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Jia Tanchun, the daughter of Jia Zheng and the younger sister of Baoyu, was the third eldest child in the family and was known as the Third Miss.

Tanchun is a concubine. Her biological mother is Aunt Zhao.

Before talking about Tanchun, it is necessary to talk about concubines. The status of a concubine in a family is very low. Even if her biological mother is her aunt, she cannot call her aunt her mother. Instead, she must call her father's wife her mother, because nominally, both the concubine and the concubine are the children of the wife. So Tanchun always calls Aunt Zhao as Auntie.

Concubines are not on the same level as legitimate daughters in terms of status, treatment, education, and marriage. The power of life and death is completely in the hands of legitimate mothers. And the people below will look down upon them because of their status as concubines.

This is the living situation of a concubine.

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However, Tanchun was very popular with her aunt, Mrs. Wang, and her grandmother, so her treatment was no different from that of her aunt. However, she met an unreasonable biological mother, Aunt Zhao.

Aunt Zhao is a simple-minded woman who is a bit stupid. According to the description in the book, she was originally a maid in the Jia Mansion. She was promoted to an aunt and became half a master. Fortunately, she gave birth to a son and a daughter. I think if she stayed on her own terms, her life in the Jia Mansion would not be too difficult. .

But Aunt Zhao has no brains at all and never plans for children, so her Mrs. Jia Huanwang doesn’t even care about her upbringing and leaves it entirely to Aunt Zhao, which is also rare in a big family. .

If Aunt Zhao has any sense, she should be happy for her daughter when she sees that her daughter is loved by everyone in the Jia family, and provide her with the help she can. After all, if her daughter gets better, she will also have a good face, right? If you read carefully, you will find that on several occasions when it comes to Aunt Zhao, many people would hide it out of consideration for Tanchun's face. However, Aunt Zhao is not smart. When she saw that Tanchun's life was getting a little better, she hurriedly went to get some benefits and asked Tanchun to take care of them more. I was afraid that others wouldn't know that Tanchun was a concubine who crawled out of her aunt's belly. She kept reminding Tanchun how humble your origins are. Don't think that you have flown to a branch and become a phoenix. "If you don't have feathers, you will forget your roots and just choose high branches to fly away." In fact, , you are not a sparrow crawling out of my belly. No matter how capable you are, I didn't give birth to you. I just got better and you forgot about me.

It’s scary to think about such a mother now. She herself was unable to provide the best possible protection for her children, and she could not calmly avoid causing trouble to her children. Instead, she tried every possible means to get something from her children. So, in this way, she gradually brought back the daughter who had just flown out. Pulled back into an unbearable situation, she gradually forced her children to slowly dilute the little grace of childbearing.

The biggest pain of Tanchun is here. The person who peels away the most fragile and unbearable side of your heart is your biological mother. The person who opposes you regardless of face is your biological mother. She is there all the time. I don’t want to remind you how unbearable, humble and despicable you are. I think this is her greatest helplessness and sadness. She said to Aunt Zhao: "Why bother! Who doesn't know that I was raised by my aunt? It will take two or three months to find out the reason and completely stir up trouble. I'm afraid that people won't know and deliberately confess my love! I don't know who will shame whom. "However, in her heart, she still felt sorry for Aunt Zhao, so during the Jasmine Pink incident, she immediately stopped the maid, led Aunt Zhao away and comforted her. It's just that Aunt Zhao was so stupid that she didn't notice her distress.

Even though his mother was stupid and his younger brother was not talented, Tanchun himself did not stop his pursuit of improvement.

Although she was a concubine, even though everyone looked down upon herself, she never looked down upon herself. She tried her best to maintain her dignity as a noble lady.

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She is a good housekeeper, fair and principled.

Wang Xifeng was ill, so she helped take care of the house.

But when she encountered the death of Zhao Guoji, the younger brother of her biological mother, Aunt Zhao, the old housekeeper's wife Wu Xindeng deliberately made things difficult for her, not mentioning the past. Tanchun decided to reward twenty taels of silver according to the old account.

Aunt Zhao was very angry and resented her daughter for not giving her more money. Go to Tanchun's house and cause mischief.

