In the original work of "Mansion Gate", there is such a depiction: Not long after the death of the second grandmother, Bai Jingqi fell ill. At that time, Yang Jiuhong ordered Huaihua to replace the boiled white rice porridge with Zigong rice from Xi'an. It was winter, and Xiangxiu said to Huaihua: "Don't pay attention to her, listen to her endlessly." The seventh master didn't say anything, she had a lot to do. Jiuhong lifted the curtain and asked, "Who do you say has a lot of trouble?" She stood up and said sternly to Huaihua, "You dare to sit and talk to me?"
I warn you, do you understand? However, Xiangxiu didn't care, and said while chewing the sweet potato, "It's just you who have a lot to do." Is that the tone in which you speak to me? The old lady never spoke to me like that. Jiuhong emphasized: "The old lady spoils you, it's in the old mansion." This is a new house, you can't do it if you are so unruly. Whether the old lady is there or not, you are a girl. Xiangxiu responded viciously: "What about the girl, it's better than you." Even cats and dogs are filial piety for the old lady! These words left Yang Jiuhong speechless, feeling humiliated and angry.
In "The Gate of the Mansion", Bai Jingqi married a total of four women, and Xiangxiu's role was particularly crucial. The second half focuses mainly on the depiction of Xiangxiu. Since Yang Jiuhong married Bai Jingqi, except for the second grandmother, everyone else has treated her politely, and his wife Huang Chun has also been polite to her. The reason why Xiangxiu dared to treat Yang Jiuhong like this was because of her foresight. The seemingly inconspicuous Xiangxiu is actually the most scheming and skillful of Bai Jingqi's four wives.
Once, when Yang Jiuhong was not at home, Xiangxiu used a strategy to capture and indulge. Yang Jiuhong ventured to Kanto to enter medicinal materials for the Bai family, and she deliberately took away her aunt's wife, Huaihua. Huaihua was the maid of the second grandmother, and the second grandmother married her to Bai Jingqi as her aunt before she died. Although Huaihua has a gentle temperament and does not like to fight with others, she has been with her second grandmother for a long time and is deeply affected by it, with a kind of arrogance. Like Xiangxiu, she looked down on Yang Jiuhong in her heart. In order to prevent her from being too close to Bai Jingqi, Yang Jiuhong took Huaihua to Kanto under the pretext that she needed someone to take care of her during the journey. However, the plan is not as fast as the change, and in the absence of Huaihua, Bai Jingqi turned his mind to Xiangxiu.
Xiangxiu is young and beautiful, although she is a maid in the house who is responsible for holding the dog, she is unwilling to stay here. When Yang Jiuhong and Huaihua were away, she seized this opportunity and accompanied Bai Jingqi day and night. In the original book, there is a dialogue that describes the intimate interaction between Xiangxiu and Bai Jingqi. Xiangxiu approached Jingqi and pinched his neck for him, but after only two pinchs, Jingqi's hand slid to Xiangxiu's lower back. As soon as he touched it, he was grabbed by Xiangxiu quickly. Xiangxiu gently retrieved his hand and stared at Jing Qi coquettishly: "You're naughty again, aren't you?" Jing Qi responded with the rhyme of Peking Opera: "Heavy doors and stacked doors, you close tightly." As the night was about to pass, Xiangxiu urged Jing Qi to rest.
As soon as I lay down in the outhouse, the ** bell rang. Xiangxiu casually replied that she was not there, and then gently put down the microphone, and the corners of her mouth hooked up a sly smile. Before she could completely relax, Bai Jingqi's voice came from the back room: "Whose **?" Xiangxiu immediately replied loudly: "I made a mistake!" At this moment, she opened her eyes wide and looked at the ceiling, a sweet smile on her face.
On the nights when Yang Jiuhong was away, Xiangxiu accompanied Bai Jingqi almost every night. From the initial desire to indulge in the past, to the last half-push and half-push, Bai Jingqi's infatuation with her is increasing day by day. Actually, Xiangxiu knew that Bai Jingqi had a soft spot for her. Ever since they first met, she had seen what he had in mind. In order to make him cherish her even more, she deliberately made him unpredictable.
