Chapter 2 Preface On the Golden Jade Daughter in A Dream of Red Mansions

The whole "A Thousand Reds Cry" and "Wan Yan Tong Cup", to put it bluntly, are nothing more than the words "Sorrowful Jin Mourning Jade". All the daughters of the Red Chamber can be classified with the words "gold" and "jade", and their representatives are naturally Xue Baochai and Lin Daiyu. Baochai is the head of the "gold school", while Daiyu is the image of the "jade" school Spokesperson. Taking the Twelve Hairpins as an example, all gold and jade appear in pairs. Baochai is gold, and Daiyu is jade; Yuanchun is gold, and Tanchun is jade; Xiangyun is gold, and Miaoyu is jade. Jade; welcoming spring is gold, and cherishing spring is jade; Sister Feng is gold, and sister Qiao is jade;

Let's talk about "gold" first. This school uses Xue Baochai's gold lock as a sacrifice to the flag, so the biggest symbol is jewelry accessories, such as Shi Xiangyun's golden unicorn. Daiyu once satirized Baochai, "He is still limited in other things, but he pays more attention to the things these people carry."Indeed, in addition to the "golden unicorn", Baochai also noticed the "jasper pendant" worn by Xing Xiuyan. After asking, she found out that it was a gift from Tanchun.This defines the identity of the jade school of Tanchun and Xing Xiuyan.

As for Yingchungui, the second most beautiful girl in the Jia family, there are very few dramas in the book, and she only watched it twice last time, one of which was "The Cowardly Miss Doesn't Ask About the Golden Phoenix". Therefore, she also has a clear stand "Golden Pie". As for the imperial concubine Yuanchun who came on the "Golden Roof and Golden Embroidered Phoenix", she was so extravagant and noble, so she was naturally even more golden. Wang Xifeng appeared with great style, and everyone who has read it will never forget her resplendent attire—"He wears a golden bun with eight treasures and pearls on his head, a beaded hairpin tied with Chaoyang and five phoenixes, and a beaded hairpin on his neck. Wearing a red gold plate chi Yingluo ring, pea green palace sash tied to the skirt, double balance and roses, wearing a gold thread and a hundred butterflies wearing a red satin narrow jacket with flowers, and a multicolored silk carved stone green and silver mouse coat, and a jadeite flower dress underneath. Crepe skirt."

How much gold must be in this body!Moreover, this is the number one greedy person in the Red Mansion. Sister Feng's confidant girl, Ping'er, wears a shrimp beard bracelet, so it is also a gold style. By analogy, the pendant who stole gold is also gold, and Liang'er who steals jade is the jade school. This is really a coincidence, if there is gold, there must be a jade to match, even if there is a gold thief, there must be a jade thief.It's really evenly matched, and it will never fail. In addition to being marked with ornaments, another feature of the "Golden School" is its name.

The first one is Yinger, who is Baochai's number one confidant and close maid, formerly known as Huang Huangying; and Xia Jingui, who is Baochai's sister-in-law and a close relative. There is also Jin Chuan who jumped into the well for Baoyu. Many red scholars believe that it is Daiyu's substitute, and therefore believe that Daiyu will also die in the water in the future.However, in the eighty chapters of the original book, have you ever seen Cao Xueqin have the slightest connection between Jin Chuan and Daiyu?On the contrary, she was wrapped in Baochai's clothes after her death, and she was a daughter of the "golden" school. If it is true that Jinchai jumped into the well to conclude that Zhengchai entered the water, then it should be Baochai and not Daiyu. .

In addition to Jin Chuan, there is another person who died in the book when he fell into the water, the son of guard who fell in love with Zhang Jinge. Another "gold".Although Brother Jin died by hanging himself, her lover died by jumping into the river. Red scholars believe that there is a basis for Daiyu's sinking into the lake, which is the sentence "Crossing the crane shadow in the cold pond, burying the soul of the flower in the cold moon" in the Mid-Autumn Festival couplet, but the person who said "Crossing the crane in the cold pond" is Shi Xiangyun, not Lin Daiyu , and Shi Xiangyun is exactly the "sister who hangs a golden unicorn", a member of the gold school.

There is also a person surnamed Jin, who is Yuanyang, Jin Yuanyang.Cao Xueqin was afraid that we would overlook this person, so he not only wrote a special book "Golden Mandarin Duck Three Proclamation Teeth Order" in the review, but also persuaded her through Mrs. Xing's mouth: "As the saying goes, 'Gold is eventually exchanged for gold', who knows You have been valued by the master." Clear reminder: This is real "gold". "A mandarin duck woman swears to never marry a mandarin duck", she is destined to be alone all her life, which is also like Baochai.

When it comes to looking back, the most shocking one is the tenth chapter "The Golden Widow Greedy and Humiliated". Jin Rongzhi's aunt is just a small person, and she appeared in less than two pages.The reason is to remind us of those three prophetic words: Golden Widow! In this way, the third symbol of the daughter of the "Golden School" is revealed: destiny. Most of the widows in the book belong to the "Gold School", Li Wan, for example, is one of the representatives.And Xia Jingui, Xue Baochai, and Shi Xiangyun will probably all join the widow clan in the future.

