Ping'er
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Ping'er (Chinese: 平儿; Pinyin: Píng'ér) is a major character in the novel Dream of the Red Chamber. She is Wang Xifeng's chief maid and personal assistant/consultant. Being the chief consultant of the household manager, Ping'er wields considerable power in the Jia household. Always kind and caring, she turns big dillemas into little, solvable problems. She does so with grace and respected by most other servants. She is the cause of many fights between her mistress and master.
Nevertheless, she is loved greatly by them, too. The novel portrays Ping'er as a pretty and sweet girl. When Xifeng's daughter Jia Qiaojie is left motherless after Xifeng's death, Ping'er arranges the plan for Granny Liu to hide Qiaojie in her village, and accompanied Qiaojie to Granny Liu's home. She eventually becomes Jia Lian's wife.
