
The First Lady of the Rong Family
红楼大当家
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- Ancient Romance
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- Classical Alternate History
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Although Wang Ziteng's character is not very good, it would be good if he can contribute to the country. With Shen Ning here, the Jia family will not have much interaction with him. I hope the Jia family will be well.
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Relationship diagram of characters in Red Mansion
Come review with me the relationship between the characters in Red Mansions!
Baochai's age question 2
Let's talk about the day after Daiyu arrived at Jia's house. When she got up, she saw Jia's mother. Because she went to Mrs. Wang's place, Mrs. Wang and Xifeng were unpacking letters from Jinling. Mrs. Wang's brother and sister-in-law sent two daughters-in-law to talk. Although Daiyu didn't know the whole story, Tanchun and others knew that they were talking about Xue Pan, the son and cousin of the Xue family's aunt who lived in Jinling City. He relied on wealth and power to kill people and was now being tried in the Yingtianfu case. Now that his maternal uncle, Wang Ziteng, had obtained the information, he sent people from his family to tell them, hoping to elicit the intention of coming to Beijing. It can be seen from this passage that Xue Pan beat someone to death, robbed Xiangling and took Aunt Xue and Baochai to Beijing at this time. In the fourth chapter of the book, it is written that Jia Yucun took Lin Ruhai's letter and met with Jia Zheng, and he had been awarded Yingtian Mansion, which happened to handle Xue Pan's case. Since his recovery relied on the help of the Jia family and the Wang family, and the Xue family were relatives of the two families, he decided the case randomly. When Menzi and Jia Yucun talked about the case that day, they mentioned Xiangling: Menzi said: "This kind of kidnapper only steals five or six-year-old children and raises them in a secluded place until they are ten years old. When he was one or two years old, his appearance was taken to a foreign country for resale. At that time, we coaxed him to play with him every day. Although seven or eight years have passed, his appearance is better now at the age of twelve or thirteen, but his appearance is still the same. If you don't change it, it's easy for acquaintances to recognize her. Menzi revealed that Xiangling was Zhen Shiyin's daughter Yinglian, and Xiangling was twelve or thirteen years old at the time (remember this first, there will be explanations later). > The book goes on to say: There is no mention of Yucun at the moment. It is said that Mr. Xue, who bought Yinglian and killed Feng Yuan, was also from Jinling. He was originally a scholarly family, but now. Mr. Xue lost his father when he was young, and his widowed mother pity him for being an orphan, so she spoiled him and indulged him, which led to his failure. Moreover, his family has a millionaire, and now he has money and food from his family to buy miscellaneous materials. His scientific name is Xue Pan, which means "Xue Pan". Wenlong, who is only fifteen years old this year, has a luxurious temperament and an arrogant speech. Although he has gone to school, he only knows a few words. He only spends his time fighting cocks and traveling around. Although he is an imperial businessman, he has no knowledge of world affairs. Due to my grandfather's old friendship, the household department used a false name to receive money and food. The rest of the affairs were handled by the clerk and family. The widowed mother Wang is the sister of Wang Ziteng, the current governor of Beijing, and Jia Zheng of Rongguo Mansion. His wife, Mrs. Wang, is a sister born from the same mother. She is about forty years old and has only one son, Xue Pan. There is also a daughter, two years younger than Xue Pan, whose baby name is Baochai. She was born with smooth muscles and bones, and her behavior was elegant. He loves this girl so much that he can read and write ten times better than his brother Nai. The above words introduce the situation of the Xue family, in which Xue Pan's age and Baochai's age are clearly stated: This is Mr. Xue. Her scientific name is Xue Pan, whose surname is Wenlong, and she is only fifteen years old this year. The Wang family (Aunt Xue) also has a daughter, two years younger than Xue Pan, whose baby name is Baochai. Xue Pan is fifteen years old, and Baochai is two years younger, that is, thirteen years old. R> The above said that Xiangling is twelve or thirteen years old, so it should be thirteen years old, because in Chapter 63, Qunfang mentioned that Xiren, Baochai, Xiangling and Qingwen are the same age when celebrating her birthday. So in the fourth chapter, Baochai and Xiangling are both thirteen years old. This is consistent with what Menzi said. After reading the above comparison, the conclusion is as follows: Daiyu was 6 