Chapter 7 (6) Poor Liu Wuer

The girls in the garden, at first, had to go to the front mansion for meals every day, and went back and forth several times a day, and it was even more inconvenient when it was cold.Sister Feng took great care of them and suggested adding an inner kitchen and assigning Sao Liu to take charge of it.Mrs. Liu has a daughter named Wu'er.Although this Wu'er is the daughter of a cook, she has an outstanding personality. The book clearly explains that she is a first-class figure in Xi, Yuan, Ping, and Juan.That's a really high rating. Mrs. Liu is very concerned about her beloved daughter and wants to find a good place for her.Everyone knows that being an errand in Yihong Courtyard is the most coveted high-class position, because Baoyu treats people the best, and claims that they will release all the maids in the future—that is, they will be released from slavery and they can marry independently.So Mrs. Liu made a plan in her heart to go to Yihong Courtyard.

It just so happened that Mrs. Liu was serving in the Lixiangyuan, and had a very good relationship with the little opera singer Fangguan and the others. After the troupe disbanded, Fangguan was assigned to the Yihongyuan.Aunt Liu followed Fang Guan's door and asked Baoyu for this.Baoyu has also agreed to let her in first (the girl in the courtyard is waiting to be filled), and then reply, it's over, it's not a big deal.Who knows, good things take a long time, and the sky does not follow people's wishes. For the matter of Liu Wu'er, Xueqin actually began to lay down the line from the fifty-ninth chapter, meandering, until the sixty-third chapter, and then stopped temporarily for later narration.

To put it simply, the cause is still at the beginning of the second half of the book, that is, starting from the fifty-fifth chapter, Sister Feng complained of illness, and Tanchun and Baochai acted as agents. Waiter (this is the banner family system of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the Qing Dynasty), the family has no real brains, and all kinds of things happen.All the pen and ink used by Xueqin is to write about the various troubles and disadvantages, dereliction of duty and violation of laws of these family members.That's why a series of rose salt, jasmine powder, rose dew, and poria cocos cream were introduced.

These twists and turns and intricate plots make people dizzy - but they forget that Xueqin's goal is on Liu Wu'er, and she is the character who "gets holes" and the protagonist of the tragedy. Wu'er is not in good health and seems to be suffering from an internal heat syndrome.Seeing Baoyu's leftover rose dew, Fangguan begged for half a bottle and gave it to Wu'er. After taking it, he said that he found it very useful;Unexpectedly, this could lead to disaster. This precious product is stored in Mrs. Wang's house, and only close friends know where it is stored.But suddenly it was discovered that it was stolen, so he ordered the housekeeper to investigate the case thoroughly.The Liu family's dew bottle was kept in the kitchen, but it was discovered by the little girl who played chess in the Yingchun room who had a quarrel with her family, and sued her.In addition, Wu'er entered the garden privately because he wanted to find a fang official, but was bumped into by the inspector of the garden.It's no wonder that everyone became suspicious and put Wu'er under house arrest as a "thief", waiting to be punished.The enemies of Liu's family took advantage of their wishes and taunted Wu'er. Wu'er was humiliated and became sicker.These are still "little things", and the big facts lie behind.

It turned out that one of the servants of Rongfu was named Qian Huai - the interpreter had long thought that this was a homonym for "rape".He is Aunt Zhao's pro-party, and he is now sent to follow Jia Huan to study as an "key member" (similar to Baoyu's Li Gui).He took a fancy to Liu Wu'er's beauty and vowed to marry her.Wu'er didn't want to, her mother knew it and didn't dare to force her, so she rejected Qian Huai's marriage proposal and avoided this kid ever since.It was precisely because Mrs. Liu wanted to distribute the rose dew to her nephew for treatment. Wu'er thought it was inappropriate, but Mrs. Liu refused to listen. When she sent it, she happened to meet Qian Huai, and she left immediately.This case does not end here.In the second half of the book, there are also major consequences.

Although Liu Wu'er was unwilling to marry this person, the Qian family did not give up, and in order to achieve their goal, they became wicked.On the one hand, he seized rose dew, Poria cocos cream and other things to frame Liu's family, and on the other hand pretended to be a kind-hearted righteous man, expressing his efforts to save them, in order to win the gratitude of Liu's family.Moreover, he annoyed Aunt Zhao to blow "wind" into Jia Zheng's ears, making Jia Zheng speak up and assigning Wu'er to Qian Huai. At this point, the Qian family is already full of ambitions, and they just wait for Na Cai to welcome their relatives.Although Aunt Liu is shrewd and capable, she is a woman after all, she does not dare to disobey orders, and secondly, she thinks it is an honor to order her own orders, so she agrees wholeheartedly.

At that time, the girl Wu'er only had the right to "express her ideas", but had no autonomy.After she learned the truth of the situation, she had to make up her mind. Here, I have to remind you: Aunt Zhao, as always, still wants to make a fuss about Baoyu in this matter—and she can't forget to take the opportunity to take revenge on Fangguan (she was humiliated by Fangguan's group of small actors, Hate it to the bone). "The children who sing opera have learned to be serious? They have learned some foxes. The one who divides Baoyu, named Fangguan, is even worse. He coaxes Baoyu every day. She is good with Liu Wuer, the daughter of Liu's family, who is the cook in the garden. I want to drag Wu'er to her to coax Baoyu. This Wu'er is not a serious person. I saw her flirtatious, and she ran secretly into the garden... In my opinion, the master said something, as soon as possible It's important to get rid of her..."

This is roughly the main content of "Pillow Wind".As soon as Jia Zheng heard this, he would "consult" Aunt Zhao on how to deal with it, and she would "recommend" Qian Huai, saying that it would be good for him to be a housekeeper. There is no suitable marriage yet. As soon as the words of "Second Master" came out, Liu Wu'er had no choice but to die. Naturally, it is difficult for Fangguan to live in Yihong Courtyard for a long time. After copying and inspecting the Grand View Garden, Mrs. Wang dispatched all the female slaves, first Qingwen, followed by Fangguan.Things are clear [note].

～～～～～～～～ 【Note】 Regarding the ending of Liu Wuer, please refer to the appendix at the end of the volume.