In 'Dream of the Red Chamber', are there any things that we don't know?

Answer 1

'Dream of the Red Chamber' was a classic Chinese novel about Jia Baoyu, Lin Daiyu, Xue Baochai and other characters. Although the novel has lost many details, we still know some things that we know.

Here are the things we don't know about 'Dream of the Red Chamber':

The Xiren in the novel was not Jia Baoyu's concubine but the servant girl of Grandmother Jia.

The mandarin ducks in the novel were not Grandmother Jia's maids but her relatives.

In the novel, Wang Xifeng was not a relative of Grandmother Jia, but a servant girl of a relative's family.

The Xue Baochai in the novel was not the daughter of Grandmother Jia, but the daughter of Aunt Xue.

In the novel, Jia Baoyu's biological mother, Lady Jia, did not celebrate his birthday when he was alive. Instead, she celebrated it after his death.

In the novel, Lin Daiyu was not the granddaughter of Grandmother Jia, but a servant girl of a relative.

In the novel, Grandmother Jia did not give Jia Baoyu a gold lock but a jade lock.

In the novel, Jia Baoyu's married life was not happy. He had tried many times to escape the shackles of marriage.

In the novel, Xue Baochai did not become a monk but maintained her family status and lifestyle.

In the novel, Wang Xifeng was not a relative of Grandmother Jia, but a maid of a relative's family. Her ability to deal with the world and her means of power were amazing.