Abstract: Though born of a poor family, Song Huilian was both beautiful and intelligent .At the same time, she was vain and flirtatious. Unable to bear the persecution of her husband, LaiWanger, by Ximen Qing and due to her own weakness in character, she committed suiside. It was true that she was somewhat flirta tious, but she was not a bad woman. In the life- and- death struggle between Lai Wanger and Ximen Qing, She firmly stood by Lai wanger, her husband,and performed her duty and obligations as a wife.

Key words: Jin Ping Mei, Song Huilian, death