Zhou Rui's palace flower is ".Dream of Red MansionsA controversial plot in . Some people think that Zhou Rui's family is a snob and looks down on the sendersLin Daiyu, whileLin Daiyuand therefore put into action, in order to maintain their position. Someone else thinksLin DaiyuWorry a lot and make a small thing bigger. However, judging from the later text, it can be clearly seen that the snobbery of Zhou Rui's family can be seen.
Wang XifengThe order is to wait a few days before sending the palace flowers, because it is in valueJia Mu's birthday is a festive period, and there should be no punishment in etiquette. However, Zhou Rui's family bundled and sent palace flowers in advance, which indirectly led to itWang XifengInMrs. XingHumiliation in front of you. This shows the snobbery of the Zhou Rui family, who disregarded the etiquette rules for the sake of personal grievances and harmed themWang Xifenginterests. At this point, Zhou Ruijia is not shrewd enough, although they are withWang XifengThe camps are related, but subjectively they are not trying to harmWang Xifeng, but objectively contributed to itWang Xifengof humiliation, their behavior seems vulgar.
The order of sending the palace flowers is three springs-Wang Xifeng- Daiyu, why this is the order is not clearly explained in the original text, but some reasons can be inferred from the distribution of dwellings in the interior of Jiafu.
First of all, when Aunt Xue sent Zhou Rui's family to send palace flowers, it was not arranged in advance, but she temporarily seized the opportunity of Zhou Rui's family. This shows that the Zhou Rui family is not Aunt Xue's first choice, but chose them because it was inconvenient for others or had other tasks. This situation shows that the task of sending palace flowers is not the work of Zhou Rui's family.
Secondly, the order of sending palace flowers is related to the living conditions inside Jiafu. There are levels and distances between the residences in Jiafu, and different statuses and identities will determine the order of residences. Zhou Rui's family lives in Lixiangyuan, which is very close to Mrs. Wang's main house, so he first passed by Mrs. Wang when sending palace flowers. Then, they stopped byWang Xifengplace, becauseWang XifengStayed in Mrs. Wang andJia Mubetween, so come out from Mrs. Wang, and give by the wayWang XifengSend palace flowers. The last stop wasJia MuThe place of residence, this location forJia MuThe importance of this is self-evident. Therefore, the order of sending palace flowers is the three springs where Mrs. Wang livesWang Xifeng- Daiyu, completely reasonable.
Under Aunt Xue's arrangement, everyone got a pair of palace flowers, and the remaining six flowers were distributed. Among them, giveLin Daiyuis two branches, and givesWang Xifengis four branches.
This difference can be explained as:Wang XifengAs the daughter-in-law of Jiafu, in addition to her own use, she also has to use some things for entertainment. She needs to give gifts when dating, such as givingJia MuSend something to the other sisters. In **, we can see:Wang XifengI often transfer some things to others, such as giving water chestnut flour cake and chanterelle rolls to grandma and girls after a crab feastMrs. XingTakeMandarin ducksWhen she gave Jia Rong two cages of quails, she excused herselfGrandma Liumet Jia Rong borrowed a glass kang screen, and the plot where she transferred the palace flower to Jia Rong. Among these entertainments, the ladies are not there, so giveWang XifengThere are two more palace flowers than others, so that they can be transferred to others.
To sum up, the arrangement of the order and number of palace flowers is logical, and coincides with factors such as the relationship within Jiafu and social etiquette. Although Zhou Rui's palace flowers are suspected of being snobbish, there is no problem with the final order and number, but Zhou Rui's family's behavior is not shrewd enough, which leads to a series of consequences.