Qianxue is a character in the novel Dream of the Red Chamber. Wikidata names her Qianxue, so the title stays that name. This entry records her as a maid, and the story is set in the dynasty of the novel.[1][2]
Chapter 8
She is one of the senior maids of the Yihong court. In chapter 8 the maple-dew tea incident angered Jia Baoyu, and he drove her out. In the extant manuscripts of the novel she is not mentioned again after that.[2]
Later drafts and commentary
The Zhiyan zhai commentary says the manuscript after chapter 80 should still have contained important scenes about her: a kind nature, a deep feeling for Baoyu, no grudge over the past, and a visit to Baoyu in the prison-god temple. Chapter 95 of the Guiyou text is titled so that Lingguan beats Jia Qiang at Shuiyue nunnery and Qianxue comforts Baoyu at the Yue-god temple. It says Qianxue died while trying to save Baoyu. The article takes this as fitting the commentary. The commentary names the prison-god temple, and that chapter title names the Yue-god temple.[2]