In the sixty-fourth episode, when Jia Lian's son Xiao Si Xing'er discusses the masters of the Jia family with the You sisters in Huazhi Lane, he mentions that there is a tradition in Jiafu that when the young masters grow up, there will be two "house people" in their room to serve them.
In the past, many nobles would place a few personal maids in the young master's room when he reached a certain age. These maids are not only responsible for taking care of the young master's daily life and diet, but more importantly, in order to meet his physical needs, in case he goes out of the house and has a bad impact on the family.
After the young master got married, those who lived in the "house people", such as Jia Lian's two "house people", found an excuse to drive them away after Wang Xifeng entered the door, and then forced their cronies to be sex girls, on the one hand, to show their virtue, and on the other hand, to restrain Jia Lian.
The name of the girl in the room** is in its connection with the master bedroom, so that it is convenient for the owner to operate at any time. A roomgirl is a type of little woman who serves others at home. There are many tasks that need to be completed by the girl, such as Ping'er, who not only has to serve as the position and life assistant of the hostess Wang Xifeng, but also needs to provide some support and assistance to the male protagonist and the female protagonist when they live with them.
In the seventh episode, Zhou Rui's palace flowers were sent to Wang Xifeng's place. When they walked into the courtyard, Feng'er, the girl on the threshold of Sister Feng's room, waved at him and motioned for him to go to the East House. Zhou Rui's family understood her intentions, but when they arrived at the East House and talked to Sister Qiao's nurse, they suddenly heard the sound of the door, and Ping'er took out a copper basin from the house and asked the little girl to scoop water in.
At this time, Jia Lian's laughter sounded in the room. Although there is no description of Fengyue here, the reader can understand that this is the author's description of Jia Lian and his wife's happy time in the boudoir through the "Liuzang Parrot Language", while Ping'er, who lives with them, listens to the side, or tidies his own clothes, and then washes the water.
In addition, in addition to providing ** services for the master, as a roommate girl second only to the concubine, she is also obliged to serve the male host, but as long as the male owner needs it, the roommate can only obey. Therefore, after Second Sister You had a miscarriage, Sister Feng pretended to be bad for Ping'er and said, "I feel the same way as me." Even though I'm sick, you're not sick and you're not pregnant. And he said, "You are also a good daughter-in-law, but you don't know how I gave birth." ”。
Ping'er and Wang Xifeng have both served Jia Lian for many years, but why are they not pregnant? What is the reason for her? Actually, we do need to go deeper**, but that's only because we can't, don't dare, or don't want to think.
First of all, it's not feasible.
Xing'er once mentioned that Wang Xifeng is like a vinegar vat, although Ping'er is known as Jia Lian's maid, but the number of times she is in the same place with Jia Lian is very rare, only once or twice in about one to two years. She is also not very vinegary. Because of this, Wang Xifeng still needs to mention it verbally more than a dozen times after learning about this incident. Both Ping'er and Jia Lian are afraid of Sister Feng's jealousy, so they need to keep a certain distance in their daily conversations. In the twenty-first episode, when Jia Lian and Ping'er were engaged in a courtship ceremony, Ping'er avoided him, which made Jia Lian so angry that he bent down to reprimand
That narrow and lascivious woman! Surely it caused outrage, and he fled again. "Yes, I went to him again, and he didn't speak to us, so he lit the fire in his house and burned it all!" Ping'er stood outside the window and said with a smile: "I really like me, who made you so angry?" Do you want you to benefit from it once, make him understand, and then no longer need me? ”
It can be inferred from this that Ping'er is more willing to choose to anger Jia Lian out of resentment towards Wang Xifeng. Although Jia Lian harbored a deep hatred for Wang Xifeng, the fear in his heart was only a verbal rebuke to Sister Feng.
Therefore, there is only one chance to get to one place every one to two years, and the chances of conception are almost negligible, and it is completely understandable that Ping'er is not pregnant.
However, with Ping'er's ingenuity and foresight, she is fully capable of spending the rest of her life with Jia Lian without Sister Feng's knowledge. Because she has a man and a woman by her side, this naturally improves her social status. A character like Aunt Zhao, even if the entire family despises and tramples on her, she can't shake her social status. Considering Ping'er's interpersonal relationships in Jiafu and her ability to rely on her children, she is likely to be at ease, so why didn't Ping'er choose to do so?
At the end of the day, she didn't dare to do that.
When Wang Xifeng became a member of Jiafu, she had four dowry maids, but unfortunately, her husband died, leaving only one Ping'er. What is the reason for this? It is conceivable that there are hundreds of young girls in Jiafu, but not many of them really died at a young age.
Considering Sister Feng's later poisonous behavior towards Second Sister You, combined with what Xing'er said, "Where the second master takes a look at the girl, she has the ability to beat a rotten sheep's head in front of the master", there must be some deep meaning hidden behind this deceased maid. What's more, she was also sentenced to death and had to be an official. Imagine, if it weren't for Ping'er knowing when to advance and retreat and not knowing how to choose a wife and husband, would Wang Xifeng still have a chance to keep her?
Ping'er has followed Wang Xifeng since she was a child, how could she not understand the character of this master? Imagine, if Ping'er is pregnant, Second Sister You is likely to suffer the same fate, so how can Ping'er risk facing the law?
Of course, in addition to self-protection, Ping'er also considered other factors.
Among the many maids in Jiafu, Ping'er is undoubtedly the most powerful. In daily life, whenever Wang Xifeng can't take care of a place, she will make a decision in private, and even if Wang Xifeng learns about the situation later, she will not be held responsible. When Wang Xifeng was sick, Liu Wu'er was wronged due to the rose dew incident, and the thief Caiyun successfully escaped, and in the end it was Ping'er who exercised his power and cleared Liu Wu'er's grievances.
The reason why Ping'er has such rights is largely because she stands next to Wang Xifeng. Power is always so attractive. For example, once Ping'er becomes pregnant, she will be an enemy of Wang Xifeng. Even if Wang Xifeng chose to let her go, she did not cause the tragedy of Second Sister You, such a social status and dignity have completely disappeared.
It has been argued that the most thought-provoking and frightening part of "Dream of the Red Chamber" is the lack of new life, only those that are gradually passing away. After thinking about it carefully, you will find that the situation in Ningfu is not complicated, Jia Zhen and Jia Rong have many wives and concubines, and when they are young and energetic, there is no sign of pregnancy at all. In the Rongguo Mansion, Jia Daishan once had two sons, while Jia Yu and Jia Zheng had two or three sons respectively, but when they arrived at the Yuzi generation, they died suddenly. What is the reason for this?
What is the reason behind this? What's the secret? The reproduction of family members is closely linked to the fate of the family, considering that the mansion of Jiafu may collapse, how can it be compared with the era of Ning Rong's second duke? In the feudal era, women married more than one woman, and the idea of male superiority and inferiority of women was deeply rooted, even the emperor could not be an exception. In the Qing Dynasty, for example, the then Emperor Shunzhi was only 23 years old, and he had eight sons and six daughters. Several emperors of the late Qing dynasty died one after another, which heralded his decline, and Jiafu was no exception.
Therefore, not only Ping'er, but even Wang Xifeng, who is responsible for dealing with Jia Lian, rarely has a chance to get pregnant. She finally conceived a son, but unfortunately, she still miscarried, and this is the arrangement of fate.