How to evaluate Pinger in a Dream of Red Mansions
Later, in order to tie Jia Lian's heart and show Pinger's virtue, Xifeng gave Pinger a "concubine" in name. In fact, it is very taboo for her to have an affair with Jia Lian.
Because she is Pinger, she can survive the majesty of Xifeng and Jia Lian's nonsense, become her master's confidant and get praise from her master's population.
After Pinger was wronged by Jia Lian and Bao Er's daughter-in-law, Baoyu also lamented Pinger's thoughtfulness between Jia Lian's custom and Xifeng's power.
This girl is not simple.
The word "Ping" in Pinger's name reflects her character and social behavior.
"Ping" means "equality", which is objective and equal to people and things; "Ping" means "balance", which is the balance beam to maintain the relationship between Xifeng and Jia Lian, and is used by Xifeng to establish a virtuous reputation. "Ping" is "calm and easy", which is her attitude towards life that she never quarrels, never makes noise and is obedient.
First, the objective equality between people and things
Although Pinger is a confidant of Xifeng, she is even called the "master key" by Li Wan. However, she is very principled, so she is also very popular.
She has never bullied others, because she has the right, and she has always been objective and equal to people and things.
In the sixty-first chapter of A Dream of Red Mansions, Baoyu concealed the stolen goods and sentenced Pinger to exercise his power, giving Pinger a big close-up.
In the case of poria cocos cream and rose dew, she even took the initiative to persuade Xifeng to "let go when it is time to let go." "What's the big deal? Why not show kindness?"
Moreover, when she said this, she thought of her from the perspective of JaeHee Phoenix, which also shows the intelligence of her speaking art. ..
As far as I am concerned, I will go to that room in the end. There is no need to make some little people hate and disgust them. And I finally got pregnant with a buddy. I lost weight after six or seven months, but I didn't know I was hurt by overwork and anger. Now, it's only a matter of time before you see half of it.
Everyone was very sweet when they heard this, and Xi-feng smiled and said, "Give it out with your little hoof. I am better and not naughty. "
Pinger's glib tongue may be due to her natural intelligence and her exposure to JaeHee Phoenix.
And her words, not only to save Liu and her daughter from the disaster, but also have some other meanings.
It sounds as if the child that Xifeng lost was her own. She seems to be more anxious and concerned about her brother than Xifeng. This is also to show her loyalty to Xifeng.
It means that you and I are always on the same side, and Jia Lian is your bottom line. I really don't care about fighting you. You will always be the biggest wife, and you don't have to stop me from touching your wife's bottom line.
Although Pinger said to Xifeng, "There is no need to make some little people hate and make people disgusted."
But in fact, many times she sympathizes with those subordinates. Perhaps because of her own situation and status, she has more sympathy.
She is not Xifeng, but a big lady born with a golden spoon. Compared with ordinary servants, she has the right to scenery. She is actually in between.
It's just that she is not the kind of person who bullies others, so she treats others equally.
For example, Jia Lian secretly married Second Sister You, and Pinger found out and told Ann that this was her duty as Ann's confidant. And she didn't know what the second sister was like at that time.
Later, I realized that Xifeng abused Second Sister You, and Second Sister You was a gentle and obedient person, so I sympathized with Second Sister You and even apologized to her that I had reported the existence of Second Sister You to Xifeng.
Although this incident aroused Xifeng's dissatisfaction, and she didn't really have the ability to save Second Sister from suffering, it still showed that she was realistic, objective and equal.
2. She is the balance beam to maintain the relationship between Feng and Jia Lian, and also the balance beam to maintain Feng's reputation of chastity.
She is nominally Jia Lian's concubine. In fact, according to Xifeng's jealousy, she just wanted to monopolize Jia Lian's heart, but it was just a hollow reputation.
It's just that Xifeng wants to use her to tie Jia Lian's heart and establish a virtuous reputation for herself.
If outsiders want to see Xifeng, she can't control people.
Only Pinger is qualified for this job.
Because she knew that Jia Lian was the bottom line of Xi 'an, even if Jia Lianlou held her to be happy, she would run.
Xifeng is very satisfied with her. Therefore, even if she is a Jia Lian, Jia Lian is untouchable because Xi Feng is here.
And her hard work for Xifeng also diverted her attention from her and Jia Lian to a certain extent.
Even she will take the initiative to help Xifeng put in a good word outside and tell her own difficulties.
To outsiders, "concubine" is so loyal to "wife", so trusted by "wife", and so able to understand "wife", which is also adding points to the "virtuous name" that Xifeng wants.
In the fifty-sixth chapter of A Dream of Red Mansions, Pinger supported the reform of Tanchun, which fully reflected this point.
Pinger said, "I want the girl to talk about this. Although our grandmother has this heart, it may not be easy to say it. At the moment, the girls all live in the garden, so they can't come up with anything more to set off. Instead, they asked someone to supervise the maintenance to save money. This is hard to say. "
These words are not only recognition of Tanchun's foresight, but also words for Xifeng, which shows the difficulty of Xifeng's work.
Kill two birds with one stone.
No wonder Baochai came over and touched Pinger's face and said with a smile, "Open your mouth and let me see what your teeth and tongue are made of. From getting up early to this moment, you have told these things in a certain way, without flattering three girls or saying that grandma was surprised. No three girls say anything, just say yes, anyway, you have a set of words when three girls say it. The third girl always thinks of this, and so does your grandmother, but there must be an impossible reason. "
The girls also said that after listening to Pinger's words, even if she complained about Xifeng, her resentment would disappear, and Pinger wanted this effect.
I have to admire Pinger's emotional intelligence is really too high.
She is always calm, never noisy and obedient.
Although Pinger lives with Xifeng, her personality is just the opposite. One is like fire and the other is like water, which just complement each other.
But she didn't catch the master's habit like Pang Chunmei around Pan Jinlian in Jin Ping Mei.
She knows to leave room for herself.
When Page Star mentioned her to Second Sister You, it was a very pertinent comment: "Miss Ping is very nice. Although she is angry with her grandmother, she often does good things behind her back. Grandma can't tolerate children's mistakes, so please let him go. "
Therefore, the majesty of Xifeng is "strong", while Pinger's majesty in people's minds is "soft".
Pinger did this for Xifeng's own good. Because she can often do this, to some extent, it is also acquiesced by Xifeng. After all, sometimes Xifeng comes forward to take care of these small things, which may be not free or inferior.
She became a middleman.
Her personality also makes her kind. After Second Sister You died, Xifeng said that she had no money for the funeral, but Pinger stole two hundred and twenty pieces of silver for Jia Lian to deal with.
But in fact, she has her own difficulties. On the surface, she looks glamorous in front of everyone, but in fact, she is the most wronged in Jia Lian and Bao Er Fu.
Even because she wanted to die because she was not understood, maybe her long-accumulated resentment broke out at that moment.
However, after listening to Xifeng, she still has to return to her proper position.
Therefore, although Pinger lives in the crevice, she is well aware of her living situation, which should also be an important reason why she can get ahead.
Pinger: Although I live in a crevice, I always know what is good and what is bad.