Jia Baoyu’s image and character

He has outstanding appearance and does not regard secular standards as his guideline for life. When he appeared on the stage, the novel once described him from Lin Daiyu's perspective: "his face is as powdered, his lips are as if they are greased, he looks full of emotion, and his words are always smiling. He is naturally charming, all in the eyebrows; all kinds of emotions in his life are piled up in the corners of his eyes." He once said that "girls are all flesh and blood made of water." He grew up among daughters. He likes to be close to girls and hates men. His love with Lin Daiyu is a rare pure love in the world. The core of his character is to treat others equally, respect individuality, and advocate that everyone lives freely according to their own will. In his mind, people are only true and false, and there is no distinction between good and evil, beauty and ugliness.

Character's life

Origin of the fairy world

When Nuwa mended the sky, she made 36,501 sky-mending stones, and only one was left. One piece was unused and abandoned at the foot of Qinggeng Peak. After being forged, the remaining stone became spiritually enlightened and had to change into a human form. Fairy Jinghuan of Taixu Illusion Realm ordered him to be the attendant of Shenying in Chixia Palace. However, he often walked on the banks of the Ling River in the west, offering the benefits of nectar to the Crimson Pearl Immortal Grass (Lin Daiyu’s previous life was wood), and promised each other a wooden and stone alliance (the waiter of Shenying was a stone, so it is inferred that his previous life was Shenying Immortal Stone). .

Later, because of his mortal heart, he was carried into the world of mortals by a monk and transformed into a psychic jade (shape), and his true body was reincarnated as Jia Baoyu (matter). At the end of the catastrophe, human beings and jade "reunite in form and quality" and transform back into the 12-foot-tall, 24-foot-square Nuwa stone at the foot of Qinggeng Peak, with "The Story of the Stone" written on it. The original manuscript is waiting for the destined person, Taoist Kongkong, to copy it and create a legend.

Here, there are major variations in the Jiaxu edition and other fat editions: The remaining stone was neither transformed into Shenying’s attendant nor Jia Baoyu, but simply transformed into a psychic gem; Jia Baoyu was merely The reincarnation of Shenying's waiter has nothing to do with the left one stone; at the end of the catastrophe, the psychic treasure jade turns back into the left one stone that Taoist Kongkong saw, and Jia Baoyu disappears. ?

Born with a jade in his mouth

The waiter Shenying was reincarnated as a human being and was born in the Jia Mansion of Rongguo Mansion in the capital. As soon as the fetus was born, a colorful and crystal psychic jade came into his mouth, and he named it Jia Baoyu. Everyone thought it was strange and said he had a great background, and his grandmother Jia Mu loved him like a treasure. When he was one year old, his father Jia Zheng wanted to test his ambition, so he offered him countless things in the world to grab. Unexpectedly, he didn't take any of them. He only reached out and grabbed some hairpins and hairpins. Jia Zheng was very unhappy. Only Jia Mu still has the same lifeblood.

Jia Baoyu has a distinguished family background and is regarded as a prominent family in the world. Among the "eight princes" in the capital, Ning Guogong and Rong Guogong of Jia Mansion occupy two seats, and they are one of the four major families in Jinling Province. Emperor Taizu was on a tour to the south, and the Jia family was only prepared to pick him up once, and all his money was spent like water. Jia Baoyu's eldest sister was granted the title of imperial concubine in the Yuan Chun Dynasty, and Qin Keqing called the Lantern Festival marriage a very happy event. Jia Baoyu has been pampered since he was a child, so Xue Baochai nicknamed him "Rich and Idle Man".

Childhood Love

Jia Baoyu was pampered and pampered by her sisters since she was a child. His famous saying: "Daughters are flesh and blood made of water, and men are made of flesh and blood." They are flesh and blood made of mud. When I see a daughter, I feel refreshed. When I see a man, I feel turbid and smelly." He and Lin Daiyu sat and slept in the same room as Jia's mother, so they were a little more familiar than the other sisters. He treated his maids as attentively and considerately as he cultivated flowers. He named his room Jiangyunxuan and called himself Jiangdong Flower Master (also known as Jiangdong Flower King).

Once I took a nap in Qin Keqing's bedroom, and dreamed of being in a trance, reading the book of judgments of the Twelve Hairpins in Jinling, appreciating "A Dream of Red Mansions", and listening to the lesson about "obscene thoughts", and I felt warm with Qin Keqing's dream soul. When he was young, Jia Baoyu and Qin Keqing's younger brother Qin Zhong entered the Jia Mansion Free School together. When Qin Keqing died, Jia Baoyu was so furious that he spurted out a mouthful of blood. When Qin Keqing went to the funeral, Jia Baoyu visited King Beijing on the road and was given a string of rosary beads with incense. Qin Zhongyao passed away, and Jia Baoyu was filled with sorrow. ?

Jia Baoyu was beaten

After the Grand View Garden project was completed, Jia Baoyu followed his father Jia Zheng's proposition and showed his talent for the first time. After the wedding in Yuanchun, Jia Baoyu and her sisters moved into the Grand View Garden. In the spring, Bao Dai read "The Romance of the West Chamber" and met for a funeral. Jia Baoyu and Sister Feng were poisoned by Ma Dao Po's nightmare spell. A monk worked together to remove the evil from the psychic treasure jade and raised it for thirty-three days before it recovered.