Although the two are already husband and wife, Xiangxiu's ambitions don't stop there. She longs to marry Bai Jingqi, but not as his flat wife. She understood that although Huaihua and Yang Jiuhong were both aunts, Huaihua was still bullied by Yang Jiuhong. In order not to be bullied by anyone, she has to be the best.
In order to grasp the greater initiative, Xiangxiu used contraception when she was intimate with Bai Jingqi. She is well aware that once pregnant, a woman's status in the relationship will be greatly reduced. Young and beautiful, she is well aware of her great attraction to Bai Jingqi. As long as she doesn't get pregnant, she believes that his heart will stay with her forever. And if she wants to capture this strategy, she also uses it perfectly. Even if Yang Jiuhong came back from Kanto and knew about their relationship, he was helpless.
As soon as the old lady left, I was about to go back to the countryside, but the seventh master did not allow me to leave. Xiangxiu's words, on the surface, seem to be asking and answering, but in fact, they are conveying a hint to Yang Jiuhong: I am the seventh master's person, and he asked me to stay. If you dare to bully me, then give it a try. Since Xiangxiu came to the new house, she seems to have become the hostess here, and Yang Jiuhong has become like a maid. No matter what Yang Jiuhong asked her to do, she was not convinced, and always deliberately disobeyed and ignored it. Even when Yang Jiuhong instructed Huaihua to do something, she had to intervene.
Xiangxiu and Huaihua are both members of the second grandmother, the second grandmother was unfair to Yang Jiuhong before her death, and now that the second grandmother has passed away, she is not allowed to wear filial piety. Yang Jiuhong was full of grievances and could only vent to them. But Xiangxiu has a strong personality and refuses to suffer, once the words are discordant, she will speak ill of Yang Jiuhong, poking at her sore spot every time. Once, when Yang Jiuhong and Huaihua had a quarrel, Xiangxiu interrupted them impatiently: Don't make a fool of yourself when you get up early in the morning. What happened to the girl? Bai Jingqi also said: I haven't eaten early in the morning, so I held on? Idle and have nothing to tease and play, are you tired?
Jiuhong pointed at Xiangxiu and said to Bai Jingqi: Don't you see that this girl has become a sperm, what else will she do besides seducing you? Xiangxiu retorted angrily: You are right. Seduce guys? You won't seduce you, how did you get into the kiln? These words made Yang Jiuhong stunned for a moment, and she suddenly looked back at Xiangxiu speechless. Jing Qi and Huaihua were also stunned, only to see Xiangxiu glaring at Yang Jiuhong fearlessly.
Jiuhong sneered: I don't understand why a girl dares to be so rampant? Bai Jingqi replied confidently: She dared to be so arrogant because I liked her this time, you understand? Actually, you already understood.
At first, I didn't understand why Xiangxiu entered the Bai family as a girl holding a dog. But after seeing her arrogant and aggressive attitude towards Yang Jiuhong, I understood that Xiangxiu entered the Bai family as a dog, which was actually an interpretation of what it means to fight a dog in the later stage. When Xiangxiu was still the second grandmother's girl, because the dog only liked Xiangxiu, the second grandmother had to look down on her, treating her differently from other girls, Xiangxiu also developed a habit of superiority over other maids because of the dog's status. After the death of the second grandmother's dog, the relationship between Xiangxiu and Bai Jingqi gradually warmed up.
Bai Jingqi's position in the Bai family is undoubtedly much more stable than a dog, which makes Xiangxiu even more fearless. With Bai Jingqi's favor, she gradually revealed her true nature and had no scruples. In the two conflicts with Yang Jiuhong, her words poked Yang Jiuhong's sore spots, touching her background and her second grandmother's ban on her wearing filial piety. Although Yang Jiuhong is not a narrow-minded person, after the death of her second grandmother, her emotions became complicated, and she often vented her dissatisfaction with Huaihua. However, in the name of protecting Huaihua, Xiangxiu constantly antagonized Yang Jiuhong, but in fact, she wanted to highlight her close relationship with Bai Jingqi. She looks forward to replacing Yang Jiuhong's position in Bai Jingqi's heart and monopolizing the position of the heroine of the Bai family.
