Revisiting "Do You Know", the characters in the play are presented in front of you one by one, in addition to the wise and transparent Minglan , there is another character that is unforgettable, she is the stepmother of the male protagonist Gu Tingye: Mrs. Xiao Qin.
Mrs. Xiao Qin is a villain, and her ending is: in the Gu family ancestral hall, she committed suicide by arson. Only after rewatching "Do You Know" did I understand that behind her suicide by setting fire, there is another deep meaning, and understanding the reason makes people teary-eyed.
Mrs. Xiao Qin is Gu Yankai's step-room, and her sister Mrs. Da Qin is Gu Yankai's original wife. Mrs. Daqin is not only average-looking, but also in poor health, unable to serve her in-laws and take care of her husband, let alone diligent and thrifty.
However, Gu Yankai was in love with the original Mrs. Daqin. What people didn't expect was that after the news of Mrs. Da Qin's poor health spread, everyone thought that her sister Mrs. Xiao Qin's health was not good, she was not good at giving birth, and she couldn't serve her in-laws. Coupled with the decline of her mother's family, which was originally beautiful, Mrs. Xiao Qin has become an old girl that no one wants.
Unexpectedly, 3 years later, the gears of fate began to turn.
Mrs. Daqin died of illness, leaving behind a son: Gu Tingyu. Gu Tingyu is also the same as Mrs. Daqin, frail and sickly, and he is a sick man who never leaves his mouth.
In other words, in addition to the death of the hostess at that time, the Gu family was still in a state of anxiety in the economic crisis. In order to tide over the difficulties, the Gu family married the daughter of a wealthy businessman, Bai, who was Gu Tingye's biological mother.
Unexpectedly, although Bai was young, beautiful and healthy, he died suddenly in premature birth within a few years of marrying into the Gu family.
In fact, Bai's premature birth was not sudden, but there was a reason, and the reason was: Mrs. Xiao Qin deliberately provoked. She felt that her sister Mrs. Da Qin could live a few more years, but because of the family's economic crisis, she wanted to marry the Bai family as soon as possible, so that Mrs. Da Qin's condition worsened and she died early.
Unexpectedly, these changes made Mrs. Xiao Qin's fate take a turn. It turned out that the brother and sister-in-law saw that no one dared to marry Mrs. Xiao Qin for a long time, so in order to marry Mrs. Xiao Qin as soon as possible, they actually proposed to the Gu family: Let Mrs. Xiao Qin be Gu Yankai's steproom.
At first, Mrs. Xiao Qin was a little reluctant, but in her current situation, she had no choice. So, she made Gu Yankai's steproom.
But Mrs. Xiao Qin never expected that marrying into the Gu family was the beginning of her bad luck.
It turned out that in Gu Yankai's heart, the lover in his heart was Mrs. Daqin, it was the Bai family who saved the Gu family in danger, and Gu Tingyu was the son-in-law of the raider. And Mrs. Xiao Qin can neither get Gu Yankai's love nor the title.
Because Gu Tingyu may die young, but the second son Gu Tingye is not only strong and strong, but also talented and intelligent, and although Mrs. Xiao Qin gave birth to a son Gu Tingwei, she is the third son, and she may not have a chance to be a knighthood in this life.
In an instant, she understood that she was just Gu Yankai's housekeeper and fertility tool.
However, in that era, in the face of such injustice, Mrs. Xiao Qin not only couldn't resist, she also had to be grateful to Dade for consolidating her position as the housewife, she had to do her best to be a good wife and mother, she had to take care of Gu Tingyu and Gu Tingye, and she had to take care of the Gu family in good order.
However, Mrs. Xiao Qin was unwilling, she gave so much, why did she only get so little?
So, Mrs. Xiao Qin's eyes rolled and she thought about it. She began to spoil Gu Tingye unconditionally, he gave him what he wanted, he made a mistake, did not talk about him, but used "he is still a child" as an excuse to protect Gu Tingye in front of Gu Yankai.
Then why did Mrs. Xiao Qin dot on Gu Tingye like this? It turned out that she wanted to make Gu Tingye decadent in doting, and Gu Tingyu's medicine jar couldn't survive Gu Tingwei, and slowly, the title was in the bag of her son Gu Tingwei.
However, Gu Yankai is a strict father, how could he let Gu Tingye be so indulgent, as long as Gu Tingye makes a mistake, he will either beat or punish. In his eyes, Gu Tingyu is frail and sickly, although he is the eldest son, he can't carry the Gu family, and Gu Tingye is strong and talented, and he is the head of the Gu family in his eyes.
However, Gu Yankai's sternness had no other purpose than to make Gu Tingye more arrogant. Mrs. Xiao Qin still raised Gu Tingye into a flamboyant and domineering disciple who didn't know the height of the sky. He often made a lot of noise in the land of fireworks, and he raised the outer room and let the outer room give him children. (Outer room: Gu Tingye's woman raised outside Gu's mansion).
When Gu Yankai was so angry that Gu Tingye spat blood because of the incident in the outer room, Mrs. Xiao Qin thought that her time had come, so she designed to make Gu Tingye a rebel who was disobedient and unfilial, and drove him out of the Hou Mansion.
Unexpectedly, the prodigal son turned around and did not change his money, Gu Tingye went through several hardships, became a general, became an upstart in the current dynasty, and married the wise and transparent Minglan as his wife.
But. The so-called opening of the bow did not turn back, Mrs. Xiao Qin continued to plan, but after all the organs, Mrs. Xiao Qin still did not win. Gu Tingye and his wife are one, getting better and better, but they are at the end of their rope.
However, as a mother, she also has a son: Gu Tingwei.
The so-called love of parents is far-reaching. She still has to continue to plan for her son, and now she no longer has the strength to fight, but as a mother, she has to let her son live well in Gu Mansion, and she has to dissociate herself from her son.
So, Mrs. Xiao Qin ordered someone to tie up Gu Tingwei and throw him into a dry well, while she turned around and ran to the Gu family ancestral hall.
When the crowd found her, she was already in the midst of the fire.
Seeing this, Gu Tingwei cried and threw himself into the sea of fire, but the fire was too big, Gu Tingwei was pulled back, he sat on the ground, and everyone only heard Mrs. Xiao Qin shouting: "Gu Mansion is a bloodsucking demon cave, ruined the Bai family girl, ruined my sister, and ruined me, I have acted in this big house for a lifetime, and I have not lived like myself for a day, at this moment, I want to live back to myself!" ”
Suddenly, she plunged headlong into the flames, ending her miserable life.
Mrs. Xiao Qin is hateful, she has done everything she can, and she will do whatever it takes, just to let her son Gu Tingwei attack the knight; Mrs. Xiao Qin is pitiful, in that era, she made a living in the courtyard of a deep house, suffered a lot of grievances, and did not dare to be angry or speak; Mrs. Xiao Qin is great, and in order to save her son, she set fire to herself.
What do you think?