Is Xue Baochai a ghost in A Dream of Red Mansions?

No, Xue Baochai is one of the heroines in Cao Xueqin's novel A Dream of Red Mansions. She is tied with Lin Daiyu as the first of the twelve women in Jinling, and is Jia Baoyu's subordinate sister (aunt) and wife.

Father (Aunt Xue's father) died early, as well as mother (Aunt Xue) and brother (Xue Pan). After Baochai went to Beijing, she lived in pear fragrance court, Jiafu, with her mother, Aunt Xue and her brother Xue Pan, and then moved to a secluded house in the northeast.

Extended data:

Xue Baochai's family background:

Xue Baochai was born in one of the four great families of Jia, Shi, Wang and Xue in Jinling. This Xue family is the following eight sects. On the "official protection symbol", Xue Jia has the saying that "pearls are like earth, and gold is like iron", describing that he has millions of property and is extremely rich.

Xue Baochai's father loved this girl all his life and taught her to read and write. Later, when his father died, his brother Xue Pan became a businessman in the Ministry of Housing for the sake of his grandfather's old love, leading the internal money and purchasing miscellaneous materials. All other economic affairs, regardless of everything, are still handled by butlers and servants.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Xue Baochai