Qin Keqing is a major character in Dream of the Red Chamber. She is the wife of Jia Rong, Cavaliar of the Imperial Guards and Baoyu's nephew from the Ningguo House. Therefore, Keqing is Baoyu's niece-in-law. Keqing is generally called Qin Shi in the Ningguo House. When Baoyu visited the Ningguo House in Chapter 7 and got tired, Keqing let him sleep in her fabulous room. Apparently a very beautiful and flirtatious woman, Keqing grew ill and died in Chapter 12. Some say that she died because she had had sexual relations with her father-in-law and was scared they had been discovered. After her death, Keqing appeared one more time in a dream and warned Wang Xifeng about the current decline of the Jia family, and gave her a procedure to take in order to save the Jias from unrecoverable ruin.
Keqing's younger brother, Qin Zhong, is Baoyu's best friend.
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Ping'er
Ping'er is a major character in the novel Dream of the Red Chamber. She is Wang Xifeng's chief maid and personal assistant/consultant. Being the chief consultant of the household manager, Ping'er wields considerable power in the Jia household. Always kind and caring, she turns big dillemas into little, solvable problems. She does so with grace and respected by most other servants. She is the cause of many fights between her mistress and master.
Nevertheless, she is loved greatly by them, too. The novel portrays Ping'er as a pretty and sweet girl. When Xifeng's daughter Jia Qiaojie is left motherless after Xifeng's death, Ping'er arranges the plan for Granny Liu to hide Qiaojie in her village, and accompanied Qiaojie to Granny Liu's home. She eventually becomes Jia Lian's wife.
Nevertheless, she is loved greatly by them, too. The novel portrays Ping'er as a pretty and sweet girl. When Xifeng's daughter Jia Qiaojie is left motherless after Xifeng's death, Ping'er arranges the plan for Granny Liu to hide Qiaojie in her village, and accompanied Qiaojie to Granny Liu's home. She eventually becomes Jia Lian's wife.
Lin Daiyu
Lin Daiyu , also spelled Lin Tai-yu, is one of the principal characters of Cao Xueqin's classic Chinese novel ''Dream of the Red Chamber''. She is a well-educated and intelligent young woman who is portrayed in a highly sympathetic light. The romance between Daiyu and Jia Baoyu forms one of the main threads of the book and in many readers' eyes, Lin Daiyu is the book's leading lady.
Daiyu is an emotional girl, prone to mood swings. She is described as having been sickly and prone to illness since childhood; indeed, when she is first introduced, a couplet describes her "with a heart like Bi Gan's, yet even more intelligent; and with an illness like , yet even more beautiful". Daiyu Her character contrasts that of Baoyu's other cousin, Xue Baochai. Indeed, it has been suggested that the two women are complements of one another - each has exactly the attributes of Cao Xueqin's ideal woman which the other lacks. Baoyu's maid Skybright is often considered to be Daiyu's "double," in that they have similar temperaments and a similar "ethereal" beauty.
Daiyu's emotional tirades make sense in the context of the supernatural. It is strongly suggested that Daiyu is a reincarnated Crimson Pearl Flower that through good care by a spirit in the heavens was imbued with life. In exchange for this gift, the Vermillion Pearl vowed to be reincarnated as a human, and pay back her caregiver in the form of as many tears as a girl may weep in a lifetime. Born to a Soochow scholar-official, Lin Ruhai, and Lady Jia Min of Rongguo, a Jia Clan branch in Beijing, she was raised by her parents in her family's mansion in nearby Yangchow, where she gets an excellent education. During her childhood, a monk once proposed to take her away as a sacrifice to save her from a tragic fate. This was of course, rejected.
The crater Tai-yu on asteroid 433 Eros was named after her.
Daiyu is an emotional girl, prone to mood swings. She is described as having been sickly and prone to illness since childhood; indeed, when she is first introduced, a couplet describes her "with a heart like Bi Gan's, yet even more intelligent; and with an illness like , yet even more beautiful". Daiyu Her character contrasts that of Baoyu's other cousin, Xue Baochai. Indeed, it has been suggested that the two women are complements of one another - each has exactly the attributes of Cao Xueqin's ideal woman which the other lacks. Baoyu's maid Skybright is often considered to be Daiyu's "double," in that they have similar temperaments and a similar "ethereal" beauty.
