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The two most important women in "Dream of Red Mansions": Lin Daiyu and Xue Baochai, both are the daughters of the family, but they both live in Rongguo Mansion, and everyone's name for them is not a routine at all.
As soon as Lin Daiyu's sedan chair stopped at the second gate, the people from Rongguo Mansion immediately reported to Jia's mother and other female dependents, "Miss Lin is here!."”
When it was Xue Baochai's turn, the people in the family called her not "Miss Xue", but "Miss Bao".
What is the difference between the two?Is it just a title, just a habit or a smooth mouth?Definitely!
Lin Daiyu's ancestor has the title of Marquis, and his father is also the incumbent saint appointed by the Emperor to patrol the imperial history, the rank of this official is the seventh grade in the Qing Dynasty, which does not seem to be high, but the "hand-picked" has the meaning of Qincha, is the emperor's confidant, and the power of this post is very large, it is a solid fat shortage, plus Lin Ruhai's aura of exploring flowers. Therefore, Cao Xueqin called the Lin family "the family of scholars and the home of poetry".
As such a young lady from such a knighted official family, Lin Daiyu is very respected, her name is not said by ordinary people, people who can call Daiyu's name directly, in Rongguo Mansion, her grandmother Shi Taijun, two uncles Jia Yu and Jia Zheng, others can't, for example, although Mrs. Wang doesn't like Daiyu, she generally calls Daiyu "big girl", and when talking to others, she will also use the words "Miss Lin, your sister Lin". The words Dai and jade are absolutely for the Venerable. From the beginning to the end of "Dream of Red Mansions", readers can't understand that no one dares to call Miss Lin by her name without opening their eyes, not once.
Xue Baochai is completely different, since she entered Jiafu, she is called "Bao Girl", the elders sometimes call her "Bao Chai", and the sisters are the oldest because Bao Chai is the oldest, so everyone such as Baoyu, Daiyu, Yingchun, etc. call her "Bao Sister", and people also call her "Bao Girl".
It may have become a habit, in fact, there is a big problem with this title, the ancestor of the Xue family was given the title of "Ziwei Sheren" by the emperor himself, although it is not a title, it is also an honorific title, the Xue family, as an imperial businessman, is also a family that manages a business for the royal family to a certain extent, although it cannot be regarded as a noble eunuch, but it is also a big family, ranking among the four major families, and marrying with the other three families, it is an absolute existence of high society.
Xue Baochai, as the daughter of the Xue family, also needs to be a secret for His Holiness, ordinary people can't call Miss Xue's name, and the correct title should also be called "Miss Xue". When Mother Jia visited the Wuyuan Garden in the Two Banquets Grand View Garden, she asked everyone, "Is this your Miss Xue's house?"In public places, the name of it is "Miss Xue". Moreover, as an absolute authority and elder, Jia's mother either calls Baochai like Daiyu, or speaks with the surname "Xue", reflecting her upbringing and habit formation.
Others, regardless of thirty-seven twenty-one, are almost conventional, and they are all called "Bao Girl".
The young lady of the big family, it is difficult for her future to be determined early, one of the words of the Xue family entering Beijing is to be chosen for Xue Baochai, if she is really selected, she will become an emperor's woman like Yuan Chun, and the four major families, including these elders, will become her courtiers. The original call of "Bao Girl" and "Bao Girl" is not only embarrassing, but under the hierarchical society, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a sin.
Daiyu's first dinner in the house, the reader's impression is relatively deep, Jia's mother sits on the right seat, on both sides are Daiyu, Yingchun, Tanchun, Xichun sit down according to the seat, Mrs. Wang is sitting at the bottom, she sits there but is not qualified to eat with Jia's mother, she is the role of Jia's mother and the ladies of the cloth, according to her Tanchun's mother-in-law, then at this time the daughter is Miss Qianjin, and the mother has become the role of the daughter-in-law waiting on the side. Next to Li Kun and Sister Feng, one holding rice and the other pressing the chopstick, they are not qualified to sit down at all, and they have no seats. Why is this happening?
Because these young ladies are going to marry out in the future, they shoulder the task of marrying for the family, according to the general rules of marrying and marrying, the political status of the young ladies in the future is likely to be higher than that of Jiafu, when the word boudoir is in the boudoir, it is necessary to carefully raise and give enough respect, Jiafu also has a rule, the two girls who are close to the young ladies are actually deputy misses, higher status than other maids, and they have a sense of superiority, even Mrs. Wang acquiesces that they can be proud.
Like welcoming spring, exploring spring, cherishing spring, the whole house, who dares to call them a word in their name?
Therefore, it is very strange that the young lady of the Xue family, as a guest, was called "Bao Girl" and "Bao Girl" when she arrived in Jiafu, and the first person to be called so must have an enmity with her, otherwise why would she call someone else's name directly?
In fact, there is a possibility, Jiafu as the mansion of the Emperor of the Kingdom, not to mention the masters, even the minions, are full of superiority, all eyes are on the brain, no one is pleasing to the eye, everyone thinks that the first is better than the Jia Mansion, even if the Xue family of the imperial merchant is rich, in the eyes of the people of Jiafu, it is just a businessman, how can it be compared with the founding of the country?And it's here to defect, so it's even lower.
Under such a psychological situation, calling the Xue family has its own psychological advantage of contempt, so the "Bao" girl came into being, how can you respect you?
Of course, there is also a possibility, that is, Cao Xueqin's intention, he just wants to use such a title to express his negation of Xue Baochai.
The author of this article: Pingshan Magenta Mansion
Refer to the original work: "Jiazhu Ben Fat Yan Zhai Re-evaluation of the Stone Record" and "Gengchen Ben Fat Yan Zhai Re-evaluation of the Stone Record".
Sun Wen painted the whole book Dream of Red Mansions