A "Dream of the Red Chamber" is a contest between "Golden Jade Liangyuan" and "Mushi Qianmeng", and it is also a contest between Madame Wang and Jia Mu. Lady Wang's dislike of Lin Daiyu was just as Jia Mu's dislike of Xue Baochao. This is not only because of blood relations, but also because both sides are not at odds with each other.
Mrs. Wang likes "rough and stupid" girls, Lin Daiyu is the most intelligent and clever woman, Xue Baochao, although also very talented, but in a strong way to cooperate with her aunt's preferences, rare words, low-key and introverted; Jia Mu likes girls with sharp teeth, love to talk and smile, Xue Baochao's rare words, and "minimalist" life style, which is diametrically opposed to Jia Mu's preferences.
Therefore, Jia Mu praised Xue Baochao, but always revealed a hint of politeness that refused to be thousands of miles away; although Madame Wang was trying her best to show her "concern" for Lin Daiyu, even Jia Baoyu could feel her mother's indifference to Lin Daiyu. Verbal politeness does not hide their true thoughts.
In order to support the "golden jade good fortune", Lady Wang had to secretly compete with her mother-in-law Jia Mu; in order to make Lin Daiyu become a granddaughter-in-law, Jia Mu also had to secretly "compete" with her daughter-in-law, Lady Wang.
Especially before that Dragon Boat Festival, after Jia Yuanchun rewarded the Dragon Boat Festival, the contest between Madame Wang and Jia Mu was imminent.
Because Jia Yuanchun had been in the palace for about ten years, she was not familiar with the two cousins in the family, Lin Daiyu and Xue Baochao. When she first met the two cousins in the province, she showed the same treatment of the two cousins—the rewards were exactly the same, and the praise for them was exactly the same. However, just a few months later, Jia Yuanchun's recognition of the two cousins suddenly changed.
She rewarded Jia Baoyu and Xue Baochao with exactly the same Dragon Boat Festival, and Lin Daiyu's Dragon Boat Festival ceremony was exactly the same as jia fu sanchun. Why did Jia Yuanchun change like this? There is no doubt that it is because her mother, Lady Wang, has a chance to enter the palace every "two or six days", and it is Lady Wang's attitude that affects Jia Yuanchun. Without knowing her brother's intentions, this virtuous concubine did the act of "messing up the Mandarin Duck Spectrum".
Jia Yuanchun "messed up the Mandarin Duck Spectrum", and the most unpleasant thing in his heart was of course Lin Daiyu, followed by Jia Mu. Only Jia Baoyu, Ma Daha, foolishly thought that it was "wrong."
For the sake of the "Wooden Stone Former Alliance", Jia Mu arranged for Jia Baoyu to do one thing -
Raider: "... Yours was in the old lady's house, and I went to get it, and the old lady said, Ming'er told you to go in five days to give thanks. Bao Yu said, "Naturally, I have to take a trip." ”
This is the only time in the whole "Dream of the Red Chamber" that Jia Baoyu is mentioned to enter the palace. At five o'clock in the morning in the middle of this summer, Jia Baoyu entered the palace, and he was bound to express the doubts in his heart to his sister, "Why is Sister Lin not the same as mine, but Sister Bao is the same as me?" ”
With her influence on Jia Yuanchun, Madame Wang influenced Jia Yuanchun's judgment and made her stand next to the "Golden Jade Good Relationship". Jia Mu's approach was more clever—Jia Baoyu personally questioned it, which was more powerful than Madame Wang's influence on Jia Yuanchun. With Jia Yuanchun's spoiling of Jia Yuanchun, she would definitely not force her brother to marry Xue Baochao, whom she did not like.
In other words, Jia Baoyu entered the palace in the early morning of this midsummer, and he could easily change Jia Yuanchun's support for "Golden Jade Liangyuan" to his support for "Mushi Qianmeng" - both cousins are equally outstanding, why doesn't Jia Yuanchun support what his brother prefers? He has become a victim of the family's interests, why not let his brother get a happy marriage?
Therefore, this seemingly insignificant sentence "The old lady let you Ming'er Wujin enter the palace to thank you", behind it is actually Jia Mu and Madame Wang wrenching their wrists. In the leading situation, Madame Wang was easily pulled back by Jia Mu, but became the losing side.