第二十三回　西廂記妙詞通戲語　牡丹亭艷曲警芳心 Lines from The Western Chamber Serve as Jests; Songs from The Peony Pavilion Stir a Maiden's Heart

話說賈元春自那日幸大觀園回宮去後，便命將那日所有的題詠，命探春依次抄錄妥協，自己編次，敘其优劣，又命在大觀園勒石，為千古風流雅事。The story goes that after Jia Yuanchun returned to the palace following her visit to Daguan Yuan that day, she ordered that all the poems composed on that occasion be copied out in order by Tanchun, properly and carefully; she herself then arranged them in sequence and ranked their merits, and further ordered that they be engraved on stone tablets in Daguan Yuan, to make a refined and elegant affair for all posterity.因此，賈政命人各處選拔精工名匠，在大觀園磨石鐫字，賈珍率領蓉，萍等監工。For this reason, Jia Zheng had men sent out everywhere to select skilled craftsmen of renown, to polish stones and carve characters in Daguan Yuan, while Jia Zhen led Jia Rong, Jia Ping, and others to supervise the work.因賈薔又管理著文官等十二個女戲并行頭等事，不大得便，因此賈珍又將賈菖，賈菱喚來監工。Since Jia Qiang was also occupied managing Wenguan and the other eleven girl-actors along with their costumes and props, and could not spare much time, Jia Zhen therefore summoned Jia Chang and Jia Ling as well to oversee the work.一日，湯蜡釘朱，動起手來。One day, they began the work in earnest, melting the wax and applying the vermilion.這也不在話下。But this need not concern us further.

话说贾元春自那日幸大观园回宫去后，便命将那日所有的题咏，命探春依次抄录妥协，自己编次，叙其优劣，又命在大观园勒石，为千古风流雅事。因此，贾政命人各处选拔精工名匠，在大观园磨石镌字，贾珍率领蓉，萍等监工。因贾蔷又管理著文官等十二个女戏并行头等事，不大得便，因此贾珍又将贾菖，贾菱唤来监工。一日，汤蜡钉朱，动起手来。这也不在话下。

且說那個玉皇廟并達摩庵兩處，一班的十二個小沙彌并十二個小道士，如今挪出大觀園來，賈政正想發到各廟去分住。Now to speak of Yuhuang Miao and Damo An: the twelve young Buddhist novices and twelve young Daoist novices had now been moved out of Daguan Yuan, and Jia Zheng was just then thinking of sending them out to various temples to be lodged separately.不想後街上住的賈芹之母周氏，正盤算著也要到賈政這邊謀一個大小事務與兒子管管，也好弄些銀錢使用，可巧聽見這件事出來，便坐轎子來求鳳姐。As it happened, Jia Qin's mother, Madam Zhou, who lived on the back street, had been scheming to get some post, big or small, from Jia Zheng's side for her son to manage, so that he might earn some money to spend; and hearing by chance that this matter had come up, she took a sedan chair over to beg a favor of Xifeng.鳳姐因見他素日不大拿班作勢的，便依允了，想了幾句話便回王夫人說：“這些小和尚道士萬不可打發到別處去，一時娘娘出來就要承應。Xifeng, seeing that she was not one who normally put on airs, agreed to help her; after thinking it over for a few words, she went to report to Lady Wang, saying, 'These little monks and Daoists must on no account be sent off elsewhere—if Her Grace should come out at any time, they will be needed to attend on her.'倘或散了，若再用時，可是又費事。'If they are once scattered, it would be a great deal of trouble to gather them again should they be needed.'依我的主意，不如將他們竟送到咱們家廟里鐵檻寺去，月間不過派一個人拿幾兩銀子去買柴米就完了。'To my mind, it would be better to send them straight to our family temple, Tiekan Si; each month it would take no more than sending one person with a few taels of silver to buy firewood and rice, and that would settle it.'說聲用，走去叫來，一點兒不費事呢。”王夫人聽了，便商之于賈政。'Whenever they are wanted, someone need only go and fetch them—no trouble at all.' When Lady Wang heard this, she took it up with Jia Zheng.賈政聽了笑道：“倒是提醒了我，就是這樣。”即時喚賈璉來。Jia Zheng, hearing this, said with a smile, 'That reminds me—yes, let it be so.' He at once sent for Jia Lian.

