There are many incomprehensible plots in Dream of Red Mansions, such as the twenty-first episode of Dream of Red Mansions, there is a plot that is very interesting, Baochai was originally chatting with the attacker, but when she saw Baoyu coming, she hurried away.
Why did Baochai hurry out when he saw Baoyu coming?The two didn't have any conflicts, they had always gotten along well before, and Baochai also went to Baoyu's room when he had nothing to do.
The reason is simply summed up in two words: avoid suspicion. Then someone should say, why didn't Baochai avoid suspicion before, and he didn't avoid suspicion later, but this time he avoided suspicion?Why should she avoid suspicion?
About this matter, we have to understand from the context of the plot, before Baochai chatted with the attacker, the attacker found that Baoyu ran to Daiyu's room early in the morning to freshen up, and she was very angry.
She said that the sisters are kind, and they must also have a measured etiquette, and there is no black family making trouble in the daytime. Baochai is so smart, as soon as she heard this, she naturally understood the meaning of the attacker's words, on the surface, the attacker was complaining about Baoyu, but in fact, she was also vaguely talking about Daiyu.
When it comes to proportionality and etiquette, among the ladies of Jiafu, Baochai is the most in place, she has a good character, and when she is obedient, she has never behaved out of the ordinary, which can be said to be a perfect example of a boudoir woman under the feudal system.
In fact, let's think about it, if Baoyu hadn't gone to Daiyu's room early in the morning, then the word attack would naturally not have been spoken, but there is a fact that cannot be ignored, that is, Baochai has become the person who ran to other people's rooms early in the morning.
In other words, if Baoyu didn't go out, then Baochai came to Baoyu's room early in the morning, and her cousin often came to find her cousin, is it appropriate?Is there any etiquette?
Therefore, when Baochai found out from the attacker that the attacker was not a simple maid, she had to be more cautious in her words and deeds, in case she was rude, wouldn't she become a person who had no proportions and etiquette in the attacker's mouth?
Fortunately, Baoyu was not there, so it was naturally nothing for her to chat with the attacker, but when she found out that Baoyu was back, Baochai felt that something was wrong, so she hurriedly went out. Because of what the attacker just said, if Baochai saw Baoyu coming and didn't leave, he would become a person who had no sense of proportion and etiquette in the attacker's mouth.
Therefore, there is a criticism from Yan Zhai that I will go with Baochai, and I have to go because of the words of the attack. If it weren't for the attack's words, I believe that Baochai would not have left immediately when he saw Baoyu coming.
Moreover, here, Cao Gong also used Baoyu to ask the attacker, saying, "Why is Sister Bao so lively with you, and she ran away when she saw me coming in?"The wording here does not mean that Baochai is gone, but that he has run away, which shows that Baochai saw Baoyu coming and was eager to avoid suspicion.
Maybe Baochai didn't expect that she underestimated the attacker, she didn't expect it, but the attacker thought of it and said it. So there is a psychological description of Baochai in the original text, which is written like this.
Baochai listened, and secretly said in his heart, don't mistake this girl, listen to him, but have some insight. In other words, Baochai didn't attach so much importance to attacking people before, but today's attack made Baochai re-examine the attackers.
Because he didn't pay so much attention to attacking people before, Baochai may not pay special attention to proportions and etiquette in his daily interactions with Baoyu, after all, they are all cousins who are not very old, and it is reasonable to interact more frequently and get closer.
But the words of the attacker made Baochai suddenly wake up, even if the relationship is good, the blood relationship is close, after all, men and women are different, and there can be no etiquette without proportion, according to the words of the attacker, in fact, it is not appropriate for Baochai to run to Baoyu's room early in the morning, just like Baoyu ran to Daiyu's room early in the morning is a truth.
Fortunately, Baoyu left early, Baochai came late, the two did not collide, and they happened to stagger away, so there was a dialogue between Baochai and the attacker. It was also this conversation that made Baochai not only re-acquaint himself with the attacker, but also began to pay attention to maintaining the due social distance from Jia Baoyu.
Therefore, when she saw Baoyu coming, she had to leave, and even ran away quickly, just to avoid suspicion, she didn't want to be the person the attacker said. At least in the future, you can't get along with Baoyu alone.
However, we also know that Baochai has heat poisoning and attacks from time to time, so she actually went to Yihong Courtyard many times when she had nothing to do, and even had the forgetful act of embroidering Baoyu's belly pocket.
Of course, for Baochai, she can say that she is not looking for Baoyu, but going to find the attacker, to find Qingwen, to find Musk Yue, anyway, the entire Yihong Courtyard, except for Jia Baoyu, the others are girls, and Baochai's reasons have become very sufficient.
If it weren't for the diligence who went to Yihong Courtyard, Baochai would not know everything about the maids around Jia Baoyu. Of course, in fact, the words of the attack are targeted, her words did not include Baochai, the Bao girl she knows, that is respectable, and she knows the etiquette very well.
Author: Xi Sishao, this article is an original work of the Red Mansion.