A
troupe of entertainers is celebrating Jia Jing’s birthday. Xifeng and Baoyu visit Qinshi; Xifeng starts leading Jia
Rui on; he starts visiting regularly, and
she develops a plan.
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Showing posts with label 11. Show all posts
Sunday, 26 February 2012
Chapter 11
见熙凤贾瑞起淫心
It is the birthday of the nominal
head of the Ningguo House, Jia Jing 贾敬, who lives outside
the city. Jing isn’t present to celebrate, so a troupe of entertainers arrives.
Grannie Jia was taken ill after eating bad peaches, but attends, and Xifeng
discusses Qinshi’s illness with Zhen and Rong as the guests arrive. Xifeng and
Baoyu go with Rong to see Qinshi, who regrets her fate. Baoyu is reminded of
his dream, but is moved to tears by Qinshi’s words.
Baoyu leaves first, and Xifeng
bumps into Jia Rui on her walk back; she struggles to identify him, he ogles
her. She senses his game, and leads him on, despite finding him odious. With
Youshi, Lady Wang and Aunt Xing, Xifeng selects the plays for the
entertainment, before they head home exhausted.
Rui visits the Rong household on
numerous occasions, invariably finding Xifeng absent, often visiting Qinshi at
Ningguo. During one visit, Rui asks Patience to ask Xifeng to pay him a call.
Xifeng has a plan for next time he calls.
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