"Wood and Stone Marriage" and "Golden Jade Relationship" are two themes that will never go out of style when discussing "Dream of Red Mansions", these two relationships accompanied Jia Baoyu in the first half of his life, and finally "Golden Jade Relationship" fulfilled his wish.
Although Xue Baochai won as the heroine of "Golden Jade Relationship", those who have an in-depth understanding of "Dream of Red Mansions" understand that she is just a winner and cannot be called a real winner, because Jia Baoyu never really cared about Xue Baochai.
Although Jia Baoyu loves Daiyu very much, he does not accept and fully appreciate Lin Daiyu, but only after Baoyu's death does he really like this girl. This passage is very clearly described, as stated in the Dream of Red Mansions song "Mistaken Life" in the fifth chapter: "In the face of the void, the masters in the mountains are as crystal as snow, and they will never be forgotten, just like the lonely forest of beautiful women in a paradise." In this paragraph, although Baoyu did not regard Xue Baochai as air, he always had Xue Baochai in his heart, not just as air.
From this point, it can be inferred that although Lin Daiyu has died and is married, Jia Baoyu still regards Xue Baochai as an insignificant existence. What's worse is that in the final stage of the matter, Jia Baoyu was even willing to run away from home, despite the fact that Xue Baochai had become a living widow. It can be seen how fragile and sensitive Jia Baoyu's heart is. As Xue Baochai wrote back then: "Jiaoshou is still twilight, and Jiaoxin is day after day." ”
However, Xue Baochai and Lin Daiyu can be called the best among women in terms of talent and appearance. In the many poetry club competitions held in the Grand View Garden, they all won the championship in turn, and they really achieved equality. Their talents complement each other in the poetry arena, like two splendid flowers, each blooming, but not covering each other. Although they differ in appearance and style, they still show their own characteristics and charm as a whole.
Poetry Club Competition, Daiyu or Baochai, it is difficult to determine. Lin Daiyu showed an elegant demeanor, while Xue Baochai had skin like jade, charming and beautiful. The red sleeves were unfurled, a song floated by, Xue Baochai and Lin Daiyu stood side by side, smiling with their eyebrows, as delicate and moving as flowers. Everyone has their own unique charm, some people think that Miss Lin is the most outstanding, while others feel that Baochai is inferior to Daiyu, and it is difficult to tell who is better.
Some people may mention that Jia Baoyu may prefer the thin Lin Daiyu? He said, "It's a pity that it grows on her", that is, he treats Lin Daiyu as a thin woman. However, we must remember that when Jia Baoyu saw Xue Baochai's snow-like, round upper body, he couldn't help but think in his heart: "It's a pity that if she grows on Sister Lin's body, we can still touch it." Why does Jia Baoyu like Lin Daiyu? What does this mean?
That is to say, when Baoyu saw Baochai's chubby, white and red buttocks, she thought more than just "beauty". He especially likes the kind of body that is as clear as snow, but he regrets it because he only has a "respectful" attitude towards Baochai and does not have the will to get close to her. This shows that Jia Baoyu is very different from Lin Daiyu and Xue Baochai. In other words, Jia Baoyu's difference between Lin Daiyu and Xue Baochai is not based on their appearance or temperament.
So, among these two originally charming beauties, why does Jia Baoyu prefer Lin Daiyu and be relatively cold to Xue Baochai?
In fact, when the two women first met Jia Baoyu, their care and attention to Jia Baoyu shaped their important position in Jia Baoyu's heart.
Let's focus on Lin Daiyu first.
In the third episode, Lin Daiyu entered her mansion, and Jia Baoyu happened to go to the incense with Jia Zheng to make a vow. In the Grand View Garden, Jia Zheng, Baochai and others are Lin Daiyu's cousins and uncles. Before Lin Daiyu met her cousin, her understanding of Jia Baoyu was still in the state described by her mother Jia Min, that is, a lazy, innocent person. In the Grand View Garden, she is also a very assertive woman, and her understanding of Baoyu is also based on her own ideas. However, this understanding was soon overturned.
Soon after dinner, everyone was chatting when they suddenly heard a message from the girl: "Baoyu is here". Daiyu was very surprised at this moment, and suddenly a young boy walked in, and this son was exactly such a person:
He wears a purple-gold crown set with precious stones on his head. His face is like the bright moon of the Mid-Autumn Festival, and his face is like a flower of spring dawn. The slender jade fingers flick the crown edge, and the breeze blows, and the gemstone shines. Her sideburns seem to have been cut by a knife, her eyebrows are like ink paintings, her cheeks are like peach petals, and her eyes are like autumn ripples. The palace is graceful and the steps are light. Smile even when you're angry, and be full of emotion even under an angry gaze. There is an ingenious brocade belt around the waist, flowing like a fairy's feather coat.
