Abstract: Aunt Xue is one of the less important Characters in the classical novel A Dream of Red Mansions ,who is often biased in the past reviewing articles owing to a neglect of her special status in the Jia family.The author of this paper holds that Aunt Xue is a kind and good-natured lady as well as a talented mistress of the Xue family Only by keeping this in mind can one have a correct understanding of this rich-contented literary figure.

Key words: A Dream of Red Mansions, Aunt Xue