且说那个玉皇庙并达摩庵两处，一班的十二个小沙弥并十二个小道士，如今挪出大观园来，贾政正想发到各庙去分住。不想后街上住的贾芹之母周氏，正盘算著也要到贾政这边谋一个大小事务与儿子管管，也好弄些银钱使用，可巧听见这件事出来，便坐轿子来求凤姐。凤姐因见他素日不大拿班作势的，便依允了，想了几句话便回王夫人说：“这些小和尚道士万不可打发到别处去，一时娘娘出来就要承应。倘或散了，若再用时，可是又费事。依我的主意，不如将他们竟送到咱们家庙里铁槛寺去，月间不过派一个人拿几两银子去买柴米就完了。说声用，走去叫来，一点儿不费事呢。”王夫人听了，便商之于贾政。贾政听了笑道：“倒是提醒了我，就是这样。”即时唤贾琏来。

當下賈璉正同鳳姐吃飯，一聞呼喚，不知何事，放下飯便走。Just then Jia Lian was eating with Xifeng; on hearing he was summoned, not knowing what it was about, he put down his rice bowl and started off.鳳姐一把拉住，笑道：“你且站住，聽我說話。Xifeng caught hold of him and said with a smile, 'Wait a moment—stand still and hear what I have to say.'若是別的事我不管，若是為小和尚們的事，好歹依我這麼著。”如此這般教了一套話。'If it's about anything else, it's none of my business, but if it's about the little monks, you must go along with what I say, whatever happens.' And she coached him in just what to say.賈璉笑道：“我不知道，你有本事你說去。”鳳姐聽了，把頭一梗，把筷子一放，腮上似笑不笑的瞅著賈璉道：“你當真的，是玩話？”賈璉笑道：“西廊下五嫂子的兒子芸兒來求了我兩三遭，要個事情管管。Jia Lian said with a smile, 'I don't know anything about it—if you're so capable, go and speak for yourself.' Hearing this, Xifeng stiffened her neck, set down her chopsticks, and, with a look on her cheeks that was half a smile and half not, stared at Jia Lian and said, 'Are you in earnest, or just joking?' Jia Lian said with a smile, 'Yun'er, the son of the fifth sister-in-law from the west corridor, has come and begged me two or three times for some post to manage.'我依了，叫他等著。'I agreed, and told him to wait.'好容易出來這件事，你又奪了去。”鳳姐兒笑道：“你放心。'Now that this post has finally come up, you want to snatch it away from him.' Xifeng said with a smile, 'Don't worry.'園子東北角子上，娘娘說了，還叫多多的种松柏樹，樓底下還叫种些花草。'At the northeast corner of the garden, Her Grace has said that many more pine and cypress trees are to be planted, and beneath the tower some flowers and grasses are to be planted as well.'等這件事出來，我管保叫芸兒管這件工程。”賈璉道：“果這樣也罷了。'When that job comes up, I guarantee I'll have Yun'er put in charge of that project.' Jia Lian said, 'Well, if that's really so, then it's all right.'只是昨兒晚上，我不過是要改個樣兒，你就扭手扭腳的。”鳳姐兒聽了，嗤的一聲笑了，向賈璉啐了一口，低下頭便吃飯。'Only last night, I merely wanted to try something a little different, and you got all coy and wriggled out of it.' Hearing this, Xifeng burst out laughing, spat at Jia Lian, and lowered her head to eat.

当下贾琏正同凤姐吃饭，一闻呼唤，不知何事，放下饭便走。凤姐一把拉住，笑道：“你且站住，听我说话。若是别的事我不管，若是为小和尚们的事，好歹依我这么著。”如此这般教了一套话。贾琏笑道：“我不知道，你有本事你说去。”凤姐听了，把头一梗，把筷子一放，腮上似笑不笑的瞅著贾琏道：“你当真的，是玩话？”贾琏笑道：“西廊下五嫂子的儿子芸儿来求了我两三遭，要个事情管管。我依了，叫他等著。好容易出来这件事，你又夺了去。”凤姐儿笑道：“你放心。园子东北角子上，娘娘说了，还叫多多的种松柏树，楼底下还叫种些花草。等这件事出来，我管保叫芸儿管这件工程。”贾琏道：“果这样也罢了。只是昨儿晚上，我不过是要改个样儿，你就扭手扭脚的。”凤姐儿听了，嗤的一声笑了，向贾琏啐了一口，低下头便吃饭。

