The Crimson Beauty of Dream of the Red Chamber

When beauty’s clear tears are spent, The tears flow on, an endless stream winding gently away. Her dark brows are breathtaking, Like spring mountains that no painting can ever fully capture. When the fragrance of a hundred flowers fades, Her proud, defiant spirit faces cold words amid wind and rain. When the lonely music of the zither falls silent, The late-blooming flower is like a page of unspoken sorrow no one can understand. When flawless jade is washed clean by tears, Its crystalline beauty is enough to haunt the soul and linger in one’s dreams. When an incomparable beauty has weathered wind and rain, Even her pale face retains peerless grace. A helpless orphan girl, gifted beyond compare, lonely and ethereal. The moment her light, graceful gaze meets his commanding glance, the course of her life changes forever. He is the prairie overlord who commands the wind and rain. One day, turning back by chance, he glimpses those dark brows, and from then on, the tenderest corner of his heart is stirred. He is a wealthy young master cast out by his family, yet one of her poems inspires him to strive for greatness. From then on, he rules the Jiangnan business world, able to summon clouds with one hand and rain with the other. Yet a beauty’s fate is fragile. How could a delicate flower withstand the sharpness of wind and frost? Mountains and rivers shattered, a beauty weeping, her dark-browed loveliness enough to topple a kingdom. *, *, *, *, *, *, * Dearest readers, this is another of Zhu Zhu’s Red Chamber stories. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Don’t forget to bookmark, vote, and leave a comment. Your support is what keeps Zhu Zhu writing. Zhu Zhu’s Study, QQ Group 21056754 (full), sorry! Mingzhu Garden, QQ Group 2004553, a newly opened group with plenty of empty seats. Feel free to join. Mingzhu’s Words and Story Recommendations: Canghai Mingzhu’s own 460,000-word public Red Chamber story, Bao Dai Qing Chang http://read.xxsy.net/info/130546.html Canghai Mingzhu’s own 600,000-word premium Red Chamber story, Hong Lou Jing Meng Zhi Dai Ling. A full subscription costs 13.5 yuan. http://read.xxsy.net/info/163647.html Canghai Mingzhu’s completed premium Qing dynasty story, Yi Qing Jue Lian. A full subscription costs just 3 yuan. http://read.xxsy.net/info/149588.html Thank you to everyone who has always supported Zhu Zhu. Another new Red Chamber story by Zhu Zhu: http://read.xxsy.net/info/217823.html Hong Lou Jing Meng Zhi Yun Shang Beginning with fantasy, this story paints a sweeping, freehand portrait of the Great Qing dynasty. Love and hate, passion and vengeance, life and death: watch the clouds gather and disperse, the flowers bloom and fade, and wonder where Daiyu and Xiangyun’s hearts will finally find a home. Also, I’d like to recommend a new Red Chamber story by my friend Jinyu: Yi Meng Xiao Xiang Leng Qing Qiu: http://read.xxsy.net/info/205857.html (It’s definitely one to look forward to, so hurry and bookmark it!) All rights to this work belong to the author. Reprinting without permission is strictly prohibited. Violators will be held legally responsible and bear the consequences.