years old when she entered Jia's house, and Baoyu was one year older than Daiyu, who was 7 years old. Baochai came to Beijing in the same year, and she was 13 years old at that time (Xue Pan was 15 years old). Did you see that Baochai was 6 years older than Baoyu? Br> When Baochai turned 15, Baoyu was only 9 years old! It's no wonder that when Baochai was fifteen, Jia's mother wanted to give her a birthday gift, which really reminded her that it was time for a blind date. It's no wonder that when Zhang Taoist proposed marriage, Jia's mother said Baoyu didn't want to marry her. It's better to marry early. Even if the monk didn't say this, Baoyu is really very young. Baochai and Baoyu are so different in age. It's really shameless that the Xue family dared to create a pretense of a good relationship. Right. If the Jia family hadn't been completely ruined later, Xue Baochai would have been the second Fu Qiufang. She was an old girl in her twenties and thirties and still couldn't get married. Later, when the two got married, Baoyu was only sixteen or seventeen years old.
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"The Master of Red Mansions" fan "Snowy Night Chess Game"
——The twenty-year appointment between Shen Ning and Xichun On a snowy night in the middle of winter, in the warm pavilion of the old house of Jia Mansion, Shen Ning was leaning on the soft couch with her fox fur folded in her arms, and her fingertips were rubbing a warm black jade chess piece. Outside the window, the plum branches are covered with snow, and the charcoal fire is crackling inside the house. The girl opposite is holding a white child and thinking deeply - it is Xichun who she raised with her own hands. "When mother separated the family, were she really not afraid of Rong Ning's second house's counterattack?" Shen Ning chuckled: "Afraid? At that time, Jia Zhen had become an empty frame, and the historians had too much time to take care of themselves. I have the evidence of the crimes of the four kings and eight princes. Do they dare to touch it?" The black and white on the chessboard are intertwined like undercurrents, just like the killing game she used to force the clan to make concessions through the "clear water banquet". Memories surge back to twenty years ago. On the night Shen Ning gave birth, an assassin broke in through the window and blood splattered on the curtains. She clutched the blood-stained copy of "Zi Zhi Tong Jian" at her desk and transcribed the corrupted ink accounts of Jia's property into hidden boxes. The pain in her abdomen trembled at the same time as the iron drawings and silver hooks she wrote. When Xichun was born the next day, the first snow of that year was falling outside the window. "You always say that 'reading books is wise', but when my daughter studies history, all she sees is that the paper is full of people eating people." "So it is more important to play chess, rather than for the sake of chess." Shen Ning pushed up the wooden board and pulled out a yellowed letter from the secret compartment of Duobao Pavilion - it was the copy of the secret letter that she and King Beijing conspired to overthrow Prince Zhongshun. The drum sounded three times, and the housekeeper reported urgently: The jade seal of the former dynasty was unearthed in the cellar of the old house in Jinling, and the Jin Yiwei had surrounded the Xue family caravan. Xichun looked up suddenly, only to see her mother calmly saying: "Why are you panic? I asked Xue to bury this jade seal." She unfolded the map and pointed at the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal with her fingertips, "Japanese chaos is about to break out in the sea and border areas, and His Majesty is worried about the lack of money to train troops. The Xue family's 'treasure offering' can be used to exchange for three imperial merchant grain routes." The snowy light shines through the window, reflecting the silver strands on Shen Ning's temples like blades. Xichun suddenly realized that her mother had stirred up troubles for half her life just to weave a web to protect her children. Those "coincidental" impeachments, sudden military exploits, and even his engagement with Feng Ziying are all part of the network. The rooster crows at the fifth watch, and Xichun walks towards the corner door with the secret box in her arms. The ink on "Governance Policy" in the box is still wet, and the title page is inscribed "To Mr. Tailin, the Censor" - it is the outline of the reform written under her pseudonym. "My mother pretended to be a Taoist temple woman to save my father and brother, so my daughter can't be a 'hidden phase'?" She looked back at the lights of the Nuang Pavilion and smiled softly into the snow. In the pavilion, Shen Ning closed her eyes and murmured: "When the female eagle spreads its wings, it will have the power to lift the sky..." The words dispersed into the morning mist, but the chessboard was still in ruins, and the white piece had broken through the siege.