Aunt Zhao opened her mouth and said: "Everyone in this room will step on my head to pay it back. Girl, please think about it, you should vent your anger for me." As she spoke, tears and runny nose ran down her face. Start crying. Tan Chun said hurriedly: "Who is my aunt talking about? I don't understand. Who stepped on my aunt's head? Tell me and I will vent my anger on my aunt's behalf." Aunt Zhao said: "Girl, now you step on me, who will I tell!" Tan Chun heard that, He quickly stood up and said, "I don't dare." Li Wan also stood up to persuade him. Aunt Zhao said: "Please sit down and listen to me. I have been living in this house for so long, and you and your brother are here. Now I am not even as good as an attacker. What face do I have?" ? You don't even have the dignity to talk to me!" Tan Chun said with a smile: "That's why I said I didn't dare to break the law." Then he sat down and looked at Aunt Zhao. After hearing this, he added: "This is an old rule from our ancestors. Everyone follows it, but why am I changing it? It's not just Xiren. In the future, when Huan'er accepts those outside, he will naturally be the same as Xiren. This is not There is no need to talk about big things and small things with shameless words.

He is my wife's slave, and I follow the old rules. If he says it is done well, he has received the grace of his ancestors and his wife. If he says it is done unevenly, then he is ignorant and does not know his blessings, so he has no choice but to let his complaints go. My wife even rewarded me with a house, so there is nothing shameful about me. If I don’t reward him with a penny, I have nothing to be ashamed of. According to me, my wife is not at home, and my aunt just wants to be quiet and recuperate, so why bother just worrying about it. My wife feels very sorry for me, because every time my aunt gets into trouble, I feel heartbroken several times. As long as I am a man and can go out, I will leave early to establish a career. Then I will have my own reasons. But I'm a girl, so I won't say a lot of nonsense. My wife knows it all in her heart. Now because she values ??me, she asks me to take care of the housework. Before I do a good thing, my aunt comes to abuse me first. If my wife knew about it and didn't ask me to take care of it for fear of embarrassing me, that would be shameless. Even my aunt would be really shameless! "As she spoke, she couldn't help but burst into tears. Aunt Zhao ran out of words to answer, so she said: "My wife loves you, and you are pulling us harder and harder. You only care about asking for your wife's pain and forget about us. Tanchun said: "Why did I forget?" How do you ask me to pull? This also asks each of you, which master does not care for those who can be used for their efforts? The one who was pulled by a good person? Li Wan, who was standing by, just tried to persuade her: "Auntie, don't be angry." He couldn't blame the girl, he wanted to pull her off in his heart, but he couldn't say it out loud. Tanchun said hurriedly: "This sister-in-law is also confused." Who am I pulling? Whose girls are pulling slaves? You should know whether their good or evil has nothing to do with me. "Aunt Zhao asked angrily: "Who told you to drag others with you? If you are not a family member, I will not come to ask you. Now you say one is one and two is two. Now that your uncle is dead and you gave him an extra twenty or thirty taels of silver, doesn’t it mean that your wife won’t obey you? It is clear that my wife is a good wife, but you are the only one who is so mean and mean, but it is a pity that my wife has no way to use her kindness. Don't worry, girl, this won't cost you any money. When I get out of the pavilion tomorrow, I want you to take extra care of the Zhao family. Now that I don’t have feathers, I have forgotten my roots and just picked up the high branches and flew away! Tanchun didn't finish listening. His face turned pale with anger and he choked with anger. He sobbed and cried while asking: "Who is my uncle?" My uncle was promoted to the Ninth Provincial Inspection Station at the end of this year. Another uncle came out of there? I am accustomed to respecting these relatives according to law, and I respect these relatives even more. Having said that, why did Zhao Guoji stand up again when Huan'er went out and go to school with him again? Why don't you use your uncle's money? Why bother? Who doesn't know that I was raised by my aunt? It will take two or three months to find out the reason and completely stir up trouble. I am afraid that people will not know and deliberately confess my love. I don’t know who is being shameless to whom? Fortunately, I still understand that anyone who is confused and ignorant will be anxious. ”

This is Tanchun’s helplessness. After Aunt Zhao finished making trouble, Xichun had to wash up.

There were three or four little maids carrying a basin, a kerchief, and a target mirror. Waiting for the things to come. At this time, Tanchun was sitting cross-legged on the low couch. The maid holding the basin came forward, knelt down and held the basin high. The two little maids also bent down to hold it. When Ping'er saw that Waitishu was not here, he rolled up his sleeves and took off his bracelets, then took a large handkerchief and covered Tanchun's clothes in front of him, reaching for the basin. Zhong Xumu.

Ping'er is waiting on the side. I especially like Miss Tanchun's style.

04

She is very far-sighted. She did not agree with the turbidity of this world.