賈璉已經笑著去了，到了前面見了賈政，果然是小和尚一事。Jia Lian, still smiling, had already gone off; when he reached the front and saw Jia Zheng, it was indeed about the matter of the little monks.賈璉便依了鳳姐主意，說道：“如今看來，芹兒倒大大的出息了，這件事竟交予他去管辦。Jia Lian, following Xifeng's suggestion, said, 'As I see it now, Qin'er has really turned out quite capable—this matter might as well be handed over to him to manage.'橫豎照在里頭的規例，每月叫芹兒支領就是了。”賈政原不大理論這些事，聽賈璉如此說，便如此依了。'In any case, following the usual rules within, just have Qin'er draw the allowance each month.' Jia Zheng had never bothered much with such matters, and on hearing Jia Lian say this, he simply agreed.賈璉回到房中告訴鳳姐兒，鳳姐即命人去告訴了周氏。Jia Lian went back to his room and told Xifeng, and Xifeng at once sent someone to tell Madam Zhou.賈芹便來見賈璉夫妻兩個，感謝不盡。Jia Qin then came to see Jia Lian and his wife, thanking them over and over.鳳姐又作情央賈璉先支三個月的，叫他寫了領字，賈璉批票畫了押，登時發了對牌出去。Xifeng also did him the favor of pressing Jia Lian to let him draw three months' allowance in advance; she had him write out a receipt, and Jia Lian endorsed the voucher and signed it, and at once had the matching tally sent out.銀庫上按數發出三個月的供給來，白花花二三百兩。The silver treasury, according to the amount, issued out three months' supply—two or three hundred taels of gleaming white silver.賈芹隨手拈一塊，撂予掌平的人，叫他們吃茶罷。Jia Qin casually picked up a piece and tossed it to the man in charge of the scales, telling them to buy themselves some tea.于是命小廝拿回家，與母親商議。Then he had a page carry the rest home, to talk it over with his mother.登時雇了大叫驢，自己騎上，又雇了幾輛車，至榮國府角門，喚出二十四個人來，坐上車，一徑往城外鐵檻寺去了。At once he hired a large braying donkey and mounted it himself, and hired several carts besides; he went to the side gate of Rongguo Fu, called out the twenty-four novices, had them get into the carts, and set off straight for Tiekan Si outside the city.當下無話。For the moment there is nothing more to tell of this.

贾琏已经笑著去了，到了前面见了贾政，果然是小和尚一事。贾琏便依了凤姐主意，说道：“如今看来，芹儿倒大大的出息了，这件事竟交予他去管办。横竖照在里头的规例，每月叫芹儿支领就是了。”贾政原不大理论这些事，听贾琏如此说，便如此依了。贾琏回到房中告诉凤姐儿，凤姐即命人去告诉了周氏。贾芹便来见贾琏夫妻两个，感谢不尽。凤姐又作情央贾琏先支三个月的，叫他写了领字，贾琏批票画了押，登时发了对牌出去。银库上按数发出三个月的供给来，白花花二三百两。贾芹随手拈一块，撂予掌平的人，叫他们吃茶罢。于是命小厮拿回家，与母亲商议。登时雇了大叫驴，自己骑上，又雇了几辆车，至荣国府角门，唤出二十四个人来，坐上车，一径往城外铁槛寺去了。当下无话。

如今且說賈元春，因在宮中自編大觀園題詠之後，忽想起那大觀園中景致，自己幸過之後，賈政必定敬謹封鎖，不敢使人進去騷扰，豈不寥落。Now to speak of Jia Yuanchun: after compiling the poems on Daguan Yuan in the palace, she suddenly recalled the scenery of the garden, and thought that, now she had visited it, Jia Zheng would surely have it reverently sealed and locked up, not daring to let anyone go in and disturb it—would that not leave it desolate and forlorn?況家中現有幾個能詩會賦的姊妹，何不命他們進去居住，也不使佳人落魄，花柳無顏。Besides, there were at home a number of sisters skilled at poetry and rhapsody—why not order them to go and live there, so as not to let fair maidens languish in neglect, nor flowers and willows lose their radiance for lack of admirers?卻又想到寶玉自幼在姊妹叢中長大，不比別的兄弟，若不命他進去，只怕他冷清了，一時不大暢快，未免賈母王夫人愁慮，須得也命他進園居住方妙。Then again she thought of Baoyu, who had grown up from childhood among his sisters and was not like the other brothers; if he were not allowed to go in as well, she feared he would feel lonely and out of sorts, which would inevitably cause Grandmother Jia and Lady Wang worry—it would be best to order him too to move into the garden to live.想畢，遂命太監夏守忠到榮國府來下一道諭，命寶釵等只管在園中居住，不可禁約封錮，命寶玉仍隨進去讀書。Having thought this through, she then ordered the eunuch Xia Shouzhong to go to Rongguo Fu and deliver an edict, ordering Baochai and the others to go ahead and live in Daguan Yuan, that it was not to be forbidden or sealed off, and ordering that Baoyu likewise be allowed to go in and study there.