Daiyu's emotional tirades make sense in the context of the supernatural. It is strongly suggested that Daiyu is a reincarnated Crimson Pearl Flower that through good care by a spirit in the heavens was imbued with life. In exchange for this gift, the Vermillion Pearl vowed to be reincarnated as a human, and pay back her caregiver in the form of as many tears as a girl may weep in a lifetime. Born to a Soochow scholar-official, Lin Ruhai, and Lady Jia Min of Rongguo, a Jia Clan branch in Beijing, she was raised by her parents in her family's mansion in nearby Yangchow, where she gets an excellent education. During her childhood, a monk once proposed to take her away as a sacrifice to save her from a tragic fate. This was of course, rejected.
The crater Tai-yu on asteroid 433 Eros was named after her.
Li Wan
Li Wan is the name of one of principal characters of the Chinese classic novel ''Dream of the Red Chamber''. She is the young widow of Jia Baoyu's elder brother Jia Zhu . She has a son named Jia Lan . Only in her late twenties,her primary task besides raising Lan is to watch over her younger cousins Lin Daiyu, Xue Baochai, the three Springs, Shi Xiangyun, and Jia Baoyu.
Lady Wang
Lady Wang is a primary character in the classic Chinese novel Dream of the Red Chamber. She is the wife of Jia Zheng, and mother of Jia Zhu, Jia Yuanchun and Jia Baoyu.She is a kind lady.
Jia Zheng
Jia Zheng is a major character in Dream of the Red Chamber. He is Baoyu's father and assistant minister in one of the Chinese political ministries. He is also a strict disciplinarian and Confucian scholar. Zheng is the head of the Rongguo Mansion. He is a worrisome father.
Jia Yuanchun
Jia Yuanchun is a primary character in the classic Chinese novel ''Dream of the Red Chamber''. She is Baoyu's elder sister by about ten years older . Yuanchun was the lady-in-waiting in the Imperial palace first, then, becomes an Imperial Consort. At the end of the novel, Yuanchun's sudden death precipitated the fall of the Jia family; some say Yuanchun died of palace intrigue, the result of political forces moving against the Jia family.
Yuanchun's name translates as "Cardinal Spring". She is the eldest in the quartet of "Springs" Therefore, the way she was named set the pattern for the naming of the other 3. Like Baoyu, she had a remarkable birth. She was born on Chinese New Year's Day and during the springtime. Yuanchun is also the daughter of Minister Jia Zheng and Lady Wang, younger sister-in-law to Li Wan, and elder cousin to Lin Daiyu, Xue Baochai, and others.
Yuanchun's name translates as "Cardinal Spring". She is the eldest in the quartet of "Springs" Therefore, the way she was named set the pattern for the naming of the other 3. Like Baoyu, she had a remarkable birth. She was born on Chinese New Year's Day and during the springtime. Yuanchun is also the daughter of Minister Jia Zheng and Lady Wang, younger sister-in-law to Li Wan, and elder cousin to Lin Daiyu, Xue Baochai, and others.
Jia Yingchun
Jia Yingchun is a major character in the classic Chinese novel ''Dream of the Red Chamber''. She is Jia Baoyu's eldest female cousin. She is also the daughter of Jia She and one of his concubines, and younger half-sister to Jia Lian. Yingchun is very beautiful, kind-hearted, and well-read. However, she has a "wooden" personality and is not very talented. Neither a poet like Daiyu, household manager like Tanchun, or painter like Xichun, she has only her family name to distinguish herself and therefore is called "Blockhead the Second" by her cousins.
Yingchun is the second of the quartet of "Springs". Her name translates to "Welcome Spring". However, Yingchun is weak-willed and apathetic to worldly affairs. Sne does not welcome arguments
and reads books instead of command servants whenever possible. Still, she is dependent on others for protection. So many lower servants freely take advantage of her. Eventually she marries Sun Shaotsu, son of a military officer. She becomes a victim of domestic abuse and "cheating" from her husband, and eventually withers to her death in the Sun household soon after the Ning and Jung Mansions are confiscated.
Yingchun is the second of the quartet of "Springs". Her name translates to "Welcome Spring". However, Yingchun is weak-willed and apathetic to worldly affairs. Sne does not welcome arguments
and reads books instead of command servants whenever possible. Still, she is dependent on others for protection. So many lower servants freely take advantage of her. Eventually she marries Sun Shaotsu, son of a military officer. She becomes a victim of domestic abuse and "cheating" from her husband, and eventually withers to her death in the Sun household soon after the Ning and Jung Mansions are confiscated.
