Among the twelve hairpins in Jinling, Qin Keqing and Jia Baoyu have the least opportunities to communicate, but there is an indescribable connection with Jia Baoyu, which is Qin Keqing.
Qin Keqing was a child abandoned by the Bo eunuch family, and when she turned sixteen or seventeen, her life became amorous. Because there was some kind of connection between the Qin family and the Jia family, the two families got married. Qin Keqing married Jia Rong and became the eldest grandmother of Ning Guofu. Although Jia Baoyu and Qin Keqing have lived in their daughter's world since childhood, the emotional entanglement between them, whether it is through the family, the mansion or the "big nuisance between men and women", is impossible to exist. However, the reality was not what everyone expected. In the fifth chapter of the story, when Jia Baoyu was only ten years old, the plum blossoms in Ningfu were in full bloom. You Shi and Qin Keqing held a banquet in the mansion and invited Jia Mu and several other elders to come to admire the plum blossoms, and Jia Baoyu also followed. During this time, Jia Baoyu suddenly felt sleepy, and Jia's mother hurriedly sent someone to take him down to comfort him to sleep. Qin Keqing, who has always behaved decently, said that she had arranged accommodation for Uncle Bao, and after getting Jia's mother's consent, she left with Baoyu.
Qin Keqing lives in Ning Mansion, and because of her peaceful personality and excellent appearance, she has won the respect of everyone in the mansion, and Jia's mother thinks that she is the most proud of her granddaughter-in-law. Therefore, when she offered to take Baoyu to rest, Jia Mu felt very relieved, but the actual situation far exceeded her expectations.
When Baoyu walked to the upper room, he saw the "Burning Quinoa Picture" on the wall, which made him feel strongly disgusted and did not want to go deeper into it. "Look at how beautiful that painting is! Logically, there was no shortage of guest rooms in a family like Ning Mansion, but Qin Keqing didn't plan to take Baoyu to rest in other rooms, but turned to Baoyu and asked, "If that's not the case, can you go to my room?" "Then go to your house! Jia Baoyu originally admired his daughter Qin Keqing very much, and she was also a representative of the beauty of Daiyu and Baochai, so he had a deep respect for her. Upon hearing this question, he naturally accepted it happily. The masters all responded positively, but the mother-in-law below felt that something was wrong and didn't want to comment more. Subsequently, Jia Baoyu, as an uncle, lay on the bed of his nephew and daughter-in-law and had a ridiculous dream. In the dream, he married a woman who looked very similar to Qin Keqing, this woman's nickname was exactly the same as Qin Keqing, and her image was like a cloud, giving people a hazy and ambiguous feeling, which aroused the suspicion of many people.
Regardless of whether Jia Baoyu and Qin Keqing had a real sexual relationship, just resting in the bed of his nephew and daughter-in-law's wife in the morning was enough to spark endless topics and discussions. Because they don't seem to have much in common on this issue – they are all children, and there is no need for much difference on this issue. Worse is yet to come. In the seventh episode, the old slave Jiao Da was dissatisfied with the work assigned at night, so he severely reprimanded the housekeeper Lai Eryi, and gradually spread the alcohol to the bodies of the masters, which is described in the text: Jiao Da became louder and louder that even Jia Zhen said it, and shouted: "I want to go to the ancestral hall to cry for the master." I don't know why these beasts are being born now! Every day at home, I steal dogs and play with chickens, climb ashes, and raise my brother-in-law's brother-in-law, I don't know anything? We 'folded our arms and hid them in our sleeves'! ”
In this article, it is clearly pointed out that Jia Zhen is the object of a lot of reprimands. Therefore, the follow-up "Climbing Ashes" and "Raising a Little Uncle" are all related to Jia Zhen. And "Raising a Little Uncle" is specially designed for women, so the male protagonist of "Climbing Ashes" must be Jia Zhen. and Jia Zhen "climbed the ashes", and only Qin Keqing was the only one. The author of "Dream of Red Mansions" does not leave us with any ready-made answer to this question. Jia Zhen's performance after Qin Keqing's death, as if she had lost a loved one, further confirmed this view. No matter when Jia Zhen and Qin Keqing fell into an illicit relationship, when Jiao Da drunk reprimanded them, their intimate relationship would no longer be regarded as a secret. Although everything seems calm on the surface, there are actually many hidden secrets behind it.
Obviously, after experiencing a lot of scolding, Qin Keqing's public image will be greatly affected. This once gentle, decisive, and well-managed beautiful woman is now regarded by everyone as an uninhibited woman. When people discuss this matter in private, the matter of Jia Baoyu sleeping in his room at noon that day will definitely be rediscovered, and the stains and rumors he left behind are far beyond people's imagination, for this situation, as the head of the Rong Mansion, Mrs. Jia Muwang and several others will of course have heard about it, but when things develop to this point, in addition to feeling angry, they also feel helpless. Therefore, on Jia Jing's birthday, Jia's mother, who likes to be lively, chose not to appear, and the reason she gave was that she ate too many peaches (escape) and caused stomach discomfort. Because Mrs. Wang couldn't refuse to show up, she issued a warning to Jia Baoyu in six words.
On this special day, except for Jia's mother, the whole family came to celebrate her, but Qin Keqing, who has always been strong, did not attend due to health reasons. When her best friend Wang Xifeng learned about this, she said she wanted to visit, and after Jia Baoyu heard it next to her, she also said she wanted to go. Jia Baoyu has been spoiled since he was a child, and of course Mrs. Wang did not suddenly violate his point of view, and Wang Xifeng was also beside him, so she could only agree to his request:
You just have to look at it and go over, she is your nephew and daughter-in-law. ”
From this sentence, we can clearly feel that Mrs. Wang does not approve of Baoyu going to visit Qin Keqing. The next six words not only highlight the generation system between the two, but also a warning to Baoyu, and at a deeper level, it is a warning. What is so special about these two people? It is conceivable that when Mrs. Xiangmei Wang noticed the relationship between Qin Keqing and Jia Baoyu, she probably would not give her son to Qin Keqing, but this time she suddenly mentioned it, maybe it was just out of some kind of fear.