Baochai's age problem
The ages of many characters in Dream of Red Mansions are not revealed. Even the ages of Baochai, Baoyu and Daiyu are not directly stated, but there are still many clues. We all know that Baoyu is younger than Baochai, but older than Daiyu, so what is the exact age difference between them? Here I find it for everyone to see. In the second chapter of the book, "Mrs. Jia passed away in Yangzhou City and Leng Zixing gave a speech at Rongguo Mansion", he wrote: It is a pity that the Lin family is not prosperous and has limited descendants. Although there are several families, they are just like the same family as Ruhai, and there are no direct relatives. Ru Hai is now forty years old and has only one three-year-old son, who died last year. Although he had several concubines, he was destined to have no children, so there was nothing he could do. Today, only his legitimate wife Jia has given birth to a daughter named Daiyu, who is only five years old. This clearly mentions that Daiyu was five years old at this time. Hearing that Luzheng wanted to hire a foreign guest, Yucun asked his friends to help him get in and make a plan to settle down. The wonderful thing is that there is only one female student and two maidservants who accompany him to study. This female student is young and very timid. There is no limit on the number of work classes, so it is very labor-saving. It took another long time, but unexpectedly, Mrs. Jia, the mother of the female student, died of an illness. The female student served soup and medicine, and mourned the whole mourning, so she left the library and said goodbye. Lin Ruhai wanted his daughter to stay in school, so she kept him. Recently, the female student was grieved and injured. She was timid and sickly, and she had an old illness, so she did not go to school for several days. Living in Yucun was boring. Whenever the weather was nice and sunny, I would go out for a walk after dinner. It is written here that Jia Yucun applied to be Daiyu's tutor. After exactly one year of teaching, Daiyu's mother Jia Min died of illness. Then Daiyu was six years old at this time. Daiyu was too sad and unable to study. Jia Yucun wanted to resign, but Lin Ruhai kept him. It's just that Daiyu was too sad and didn't go to class for several days. So Jia Yucun took time out for a walk. While walking in Yucun, he met Leng Zixing. The two chatted about what they had seen in the capital, and Leng Zixing talked about the affairs of Ning and Rong. About Jia Zheng's house, Leng Zixing said this: The wife of Zheng's father, Wang, was the first-born son, named Jia Zhu. He entered school at the age of fourteen, married a wife and had a son before he was twenty, and died of an illness. The second child gave birth to a young lady, who was born on the first day of the lunar new year, which was strange. Unexpectedly, she gave birth to a young man later, which was even more strange. As soon as the baby was born, a piece of colorful crystal jade came into his mouth, with many writings on it, so he named it Baoyu. Oddly enough, now he is seven or eight years older. Although he is extremely naughty, he is not as smart as one in a hundred. Here Leng Zixing mentioned that Baoyu is now seven or eight years old. What he said is approximate. Baoyu's exact age at this time should be seven years old (Daiyu will say this later). After Jia Yucun and Leng Zixing finished chatting, the two stood up to pay the bill. When Fang was about to leave, he heard someone from behind shouting: "Brother Yucun, congratulations! I came here to bring you good news." When Yucun hurriedly looked back, it was none other than Zhang Rugui, a colleague who participated in the case that day. He was originally from this place and lived after the revolution. Now after asking about the letter from Du Zhongzhong, he was sure to be reinstated. He then looked around for love and connections, and suddenly met Yucun, so he hurriedly expressed his congratulations. Hearing this, Leng Zixing hurriedly came up with a plan, and ordered the central government of