如今且说贾元春，因在宫中自编大观园题咏之后，忽想起那大观园中景致，自己幸过之后，贾政必定敬谨封锁，不敢使人进去骚扰，岂不寥落。况家中现有几个能诗会赋的姊妹，何不命他们进去居住，也不使佳人落魄，花柳无颜。却又想到宝玉自幼在姊妹丛中长大，不比别的兄弟，若不命他进去，只怕他冷清了，一时不大畅快，未免贾母王夫人愁虑，须得也命他进园居住方妙。想毕，遂命太监夏守忠到荣国府来下一道谕，命宝钗等只管在园中居住，不可禁约封锢，命宝玉仍随进去读书。

賈政，王夫人接了這諭，待夏守忠去後，便來回明賈母，遣人進去各處收拾打掃，安設帘幔床帳。Jia Zheng and Lady Wang received this edict, and after Xia Shouzhong had left, they went to report it clearly to Grandmother Jia, and sent people in to sweep and clean every part of the garden, and to set up curtains, drapes, and bed-canopies.別人聽了還自猶可，惟寶玉聽了這諭，喜的無可不可。Everyone else, on hearing this, took it more or less in stride, but Baoyu, on hearing the edict, was so delighted there was nothing he would not have agreed to.正和賈母盤算，要這個，弄那個，忽見丫鬟來說：“老爺叫寶玉。”寶玉聽了，好似打了個焦雷，登時掃去興頭，臉上轉了顏色，便拉著賈母扭的好似扭股兒糖，殺死不敢去。He was just then scheming with Grandmother Jia over wanting this thing and getting that one, when suddenly a maid came and said, 'The Master wants Baoyu.' At this Baoyu felt as though struck by a clap of thunder; at once his high spirits were swept away, and the color changed on his face; he clung to Grandmother Jia, twisting about like a stick of taffy candy, and would rather have died than go.賈母只得安慰他道：“好寶貝，你只管去，有我呢，他不敢委屈了你。Grandmother Jia had no choice but to comfort him, saying, 'There, my precious, just go along—I'm here, and he won't dare treat you unfairly.'況且你又作了那篇好文章。'Besides, you've written that fine composition, after all.'想是娘娘叫你進去住，他吩咐你幾句，不過不教你在里頭淘氣。'I imagine it's because Her Grace has ordered you to move in, and he only wants to give you a few instructions—no more than telling you not to make mischief once you're inside.'他說什麼，你只好生答應著就是了。”一面安慰，一面喚了兩個老嬤嬤來，吩咐“好生帶了寶玉去，別叫他老子唬著他。”老嬤嬤答應了。'Whatever he says, you need only answer him properly, that's all.' So saying, she comforted him, and at the same time called two old nurses over, instructing them, 'Take good care of Baoyu and see he's not frightened by his father.' The old nurses assented.

贾政，王夫人接了这谕，待夏守忠去后，便来回明贾母，遣人进去各处收拾打扫，安设帘幔床帐。别人听了还自犹可，惟宝玉听了这谕，喜的无可不可。正和贾母盘算，要这个，弄那个，忽见丫鬟来说：“老爷叫宝玉。”宝玉听了，好似打了个焦雷，登时扫去兴头，脸上转了颜色，便拉著贾母扭的好似扭股儿糖，杀死不敢去。贾母只得安慰他道：“好宝贝，你只管去，有我呢，他不敢委屈了你。况且你又作了那篇好文章。想是娘娘叫你进去住，他吩咐你几句，不过不教你在里头淘气。他说什么，你只好生答应著就是了。”一面安慰，一面唤了两个老嬷嬷来，吩咐“好生带了宝玉去，别叫他老子唬著他。”老嬷嬷答应了。