Zhiyanzhai once clearly stated: Attack is the deputy of the hairpin, and the sky is the shadow of Daiying. Saying that Xiren is Baochai's substitute refers to their similar personalities; the book says that Musk Moon is "blatantly another Xiren", which also refers to her personality, so Musk Moon and Xiren are both Jin faction. However, when we say "Sunny is Daiying", it does not only refer to temperament, but also specifically to appearance.In the book, Mrs. Wang's mouth was used to point out a line, "the eyebrows and eyes are a bit like your sister Lin".It can be seen that the first sign to identify the identity of the "Jade" faction is the similarity in appearance.

Apart from Qingwen, Lingguan and Daiyu are also extremely similar.Wang Xifeng said: "This child looks like a person, you can't tell anymore." Shi Xiangyun pointed it out simply: "It looks like sister Lin." Later, when Baoyu saw Lingguan Huaqiang, he thought she was going to bury flowers at first, so Dongshi imitated her, so he wanted to call her, saying, "You don't have to learn from Miss Lin." In these places, it is pointed out that Mingling official is Daiyu's avatar.And Lingguan's sickness, anger and joy are also very similar to Daiyu. Furthermore, Xiaosi Xing'er once said: "Our aunt's daughter is surnamed Lin, and her nickname is Daiyu. She has the same face and figure as Third Aunt." "Sent.

Third Sister You's sweetheart is Liu Xianglian, but he was wronged by prejudice, causing her to die from drinking a sword, "the crushed peach blossoms are all over the ground, and Yushan is hard to help when it collapses."The "Peach Blossom" and "Yushan" here can all allude to Daiyu, because she once wrote "Peach Blossom Journey". And the ending of Third Sister You and Liu Xianglian, who died young and became a monk, is also like Baoyu and Daiyu. Third Sister You said: "We are like gold and jade." She clearly pointed out that the two sisters are also a pair of gold and jade.And the ending of Second Sister You was to die by swallowing gold, which is really interesting and far-reaching. In addition to the above three people, there are two people who are also related to Daiyu in appearance, so their identities are somewhat vague.This is Qin Keqing, the final chapter of the main volume, and Zhen Yinglian, the opening chapter of the sub-volume. But the character Qing is both beautiful, like Baochai and Daiyu, so it is difficult to judge whether it is "gold" or "jade".However, there was a sentence in Huiqian's poem "When you meet, you ask your name He, and your family name is Qin when you live in the south of the Yangtze River".It can be seen that Qin Keqing is more inclined to the "Jade School" among gold and jade. As for Xiangling's image, according to Zhou Rui's family, it "actually resembles the character of Grandma Rong in our Dongfu", so it can be seen that she is also a "beautiful" person.And she has been Baochai's maid and also worshiped Daiyu as her teacher, and she is also beautiful in status. When writing to Xiangling learning poetry, Tanchun once called her through the window with a smile: "Miss Ling, you can take a break." Later, when Wen Xiaosheer asked Xiangling to give Xia Jingui a handkerchief, she also called her "Miss Ling". . There is no distinction between "Ling", "Ling" and "Lin" in southerners. It can be seen that the names of Lingguan and Xiangling are all based on the surname of "Miss Lin". The name is also the symbol of the "Jade" faction. The women with "Yu" in their names in the book include Miaoyu, Xiaohong, and "Ruoyu" (also known as Mingyu) in Grandma Liu's mouth. Xiaohong's original name was Lin Hongyu, and there was only one letter difference between her and Daiyu.Daiyu's predecessor was Crimson Pearl Immortal Grass, and crimson is red; Baoyu named her residence "Jiangyunxuan", and Hongyu's favorite person was Jia Yun; Xiaohong and Jia Yun fell in love because of picking up handkerchiefs Yes, it was also a handkerchief that Baoyu gave to Daiyu. Later, Baoyu entered the Prison Temple, and Xiaohong and Qianxue went to visit, and Qianxuezhixue, also known as "Xue", and Xiaohong became a "golden jade" pair. Daiyu is the image of a poet in the book, her character is characterized by "aloof and conceited, with no dust in her eyes"; Influenced by him, "behavior and speech are as detached as wild cranes and idle clouds"; although senior officials are lowly as actors, they are arrogant, and even dare to disobey the orders of imperial concubines and empresses. It can be seen that this lofty and arrogant group can be called a "jade" girl. In this way, Xichun also got into the Jade School because of his eccentric temperament, just as Tanchun said: "This is his eccentric nature, too lonely, we can't be more proud of him." There is also the legendary Hui Niang, who is revered as "Hui Wen" by literati and inkmen. To sum up, the division criteria of the "gold" and "jade" schools can be reflected in five aspects: one is accessories, the other is names, the third is appearance, the fourth is character, and the fifth is fate. In addition to the different representatives of the upper and lower masters and servants of the twelve beauties, there are also fringe characters such as Si'er and Wu'er, Zhang Jinge and Ruoyu, Zhui'er and Liang'er, Baozhu and Ruizhu, and so on. "Jade" is divided into two factions: the fourth son is gold, the fifth son is jade; Jin Ge is gold, Ruoyu is jade; "Little girl", that is, "Bao girl". The "rui" in Ruizhu is the side of the word jade, of course it is the jade school... After mastering these basic directions and principles, we can, on the basis of satisfying the different criteria for being selected into the Twelve Hairpin Sub-volume and the Second Co-volume, use the five major classifications of gold and jade, to launch the Twelve-hairpin Sub-volume and the Sub-volume respectively. Six pairs of "gold and jade".