On April 26, Jia Baoyu first met Jiang Yuhan at Feng Ziying's house and received a gift of Xiangluo. Jia Yuanchun gave a Dragon Boat Festival gift, Jia Baoyu gave him the same gift as Xue Baochai, and Bao Dai became suspicious. At the beginning of May, there was a ritual ceremony at Qingxu Temple, and Taoist Zhang proposed marriage to Jia Baoyu. Bao Dai had a big quarrel over this, Jia Baoyu smashed the jade, and Lin Daiyu cut off the jade tassels she had made by herself in the past. Afterwards, Jia Baoyu apologized and was ridiculed by Xue Baochai as "asking for forgiveness". During the turmoil of listening to and singing "Ode of Burial Flowers" and Shi Xiangyun's persuasion to study, Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu expressed their feelings to each other twice, and their love began to awaken. ?

After the Dragon Boat Festival, Jia Huan falsely claimed that "Jia Baoyu molested Jin Chuan'er, causing him to be thrown into a well." Prince Zhongshun inquired about Jia Baoyu's crime of "hiding Jiang Yu's letter." The two cases were concurrent. Baoyu was severely beaten by Jia Zheng. Xue Baochai sent pills to treat stick sores. Lin Daiyu's eyes were filled with tears, and Jia Baoyu asked Qingwen to bring her two old handkerchiefs to convey her love. Ying'er made a plum blossom network for Jia Baoyu, and Xue Baochai suddenly called it a jade network, and used gold threads to match it, which is a metaphor for the marriage between gold and jade. Xue Baochai was embroidering mandarin ducks beside Jia Baoyu's bed when she suddenly saw him shouting and cursing in his dream: "How can I trust the words of monks and Taoists? What is marriage between gold and jade? I prefer marriage between wood and stone!" to put an end to the incident of being beaten the day before.

Jia Baoyu fell in love with Lin Daiyu after witnessing the loving scene between Jia Qiang and Ling Guan in Lixiangyuan.

A lot of things go wrong

In mid-autumn, Tanchun established the Haitang Poetry Society. Jia Baoyu was nicknamed Yihong Gongzi in the poetry club, and wrote Begonia poems and chrysanthemum poems with her sisters. After listening to Grandma Liu's story about Miss Ruoyu (also known as "Mingyu"), Jia Baoyu sent his servant Baoming out of the city to find Ruoyu Temple. Drinking tea in Cuicui'an, Miaoyu was chosen. Jia Baoyu was a slightly knowledgeable person. Sister Feng was jealous on her birthday and Ping'er was beaten. Jia Baoyu took her to Yihong Courtyard to have her makeup done. Yuanyang resists the marriage, and Jia Baoyu, Xiren, and Ping'er work together to share her worries and solve her problems. Everyone held a banquet, and Jia Baoyu and Liu Xianglian talked about old times and recalled Qin Zhong. In the early snow, Lu Xueting joined the poem. Jia Baoyu failed and was punished by Li Wan to visit Miaoyu to beg for red plums. Qingwen was sick and had a golden coat, so Jia Baoyu took good care of her.

In Meng Chun the following year, Mrs. Zhen from Jiangnan came to visit. Jia Baoyu dreamed of Zhen Baoyu. Worried about Lin Daiyu's life events, the maid Zicjuan used affectionate words to test Jia Baoyu's sincerity, causing her to be in agony and bewildered. During the Qingming Festival, Jia Baoyu recovered from his illness. On April 26, a luncheon was held in Hongxiang Garden. Xiangling soiled her pomegranate skirt while fighting grass, so Jia Baoyu asked Xiren to find a skirt for her to change into. At the night banquet in Yihongyuan, Jia Baoyu and her sisters drank happily. The next day, Jia Baoyu discussed Taoism with Xing Xiuyan and gave Miaoyu calligraphy in return. From autumn to winter, Jia Baoyu was sentimental about the tragedy of Eryou, which made him look as if he was infatuated and his words were often confused.

It was mid-autumn of another year. Jia Baoyu went through all the affairs in the Grand View Garden and wrote "Elegy of Furong's Daughter" and "Song of Ziling Island" to express his worries. Xue Pan newly marries Xia Jingui, and Jia Baoyu is worried about Xiangling's fate. Because of these humiliations, he was frightened and miserable, so he fell ill and was bedridden for four months. After hearing that Xia Jingui was using tricks to persecute Xiangling, Jia Baoyu went to Tianqi Temple to seek treatment for her jealousy.

Big stories come one after another

Jia Baoyu entered the family school twice. At the same time that Lin Daiyu had a nightmare, Jia Baoyu also had a nightmare. He repeatedly cried out that he was distressed, saying that it felt like he had been cut with a knife. I got sick in Yuanchun, so I asked about the fate of gold and jade. The psychic gem emits red light at night, signaling good news. King Beijing imitated the psychic jade and sent it to him. Bao Dai was talking about Zen, and Jia Baoyu said, "No matter how weak the water is, I will only take one ladle to drink." When Jiang Yuhan returned to Beijing to perform, Jia Baoyu praised him as "extremely affectionate".

