In the second episode of "Dream of Red Mansions", when Leng Zixing mentioned Xichun, he once said that because Mrs. Shi loved her granddaughter very much, Xichun also studied with her grandmother. Therefore, when Daiyu first stepped into Jiafu, she saw Xichun, who was slender and still small. Jia's mother was born in a Jinling historian, which is a prominent family known as "Afang Palace, three hundred miles, and can't live in a history of Jinling".
After she married into Jiafu, after more than 50 years of ups and downs, she finally sat on the top of the pyramid of Jiafu. This makes Jia Mu more aware of the true meaning of living in the present. Therefore, we rarely see her meddling too much in the affairs of the house, but often intoxicated with pleasures such as eating and drinking, watching operas, listening to music, and admiring the moon. She once admitted that as she grew older, her daily life was just eating and sleeping, and she would joke with her grandchildren in her spare time.
But regarding the issue of Xichun's upbringing, things don't seem to be so simple. In a casual conversation in Huazhi Lane, Xing'er revealed an unknown secret: "The fourth girl is still young, and she is the biological sister of Uncle Zhen. Because she lost her mother since she was a child, the old lady instructed her to bring her to Rongfu to raise her. This means that Xichun was carried to Rongfu by Mrs. Wang when she was a child.
Although her mother had passed away, her father, Jia Jing, had the ability to raise her personally, and he had the option to continue the strings, none of this happened. Obviously, such a young Xichun can't accompany Jia's mother to laugh. This can't help but make people wonder, why did Jia's mother raise a Xichun who was a little farther away?
In a conversation between Sister Feng and Ping'er, the mystery of this young lady's life experience seems to have been solved. Ping'er mentioned: "In the future, there will be three or four girls, two or three masters, and an old lady, and these major things are not finished." The "old lady" here is obviously referring to Jia's mother. Sister Feng was deeply worried after hearing this, and she responded: "I'm also worried about this, but it's enough: Baoyu and Sister Lin are married and married, and they can't make the money in the official, and the old lady has her own body to take it out."
The second girl is from the eldest master's side, and it doesn't count. There were three or four left, and each of them spent ten thousand pieces of silver. Brother Huan's marriage is limited ......From this conversation, we can deduce that Jia's mother's aftermath is the focus of Sister Feng's worries. So who exactly is she referring to? According to Sister Feng's answer: "Baoyu and Sister Lin are married and married", we can learn that she is talking about Jia's mother's funeral and other posthumous affairs.
At this time, there are three girls in Jiafu who are waiting for the word boudoir: Yingchun, Tanchun and Xichun. According to Sister Feng's words, Yingchun is Jia Yu's daughter, so her marriage does not need Jia's mother to worry about. Then the rest is to explore the spring and cherish the spring. Sister Feng mentioned "three or four left", which seemed to refer to everyone other than Baoyu, Sister Lin, and Yingchun. Due to Jia's mother's advanced age, she must prepare for the future of these juniors. She needs to make sure that things like their dowry and bride price are properly arranged.
To sum up, Jia's mother is not simply loving her granddaughter, but also contains far-sighted thoughts about the future of the family. She not only has to raise funds for Baoyu and Daiyu's marriage, but also makes arrangements for the dowry and bride price of other juniors. In this big family, everyone's every move is closely related to the fate of the entire family.
In the Rong Mansion, Xichun's identity has always been a mystery. It is generally believed that she is the young lady of Ning Mansion, but in fact, this is not necessarily the case. When Sister Feng mentioned disciplining her sons and nephews in the family, she classified cherishing spring and exploring spring as a category, which means that their status in the family is similar. But Sister Feng's evaluation also revealed another meaning: although Baoyu is the darling of this family, he does not belong to the core of the Rong Mansion. And ** milk, the second girl, and the fourth girl, for various reasons, cannot be regarded as the focus of Rongfu.
It is especially worth noting that when mentioning everyone's ability to do things, Sister Feng made it clear that the second girl did not belong to the Rong Mansion. And the four girls are also not considered because they are still young. Here, the status of Xichun and Jia Lan is compared, which seems to imply that they are both younger, under-adult members.
In the fifth episode, when Daiyu first entered the Rong Mansion, the text described Jia's mother's love for Xichun like Baoyu, even more than the three granddaughters of Yingchun and Tanchun. The "own granddaughter" here refers to the daughter born to Jia's mother's son, from which it can be inferred that Xichun is the biological daughter of Jia Zheng or Jia Yu.
As for the relationship between Xichun and Ningfu, in fact, Xichun and Jia Jing have no direct kinship. Leng Zixing said "Uncle Ningfu Zhen's sister" when he introduced Xichun, which is actually problematic here, because he will clarify his father's name when introducing other family members, such as Yuanchun is "the eldest daughter of the old man", Yingchun is "the concubine of the old man", and Tanchun is "the concubine of the old man". Moreover, at Jia Jing's funeral, Jia's mother cried with grief, but Xichun was nowhere to be seen. This seems to imply that Xichun is not too deeply connected with Ningfu.
Based on these clues, we can conclude that Xichun is actually the biological daughter of Rongfu and has no direct blood relationship with Ningfu. Her position in the family seems to be somewhat delicate, both similar to Tanchun and different from other family members. In the midst of the family's red tape and intricate relationships, she remains an enigmatic figure.
In Jiafu, there is a character who is mentioned very delicately, which makes people wonder, she is Xichun. Xichun, this figure with such an important position in Jiafu, why is the author so stingy with pen and ink when describing? Is it because the author saw that she was young, so he omitted it? However, recalling that after Qin Keqing's death, the funeral of the unmarried daughter of the girl Baozhu Xing, the author did not hesitate to mention a few strokes, which shows that Xichun is not in the ranks of funerals and wakes.
Jia Jing's funeral, as a major event in Jia's mansion, was not participated in the whole process, is this normal? This can only show that Xichun is not Jia Jing's biological daughter. Since they were not born to Jia Jing, but they are Jia Zhen's sister, the two are half-siblings. We can further infer that Xichun's mother had an affair with a master in Rongfu, which is exactly the "raised little uncle" scolded by Jiao Da. After giving birth to Xichun, she may die because of poor childbirth or shame.
And who is this little uncle? Judging from Jia Zheng and Jia Yu's behavior, this little uncle should be Jia Yu. The reason why Jia's mother brought Xichun to Rongguo Mansion was to cover up this scandal. And Jia Yu was inexplicably disgusted by Jia's mother and lost the right to be a housekeeper, all of which were related to this matter. This is why Xichun's position in Jiafu is so delicate and so stingy to be mentioned.