Why did Prince Zhongshun harm Jia Fu in A Dream of Red Mansions?

Because there is a conflict of interest between Prince Zhongshun and Jia family. Although the relationship between Prince Zhongshun and Francisco Jailson de Souza is rarely described in the novel A Dream of Red Mansions, it can be judged from some scenes that Prince Zhongshun and Jia Fu were not entangled before, and may even be alienated.

When Qin Keqing died, his funeral scene was described in the novel. The Jia family belongs to one of the powerful families, so many princes were present, but the loyal princes were not.

Although the book does not clearly describe the contradiction between Zhongshun Wang Fu and Jiafu, it does describe the power of Zhongshun Prince. Although there was no communication or conflict between the two families, Zhongshun secretly observed all the movements of the Jia family.

What's more, Jia Fu befriended Beijing Wang Fu, and there was a conflict of interest between Zhongshun Wang Fu and Beijing Wang Fu. Therefore, it is inevitable that Zhongshun Wang Fu is afraid of Jia Fu, and even secretly observes everything about Jia Fu, looking for opportunities to overthrow Jia Fu.

In the novel, Zhongshun Wang Fu and Jia Fu have the plot of confrontation, mainly focusing on the chapter of finding Guan Qi. Jia Baoyu knew where Guan Qi was hiding, but he didn't want to explain it directly.

However, Zhongshun's chief historian was ordered to come to Jia's house to inquire about his whereabouts and asked Jia Baoyu to come forward by name. Even the details of Jia Baoyu's relationship with him are still unknown. Therefore, Zhongshun had a great influence on Wang Fu, and secretly sent someone to investigate the whereabouts of Guan Qi.