Dream of the Red Chamber: The Daoist of the Jia Family

The newly enthroned emperor was a practical man who appreciated writing that had substance and was plain and unadorned. But the top scorer in the first imperial examination held after his ascension was a nobleman’s son who loved abstruse poetry and favored ornate, elaborate prose. Worse still, his wife was a pampered young lady from a ducal household who dressed in gold and silver, loved money more than life, and knew nothing of ordinary people’s hardships.

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