Gu Tingye's biological mother, Bai, her fate is full of sorrow. She happily married into the Gu Mansion, thinking that she had finally gotten rid of the bad reputation of a salt merchant, but she didn't expect to enter a demon cave with gold and jade outside and ruined inside. The Bai family's life is bitter and resentful, so they can only blame the Bai family for knowing that the Bai family does not have the ability to be the wife of the Hou Mansion, but they want to cling to the Hou Mansion of Ningyuan. It is not without reason that when a family marries a wife, it is necessary to marry the daughter of a famous family. Bai's family background is really embarrassing.
Bai's father was a nouveau riche who relied on his smart business acumen to build a fortune, but Bai, who was not raised by his mother, grew up under his father's education since he was a child. Aside from the fact that men don't understand housekeeping directors, just talking about the added value of women such as fragrant tea, reading and embroidering, Bai does not have it. When Sheng Hualan got married, because she was married to the Earl's Mansion, she had to teach these basic qualities that the wives of the Earl's Mansion should have. Even so, Sheng Hualan was still wronged in her in-law's family, not to mention the Bai family, who didn't understand anything.
The Bai family, who married into the Hou Mansion, was only lonely and innocent and kind. Her lack of success has become a shadow of Gu Tingye's life. Born in a family of salt merchants, he didn't know how to plan, and in the end, not only did he die, but his son was humiliated. Such sadness is not entirely due to the ruthlessness of the Gu Mansion. At that time, it was not uncommon for women to take silly white sweetness as their own standard of admiration. Bai's tragedy tells us that we should not only be gentle enough, but also have a good heart. At critical moments, you need to know how to plan and plan, not just die early.
In that year, Empress Jing'an died, and Emperor Wu was violent, not only stabbing to death the household department in charge of the imperial concubine's clan uncle at that time, but also discovering that the meritorious service of the right lord owed more than 3 million taels to the household department, and the Ningyuan Marquis Mansion was one of them. Under such circumstances, Gu Tingye's family was also severely punished. The fate of the Bai family has also taken a huge turn as a result, and her tragedy is not only her personal sorrow, but also the tragedy of the entire family.
Overall, Bai's biological mother is a tragic figure. Her fate is closely related not only to her personal character and destiny, but also to the social environment and family background of the time. Her story teaches us that when facing life's challenges, we need to have enough wisdom and courage to deal with them, rather than relying only on loneliness and innocence. The Bai family married into the Ningyuan Marquis Mansion, which in itself was a transaction. Old lady Bai is not unscrupulous, he rejected the suggestion of taking a concubine and insisted that his daughter become the main room of the Hou Mansion. The Bai family has no brothers to rely on, and they come from humble backgrounds but have a lot of property, which is undoubtedly a lifesaver for the Gu family. The Marquis of Ningyuan's Mansion is inseparable from the Bai family, but the Bai family is not the only choice of the Gu Mansion, which has contributed to a marriage. However, the death of the Great Qin clan and Gu Yankai's grief, all the fault was attributed to the Bai clan, and in order to alleviate the crisis, Gu Yankai married the daughter of a salt merchant, and the Bai clan became a disgrace to their family.
Although she married into the Hou Mansion as a salt merchant, Bai should have understood the intricacies behind this marriage, but she didn't know anything about it, and she didn't even know that her husband deliberately didn't cover up and let his subordinates pour dirty water on her. Marrying a merchant girl as Mrs. Hou is a great shame for the Gu family, and the existence of Madame Bai symbolizes that they have been in a desperate situation. Bai's scheming is not as good as the sick Da Qin's, even if she is weak, she knows how to calculate, and even after her death, she carried her aunt to disgust Bai.
The existence of the Bai family proves the importance of concubines taking wives. After giving birth to Gu Tingye, the Marquis of Ningyuan's Mansion already had an eldest son, and Gu Tingye was neither the eldest son nor Gu Yankai's preferred son. Even if it is not a knighthood, he should have planned for his son's future in advance, but the death of the Bai family still implicated Gu Tingye.
Overall, the fate of the Bai clan is lamentable. She married into the Hou Mansion as the daughter of a salt merchant, but failed to see the complicated situation behind it. Her existence has become a scar on the Gu family, and her silly and sweet character is even more infuriating. If she had planned ahead, maybe the outcome would have been different. I deeply feel that Gu Yankai is not close to the son of this salt merchant. Seeing his subordinates insulting his son, Gu Tingye was indignant and desperate, and fell step by step, but he never defended him. The daughter of the Bai family can't be said to be simple, it can only be said that she has no scheming and is too well protected by Old Lady Bai. Bai's ending was to die in childbirth, and after her death, all the sins were borne by Gu Tingye alone. Many years later, he returned to the Hou Mansion to ask for the title of his biological mother, but he still failed to reconcile with him.
Of the three wives in Gu Yankai's life, only the Bai family paid the most, but it was also the most miserable. After the death of the Bai clan, the biggest beneficiaries were the Great Qin clan and the Xiao Qin clan. Gu Tingyu, the son of the Great Qin clan, inherited the title and won Gu Yankai's trust and love, while the Xiao Qin clan married into the Hou Mansion and opened a new era. For the Bai family, she is like a dream made by the people of the Gu Mansion, because after Gu Yankai married her in office, when she returned to the capital, many people did not even know about her existence under the deliberate mention of the Gu family.
If you put aside the setting and character background in the original book, I don't think most women are stupid and sweet like Bai, who knows how to plan and scheming. There are also many simple but not stupid and sweet women in the drama "Do You Know". For example, although Sheng Minglan came from the background of crossing, she did not show too much edge and talent, but silently hid and acted step by step. In addition, Sheng Hualan endured for ten years to take concubines for her father-in-law, and finally the husband and wife were reconciled for a lifetime; Rao is Sheng Rulan, who is very arrogant, and knows that she can't accept her husband's childhood sweetheart as a concubine. The stories of these women also express some practical significance.
Simplicity doesn't mean stupid sweetness. We need to properly retain our innocence and innocence in life, but this does not mean that we need to be silly and sweet. Some people show their talents and strengths through outward performance, while others choose to move forward with forbearance and caution. These choices are not fixed, but depend on each individual's own characteristics and living circumstances. It is important to know how to choose the best path for you in different situations. In terms of character creation in the original work, the stories of women such as Sheng Minglan and Sheng Hualan in "Know" have given us many inspirations and references.
In this competitive and complex society, it is not too much to maintain a sense of innocence, but it also requires us to learn how to deal with various challenges and difficulties. Therefore, we should be both innocent and wise people. I would like to say that silly white sweet does not equal cuteness, but is synonymous with stupidity. A good marriage requires us to manage it with our hearts, not to be clever on the premise of hurting others. Such an act is a goodwill maintenance of the marriage. The relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law and the way husband and wife get along is not straightforward and open-mouthed, and excessive honesty may not be a good husband or a good son. So what we need to do is to give each other enough gentleness and moderate wisdom to deal with life's challenges. To be a man, you must not only show enough gentleness, but also show a little cleverness, so that you can be comfortable in life.