Jia Xichun
Jia Xichun is a major character in Dream of the Red Chamber. She is the sister of Jia Zhen, head of the Ningguo House, and Baoyu's second cousin. When she was little, her mother died, and Lady Wang brought her to the Rongguo Mansion. A devout Buddhist, she is religious and also a gifted painter. When Granny Liu visits Grandview Garden, the Dowager commissions her to make a painting of the Garden for the guest. After the fall of the house of Jia, Xichun becomes a Buddhist nun in place of Miaoyu.
Xichun is the second youngest of Jinling Twelve Women.
Xichun's name translates as "Cherish Spring". She is the youngest of the quartet of "Springs".
Xichun is the second youngest of Jinling Twelve Women.
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Xichun's name translates as "Cherish Spring". She is the youngest of the quartet of "Springs".
Jia Tanchun
Jia Tanchun is the younger half-sister of Jia Baoyu and a major character in Dream of the Red Chamber. She is the daughter of Jia Zheng and his concubine, Concubine Zhao. Tanchun is a very capable person, once temporarily managing all household and economical affairs of the Jung Mansion when Wang Xifeng had a miscarriage. Despite this achievement, however, the fact she is the daughter of a concubine is still such a burden that she often claims Lady Wang, Baoyu's mother, as her own. Tanchun is also the founder of the Peach Flower Poetry Club, a private poetry club for the residents of Grandview Garden.
Tanchun is the third of the quartet of "Springs". Her name translates as "Quest Spring". She is very beautiful and has a "prickly personality. therefore, she has the nickname "Rose". Tanchun provides a sharp contrast to her elder cousin Jia Yingchun. While Tanchun is brash and capable, Yingchun is weak-willed and untalented. Eventually she marries the son of a frontier official and lives her married life in a foreign country. Although her husband's family loved her, she still missed her family in the Capital and therefore was a now tragic figure.
Tanchun is the third of the quartet of "Springs". Her name translates as "Quest Spring". She is very beautiful and has a "prickly personality. therefore, she has the nickname "Rose". Tanchun provides a sharp contrast to her elder cousin Jia Yingchun. While Tanchun is brash and capable, Yingchun is weak-willed and untalented. Eventually she marries the son of a frontier official and lives her married life in a foreign country. Although her husband's family loved her, she still missed her family in the Capital and therefore was a now tragic figure.
Jia Lian
Jia Lian is a primary character in Dream of the Red Chamber. He is the husband of Wang Xifeng and manages the Jia household inside and out with her. Lian is the son of Jia She and his wife, Lady Hsing. He is also Baoyu's elder cousin and the eldest grandchild of the Dowager. Throughout the novel, Lian takes at least two concubines, like Second Sister Yu and Qiuteng, and has a daughter by Xifeng, Jia Qiaojie. Lian is described as a good but womanizing man.
Jia Baoyu
Jia Baoyu is the principal character in the classic novel ''Dream of the Red Chamber'', also known as the ''Story of the Stone''.
Baoyu is the reincarnated Stone of the book's alternate title. In the Jiaxu version, textually the most reliable, Baoyu is the Divine Attendant-in-Waiting at Sunset Glow Palace, reborn in the human realm. He and the Stone are separate, though related entities.
The first chapter describes how one piece of stone was left over from when the sky was repaired by the Goddess Nüwa. Baoyu is the human incarnation of that stone, given a chance to learn the emptiness of human existence. As a sign of his supernatural origin, he was born with a magical jade in his mouth. His name, which literally means "precious jade", was given him in honor of this. The jade and Baoyu share a mystical link, and the story ends after it is lost for good and Baoyu himself disappears.
Baoyu is portrayed as having little interest in learning the Confucian classics, much to the despair of his father, Jia Zheng. He would rather spend his time reading or writing poetry and playing with his numerous female relations. He is nonetheless compassionate and thoughtful .
Baoyu's romance with Lin Daiyu forms one of the novel's main plot lines. However, there are several women that plays an important part in his life. In particular, he is a darling of his grandmother, who dotes on him and occasionally shields him from his father. His wife Xue Baochai and his principal maids ,Pervading Fragrance, and Bright Design,are also worthy of note.
The crater Pao-yu on asteroid 433 Eros was named after him.
