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Chapter 2 (1) A big thread: the people on the side of the "big master"

The elder is Jia She, Baoyu's uncle.He lives in the East Courtyard of Rongguo Mansion, which is separated from Jia Mu and Jia Zheng's side, and has another gate, also called "North Courtyard", which is compared to the South Courtyard (with a stable inside).The people in that courtyard are not very good, they just make trouble and do unrighteous things.That's all, they are jealous, resentful, injustice, hot-eyed towards Mother Jia... Within a mansion, between the two courts, secretly became hostile, and the "contradiction" gradually intensified. For this reason, Xueqin spent a lot of space, focusing on "color".

Jia Amnesty once "told a joke" and satirized Jia Mu's "eccentricity".The eldest wife, Mrs. Xing, hates Sister Feng deeply, saying that she climbs high branches—only loyal to Jia’s mother, and does not “take care” of She and Xing at all (Sister Feng is Jia Lian’s wife, and Lian is the son of She and Xing. She was borrowed from the "West Courtyard" to be the director of the family. According to "common sense", she should be "biased" towards her in-laws, She and Xing Cai "yes"...). In this way, Madam Xing has a group of servants around her, specially "watching" the West Courtyard, acting as "ear gods", and instigating Madam Xing to "vent her anger" in her life!

But don't underestimate these "villains". They formed a clique for personal gain and harmed the entire Rongguo Mansion—including themselves! This group of people, fed all day long, "have" their minds—the minds are dedicated to calculating others.
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