Its necklace is decorated with a golden stalk, and it is equipped with a five-colored silk ribbon with a fine jade stone tied to it. This woman has a noble demeanor and an extraordinary expression that makes people feel awe. When Daiyu saw this scene, she was immediately shocked, and she thought to herself: "It's so strange, it's like I've seen it in that place, it's really familiar!" ”
Daiyu carefully observed every piece of clothing that Jia Baoyu wore from her head to her body and then to her feet. The most important thing is that she noticed that Jia Baoyu, from her complexion to her face shape, finally fell on Baoyu's eyebrows. These eyes are full of the emotion of "smiling when angry, and scorning affection", which is in stark contrast to Lin Daiyu's "like crying but not crying, like frowning and not frowning". The eyebrows were on track. Echoing each other from afar.
Interestingly, although this was her first meeting with Baoyu, in Lin Daiyu's eyes, Baoyu gave people a sense of déjà vu. couldn't help but make Lin Daiyu feel inexplicably familiar, as if they had met in a dream. Then, the article once again elaborated on how Lin Daiyu looked at Jia Baoyu.
After Jia Baoyu saluted Jia's mother, she went to see Mrs. Wang again according to the regulations, and then Baoyu left. But as soon as Baoyu left Baochai, he left. When he returned again, Daiyu's opinion of Baoyu was this:
The short hair on her head suddenly spun in circles. She was wearing a half-worn silver and red jacket sprinkled with flowers, with collars, precious jade, name locks, amulets and other items on it, and the lower half of the pants were exposed with pine flowers sprinkled with flowers, brocade elastic ink socks, and thick-soled red shoes. The eyebrows are delicate and the eyes are affectionate.
Over time, his face became as if he had been smeared with foundation, his lips as if he had been smeared with fat, his eyes full of emotion, and his words always with a smile. She is a delicate beauty, she is a beautiful and touching beauty. That natural style is hidden between the eyebrows, and countless thoughts in my life are lingering in the corners of my eyes.
He carefully observes every detail from head to toe, but his focus is always on the face, especially the eyebrows and eyes.
Next, let's move on to the situation of Baochai.
Xue Baochai entered the mansion for the fourth time, and in the seventh episode, Zhou Ruijia asked Xue Baochai a question: "Did you Brother Bao offend you again?" When Xue Baochai first met Jia Baoyu, he had an inexplicable feeling in his heart, as if a wonderful fate lingered between the two. Obviously, the relationship between Xue Baochai and Jia Baoyu has long been familiar, but Xue Baochai's true feelings for Jia Baoyu were not described in detail until the eighth episode, when Xue Baochai was sick in Lixiangyuan.
After Jia Baoyu walked into Lixiang Courtyard, Aunt Xue saw him as if she had found a treasure, hugged him tightly and said, "My child, how could you think of me?" "It gives me a feeling that I've been waiting for a long time. Jia Baoyu sat in Baochai's room, feeling uneasy. After just a few words, Aunt Xue asked Jia Baoyu to sit down in Baochai's room first, and she would come in later, and we later learned that Aunt Xue had been busy with something, so she never came in.
After Jia Baoyu walked into the room, Baochai first asked the girl to pour tea, and then carefully observed the cousin, and mentioned in the article:
Baoyu wears a purple and gold crown with gems on his head, a golden forehead decorated with two dragons competing for pearls on his forehead, he wears an autumn-colored white fox armpit and arrow sleeves, a five-colored butterfly luan silk around his waist, a longevity lock and a name charm around his neck, and a piece of Baoyu that was taken down when the grass falls. Baochai took the jade pendant in Baoyu's hand and looked at it carefully. Baochai said with a smile: "The Cheng Ri family has never carefully appreciated your jade, I really want to see it today." ”
She went from the crown on her head to the clothes on her body, and then focused her eyes on the Tongling Baoyu on Jia Baoyu's body, as for her face and eyebrows, Xue Baochai didn't care, let alone the pants she wore and the boots she wore under her feet.
Therefore, when Lin Daiyu observed Jia Baoyu, her eyes were full of fear, and she deeply felt the emotion and temperament between Jia Baoyu's eyebrows, which made her deeply resonate with Jia Baoyu in her heart, that is, "I have seen this person". With this sense of closeness, it is natural for the hearts and minds of the two to resonate.
Where is Miss Bao in**? Because of her deep affection for "Jinyu", everything she sees is "Jinyu". Whether it is Jia Baoyu's thoughts, temperament or his demeanor, she can't really feel it, and she doesn't want to experience it deeply.
Therefore, Lin Daiyu cares more about the role of Jia Baoyu, while Xue Baochai pays more attention to Jia Baoyu's external image. In the end, Daiyu can resonate with Jia Baoyu's heart, but how can Xue Baochai really enter Jia Baoyu's inner world in addition to his unremitting pursuit of external image? How much does Lin Daiyu love Jia Baoyu? Sigh softly!