Baoyu is the reincarnated Stone of the book's alternate title. In the Jiaxu version, textually the most reliable, Baoyu is the Divine Attendant-in-Waiting at Sunset Glow Palace, reborn in the human realm. He and the Stone are separate, though related entities.
The first chapter describes how one piece of stone was left over from when the sky was repaired by the Goddess Nüwa. Baoyu is the human incarnation of that stone, given a chance to learn the emptiness of human existence. As a sign of his supernatural origin, he was born with a magical jade in his mouth. His name, which literally means "precious jade", was given him in honor of this. The jade and Baoyu share a mystical link, and the story ends after it is lost for good and Baoyu himself disappears.
Baoyu is portrayed as having little interest in learning the Confucian classics, much to the despair of his father, Jia Zheng. He would rather spend his time reading or writing poetry and playing with his numerous female relations. He is nonetheless compassionate and thoughtful .
Baoyu's romance with Lin Daiyu forms one of the novel's main plot lines. However, there are several women that plays an important part in his life. In particular, he is a darling of his grandmother, who dotes on him and occasionally shields him from his father. His wife Xue Baochai and his principal maids ,Pervading Fragrance, and Bright Design,are also worthy of note.
The crater Pao-yu on asteroid 433 Eros was named after him.
Granny Liu
Granny Liu is a major character in Dream of the Red Chamber. She is an elderly country rustic and a distant relative of Lady Wang through "joining families" and marriage. Although she is from a lower-middle class farm family, she is an excellent mathematician.
Granny Liu visits the Rongguo Mansion two times throughout the novel with her grandson Pan'er. Each time, they provide a sharp contrast to the Jia family members. Nevertheless, she is respected by everyone, even the Dowager. Each time, she also takes home many valuable gifts of clothing, money, food, family remedies, and livestock. At the end of the novel, Granny Liu visits Wang Xifeng before she dies and saves Qiaojie from concubineage.
Granny Liu visits the Rongguo Mansion two times throughout the novel with her grandson Pan'er. Each time, they provide a sharp contrast to the Jia family members. Nevertheless, she is respected by everyone, even the Dowager. Each time, she also takes home many valuable gifts of clothing, money, food, family remedies, and livestock. At the end of the novel, Granny Liu visits Wang Xifeng before she dies and saves Qiaojie from concubineage.
Grandmother Jia
Grandmother Jia ,often called the Dowager, is a major character in Dream of the Red Chamber. She is the daughter of Marquis Shi of Jinling. She is also Baoyu and Daiyu's grandmother and the most respected authority of the Jia Clan. A doting figure, it was she who arranged for Daiyu, her only "outside" grandchild, to come to the Rongguo Mansion.
It was with her help that Baoyu and Daiyu became extremely close as childhood playmates, lovers, and eventually, kindred spirits. The Dowager has two sons, Jia She and Jia Zheng, a daughter, Jia Min; two daughter-in-laws, Lady Hsing and Lady Wang, many grandchildren, such as the 4 "Springs", Jia Baoyu, Jia Lian, Wang Xifeng, and Lin Daiyu, a son-in-law, Lin Ruhai, a grandniece, Shi Xiangyun, and several great-grandchildren, including Qin Keqing, her great-granddaughter-in-law.
It was with her help that Baoyu and Daiyu became extremely close as childhood playmates, lovers, and eventually, kindred spirits. The Dowager has two sons, Jia She and Jia Zheng, a daughter, Jia Min; two daughter-in-laws, Lady Hsing and Lady Wang, many grandchildren, such as the 4 "Springs", Jia Baoyu, Jia Lian, Wang Xifeng, and Lin Daiyu, a son-in-law, Lin Ruhai, a grandniece, Shi Xiangyun, and several great-grandchildren, including Qin Keqing, her great-granddaughter-in-law.
Aunt Xue
Aunt Xue is a primary character in Dream of the Red Chamber. She is the younger sister of Lady Wang and therefore Baoyu's maternal aunt. Aunt Xue has two children, Xue Pan and Xue Baochai. She is also the widow of Xue Wen-chi, a Jinling purchasing agent. Aunt Xue is kind and considerate to all her children, nephews, nieces, and most servants, but often finds it hard it control her unruly son.
Xue Pan
Xue Pan is a primary character in the classic Chinese novel Dream of the Red Chamber. He is a ne'er-do-well lout who is guilty of the killing of a man over a beautiful slave girl, Zhen Yinglian, who is renamed as Xiangling. He is the elder brother of Xue Baochai and the son of Aunt Xue. Pan was also a local bully in Jinling City, where the Xues came from. He is a total opposite of Baochai.
