Lin Hongyu
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Lin Hongyu is a maid in Dream of the Red Chamber, later called Xiaohong; her story includes an exchange of handkerchiefs with Jia Yun.

**Lin Hongyu** (Xiaohong) is a fictional maid in [Dream of the Red Chamber](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/works/dream-red-chamber.html), part of the Rongguo household [^wikidata] [^zhwiki]. Her name is changed to Xiaohong or Hong'er because it conflicts with the names Lin Daiyu and Jia Baoyu [^zhwiki].

## Story

She serves in Yihong Court and is later taken into Wang Xifeng's service after proving capable at errands [^zhwiki]. She and Jia Yun meet through a handkerchief exchange, a story known as "A lovesick girl loses a handkerchief" [^zhwiki].

## Later chapters

In the 40-chapter continuation compiled by Cheng Weiyuan and Gao E, she continues serving Xifeng and has a brief exchange with Jia Yun in chapter 88 [^zhwiki].

Updated: 2026-11-01

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Relations:
- Related works: Dream of the Red Chamber https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/works/dream-red-chamber.html

Sources:
- Wikidata Q10959991 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10959991
- 小红（维基百科） https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%B0%8F%E7%BA%A2