Yucun, Lin Ruhai, to turn to the central government to harass Jia Zheng. Yucun understood what he meant, said goodbye and returned to the museum, where he hurriedly looked for his residence and reported the truth. Quoting the above unrelated incident, I just want to explain that this was after Yucun met Leng Zixing, which was actually the same day. On the next day, Yucun was faced with a sea of plans. Ru Haidao: "It was a coincidence that Jingjing passed away. The mother-in-law of the capital city thought that her little girl had no one to rely on for education, so she sent a couple of ships to pick her up. Because the little girl had not fully recovered, she could not go there in time. At this moment, I am thinking about how my kindness to Meng Xun has not been repaid. When I encounter this opportunity, there is no reason not to repay it with all my heart. But please don't worry. I have already planned this and have already practiced it. I am sending a letter of recommendation to my brother-in-law as a comprehensive assistant, so that I can show my sincerity. Even if there are expenses, I have already stated it clearly in my brother-in-law's letter, so I don't have to worry about it. " Ruhai Nai said: "I have chosen the second day of the Lunar New Year for my daughter to enter the capital, so I will go with you. Isn't it convenient?" Yucun only obeyed the order and felt very proud. Ruhai then packed up the gifts and sent them away, and Yucun received them one by one. So when the day came, Yucun accompanied Daiyu to Beijing to Jia's mansion. As can be seen from the above, Jia Yucun went to see Lin Ruhai the day after meeting Leng Zixing. Lin Ruhai informed Yucun that Jia's mother would take Daiyu over to take care of her. In order to repay Yucun for teaching Daiyu, Lin Ruhai had written a letter trusting Jia Zheng to help Yucun recover. At the same time, Tuoyu Village will take care of Daiyu on the road. The time they went to Kyoto was early next month, that is, in the same year. In other words, the year Daiyu came to Jia's house, she was six years old. In the third chapter of the book, it's Daiyu's first day in Jia's house. After Daiyu paid a visit to Jia Mu and everyone else, Mrs. The conversation between Mrs. Wang and Daiyu is written here, as follows: Mrs. Wang said: "Your uncle has gone to fast today. Goodbye. I just have one sentence to tell you: your three sisters are all very good. From now on, they will be able to study, read, learn needlework, or have an occasional joke. But the thing I am worried about the most is: I have a troublesome child who is a 'bastard' in the family. "The Demon King of the World" has gone to the temple today to fulfill his vows and has not come back yet. You will know when you see him in the evening. You just need to ignore him from now on. You sisters will not dare to mess with him. " Daiyu also often heard her mother say that her second aunt had a cousin who was born with a jade in his mouth. He was very naughty and hated reading. He liked to hang out in the closet. His grandmother was very doting and no one dared to care about him. Now that I saw Mrs. Wang say this, I knew it was this cousin she was talking about. Yin laughed and said, "Auntie is talking about this brother born from Xianyu? When I was at home, I heard my mother often say that this brother is one year older than me, and his nickname is Baoyu. Although he is very naive, he said that he is the best among sisters. Besides, when I come, I will naturally only live with my sisters, and the brothers are in a separate courtyard. How can I mess with someone who lives in another room?" Here, Daiyu clearly said, "This brother is one year older than me." Because Daiyu was six years old at this time, it can be seen that Baoyu is seven years old (that is, as mentioned above by Leng Zixing, he is now seven or eight years old, to be precise, he is seven years old). At this time, the ages of Baoyu and Daiyu became clear. Then Baochai's age is also mentioned below.
Great book, Ambrosia!
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