As pretty and beautiful as the peach blossoms in spring, as noble and elegant as the chrysanthemums in autumn. From "A Dream of Red Mansions", used to describe Wang Xifeng.

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A Dream of Red Mansions (one of the four classic Chinese classics)

"A Dream of Red Mansions", the first of the four classic Chinese classics, was created by the Qing Dynasty writer Cao Xueqin A novel in chapter form, also known as "The Story of the Stone" and "Golden Jade Fate". This book is divided into two versions: the 120-chapter "Cheng version" and the 80-chapter "Zhi version". The Cheng version is the printed version typed by Cheng Weiyuan, and the Fat version is the early handwritten version copied and commented by Zhi Yanzhai at different times. The Fat version is Cheng Ben's original work.

The first 80 chapters of the new edition of "Dream of Red Mansions" are collated by Zhi Ben, and the last 40 chapters are collated by Cheng Ben. They are signed "Written by Cao Xueqin, continued by Anonymous, edited by Cheng Weiyuan and Gao E". The author is still quite controversial, and the purpose of writing the book is to make a name for the strange woman he has seen in his life.

The novel takes the rise and fall of the four major families of Jia, Shi, Wang, and Xue as the background, and takes the wealthy young master Jia Baoyu as the perspective, depicting the lives of a group of boudoir beauties whose behavior and experience are better than those of men. It shows the human beauty and tragic beauty of both good and evil lovers. It can be said to be an epic that shows the beauty of women from all angles.

"A Dream of Red Mansions" is a world-influential human romance novel, universally recognized as the pinnacle of Chinese classical novels, an encyclopedia of Chinese feudal society, and a master of traditional culture. The novel insists on "the main theme talks about love and records the actual events". It only follows its own circumstances and circumstances, follows the traces, gets rid of the old stereotypes, is fresh and unique, and achieves extraordinary artistic achievements.

The special writing method of "hiding the truth and telling lies" opened the minds of later generations of readers, and they made more speculations over time. Around the study of reading and reading of "Dream of Red Mansions", a prominent science - Redology has been formed.

Wang Xifeng

A character in "A Dream of Red Mansions", the wife of Jia Lian and the niece of Mrs. Wang. She has a pair of red phoenix triangular eyes and two curved willow-leaf eyebrows. She is slender and has a coquettish physique. She is smart and capable, and has won the trust of Jia's mother and Mrs. Wang. She is the actual housekeeper of Jia's family. She sits on the throne of the housekeeper of hundreds of people in the Jia family. Her eloquence and power are her weapons to flatter her superiors and bully her subordinates. Her purpose is to seize power and steal wealth. However, in the end, it ended up that "the agency was too clever and calculated Qingqing's life instead."

In "A Dream of Red Mansions", the author writes about Wang Xifeng's appearance in a very strong style. She is covered in brocade and jewels, with "a pair of red and phoenix triangular eyes, two curved willow-leaf eyebrows" and "pink face" The power of spring is not revealed, and the red lips are not opened to smile before smelling it. "She looks like a concubine and a fairy." But she has a beautiful face and a cruel heart. Just as Xing'er described her: sweet-mouthed but bitter-hearted, duplicitous, smiling at the top but stumbling at the feet, clearly a pot of fire but secretly a knife" (Chapter 65).