What's the meaning of the riddle in the 22nd time of A Dream of Red Mansions?

The riddles in the 22nd episode of A Dream of Red Mansions predicted the fate of everyone in the Jia family.

1, Jia Huan riddle

Big brother has only eight horns, and second brother has only two horns.

Eldest brother only sits on the bed, while second brother likes to squat in the room.

Riddle analysis

The 22nd time, Yuan Fei sent eunuchs to Fu Rong to send riddles for everyone to guess. At the same time, the ladies and young masters in Fu Rong also gave the eunuchs riddles to take to Yuan Chun to guess. In the evening, Yuanji sent eunuchs to award prizes and celebrate spring alone. Yuan Fei also criticized Jia Huan's riddle as "unreasonable". He didn't guess at all, and Jia Huan was embarrassed.

According to Jia Huan, his answer is a pillow and a beast's head on the roof. Jia Huan is Baoyu's half-brother and Aunt Zhao's own son. Because it is "vulgar", its status in China is not high; In addition, his image is obscene, his thoughts are not right, his behavior is stubborn, and he has always been despised. This riddle just shows the true face of the third young master.

First of all, the language is vulgar, such as "big brother" and "second brother", whose tone is completely vulgar and there is no scholar's elegance; 2. What is the connection between the pillow on the bed and the animal head in the room? It is meaningless to arrange them as "brothers"; Third, language is neither fish nor fowl. It is enough to have "eight" corners, but it really doesn't make sense for him to say "only eight". Jia Huan is a clown figure and author. Through this riddle, he fooled himself again.

Second, the mystery of Jia

The monkey stood lightly at the top of the tree.

Riddle analysis

Yuan Fei intended to send riddles from the palace and give them gifts. The Jia family was particularly happy, so she organized a riddle meeting, and even Jia Zheng came to "try to have fun" and hung lanterns in the building to "put wine and prepare toys", which added a bit of interest to the bustling life. However, in this lively atmosphere, there is a sad atmosphere, as can be seen from the following riddle.

The monkey standing lightly on the treetop is easily reminiscent of the saying that Qin Keqing told Xifeng in her dream that "the tree fell apart". At this moment, the "monkeys" of the Jia family, old and young, are still carefree in the treetops, and there is no sense of crisis that the trees are falling apart. The author made another ironic hint with this riddle.

Third, the mystery of Jia Zheng.

From the end, the body is hard; Although you can't say it, you must say it.

Riddle analysis

After Jia Zheng read this riddle, he immediately told Baoyu the answer, suggesting that Baoyu told the grandmother, so the grandmother "guessed" and said, "It's an inkstone!"

This riddle is commensurate with Jia Zheng's position. According to the standards of the feudal class, he is "virtuous", which is different from the brothers and villains like Jia She. He does not gamble and abides by the principle of "loyalty and filial piety", just like a Taoist teacher. This is "self-sufficiency". In the tradition of safeguarding the interests of the feudal class and aristocratic families, he was a die-hard, hated Baoyu's "rebellious" behavior and killed Baoyu.

"Hard from the body" is enough. Although he has no talent, he still holds a scholar's shelf, as if he had formed a deep love with pen and ink stone, which is disgusting. Such a feudal parent wrote such a serious riddle, which even made people feel normal, but also felt a little ironic.

Fourth, Yuan Chun Riddle.

It can destroy the internal organs of the devil, and his body is like a bunch of silk and thunder;

A shock makes people fear, and when they look back, they turn to dust.

Riddle analysis

After the riddle of Jia Mu and Jia Zheng, this is the riddle of all sisters. Jia Zheng was ordered by his grandmother to guess one by one, and the first one was the mystery of Yuanji. He guessed: "Is this a firecracker?" Baoyu said, "Yes."

