in-law is a hereditary Rong Guogong, and her mother's family is also a well-known rich official family in Beijing. According to folklore, "The East China Sea lacks a white jade bed, and the Dragon King came to invite King Jinling". The special living environment has created an outstanding Wang Xifeng. She is smart and beautiful, vigorous and capable, good at pandering and scheming, and has the power to herself in the Jia family. She is a person with complex personality. She can be a filial and thoughtful granddaughter or a considerate and funny big sister when she is enthusiastic. When she is fierce, she is a smart and powerful housewife who everyone respects. When she is greedy and vicious, she is a ruthless bitch. She has never been afraid of anything in her life, dare to do anything, and don't believe in what the netherworld will do. She has always held the idea of exterminating her enemies and never thought about accumulating virtue for future generations. But such a powerful man also has regrets, that is, he has no son. Although she is very popular in the Jia family, a woman without a son may mean that she will eventually lose her status and even her inheritance rights in the old society. And having a son is the guarantee for the rest of your life. For example, Li Wan, although a young man is widowed, still has a good life because of her son Jia Lan. Although she doesn't do much work, she can get the highest salary and is respected everywhere.
after several years of marriage, Xifeng kept a strict control over her lecherous husband, fearing that he would give birth to a son with another woman to seize his position. Therefore, she gave him Pinger, her maid, as a concubine to buy her heart and killed her favorite concubine, Second Sister You. Unfortunately, however, neither she nor Pinger gave birth to a son. With the abortion of her only son, her health has gone from bad to worse, and it is increasingly impossible to have a son. So, naturally, she regarded her only daughter as her lifelong hope.
As the saying goes, "Tiger poison doesn't eat the child". Although Xifeng is fierce and vicious, she still loves her only daughter very much. The more capable parents are, the more reluctant they are to let their children suffer and be wronged. However, the children raised by timid and incompetent parents mature more quickly and are more independent and capable, so the characteristics of being capable and not being able to do are always atavism. Xi-feng's raising Qiao-jie must be very spoiled. This shrewd and exhausted strong woman may only have real heartfelt tenderness when facing her daughter. Daughter is the softest and warmest place in her heart as hard as stone.
However, Qiaojie is not a worry-free child. Most of Qiaojie who appeared in the book were sick, either with chicken pox or a cold, and her body was very delicate. Xifeng is very worried about her. After all, this is her only child. If she doesn't live long, she will really have no hope. She is worried about her daughter's health as well as her future. Qiaojie was born on the seventh day of July in the lunar calendar. China people think that "seven" is a bad number. The seventh day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar is the "Beggar's Day", which is the day when cowherd and weaver girl meet. People think that this day is very cloudy, because all magpies have gone to heaven to bridge the gap, so there is no joy in the world. Most children born on this day will grow up with more worries and less happiness. Therefore, Xifeng is also worried about her daughter.
When Granny Liu finished swimming in the Grand View Garden, Xifeng held her sick daughter and began to discuss her daughter's fate. Xifeng hoped that Granny Liu would give a good name to her daughter who had not been named for a long time. On the one hand, she could borrow Granny Liu's birthday, and on the other hand, because Lao Liu was poor, people in the old society believed that naming poor people was beneficial to the healthy growth of children. Granny Liu is only a peasant woman, but she was born with some knowledge. Sometimes he acts like a "March 8th", but sometimes he is a bit of a "half-fairy" demeanor. He is a master who is ignorant and foolish. After asking about the child's birthday, she decided to name her Qiaojie, saying it was a way to fight fire with fire. Granny Liu also assured Xifeng that the name would make the child grow up with luck and misfortune, all from the word "Qiao".
this is also <; Dream of Red Mansions > There is a very warm scene in the movie: two women with completely different ages, experiences and social status are planning for a doomed little girl, hoping to improve her future. Every time I read this, it reminds me of <; Sleeping beauty > Fairy tales. The plots of the two are very similar. < Sleeping beauty > The princess in the movie was cursed by the evil fairy when she was a baby-she would be needled to death at the age of 16. Later, a kind fairy stepped forward to help. Although she could not break the evil fairy's magic, she could improve it, that is, she was stabbed to death and became hypnotized for a long time until the power of love woke her up. Grandma Liu was like the kind fairy, and later she really helped and protected Qiaojie just like the fairy helped the princess. She was the savior of Qiaojie's life.
Judging from the verdict, Qiaojie did encounter difficulties later. Jia Fu fell, and his mother died of illness. Father may be in prison or dead. She was sold into a brothel by "cruel uncles and brothers who love money and forget their flesh and blood" (perhaps Wang Ren and Jia Rong) and became a prostitute. Qiaojie was already sickly and spoiled. Once the dust fell from the splendid bush, she was already sad and afraid, and her spirit almost collapsed. How can she find a way to fight against her fate? Basically, it has been in a state of "artificial knife, I am a fish". But by coincidence, I met grandma Liu. Granny Liu decided to repay the kindness of dripping water with a fountain because she had received alms from Xifeng and Jia's family before. So I did not hesitate to spend a lot of manpower and material resources to rescue Qiaojie, and finally redeemed her. After being redeemed, Qiaojie was homeless, and Grandma Liu took her in again. She didn't abandon her brothel experience, endured humiliation, and betrothed her to her only grandson, Baner.
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