寶玉只得前去，一步挪不了三寸，蹭到這邊來。Baoyu had no choice but to go, unable to move more than three inches with each step, dragging his feet along toward that side.可巧賈政在王夫人房中商議事情，金釧兒，彩雲，彩霞，繡鸞，繡鳳等眾丫鬟都在廊檐底下站著呢，一見寶玉來，都抿著嘴笑。As it happened, Jia Zheng was discussing matters in Lady Wang's room, and the maids—Jinchuan, Caiyun, Caixia, Xiuluan, Xiufeng, and the rest—were all standing beneath the eaves of the veranda; as soon as they saw Baoyu coming, they all pressed their lips together and smiled.金釧一把拉住寶玉，悄悄的笑道：“我這嘴上是才擦的香浸胭脂，你這會子可吃不吃了？”彩雲一把推開金釧，笑道：“人家正心里不自在，你還奚落他。Jinchuan caught hold of Baoyu and whispered with a smile, 'I've just put fresh rouge steeped in perfume on my lips—will you taste it now?' Caiyun pushed Jinchuan aside and said with a smile, 'The poor thing is already ill at ease, and here you are still teasing him.'趁這會子喜歡，快進去罷。“寶玉只得挨進門去。'Take advantage of his being in a good mood and go in quickly.' Baoyu had no choice but to edge his way in through the door.原來賈政和王夫人都在里間呢。It turned out that Jia Zheng and Lady Wang were both in the inner room.趙姨娘打起帘子，寶玉躬身進去。Concubine Zhao lifted the portiere, and Baoyu went in with his back bent.只見賈政和王夫人對面坐在炕上說話，地下一溜椅子，迎春，探春，惜春，賈環四個人都坐在那里。There he saw Jia Zheng and Lady Wang sitting facing each other on the kang, talking; on the floor was a row of chairs, and Yingchun, Tanchun, Xichun, and Jia Huan, the four of them, were all sitting there.一見他進來，惟有探春和惜春，賈環站了起來。As soon as they saw him come in, only Tanchun, Xichun, and Jia Huan stood up.

宝玉只得前去，一步挪不了三寸，蹭到这边来。可巧贾政在王夫人房中商议事情，金钏儿，彩云，彩霞，绣鸾，绣凤等众丫鬟都在廊檐底下站著呢，一见宝玉来，都抿著嘴笑。金钏一把拉住宝玉，悄悄的笑道：“我这嘴上是才擦的香浸胭脂，你这会子可吃不吃了？”彩云一把推开金钏，笑道：“人家正心里不自在，你还奚落他。趁这会子喜欢，快进去罢。“宝玉只得挨进门去。原来贾政和王夫人都在里间呢。赵姨娘打起帘子，宝玉躬身进去。只见贾政和王夫人对面坐在炕上说话，地下一溜椅子，迎春，探春，惜春，贾环四个人都坐在那里。一见他进来，惟有探春和惜春，贾环站了起来。

賈政一舉目，見寶玉站在跟前，神彩飄逸，秀色奪人，看看賈環，人物委瑣，舉止荒疏，忽又想起賈珠來，再看看王夫人只有這一個親生的兒子，素愛如珍，自己的胡須將已蒼白：因這幾件上，把素日嫌惡處分寶玉之心不覺減了八九。As soon as Jia Zheng raised his eyes, he saw Baoyu standing before him, his bearing radiant and free, his fine looks striking to behold; then he looked at Jia Huan, mean and shabby in appearance, careless and uncouth in manner; and he suddenly thought of Jia Zhu, and then considered that Lady Wang had only this one son of her own body, whom she had always cherished as a treasure, while his own beard had already turned nearly gray. On account of these several things, the resentment and displeasure he usually felt toward Baoyu diminished, without his realizing it, by eight or nine parts.半晌說道：“娘娘吩咐說，你日日外頭嬉游，漸次疏懶，如今叫禁管，同你姊妹在園里讀書寫字。After a good while he said, 'Her Grace has instructed that, since you idle about outside day after day and are growing ever more slack, you are now to be kept under restraint, and are to study reading and writing together with your sisters in the garden.'你可好生用心習學，再如不守分安常，你可仔細！”寶玉連連的答應了幾個”是”。'You had better apply yourself diligently to your studies; and if you again fail to keep to your proper place and behave as you should, you had better watch out!' Baoyu answered 'Yes' several times in quick succession.王夫人便拉他在身旁坐下。Lady Wang then drew him down to sit beside her.他姊弟三人依舊坐下。His three siblings sat down again as before.

