In the 12-story version of A Dream of Red Mansions, Jia Baoyu had no choice but to be married to Xue Baochai without being told by Wang Xifeng and Mrs. Wang. At first, Jia and others were afraid that Jia Baoyu would make a scene and go crazy when he learned that the bride was Xue Baochai.
however, this is not the case. Jia Baoyu not only loves Xue Baochai, but also has a son, and has long forgotten Lin Daiyu.
When Jia Baoyu learned the news of Lin Daiyu's death, he cried bitterly for a while, but when he thought that Xue Baochai was also a first-class figure, he was relieved.
Baoyu is always in tears. Want to die, but also think about the words in my dream; I am afraid that the old lady will be angry, but I can't lift it; I also thought that Daiyu was dead and Baochai was a first-class person. Fang believed that Jinshi's marriage was fixed: I also solved it better.
From this, we can see that Jia Baoyu treats Lin Daiyu as "scum". However, Jia Baoyu's attitude towards Xue Baochai in the last forty chapters is completely different from the love stories of Jia Baoyu and Xue Baochai written by Cao Xueqin in the first eighty chapters, and it is also inconsistent with Jia Baoyu's deep affection for Lin Daiyu.
So, after Jia Baoyu and Xue Baochai got married, did they share a room? Many details in the first eighty chapters give the answer, and seven of them directly tell the answer.
Jia Baoyu and Xue Baochai don't have love, but they are just aunts and sisters.
Since Xue Baochai lived in Rongguo Mansion with her family, the saying of "good marriage" has spread in Rongguo Mansion. Xue Baochai, who has both talent and appearance, higher emotional intelligence and healthier body than Lin Daiyu, was immediately loved by Mrs. Wang, Jia Mu and others. However, Jia Baoyu is very resistant to this.
Baoyu was puzzled when he mentioned the word "golden jade". He said, "Except what others say about gold and jade, I must have this idea in my heart, and I will never be human."
Jia Baoyu has a good relationship with her elder sister Yuan Chun. Although Yuan Chun became a noble lady, she was still worried about her younger brother Baoyu, especially his marriage.
after the mother's visit in yuanchun, gifts were given to Wang Xifeng, tan chun, Lin Daiyu, Xue Baochai, Jia Baoyu and others. Lin Daiyu's gifts were inferior to Xue Baochai's, and Lin Daiyu and Jia Baoyu were unhappy when they learned that. In order to make Lin Daiyu happy, Jia Baoyu persuaded her.
In the 28th episode, when Jia Baoyu looked at Xue Baochai's musk-red bracelet, he saw Xue Baochai's bare white arms. His inner thoughts showed that he had no love for Xue Baochai.
Baoyu looked at the crisp white arm, but he was moved by envy. He thought to himself, "This arm should grow on Sister Lin, or it should be touched, and it will grow on him."
It can be seen that Jia Baoyu only has respect for Xue Baochai, but has no affection. When Jia Baoyu woke up, he learned that Xue Baochai and xiren had just embroidered at their bedside, and he quickly said, "No, why did I fall asleep and blaspheme him?"
The above details not only explain Jia Baoyu's usual attitude towards Xue Baochai, but also indicate the actual relationship between them after their marriage.
After their marriage, Jia Baoyu and Xue Baochai treated each other like guests, but in name only
According to Cao Xueqin's description in the first eighty chapters, even if Jia Baoyu and Xue Baochai got married, their married life was neither hostile nor happy like Xue Pan and Xia Jingui, but respectful and in name only.
Because according to Jia Baoyu's attitude towards Xue Baochai in the first eighty chapters, we can also infer that Jia Baoyu will have a heart-to-heart talk with Xue Baochai on the night of the wedding night.
Jia Baoyu will definitely tell Xue Baochai about his affection for Lin Daiyu and his oath to Lin's sister until death do us part. Although I married you today, I can't forget Sister Lin, and I don't want to be sorry for you.
Of course, Xue Baochai also knows Jia Baoyu's friendship with Lin Daiyu. She can only have one choice, that is, to maintain a nominal relationship with Jia Baoyu and live in different beds.
In addition, in the first eighty chapters, Xue Baochai once wrote a poem.
Take care of Fangzi, cover the door by day, and hand in hand to irrigate the moss basin. Friends' fat washes out the shadow of autumn, and ice and snow attract the soul. It is only when you are pale that you know that flowers are more colorful, and when you are worried, you will get jade without trace. If you want to pay for Bai Di's cleanliness, you will be dizzy if you don't speak Tingting.
The seventh sentence, "I want to repay the Emperor Bai by being clean", is the confession of Xue Baochai, which means "I repay the nature with my clean child."
In addition, there are many similar plots in the book to suggest that Xue Baochai is pure and pure. For example, the source of Xue Baochai's name comes from Li Shangyin's poem "Baochai never produces dust".
Therefore, combined with the descriptions and hints in the first eighty chapters above, and Cao Xueqin's original intention, the words "I want to repay the white emperor with cleanliness" even show that Jia Baoyu and Xue Baochai did not share a room after they got married.