In Dream of Red Mansions, Xiao Hong changed her name because she was called Hong Yu. Why didn’t the jade bracelet need to be renamed?
In Dream of Red Mansions, it is very common for masters to change the names of their slaves. Baochai thought that the girl Huang Ying'er was difficult to speak, so she called her simply Ying'er. Mother Jia gave her pearls to Baoyu, and Baoyu changed her name to Xiren. Because of the quarrel with Xi Ren, the girl was not allowed to use Xi Ren's name Huixiang and changed her name to Si'er. Xia Jingui was not convinced by Baochai, so she changed Xiang Ling's name to Qiu Ling...
But because of taboo, she changed her name to Si'er. There are not many names. The Xia family was directly mentioned as being particular about taboos. Xia Jingui was not allowed to mention the word "Jin Gui" when he was at home. Anyone who carelessly mistook the word would be severely punished. Even the sweet-scented osmanthus was renamed Chang'e flower to reflect its identity. It implies domineering, unruly and willful.
The Jia family is different. Zhui'er was kicked out for stealing things. Her mother came to make a noise. She mentioned that it was rude for Qingwen to directly call Baoyu's name. Sheyue explained that she was worried that it would be difficult to feed her. , Baba wrote his nickname and posted it everywhere asking thousands of people to call him, so that he could make a living. It was Baoyu's birthday, and Mrs. Wang didn't allow him to receive gifts. Being too young might ruin his longevity, so she probably wouldn't have asked Yuchuan'er to change his name just to avoid Baoyu's taboo.
The most important point is that the Jia family is generous to their servants, and the young masters who have served the elders are all decent. Yuchuan'er is the eldest girl next to Mrs. Wang, and will not do anything to avoid Baoyu's taboo. Change the name.
As for Xiaohong’s name change, it was probably Lin Zhixiao and his wife who did it themselves. Lin Zhixiao's family was in charge of personnel in the inner courtyard. His daughter Xiaohong did not work in the palace until she was thirteen years old, and she arranged to look after the courtyard in Yihongyuan. If Yuanchun had not had a sudden idea to let the sisters and Baoyu live in the garden, Xiaohong's My job is to look after the garden, stay there comfortably for two years, and then let me go out to get married. Sister Feng said that she had made enough money, so she wanted to be a girl to fiddle with, and the hard work was out of the question. She was probably talking about Lin Zhixiao's family.
Xiaohong was not Baoyu’s girl. It was because Baoyu moved into Grand View Garden and chose Yihongyuan that she became the girl in Baoyu’s room. Baoyu didn’t even know who she was, and it was impossible for her to change her. The name can only be made by Lin Zhixiao and his wife. There are about three reasons:
1. Lin Zhixiao and his wife are deaf and dumb in front of Sister Feng. They are honest and low-key. Out of caution, they will take the initiative to avoid changing Xiaohong's name
2. The Lin Zhixiao family first let Xiaohong look at the yard, and then they were bullied as a third-class girl in Baoyu's room. From Sister Feng's complaint about not picking Xiaohong into her room to look at, they just wanted Xiaohong not to show up. Shan Bu Xianshui is just a little girl, and she is not happy that she is favored by others and has too much involvement with the Jia family. Xiao Hong also said that there is no unbreakable seat in a tent thousands of miles away. After three or two years, who knows? This insight and awareness of who is where should come from her parents. The removal of the word jade, which is the same as Baoyu, implies that Lin Zhixiao and his wife do not want to have too much involvement with the Jia family. I think that in the next forty chapters, when the Jia family raids the house, Lin Zhixiao and his wife will have a role.
3. Lin Hongyu is the clone of Daiyu. People of grass and trees with the word "yu" in their names have a tragic fate. The word jade was changed, implying that she escaped the tragedy and achieved happiness. Because after the Jia Mansion was confiscated, only Xiaohong escaped the disaster by chance and got a happy marriage.