In "Dream of Red Mansions", every time Lin Daiyu appears, it seems to bring a gust of fresh breeze, showing her unique charm to readers.
In ancient times, women's names were strictly protected, and they were required to live in the boudoir and not be easily exposed. This stems from the respect and protection of women in ancient times, they believed that women were the weaker party, so they paid great attention to the safety of women's names, and were afraid that people with ill intentions would use their names to harm women.
Even in public, women use their last names as addresses to show their official status. Therefore, the title of Miss Lin was very formal in ancient times.
In ancient times, everyone was a deep girl, and when they got married, they would know their names when they got married, which was very different from Miss Bao's statement.
Lin Daiyu's identity is highly respected in both the Lin family and the Jia family, but her name is only known to her family. Although Jia Baoyu knew that the Lin family had a younger sister, she didn't know that her name was Lin Daiyu.
When Lin Daiyu came to Jiafu because of the loss of her parents, the noblewomen of Rongfu deeply sympathized with the plight of this daughter of Jiafu.
Although Lin Ruhai's family was once a nobleman, it had lost its status in his generation, so he passed the imperial examination and obtained an official position. Therefore, Lin Daiyu has a profound cultural connotation and can be promoted to a daughter who is both virtuous and artistic, she is knowledgeable and reasonable, and treats people with a noble temperament.
Even though Lin Daiyu came to Rongguo Mansion alone, with her comprehensive quality, she was still recognized by the Rongguo Mansion.
Lin Daiyu's title in Rongguo Mansion is Miss Lin, which is in line with the etiquette law at that time, and calling her by her name is regarded as disrespectful to the etiquette law. Xue Baochai is a descendant of the four major families of Aunt Xue, and her family is a royal merchant who is famous for being a wealthy merchant with pearls like earth and gold and iron.
It turned out that Xue Baochai and Rongguofu were not related by blood, and her brother Xue Pan was burdened with **. In order to participate in the concubine draft, she came to Rongguo Mansion to stay. As a wealthy businessman, she has excellent family genes, is sociable, literate and eloquent.
The cheerful and lively personality is in stark contrast to Lin Daiyu's introverted personality. Although she was born into a famous family, due to the label of the daughter of a wealthy merchant, she lost her luster as a descendant of a scholarly family.
The elder brother is involved in people**, seeking a way out to participate in the draft, and is worth millions. When Xue Baochai arrived at Rongguo Mansion, he was only received by Jia Baoyu's mother, Mrs. Wang, and at the beginning of the reception, she did not call her Xue Girl according to etiquette, but directly called Bao Girl, aiming to bring the relationship between Jia Xue and the two families closer.
However, with the failure of the draft, after Xue Baochai stayed in Jiafu for a long time, Aunt Xue began to fight the idea of Jiafu.
Xue Baochai's status in Jiafu has declined, and her brother's ** has further damaged her reputation. Therefore, the Rongguo Mansion generally used Mrs. Wang's title for her, calling her Miss Bao.
Although merchant families usually didn't care much about feudal etiquette, Xue Baochai's personality made her unhappy with this inappropriate title. However, there is no doubt that there is some irony in the title of this treasure girl.
Aunt Xue did not correct this problem, because she did not stick to this kind of etiquette, and Xue Baochai was not dissatisfied with it. Mrs. Wang's original intention was to compare the treasure character with Jia Baoyu's treasure character, which was not deliberate at first, but in the Rongguo Mansion, which advocates etiquette, this title has a demeaning connotation.
Xue Baochai lived in the boudoir, but was despised by Rongguofu because of his life experiences. In the book, Cao Gong expressed the disparagement of Xue Baochai in a subtle way, and this emotional color is deeply reflected in the description of "Dream of Red Mansions".
Its words are classic and evocative.
Their research is at a professional level, even if it is speculation and association, it is rigorous and unmistakable, and it is of great guiding significance for understanding this **. In "Dream of Red Mansions", the title of Xue Baochai "Bao Girl" sounds kind and warm, but in fact it is a kind of irony.
Because in ancient times, it was a violation of etiquette for a woman to call a woman to bring out the words in her name. Although the two names sound more intimate to Miss Bao, Miss Lin seems a little distant, but the result is just the opposite.