Lin Daiyu, water hibiscus: wind dew clears sorrow
In A Dream of Red Mansions, Cao Gong embodies Daiyu's "sadness" everywhere: "not complaining about the east wind" is not only Daiyu's self-pity, but also the viewer's lament for her sad fate.
In fact, there are two "hibiscus" in A Dream of Red Mansions. One is water hibiscus, namely lotus and Lin Daiyu; The second is Qingwen and Mufurong. It is no coincidence that both of them are "hibiscus": in the book, Mrs. Wang once said that Qingwen and Daiyu look alike, and they are both lonely and pure people. In the second half of A Dream of Red Mansions, Baoyu wrote "Daughter of Lotus" for Qingwen. Inspired by Daiyu, he changed two sentences into "Under the screen window, I missed it; In Huangtuling, the dark wins. "I didn't expect a word to become a prophecy. He and Daiyu really miss each other. The dead are gone, and the living can only howl at the wind.