When she heard that Wang Xifeng was coming to inspect the Grand View Garden, she asked the girl to light the lights, open the door, open her trunk, and said, "I will give you my things." Search, if you want to search my girl, you can't. I am more vicious than everyone else. I know all the girls' things and keep them all in my room. They don't have to keep a single needle or thread. If they want to search, they only come to search me. If you don't comply, just go to see your wife. Just tell her that I violated her, and I will take care of it myself. ”

And Tanchun immediately discovered the problem: Don’t be busy, of course you will have days to raid! You didn’t talk about the Zhen family when you got up early today, and you ransacked your own home well, and it turned out to be true today. We are gradually coming. It can be seen that such a rich family cannot be killed for a while if they are killed from outside. This is what the ancients said, "a centipede is not dead but it is dead." It must first kill itself at home. Only then can I be utterly defeated!" (Chapter 74)

As he spoke, he shed tears. I have always felt that Tanchun is a smarter woman than Wang Xifeng to some extent, because she has seen the fate of the entire family.

After the search was completed, Tanchun said that they were not allowed to search me anymore. If they felt it was not enough, they should search it again, otherwise they would not be able to search it again tomorrow.

When a member of Wang Shanbao’s family insisted that he was Mrs. I looked through it all, and sure enough, there was nothing. Tanchun slapped her over with a slap: "Who are you? Come and pull my clothes. I just call you mom for my wife's sake. You just fight against others, spend every day, and show off your face in front of me." Now it's even more serious. You just want me to do something! You think you and I are so good-natured, so you made the wrong decision! Make fun of me.”

Every time I see this round, I applaud Tanchun, for Tanchun’s courage, for Tanchun’s courage to speak out, for Tanchun’s self-esteem, and for Tanchun’s self-esteem. Keep saying hello.

Moreover, her slap was so justified that no one could find fault. If a slave could search the young lady's body at will, then where would the rules and face of a family be? Therefore, her slap not only slapped Wang Shanbao's family in the face, but also slapped Mrs. Xing's face, and also slapped the Jia family's so-called face and rules. Therefore, no one pursued Tanchun afterward, because although her behavior made many people uncomfortable, she was not wrong.

The next day, although Baochai's house was not searched, Baochai moved out of the Grand View Garden to avoid suspicion. Tanchun expressed his understanding and support for this, and said that there was no need to come back, and the family members "were alone." Doesn't it look like a black-eyed chicken? I wish you could eat me and I could eat you."

05

Because of her different personalities, Tanchun’s boudoir is also different from other girls. When Grandma Liu entered the Grand View Garden, she visited Tanchun's boudoir: Tanchun was so beautiful and spacious that the three rooms were not separated. There was a large rosewood marble case on which there were piles of various famous people's dharma stickers and dozens of inkstones. There are pen holders of various colors, and the pens inserted into the sea of ??pens are like a forest. On the west wall hangs a large-scale "Mist and Rain Picture" of Xiangyang in public. There is a pair of couplets hanging on the left and right, which are written in Yan Lugong's ink. The couplet says: The haze and clouds are leisurely, and the spring and stone are wild. It can be seen that Tanchun's preference and expertise in calligraphy are evident.

Tan Chun is also quite accomplished in poetry. She launched the Haitang Poetry Society and named Lin Daiyu Xiaoxiang Concubine. She was often the first to submit her poems, and her "Hairan Chrysanthemum" was second only to Daiyu's three poems.

Regarding her final destination, the last forty chapters say that she married the Zhou family far away in the sea. I think it's wrong, because there is foreshadowing in the previous article, she should have become the princess in the end. She drew a flower lot and drew an apricot blossom. The four words "Yaochi Immortal Product" were written in red letters. The poem said: Red apricots are planted against the clouds by the sun. Note: "Whoever gets this lot will definitely get a noble son-in-law. Let's all congratulate each other and have a drink together." Everyone said: "We already have a princess in our family, don't you think you are also a princess?" "

Her verdict showed two people flying kites, a sea, a big boat, and a woman in the boat, covering her face and crying. There are also four sentences:

Since the Qingming Festival, my ambition has been high, but my luck has faded in the last days.

I shed tears at the Qingming Festival and watched by the river. Thousands of miles of east wind, just a dream away.

This judgment implies that she left by boat. , so I think the 1987 "Dream of Red Mansions" is more suitable for Tanchun's fate. She should have gone to a distant sea country to become a princess.

In ancient times, it represented a woman marrying far away. Her fate was tragic, because she was far away from her parents and brothers, which means she lost the protection of her family. But from the current point of view, this may not be a bad thing, and considering Tanchun's ambition and talent, it doesn't matter where she went. Not bad.

Therefore, I personally think that Tanchun is the one with the best destiny among the twelve beauties of Jinling.