Xue Baochai
Xue Baochai is one of the principal characters in the classic Chinese novel ''Dream of the Red Chamber''. She is extremely beautiful and socially graceful, and she encourages men to put full effort into pursuing their careers. Her attributes complement those of her cousin Lin Daiyu. Indeed, it has been suggested that the two women are complements of one another - each has exactly the attributes of Cao Xueqin's ideal woman which the other lacks. She is the only daughter of Aunt Xue and the younger sister of Xue Pan, a local Jinling bully. Unlike her brother, she is an excellent poet and a good elder cousin to Baoyu and Daiyu, and a good mistress to her maids. She also is a capable person, once helping Lady Wang manage the Jung Kuo Mansion/Rong Guo Mansion. Eventually, she marries Jia Baoyu.
Xiangling
Xiangling is a major character in the novel Dream of the Red Chamber. She is the primary maid of the Xue household. Originally born as Zhen Yinglian, she is the lost daughter of Zhen Shiyin , the country gentleman in chapter 1. She was kidnapped as a toddler and sold to the Xue family under the name Xiangling. Also "concubine" to Xue Pan, she is greatly abused by him and later his wife Xia Jin'gui. Xiangling is a kind girl who is loved by Aunt Xue and Xue Baochai. When Pan leaves on a business trip and Jin'gui tries to kill Xiangling, Baochai takes her to the Garden to live with her. There, Xiangling is taught to write verses . Eventually Xiangling dies of Xue Pan's maltreatment to her.
Wang Xifeng
Wang Xifeng is one of the principal characters in the classic Chinese novel Dream of the Red Chamber. A not-so-well educated upper class woman with finesse, she is also known as "Peppercorn Feng", also "Hot Pepper". She is a niece of Lady Wang and is married to Jia Lian, the eldest grandchild of Grandmother Jia. As such she plays a significant role in the day-to-day running of the Jia household; in fact, she is the de facto head of the family.
Xifeng, or Feng Jie, is well-known in the novel both for her great capability as well as her almost-venomous character; when a poorer member of the Jia family once showed interest in her, she tricked him repeatedly into "rendezvous" which turned out to be traps, and eventually got the offending man killed . Yet she is without doubt the most capable woman, if not the most capable character, within the novel; impartial and harsh in her discipline, she is hailed by her niece-in-law Qin Keqing as "a hero amongst womenfolk".
Xifeng, or Feng Jie, is well-known in the novel both for her great capability as well as her almost-venomous character; when a poorer member of the Jia family once showed interest in her, she tricked him repeatedly into "rendezvous" which turned out to be traps, and eventually got the offending man killed . Yet she is without doubt the most capable woman, if not the most capable character, within the novel; impartial and harsh in her discipline, she is hailed by her niece-in-law Qin Keqing as "a hero amongst womenfolk".
Shi Xiangyun
Shi Xiangyun is a major character in Dream of the Red Chamber. She is Baoyu's younger paternal second cousin by the Dowager. Xiangyun is the favorite grandniece of the Dowager, Baoyu's grandmother.
Orphaned since infancy, she grew up under the watchful eyes of her wealthy maternal aunt and uncle. They use her unkindly to do embroidery and needlework for the family late into the night. Despite her misfortune, she is always cheerful and ready to play a small joke. Her cheer and open-heartedness make her pranks forgiven by most. Xiangyun is very learned. She is as good a poet as Daiyu or Baochai. She is also excellent in embroidery and is forthright without tact. Xiangyun is portrayed as a tomboy-ish girl. She looks fine in men's clothes and loves to drink and eat meat. Apparently an androgynous beauty, her cousins always beg the Dowager to send for her so she can visit them, for Xiangyun is a beautiful girl, good company and a wonderful visitor. In the end of Gao E's work, Xiangyun marries but is soon widowed.
Orphaned since infancy, she grew up under the watchful eyes of her wealthy maternal aunt and uncle. They use her unkindly to do embroidery and needlework for the family late into the night. Despite her misfortune, she is always cheerful and ready to play a small joke. Her cheer and open-heartedness make her pranks forgiven by most. Xiangyun is very learned. She is as good a poet as Daiyu or Baochai. She is also excellent in embroidery and is forthright without tact. Xiangyun is portrayed as a tomboy-ish girl. She looks fine in men's clothes and loves to drink and eat meat. Apparently an androgynous beauty, her cousins always beg the Dowager to send for her so she can visit them, for Xiangyun is a beautiful girl, good company and a wonderful visitor. In the end of Gao E's work, Xiangyun marries but is soon widowed.
