The Dream of the Red Chamber: A Popular Edition

Jia Baoyu is the son of Jia Zheng of the Rongguo Mansion. Rebellious by nature, he scorns feudal ethics and longs for sincere affection and spiritual freedom. Lin Daiyu is Jia Mu’s granddaughter. Sensitive, perceptive, and exceptionally intelligent, she has grown melancholy from living under another’s roof, and shares a love with Jia Baoyu that resonates at the level of their souls. Xue Baochai, meanwhile, is a dignified and gracious young woman who strictly follows the rules of feudal society, and she too has feelings for Jia Baoyu.

The four great families, Jia, Shi, Wang, and Xue, rise and then fall, while the love story of Jia Baoyu, Lin Daiyu, and Xue Baochai gradually unfolds...