Dream of the Red Chamber

Dream of the Red Chamber

Translation

Exploring The Celestial Palace

Jia Baoyu is distracted

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Daniel Evensen
Aug 03, 2025
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Exploring The Celestial Palace

You’re going to hate me for this, but I’m going to have to keep this passage somewhat short as well. The poem that we come across here is too good to pass up. More on that tomorrow. Poor Jia Baoyu will have to wait one more day to see what comes next.


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