Qin Zhong
Qin Zhong is a secondary character in Cao Xueqin's classic Chinese novel ''Dream of the Red Chamber''. He is Qin Shi's younger brother and Jia Baoyu's best friend and schoolmate.
Qin Zhong and Baoyu are around 12 when they meet, and this character is only around for a year or two. His elder sister is Qin Keqing, Baoyu's nephew Jia Rong's wife, and so he is technically a generation younger than Baoyu. Both he and Qin Shi are the adopted children of Qin Bang-ye. The two boys get along marvelously and decide to enroll in the Jia clan's school together and become study-mates. He becomes Baoyu's best friend.
Qin Zhong and the little novice nun Sapientia, who grew up visiting the Jia household, eventually fall in love. Sapientia absconds from the Water-Moon Priory and makes her way into the city to find Qin Zhong, but is chased away at the door by his father. After giving Qin Zhong a severe beating, Qin Bang-ye succumbs to anger and shock. Qin Zhong, already just recovering from illness, dies from a combination of the severe beating, and overwhelming grief and remorse.
Qin Zhong and Baoyu are around 12 when they meet, and this character is only around for a year or two. His elder sister is Qin Keqing, Baoyu's nephew Jia Rong's wife, and so he is technically a generation younger than Baoyu. Both he and Qin Shi are the adopted children of Qin Bang-ye. The two boys get along marvelously and decide to enroll in the Jia clan's school together and become study-mates. He becomes Baoyu's best friend.
Qin Zhong and the little novice nun Sapientia, who grew up visiting the Jia household, eventually fall in love. Sapientia absconds from the Water-Moon Priory and makes her way into the city to find Qin Zhong, but is chased away at the door by his father. After giving Qin Zhong a severe beating, Qin Bang-ye succumbs to anger and shock. Qin Zhong, already just recovering from illness, dies from a combination of the severe beating, and overwhelming grief and remorse.
Miaoyu
Miaoyu is a major character in ''Dream of the Red Chamber'', one of the classics of Chinese fiction. She is young, very beautiful. She was compelled by her illness to become a nun, and shelters herself under the nunnery in Grandview Garden to dodge political affairs. She have no alternative but to become a nun. So she always still regard herself as a girl in youth like other girls with youthful vigor, not a nun. She likes Zhuangzi's article.
Miaoyu is unusual. She lives sacrosanct - She do not erase her edges and corners in her character, lives harmonious with the nature, with her heart. That makes she regard herself sacrosanct and inviolable, esteems herself. So, She is very proud and aloof because she think herself is, and she does be accomplished. Therefore, she looks down on common people. She is also a very talented poet.
She looks down common people, but not Xing Xiuyan and Baoyu. Instead, she esteems them because she think they are not common. Perhaps because she appreciates Baoyu's following his own heart, such as loving Lin Daiyu openly and publicly. Redologies think she will finally play a big role in the original work's ending. She is one of the most important women in Jia Baoyu's life.
In 's ending, She is abduct by robbers, and Jia Xichun becomes her firend. And this abduction lead to Jia Xichun's decision to become a nun in her place. But many point out that his ending is conflict to preceding chapters, Rouge Inkstone's comment, and original Cao Xueqin's design.
Miaoyu is unusual. She lives sacrosanct - She do not erase her edges and corners in her character, lives harmonious with the nature, with her heart. That makes she regard herself sacrosanct and inviolable, esteems herself. So, She is very proud and aloof because she think herself is, and she does be accomplished. Therefore, she looks down on common people. She is also a very talented poet.
She looks down common people, but not Xing Xiuyan and Baoyu. Instead, she esteems them because she think they are not common. Perhaps because she appreciates Baoyu's following his own heart, such as loving Lin Daiyu openly and publicly. Redologies think she will finally play a big role in the original work's ending. She is one of the most important women in Jia Baoyu's life.
In 's ending, She is abduct by robbers, and Jia Xichun becomes her firend. And this abduction lead to Jia Xichun's decision to become a nun in her place. But many point out that his ending is conflict to preceding chapters, Rouge Inkstone's comment, and original Cao Xueqin's design.
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