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Updated: June 16, 2025
But Madame Wang felt, in the first place, in a poor state of health, and was, in the second, engaged in making preparations for the reception of any arrivals from Yuean Ch'un, so that she, at an early hour, sent word that it was impossible for her to leave the house.
"The two stanzas are, I admit, not to be traced in the historical works, but though we've never read such outside traditions, and haven't any idea what lies at the bottom of them, have we not likely seen a couple of plays? What child of three years old hasn't some notion about them, and how much more such as we?" "What she says is perfectly correct," T'an Ch'un chimed in.
But in a little while, Wu Hsin-teng's wife returned with the old accounts. On inspection, T'an Ch'un found that for a couple of secondary wives, who had lived in the establishment, twenty-four taels had been granted, and that for two, whose quarters had been outside, forty taels had in each case been allowed.
By adopting this course, you'll be managing things in such a way as to do extreme justice to all; and the trust itself will also be placed on a most satisfactory footing." "Excellent!" ejaculated Li Wan and P'ing Erh simultaneously. "This may be well and good," T'an Ch'un laughed, "but the fear is that at the sight of gain, they'll forget all about propriety." "That's nothing to do with us!"
"I'll raise her to the rank of 'Princess of Heng Wu," Li Wan rejoined. "I wonder what you all think about this." "This title of honour," T'an Ch'un observed, "is most apposite." "What about mine?" Pao-yue asked. "You should try and think of one for me also!" "Your style has long ago been decided upon," Pao-ch'ai smiled. "It consists of three words: 'fussing for nothing! It's most pat!"
Hearing this, T'an Ch'un forthwith joined Li Wan in directing a servant to ask for the roll, containing the names of the matrons in the garden, and bring it to them. When produced, they all held council together, and fixing cursorily upon several persons, they summoned them to appear before them.
While she taunted them, T'an Ch'un and Pao-yue eventually drew near her with smiling faces. Pao-yue, however, failed to see Lin Tai-yue and he concluded that she had dodged out of the way and gone elsewhere. "It would be better," he muttered, after some thought, "that I should let two days elapse, and give her temper time to evaporate before I go to her."
Ying Ch'un, on the other hand, was all alone under the shade of some trees, threading double jasmine flowers, with a needle specially adapted for the purpose. Pao-yue too watched Tai-yue fishing for a while. At one time he leant next to Pao-ch'ai and cracked a few jokes with her.
T'an Ch'un chose one and let him have it. "You may play with it," she said, "but you can't eat it." On the east side stood a sleeping divan. On a movable bed was hung a leek-green gauze curtain, ornamented with double embroideries, representing flowers, plants and insects. Pan Erh ran up to have a look. "This is a green-cicada," he shouted; "this a grasshopper!"
Ever since her arrival in the Jung mansion, dowager lady Chia showed her the highest sympathy and affection, so that in everything connected with sleeping, eating, rising and accommodation she was on the same footing as Pao-yue; with the result that Ying Ch'un, Hsi Ch'un and T'an Ch'un, her three granddaughters, had after all to take a back seat.
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