After an argument, Xiangxiu returned to her parents' house in a bad mood. However, her heart was actually uneasy, looking forward to Bai Jingqi's arrival. Her temptation was nothing more than to confirm Bai Jingqi's emotional depth for herself. And Bai Jingqi's attitude undoubtedly strengthened her confidence and made her treat Yang Jiuhong more unscrupulously.
In the event of Huaihua's death, Xiangxiu was keenly aware of the opportunity. She used her wisdom and financial resources to do everything for Bai Jingqi in prison, so that he could still survive comfortably in the predicament. And Wang Xiguang's complaint gave Xiangxiu an opportunity. She knew that the Bai family would rescue Bai Jingqi, so she used money to settle his relationship in prison, and Bai Jingqi did not intend to win the lawsuit. In the end, Wang Xiguang won the lawsuit but couldn't afford the legal fees, so he could only beg Xiangxiu for mercy.
Huaihua's death is a tragedy in the gate of a mansion, in which Xiangxiu designed Wang Xiguang and spread the news that Yang Jiuhong had done it, not Bai Jingqi. This triggered widespread condemnation and gave Yang Jiuhong a heavy notoriety. But what's really going on? Did Yang Jiuhong kill the acacia flower? Bai Jingqi's inaction and violence make people question. Xiangxiu cleverly took advantage of Huaihua's innocence, instigated her to confront Yang Jiuhong, and further pushed Yang Jiuhong into a predicament. If Huaihua's death is related to Yang Jiuhong, then Bai Jingqi and Xiangxiu are also inescapable. However, Xiangxiu put all the responsibility on Yang Jiuhong.
Her purpose was not only to make Bai Jingqi disgusted with Yang Jiuhong, but also to make him understand that Yang Jiuhong was ruthless and not suitable to stay in the Bai family. When Bai Jingqi was imprisoned, Xiangxiu even blocked Yang Jiuhong from visiting him, she hoped that Bai Jingqi would realize that no one could share his worries except her. After being released from prison, Xiangxiu used the agitation method to make Bai Jingqi marry her, and since then she has become the mistress of the Bai family. The means and scheming she adopted fully showed that the process of her leap from a little girl to the wife of the Bai family was not easy. From the very beginning, Xiangxiu made up her mind not to be a girl anymore, and when she read from Bai Jingqi's eyes that he liked her, she was determined to change her fate.
In ordinary life, Xiangxiu did not receive good luck and often felt difficult because of the hardships of life. However, when she met Bai Jingqi, her fate changed. Bai Jingqi provided her with shelter and gave her a chance to live a better life. Because of the favor of the second grandmother and the support of Bai Jingqi, Xiangxiu showed a strong side in the family, especially daring to confront Yang Jiuhong.
Although Xiangxiu has a big temper, she understands that without Bai Jingqi's protection, her strength may need to be reweighed. Her provocation and vexatiousness towards Yang Jiuhong are actually a well-thought-out strategy with the intention of occupying a higher position in the family. Although her words are as sharp as knives and chilling, she has no scruples about her actions.
If it weren't for Yang Jiuhong's inner strength, those accusations and slander from the outside world might have made her collapse. Although there is a saying that "if a woman is not ruthless, her status is not stable", overly shrewd calculations can also bring backlash.
After getting married, Xiangxiu was forced to adopt someone else's son because she was unable to have children. Although Bai Jingqi seems to fight against the family for her, this marriage actually binds her to the Bai family, making her dedicate her life to the Bai family, but rarely gets a good death. Xiangxiu tried her best, but underestimated the man's determination in the face of reality.