Dream of the Red Chamber: I Grow Vegetables in the Grand View Garden

On New Year's Day in the thirtieth year of Cheng'an, the emperor issued an edict: he would tour Jiangnan and pay homage to his ancestors.

In the third month, the emperor toured Jiangnan with his second son, who took a liking to a commoner girl.

In the fourth month, the Prince of Jin's treason was exposed. Fire consumed his mansion, and no one survived.

In the thirty-eighth year of Cheng'an, the emperor named his second son crown prince.

In the forty-third year of Cheng'an, the crown prince was deposed, and the emperor fell into a coma for a time.

In the forty-fourth year of Cheng'an, Emperor Cheng'an abdicated and retired to Chonghua Palace. His third son, the Prince of Qi, ascended the throne.

That same year, Emperor Chongde decreed that the sons of the nobility must serve in the frontier army for training. Jia Jiu joined the Suzhou Guard of the Gansu Garrison as a junior officer.

In the winter of Chongde's third year, the Divine Capital was buried in heavy snow.

Jia Jiu, alone on horseback, fought his way through the Earl's estate.