When Wang Xifeng evaluated Heping'er's sisters, he used the method of "not doing anything, not opening his mouth, shaking his head when he asks, and not knowing anything".
Wang Xifeng, a domestic servant of Rongguo Mansion, since becoming a member of Rongfu, with her witty words and far-sighted strategies, successfully covered up her husband Jia Lian's limelight, won the favor of Jia's mother and the trust of Mrs. Wang, thus becoming the most popular young grandmother in Rongfu. Wang Xifeng not only surpasses many people in management skills and eloquence, but her interpersonal skills are also quite outstanding. In addition to her subordinates Ping'er, Feng'er, and Xiaohong, Wang Xifeng's evaluation of Daiyu, Baoyu, Yingchun and others is also deeply popular. However, her understanding of Baochai and Wang Xifeng may be biased, or rather, Baochai has successfully deceived her.
As soon as Baochai stepped into Jiafu, she was loved by all the members of Jiafu because of her "cheerful behavior and changes with the seasons", and the article also described her as "talking little but not much, people call her Zang Yu, she always obeys the rules and thinks very highly of herself". From this point of view, Baochai is undoubtedly an aristocratic girl who doesn't talk much, but when we take a closer look at Baochai's various behaviors, we will find that she shows a different demeanor.
In the twenty-first episode, after Xiangyun arrived in Jiafu, he still chose to spend the night in Daiyu's room. But the next morning, Baochai didn't go directly to Daiyu to visit her two younger sisters, but went straight into Baoyu's room. Surprisingly, Baoyu got up early, and hurried to Daiyu before he even had time to freshen up, and at the same time asked Xiangyun to help him comb his hair. After eating a stomach full of vinegar, he was coaxed back by popularity, but unexpectedly met Baochai.
Two young women, who usually behave "steadily", started an in-depth conversation, and in the article, how did Baochai show herself?
In his leisure words, he gradually mentions his age, hometown and other topics, and if you look closely, you will find that his words are full of deep respect.
Baochai's scheming can be fully demonstrated through a "slowly" and "attentive peeping", which also reveals the true face behind her, she is not the kind of person who "rarely speaks", and she will achieve her goals by talking frequently with a person she doesn't know well.
Baochai's birthday is coming, in front of everyone, Baochai performs opera for Baoyu, Baoyu seems very happy, and Daiyu feels sour in her heart; When Daiyu taunted Grandma Liu as a "mother locust", Baochai then cleverly explained this and made everyone laugh. Then, she began to discuss in detail the materials of Xichun painting, fully demonstrating her knowledge and style. There are countless kinds of situations.
Therefore, the "rare words" shown by Baochai are just the image she has created for the outside world. In addition to expressing his intentions in words, Baochai prefers to repeatedly admonish in front of everyone. But what is ironic is that Baochai is preaching to others while acting in the opposite way, which is confusing.
For example, she met Xiangyun frankly in private:
In other words, textile technology is fundamental to both of us. Although I don't have time for the time being, reading some books that are very valuable to you and me is really a sense of formality.
The "beneficial" books mentioned by Baochai, such as The Four Books of Women, do not seem to her to have practical meaning for poetry and Baochai. However, after persuading Xiangyun, Baochai soon began to discuss the rules of prosody in depth and performed well in the crab poem the next day.
Baochai once had a conversation with Daiyu:
You and I should both focus on the work of sewing and weaving, and although we have learned the words, if we just read them carefully, we may be affected by some messy books, which may change our character and become irretrievable.
In Baochai's view, a woman is virtuous if she is not talented, and it is best if she does not know how to read and write. But not only did she know how to read and write, she was also very knowledgeable, whether it was poetry, medicine, drama or painting, her skills were outstanding, which was unparalleled among her daughters.
In the sixty-fourth round, Baochai affectionately guided and taught in front of many girls:
Since ancient times, it has been said that "a woman is virtuous if she is not talented", which emphasizes the maintenance of chastity and inner peace, and female workers are regarded as the second most important quality.
In Baochai's view, chastity is an important part of a woman's life, and although Baochai once proudly called herself "cherished and beautiful", how did she actually perform? In addition to being able to go to his cousin's room immediately after tidying up his grooming in the morning; Even in the middle of the night, she had to go to her uncle to "wash her feet and shoes", which obviously had a lot to do with her living habits. At noon, Baochai was able to sit in front of her cousin's bed and embroider the mandarin duck pattern, which was obviously an emotion beyond her control, and it all happened in the place where the person was back, she never expected that this scene would be witnessed by Daiyu and Xiangyun. In the middle of the night, because he was still sitting in Yihong Courtyard and did not want to leave, the girl scolded him loudly, saying that he "would sit here no matter what happened or not, so that we could not sleep in the middle of the night".
It is ironic that when visiting the spring house, this young woman who calls herself "Zhenjing" actually chooses to follow her wives on patrol in a sedan chair at night, and she behaves like a street patrol commissioner.
Therefore, although Baochai verbally makes all kinds of demands and lectures on others, she does not intend to restrain herself with these dogmatisms, because this hypocritical and selfish behavior is the most repulsive.
Baochai likes to preach, as Jia's mother who has served in Jiafu for more than fifty years, how could she not know this? After years of indifferent observation, he decided to use the opportunity to clarify his position.
When Baoqin first entered Jia's mother's mansion, she showed great affection, not only forcing Madame Wang to treat her as her goddaughter and raise her with her own hands, but even giving Baoqin her long-cherished Jingqiu.
In the forty-ninth episode, Baoqin wore a beautiful fur to go to Wuyuan, and Shi Xiangyun and Baochai were very envious. Soon after, Amber from Jia's mother's room came over and expressed her envy to Baochai:
The old lady warned Miss Bao not to care too much about Miss Qin. He's still very young, do what he likes.
The words "Tighten the Grip" reveal the image of Baochai in Jia's mother's mind, that is, a self-esteem and hypocritical defender. Jia's mother's behavior revealed her dissatisfaction with Baochai's daily life. Although the girls in the garden are innocent, Baochai often suppresses them. This behavior is contrary to Jia's mother's values. What's even more shocking is that Baochai always asks others verbally, which makes her behavior seem somewhat contrived and hypocritical.
After listening to Jia Mu's order, Baochai said with an embarrassed smile: "I really don't believe that I am ** worse than you!" When they heard this, they all burst out laughing. Bao Chai seems to be the best at hiding her emotions, and when she says these words in front of everyone, it may be because she is jealous of Bao Qin's favor, or because her shortcomings are revealed, causing her to no longer be able to keep her calm. Smile lightly!