《莺莺传》“赖简”三说

Three Explanations for “Lai Jian” in Biography of Yingying

There is am important episode of “Lai Jian” in Biography of Yingying by Yuan Zhen: Yingying wrote a poet to Zhang Shen for a secret date, but flatly refused him when Zhang Sheng came for the date by climbing the wall. Why did Yingying “LaiJian” (deny the appointment)? A mainstream explanation accounting for it is “Appointment Breaking Argument”, which was retorted the theory of “Misunderstanding Argument” proposed by Jiang Xingyu. Based on the discussions of the two arguments, and the two books of Wang West Chamber and Dong West Chamber, the thesis is intended to explore the third possibility accounting for her “LaiJian”, which can be called “Attempt of experimental Probe”.