Dream of the Red Chamber: A True Master, Not a Con Artist

Lu Ming, son of an official of the Imperial Observatory, is implicated in his father’s case and demoted back to Jinling. With nothing but bare walls at home, he has no choice but to return to his old trade to make a living: reading fortunes, telling fortunes, and predicting romantic matches. Help Xue Pan escape the Gourd Case unscathed, and save Xiangling: Merit +1 Help Jia Yucun avoid being impeached and dismissed: Karmic debt +1 For saving the emperor, he earns the Supreme Emperor’s favor, clears his late father’s name, and is enfeoffed as an Enhou. Jia Zhen: “We’re family. Just stay at my place, and let your sister-in-law take good care of you.” Wang Xifeng: “We’re family, no need to stand on ceremony. Help your sister-in-law figure out how many mistresses your cousin Lian has found.” Lin Daiyu: “Brother Bao, please don’t come looking for me anymore. I’ve taken the tonsure and become a nun to pray for my father.” Miaoyu: “I thought we were good sisters, yet you’re trying to steal my husband?” Looking at the children of Lin Daiyu and Lu Ming, as well as the sisters who have all taken the tonsure and vowed never to marry, and their children, Jia Baoyu fell into deep thought.