The begonias in Yihongyuan bloomed out of season, and the psychic gem was lost. Miaoyu Fuji said, "Come into my door and we will meet each other with a smile." Tanchun explained: "If it were the door of an immortal's house, it would be difficult to enter." Idle people outside sent fake jade, which made Jia Baoyu go crazy. Because Jia Yuanchun passed away, Wang Ziteng was poisoned to death, and Jia Zheng was about to take office, Jia's mother and Mrs. Wang had no choice but to adopt Sister Feng's trick to make the marriage between Jia Baoyu and Xue Baochai come true.

Before the package swap plan was implemented, Sister Feng deliberately tested it. Jia Baoyu said: "I have a heart. I have given Qianer to Sister Lin. If he wants to come over, he will bring it to me anyway and put it in my belly." Inside." The silly elder sister revealed the secret and Bao Dai talked about Zen for the last time. Lin Daiyu asked: "Baoyu, why are you sick?" Baoyu said with a smile: "I am sick for Miss Lin." On the day of Jinyu's wedding, Lin Daiyu died in tears. After the marriage, Jia Baoyu went to Xiaoxiang Pavilion to cry. Tan Chun married far away, and Jia Baoyu was separated from her.

On the Lantern Festival, the Jia family was convicted and their homes were confiscated. On Baochai's birthday, Jia Baoyu went to Xiaoxiang Pavilion to mourn Lin Daiyu. Jia's mother was critically ill, and before she died, she told Han Yujue and Jia Baoyu. Hearing that Miaoyu had been robbed, Jia Baoyu sighed with sadness.

Giving up on the cliff

Zhen Baoyu met to discuss official career and economics, which disappointed Jia Baoyu. The monk sent a psychic jade, which led Jia Baoyu to dream into the blessed land (transformed from the illusion of Taixu), re-read the Jinling Twelve Hairpins Judgment Book, and understand the love of the three lives.

Baochai used the words "innocent heart" to express satirical admonishment of fame. Jia Baoyu realized that "from now on, it will not be in vain for heaven's kindness and virtue", so he studied the book carefully and rushed to the exam as scheduled. Before entering the venue, he knelt down to say goodbye to Mrs. Wang, said goodbye to Li Wan, and said goodbye to Baochai. After appearing on the stage, he disappeared, and there was good news from outside that the seventh person was elected. In Pilingyi, Changzhou, Jia Baoyu said goodbye to Jia Zheng wearing a gorilla felt cloak. Before leaving, he sang a song, "Where I live is at the peak of Qinggeng."

When Jia Zheng returned to Beijing to start the memorial, the Holy Emperor gave Jia Baoyu the title of Wenmiao Zhenren. Zhen Shiyin said, "Baoyu is also called 'Baoyu'." After the worldly relationship was over, the monks still took it back to Qinggeng Peak together, and the shape and quality were unified.

The posthumous son Jia Gui and Li Wan's son Jia Lan became Lan Gui Qifang.

Extended information:

Jia Baoyu is the first protagonist in "A Dream of Red Mansions". He has the same name and shape as Zhen Baoyu of the Zhen family in Jiangnan. The author uses the surnames "Zhen" and "Jia" as metaphors "true and false". The second son born to Jia Zheng, the second master of Rongguo Mansion, and Mrs. Wang. His brother Jia Zhu was dead when he appeared, so he is Jia Zheng's only direct son. He has an eldest sister, Jia Yuanchun, who is his concubine, and a half-brother, Jia Huan, and a younger sister, Jia Tanchun, both of whom were born to Aunt Zhao. The servants in the Jia family called him the Second Master Bao, and in the Daguanyuan Poetry Club, he was also known as Mr. Yihong, King of Flowers in Jiangdong, and Fugui Xianren. The love list was rated as ‘love is not sentimental’.

"A Dream of Red Mansions", a Chinese classical chapter-length novel, is one of the four famous novels in China. The aliases mentioned in the book "A Dream of Red Mansions" include "The Record of the Love Monk", "Feng Yue Bao Jian", "Twelve Hairpins in Jinling", and "Golden Jade Fate"; the story is told from a stone left when Nuwa mended the sky. Since then, it is also called "The Story of Stone". In the 49th year of Qianlong's reign (1784), Mengjue's master's preface was titled "A Dream of Red Mansions" (Copy of Jiachen's Dream Preface). After the first movable type printing (Cheng Jia's edition) in 1791, "A Dream of Red Mansions" replaced "The Story of the Stone" as the popular title.

Originally the first 80 chapters still exist. There are two opinions on the number of chapters in the complete version: according to Zhi Yanzhai's comment, it should be less than 114 chapters; while according to the editions of Gao E and Cheng Weiyuan, it is 120 chapters.

Later, Gao E and Cheng Weiyuan obtained the last 40 chapters and compiled and printed them, which is now the more popular complete version of 120 chapters.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia: Jia Baoyu