The contrast between Jia Huan and Baoyu shows the unfairness of fate. Ying'er's gamble revealed his subtle mentality. Aunt Zhao's indoctrination made his heart full of resentment and jealousy, his behavior was vicious, and there was only hatred in his eyes, how could he be respected? He argued with the maid and lost his grace. And the reason why everyone alienated him was not only because of his self-contempt, but also because he was not born to Mrs. Wang.
was born in Jiafu, but he was not born by his wife, and Jia Huan's road was destined to be bumpy. Mrs. Wang regarded him as an enemy, Jia's mother disdained him, and Wang Xifeng suppressed him. Powerful people all look at people with rich and noble eyes, how can Aunt Zhao's mother and son turn over? Yuan Chun, as the daughter of Mrs. Wang, also repels Jia Huan.
The joy of Yuanchun, the joy of everyone, but Jia Huan is missing. Is it really infected? Or do you know that Yuanchun doesn't like it, so you avoid it? In short, Jia Huan is in Jiafu, like a ** person, existing but not seen, unwilling but helpless. Shortly after the Yuanchun Provincial Kiss, lantern riddles were reported in the palace again, asking everyone to guess and create their own lantern riddles in response. This time, except for Jia Huan and Yingchun, everyone else successfully guessed Niangniang's lantern riddle and received a gift from Niangniang. However, when the eunuch brought Jia Huan's lantern riddle back to the palace, Niangniang failed to guess it, leaving only one sentence: "What the third master said doesn't make sense, and Niangniang didn't guess, so I asked me to bring it back and ask what the third master is." ”
Everyone was curious, and unfolded Jia Huan's lantern riddle to take a look, which read: "The eldest brother has only eight horns, and the second brother has only two horns." The eldest brother only sits on the bed, and the second brother likes to squat on the room. The language of this lantern riddle is simple and easy to understand, but there is no literary brilliance at allusion, let alone allusions, it is completely a child's tone. Everyone laughed when they saw it, and Jia Huan explained to the eunuch that the riddle was a pillow and a beast's head.
As a monumental work that has taken ten years and undergone five meticulous revisions, every word in Dream of the Red Chamber has a profound meaning, and the poems and lyrics made by each person are closely linked to their fateful ending. In "Dream of Red Mansions", Jia Huan does not write many poems, but this lantern riddle occupies a considerable amount of space. Therefore, this riddle is not just for the sake of making everyone laugh.
So, what exactly does this riddle mean? The pillow represents the eldest brother, and the animal head represents the second brother. The pillow is a bedding placed in a red gauze tent, soft and gentle, the wind does not blow, the rain does not shine, and it can be noticed and valued every day. The head of the beast was placed on the roof, and its appearance was hideous and ugly, and it was exposed to the sun and rain all year round, but it was not noticed.
Jia Huan uses the mystery to imply the unfair treatment suffered by Baoyu and himself. What's even more interesting is that the pillow is used to describe a man with bad intentions. Baoyu's pillow, Yilai stretches out his hand to open his mouth, and is often surrounded by warm fragrant nephrite, but leaving that hotbed, it is useless. And Jia Huan, the beast head, although ignored and neglected, is the artifact of the town's house.
Baoyu has been messing around with her daughter since she was a child, which was originally the heart disease of Jia Zheng and his wife, and it made Yuan Chun even more distressed. Therefore, Yuan Chun often wrote to Jia Zheng and his wife in the palace, ordering them to discipline Baoyu well. Now that Jia Huan mentioned this matter, he undoubtedly revealed Yuan Chun's heart disease. Jia Huan's sarcasm made Yuan Chun feel both angry and helpless. After all, Jia Huan seems to be sarcastic and reasonable, and it doesn't leak. She could only pretend not to guess.