As soon as Lin Daiyu stepped into Jia's mansion, Jia's mother arranged for her to sleep in her own room, only separated from her grandson Jia Baoyu in a blue yarn cupboard. In an era where the distinction between men and women was emphasized, such an arrangement was indeed puzzling. However, if we take a closer look at Jia's mother's later behavior, we will find that this old lady has long regarded Lin Daiyu as the future grandmother of Bao'er.
The most obvious evidence is that in the twenty-ninth episode, after the Qingxuguan Jiao Festival, Lin Daiyu and Jia Baoyu broke out into a fierce conflict because of Yuanchun's reward, Zhang Daoshi's proposal and the golden unicorn. Jia Baoyu threw jade in anger. After Jia's mother found out, she canceled the originally arranged theater show, and cried bitterly in front of everyone, saying that Lin Daiyu and Jia Baoyu were a pair of enemies. She said that as long as she is alive, it doesn't matter how fierce the two little enemies are.
Since ancient times, "enemies" have often been used to describe enemies or husbands and wives, and judging from the relationship between Lin Daiyu and Jia Baoyu, the "enemies" mentioned by Jia's mother obviously refers to husband and wife. Therefore, when the two heard Jia's mother's words, they each sighed at the moon and burst into tears. Jia Mu even regarded maintaining the relationship between the two as her own responsibility.
In addition, Jia's mother once called Lin Daiyu and Jia Baoyu "two jades" in public, and asked Jia Baoyu why she didn't see them in Xiaoxiang Hall. These actions all show that Jia Mu has regarded Lin Daiyu and Jia Baoyu as a couple. Therefore, it can be inferred that Lin Daiyu entered the mansion because there was some kind of agreement between Lin Ruhai and Jiafu, that is, to let Lin Daiyu become Jia Baoyu's wife, and the property of the Lin family will be included in Jiafu as Lin Daiyu's dowry. Therefore, when Lin Ruhai was seriously ill, Jia's mother ordered Jia Lian to accompany Lin Daiyu to the south to take care of the funeral.
However, Jia's plan ran into obstacles. Not long after Lin Daiyu entered the mansion, the Xue family also moved their family to Beijing and came directly to Jiafu. Then, the saying of "golden and jade good fate" began to circulate, and discerning people knew at a glance that the Xue family intended to marry the Jia family. In the face of the Xue family's actions, how could Jia Mu sit idly by? Therefore, in addition to using Lixiangyuan as the residence of Xiao Xizi after the completion of the Grand View Garden, Jia's mother also took out twenty taels to celebrate Xue Baochai's fifteenth birthday.
Judging from the one hundred and fifty taels that Wang Xifeng spent on his birthday later, these twenty taels are really insignificant. Therefore, Mother Jia's move is just to remind the Xue family that your girl is an adult. "Ah, it's time to think about getting married. I remember that when Yuanchun rewarded the gift, Jia Baoyu and Xue Baochai got the same, which made Jia's mother feel an unprecedented crisis. So she took the opportunity of Qingxuguan Jiao to announce in public that Jia Baoyu was not suitable to marry early.
She also mentioned to Daoist Zhang, ** a girl with good looks and a good personality told her that this ** would not let Baoyu marry early, and it was clear that she was unwilling to marry the girl that Daoist Zhang said. That "fifteen-year-old, wealthy, good-looking" girl is so similar to Baochai, so Mother Jia is actually refusing"Golden and jade relationship"。
But even though Jia's mother repeatedly expressed dislike for the Xue family, the Xue family never wavered. They were still cheeky and walked around in Jiafu. Because of the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law and the face of the aristocracy, Jia's mother can't go too far, so she can only point to it.
When Grandma Liu entered Rongguo Mansion for the second time, Jia's mother took her to visit the Grand View Garden. When she arrived at the Xiaoxiang Pavilion, Lin Daiyu brought a cup of tea to Jia's mother. When Mrs. Wang saw it, she immediately refused, saying that the girl didn't need to pour it, and we wouldn't drink tea. refusing to drink tea in front of everyone, this alienation and strangeness made Daiyu at a loss. Mother Jia saw it in her eyes, and soon after, she asked Mrs. Wang in public why Daiyu's screen windows were old and not replaced. After Wang Xifeng broke the siege, Jia's mother immediately ordered her to replace her. This is more like a warning to Mrs. Wang: "I have a heart for this granddaughter."
Something interesting happened. When everyone came to Luwuyuan, Jia Mu saw that the toys in the room were gone, and there was only a few chrysanthemums in the earthen kiln bottle on the case. Looking at this snowy cave-like room, lifeless, Jia Mu seemed to have found an opportunity to vent, and first blamed Wang Xifeng for not giving this sister some toys. In fact, Mother Jia has always been very clear about Xue Baochai's dress, and she asked Wang Xifeng just to show the master's courtesy in front of outsiders.
Mrs. Wang explained that it had been sent, and it was Baochai herself who didn't want it. Aunt Xue also accosted on the side, saying that Bao Yatou has always "don't make these things", and there was a sense of pride in her words, as if she felt that Xue Baochai's simplicity should be praised by Jia's mother.
But unexpectedly, Jia's mother went crazy. She said, "I can't do it." Although he saves trouble, if a relative comes, it does not look like it; The second is that the young girls are so clean in the room, and it is taboo. This stunned everyone present. From this point of view, Jia Mu's idea still has a certain amount of truth. "Okay, let me rephrase that.
Our old woman should indeed live in a stable. You've heard of the embroidery room of the ladies described in the book in February** dynamic incentive plan, which is amazingly exquisite. Although their sisters dare not compare with those young ladies, they should not be outrageous to such an extent. In the whole article, Jia's mother has never said such heavy words to any girl, "not like" means that there is no etiquette for guests, "out of line" means that it is out of the rules of the girl's house, and the most serious is the word "taboo". According to the old concept, "prime" is closely related to "fierce" and "ominous". For example, funeral services are called "plain", mourning clothes are called "plain clothes", and widows' attire is limited to plain colors. Therefore, Jia's mother accused Xue Baochai of being "taboo" because she thought Xue Baochai was too unlucky. In addition, Aunt Xue also said that this is Xue Baochai's temperament, which is like this at a young age, which is definitely not a good sign.
For a feudal parent like Jia's mother, a girl like Xue Baochai is "taboo", let alone become the daughter-in-law of her own family. Jia Mu's move has actually pronounced the death sentence of "Golden Jade Liangyuan". Therefore, Xue Baochai's later marriage to Baoyu was definitely not what Jia's mother meant, and as for the "contract adjustment plan", it was even more unlikely to appear on Jia's mother.