"Demon" should be a symbol of Jia Zheng's enemies. When Jia Jia is prosperous; Who is not afraid of his home? In particular, he became a "queen" and the Jia family became a "royal relative". Who else does he see? Great moves such as Qin's funeral and Yuan Zhen's mothering are exactly the time when "a shock is frightening", and everyone from princes and nobles to ordinary people does not admire it.

However, Yuan Chun's riddle became the most appropriate prediction of her family's fate after the great event of cooking oil by fire, and then when the smoke went out.

Five, the mystery of the Spring Festival

It is hard to be lucky if you are lucky, and it is hard to be lucky if you are lucky.

Why is the town in chaos? Just because the number of yin and yang is different.

Riddle analysis

The answer to this riddle is abacus, and the language of the riddle is pun.

Jia She wanted to choose a rich and powerful son-in-law, and as a result, she sent her daughter into the mouth of the "Zhongshan Wolf". For Yingchun's marriage, Jia doesn't care, and she doesn't want to get ahead. Jia Zheng hated the saying, "I advised him twice, but Jia would not listen"; Baoyu is so stupid that he can only sigh;

Mrs. Wang is very sorry for Yingchun and can only persuade her to accept her fate ... She once fiddled with the abacus and the result was "unlucky". The kind girl welcomes the Spring Festival and finally ruined her youth life. The riddle written by the author for the Spring Festival is actually a lyric poem with strong fatalism.

Extended data

The main characters in A Dream of Red Mansions:

1. Jia Baoyu, the son of a jade-born government, was really an assistant minister in Chixia Palace in his previous life, and he is really the second son of Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang in this life. As a direct descendant of Rong Guo Fu, he was born with extraordinary intelligence. He is regarded as the apple of his eye and has high hopes for him. However, he embarked on the road of rebellion, hated stereotyped writing, criticized Zhu Cheng's Neo-Confucianism, and branded the scholar an official as "traitor Lv Kun".

2. Lin Daiyu-the crown of twelve women in Jinling. The daughters of Lin Ruhai and Jia Min, namely Baoyu's menstruation and cousin, live in Guo Rongfu. She is aloof, unsociable, disdainful of all kinds of popular ways of dealing with people, sentimental and quick-thinking. She and Baoyu really love each other, are Baoyu's alliance against feudal ethics, and are firm pursuers of free love. She is a tragic image with poetic beauty and ideal color in the book.

3. Xue Baochai, the crown of twelve women in Jinling, comes from four big families, Xue Shi, the daughter of Aunt Xue and the cousin of Baoyu. She is a complex of contradictions. She is generous and elegant, with elegant manners. She not only has the excellent temperament of a good family, but also has a quiet and indifferent, gentle and peaceful personality, as well as a generous and generous hidden in her heart. She hated the darkness of officialdom, but she advised Baoyu to study and be an official.

4. Wang Xifeng-from four royal families, Mrs. Wang's niece and Jia Lian's wife, namely cousin Baoyu and cousin. Her young and beautiful figure reveals a dignified, slim figure, enchanting physique and undiscovered prestige. It seems gratifying, but it is awesome. She is smart and capable, won the trust of the Lady Dowager and Lady Wang, and holds an important position in the government. She is a real housekeeper.

5. Jia Mu-Shi Taijun, four great families, old lady Jia Fu, and Baoyu's grandmother. In Jia's family, I started with my great-grandson daughter-in-law until I had my great-grandson daughter-in-law. With her shrewdness and ability, she served as Jia's parents and managed the family's housework. Until I was old, I gradually left things alone and gave them to Mrs. Wang and Wang Xifeng. She is a representative of the nobility, enjoying the splendor of her life.

6. Qingwen-the servant girl of Guo Rongfu. She is handsome, intelligent, articulate and good at embroidery. She is the most rebellious, despising Mrs. Wang's kindness to win over my little daughter, mocking the attackers who please her master, and publicly scolding Wang Shan for protecting her family when she raided the Grand View Garden. Her resistance was brutally retaliated and she was driven out of Jia's house when she was seriously ill.