In "Dream of Red Mansions", the fates of Xiangling and Daiyu are closely linked, and many clues show that Xiangling is actually the epitome of Daiyu's fate. Some people even think that they are essentially the same person, and Xiangling is a wisp of Daiyu's soul and a "clone". Xiangling's ending seems to foreshadow Daiyu's fate, that is, Daiyu married the emperor and became the imperial concubine. This implies that Daiyu is like Xiangling, married to a strong person, but Xiangling is married to a "stupid overlord", while Daiyu is married to a real "overlord".
Xia Jingui "symbolizes the most noble woman in China, that is, the queen of the world." Xiangling died under the torture of Xia Jingui, which foreshadowed that Daiyu could also die from the jealousy of the Empress of the Main Palace or be framed by some means, and eventually die in endless torment.
Of course, this is just a personal opinion, and everyone has their own interpretation of "Dream of Red Mansions". Here are some of my bases:
1.Evidence that Xiangling and Daiyu were "originally the same". A close reading of "Dream of Red Mansions" will reveal that Daiyu and Xiangling's experiences and fates are very similar. The things they have done and experienced are almost all the same, and even their family backgrounds are very similar. Their hometowns are all in Suzhou, Zhen Shiyin and Lin Ruhai are both middle-aged daughters, regarded as pearls in their palms, and they have no sons.
Both Xiangling and Daiyu were almost turned into monks by leper monks when they were three years old, which once again shows their similar fate. Moreover, the leper monk once hinted that Xiangling was "trapped" by the Xue family, which may indicate that Daiyu will be hurt by some people in the future.
These clues make me believe that Xiangling is actually the epitome of Daiyu's fate. This also makes Xiangling's ending a key clue to reveal Daiyu's fate. In Dream of Red Mansions, each person has their own special symbolism and meaning, and the relationship between Xiangling and Daiyu is one of the most profound and symbolic among them. Rewrite as follows:
That "snow" covered the Xue family silently in the winter of the harvest year. The leper monk warned in poetic language: This woman will eventually experience the disaster of the Xue family. In Jia Baoyu's "Red Bean Song", there is also the phrase "Linghua is empty to the snow", which is similar to the prophecy of the leper monk.
Xiangling, that beautiful woman, was supposed to marry Feng Yuangongzi, but because of Xue Pan's horizontal insertion, she lost her original happiness. And Lin Daiyu's marriage was also due to the intervention of the Xue family, which made her and Baoyu's former alliance with wood and stone come to naught. Lin Daiyu and Xiangling, two ill-fated women, buried the fallen flowers together in front of the flower mound, and their poetry and affection were shown in it.
The "pearl-descending petals" between Xiangling's eyebrows echoes Daiyu's identity as a "pearl-descending fairy grass", and Jia Yucun's appearance of great wealth and nobility actually indicates that Daiyu will become the imperial concubine. However, for Xiangling, this rouge mole hints at her ill-fated fate and foreshadows her helplessness and struggle in the face of love and fate.
As for the relationship between Jia Baoyu and Feng Yuan, it is just a clever homonym in the author's pen. Cao Xueqin's family was raided because they could not repay the money borrowed from the treasury, and the fate of this family is also a metaphor hidden in the book.
In "Dream of Red Mansions", every detail carries deep emotions and meanings. Whether it is a person's name, a poem, or a family's fate, it all hides the author's thoughts and feelings about life. Xiangling's story is only one of the chapters, but it also makes us deeply feel the impermanence of fate and the complexity of human nature. Because the Cao family took over the emperor four times, they spent huge financial resources, and even had to borrow silver from the national treasury. Yuanchun Province kissed once, and the Rongguo Mansion was almost bankrupt, not to mention the Cao family took over four times, and the emperor himself came. This kind of expenditure put the Cao family in financial difficulties, and was finally convicted by the new emperor of his house. Is it wronged?Of course. But can you reason with the emperor?
Feng Yuan, this character is not only a symbol of Jia Baoyu, but also represents the huge grievances of the Cao family and the reason for being raided. His special hobbies in ** are the same as Jia Baoyu, but after he met Xiangling, he began to change and wanted to give her a name, and Ming Media was marrying. This is similar to the relationship pattern between Baoyu and Daiyu.
Xiangling was occupied by Xue Pan, the "dumb overlord", indicating that Daiyu would also be occupied by a certain "overlord". And Xue Pan's "Pan" character has the meaning of a coiled dragon. A few years later, he married Xia Jingui, who brutally abused Xiangling, resulting in her death.
Daiyu's fate is similar to Xiangling's, she was not allowed by the queen because of her beauty and talent, and soon fell into the queen's trap, was beaten into the cold palace, and finally died of depression. Daiyu died of excessive grief. Xiangling's death stemmed from blood exhaustion. Blood and tears, on a certain level, are the same substance, and they both represent the source of life. Therefore, Xiangling can actually be regarded as a part of Daiyu's soul, and it is also the epitome of Daiyu's fate. Daiyu was later elected to the palace by the emperor and became the imperial concubine.
Baoyu couldn't compete with the emperor for Daiyu, so she could only helplessly watch her become someone else's wife. In order to commemorate this deep love, Cao Xueqin even named the residence where "Dream of Red Mansions" was modified "Mourning Hongxuan". Because Daiyu's prototype is Cao Xueqin's first love, Zhu Hongyu. However, because Zhu Hongyu later became the emperor's concubine, this identity was too sensitive, and Cao Xueqin did not dare to describe it too bluntly, so as not to be held accountable by the authorities. Therefore, he divided the image of Zhu Hongyu into two people: Xiangling and Daiyu. Such an arrangement can not only hide people's eyes and ears, but also avoid a catastrophe.