Lady Wang

Lady Wang (王夫人) is a character in the classic Chinese novel Dream of the Red Chamber. She is the wife of Jia Zheng, and mother of Jia Zhu (dead at the start of the novel), Jia Yuanchun and Jia Baoyu. She is the elder sister of Aunt Xue and hence the maternal aunt to Xue Baochai and Xue Pan.

She is on the surface a kind lady and a devout Buddhist, who delegates authority to her niece Wang Xifeng in the everyday running of the Rongguo household. However, she is prone to malicious rumors, and can act with cruelty towards maids she thinks is seducing her son. Lady Wang is one of the culprits resulting in the death of Baoyu's maid, Jingwen.

Dream of the Red Chamber
  • Four Great Classical Novels
  • Cao Xueqin
  • Redology
Text and
commentaries
  • Rouge Inkstone
  • Odd Tablet
  • Cheng-Gao versions
  • Gao E
Characters
Twelve Beauties of Jinling
Lin Daiyu
Xue Baochai
Jia Yuanchun
Jia Tanchun
Shi Xiangyun
Miaoyu
Jia Yingchun
Jia Xichun
Wang Xifeng
Jia Qiaojie
Li Wan
Qin Keqing
Masters
Jia Baoyu
Jia Zheng
Jia She
Jia Zhen
Jia Lian
Jia Rong
Jia Lan
Jia Huan
Jia Yun
Ladies
Grandmother Jia
Lady Wang
Aunt Xue
Lady Xing
Lady You
Concubine Zhao
Maids
Ping'er
Yuanyang
Xiren
Qingwen
Zijuan
Xiangling
Sheyue
Xiaohong
Xueyan
Jinchuan
Secondary characters
Granny Liu
Xue Pan
Qin Zhong
Zhen Baoyu
Redologists
  • Cai Yuanpei
  • Hu Shih
  • Yu Pingbo
  • Wu Shichang
  • Zhou Ruchang
  • Eileen Chang
  • Feng Qiyong
  • Cai Yijiang
  • Liu Xinwu
  • Qigong
Adaptations
  • Dream of the Red Chamber (1944 film)
  • Dream of the Red Chamber (1987 TV series)
  • A Dream in Red Mansions (2010 TV series)
Category

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