Xue Baochai's joke in A Dream of Red Mansions

The 27th episode of A Dream of Red Mansions is the most classic one. This time, "Yang Fei Didi Cuiting, shooting butterflies, burying incense, swallows crying, leaving red." , not only left the eternal legend of "Daiyu Buries Flowers", but also sent a naive and lively "Treasure Chai Butterflies" to readers. Throughout the whole article, it seems that this is the only place where Mr. Cao Xueqin shows us the image of Xue Baochai in a positive way. This is also the only solo show of Xue Baochai in the book. However, it has always been controversial for Mr. Cao Xueqin to let Xue Baochai "frame" Lin Daiyu.

First of all, after Baochai was discovered by Xiaohong and Zhui Er, she deliberately stepped back after careful consideration. Then "cried with a smile:" Hey, where have you been hiding! "As he spoke, he deliberately rushed forward." It can be seen that Baochai just assumed outside the window that Lin Daiyu was also in a hurry. In order not to make Xiaohong suspicious and bring unnecessary trouble to herself, it is her wisest choice to point the finger at Daiyu.

In doing so, she can dispel the doubts of Xiaohong and Zhui Er. Friends who have read the original work know that Baochai didn't directly admit that she was herself because she knew Xiaohong was a tricky girl with big eyes. Today, I heard his short sentence,' People put all their eggs in one basket to rebel, dogs put all their eggs in one basket to jump over the wall', which not only caused trouble, but also bored me. " So when Baochai was discovered, she pretended to play hide-and-seek with Daiyu.

Only Daiyu Xiaohong and Zhui Er will believe them. Didi Pavilion is just outside Xiaoxiang Pavilion. Of all the girls in the Grand View Garden, only Daiyu is most likely to appear here. Besides, Xue Baochai appeared in this place because she came to see Lin Daiyu. Unfortunately, Baoyu just stepped into Xiaoxiang Pavilion in front of her, so Baochai followed the butterfly to this Didi Pavilion.

Secondly, what Baochai heard was not a joke, but a shady affair between men and women at that time. In particular, the protagonists of gossip are the maid Xiaohong and the young master Jia Yun. Whether there is a real relationship between the two is not allowed at that time, especially between master and servant.

Here we must make it clear that Xiaohong's position is very low. As we all know, Yuanyang is the personal servant girl around Grandmother Jia, and her position among all the servants is still very high, but in the end she only got a page. So for a Xiaohong who has no sense of existence, this kind of behavior can be described as bold. If they are found, they will expel Jia Fu, or they will die.

After Baochai flashed this idea of life and death in her mind, in order not to get angry, the best way was to play dumb. So who will be the springboard for this "golden cicada shelling"? The best candidate is Daiyu. Baochai can get unanimous praise from the Jia family, which shows that she knows everyone's bottom.

On the one hand, Daiyu is preoccupied with Baoyu and has no time to take care of other people's affairs. Of the two, Daiyu has always been a lofty and slightly proud image in everyone's mind, and she disdains to be such an informer. Of the three, Baochai will be a little selfish. Every time I see Baoyu running into the Xiaoxiang Pavilion in the Grand View Garden, she is more or less unbalanced. When this happened, I played a trick on Daiyu.

Moreover, Baochai has always been a good girl who knows well in everyone's mind. She won't do this dirty trick behind Dai Yu's back. Friends who read the whole article can see that this incident actually did not bring obvious negative effects to Daiyu later. So Baochai gave Daiyu the hat she overheard from the girl's secret. It's just a stress reaction, not a deliberate attempt to frame Daiyu.

In A Dream of Red Mansions, Lin Daiyu and Xue Baochai have always been a pair of main contradictions, and it is their emotional entanglement with Baoyu that promotes the development of the whole article. A Dream of Red Mansions would not be loved by so many readers without their counterparts. As for the dispute between the two enemies, what is it? Readers are also welcome to leave their own opinions.