贾政一举目，见宝玉站在跟前，神彩飘逸，秀色夺人，看看贾环，人物委琐，举止荒疏，忽又想起贾珠来，再看看王夫人只有这一个亲生的儿子，素爱如珍，自己的胡须将已苍白：因这几件上，把素日嫌恶处分宝玉之心不觉减了八九。半晌说道：“娘娘吩咐说，你日日外头嬉游，渐次疏懒，如今叫禁管，同你姊妹在园里读书写字。你可好生用心习学，再如不守分安常，你可仔细！”宝玉连连的答应了几个”是”。王夫人便拉他在身旁坐下。他姊弟三人依旧坐下。

王夫人摸挲著寶玉的脖項說道：“前兒的丸藥都吃完了？”寶玉答道：“還有一丸。”王夫人道：“明兒再取十丸來，天天臨睡的時候，叫襲人伏侍你吃了再睡。”寶玉道：“只從太太吩咐了，襲人天天晚上想著，打發我吃。”賈政問道：“襲人是何人？”王夫人道：“是個丫頭。”賈政道：“丫頭不管叫個什麼罷了，是誰這樣刁鑽，起這樣的名字？”王夫人見賈政不自在了，便替寶玉掩飾道：“是老太太起的。”賈政道：“老太太如何知道這話，一定是寶玉。”寶玉見瞞不過，只得起身回道：“因素日讀詩，曾記古人有一句詩云：‘花氣襲人知晝暖’。Lady Wang, stroking Baoyu's neck, said, 'Have you finished the pills from the other day?' Baoyu answered, 'There's still one left.' Lady Wang said, 'Tomorrow fetch ten more, and every day at bedtime have Xiren wait on you and see you take one before you sleep.' Baoyu said, 'Ever since you gave the order, madam, Xiren has remembered every night and given it to me to take.' Jia Zheng asked, 'Who is Xiren?' Lady Wang said, 'A maid.' Jia Zheng said, 'A maid may be called whatever will do—who was it that was so cunning as to give her such a name?' Seeing that Jia Zheng was displeased, Lady Wang covered for Baoyu, saying, 'It was Grandmother who gave it.' Jia Zheng said, 'How would Grandmother know of such a phrase—it must have been Baoyu.' Baoyu, seeing there was no concealing it, had no choice but to rise and answer, 'It is because in my reading of poetry I once recalled a line by an ancient poet that goes: "The scent of flowers assails men, telling that the day is warm."'因這個丫頭姓花，便隨口起了這個名字。”王夫人忙又道：“寶玉，你回去改了罷。'And since this maid's surname is Hua, meaning "Flower," I gave her this name on the spur of the moment.' Lady Wang hastily added, 'Baoyu, go back and change it.'老爺也不用為這小事動氣。”賈政道：“究竟也無礙，又何用改。'And you needn't be angry, sir, over such a trifling matter.' Jia Zheng said, 'It really does no harm—why should it need changing?'只是可見寶玉不務正，專在這些濃詞艷賦上作工夫。”說畢，斷喝一聲：“作業的畜生，還不出去！”王夫人也忙道：“去罷，只怕老太太等你吃飯呢。”寶玉答應了，慢慢的退出去，向金釧兒笑著伸伸舌頭，帶著兩個嬤嬤一溜煙去了。'Only it shows that Baoyu does not attend to proper pursuits, but devotes his efforts entirely to such lush and flowery verses.' Having said this, he gave a sharp shout: 'You sinful beast, why haven't you gone out yet!' Lady Wang also said hastily, 'Go on now—I'm afraid Grandmother is waiting for you to eat.' Baoyu assented, withdrew slowly, stuck out his tongue at Jinchuan with a smile, and, taking the two nurses with him, vanished in a flash.剛至穿堂門前，只見襲人倚門立在那里，一見寶玉平安回來，堆下笑來問道：“叫你作什麼？”寶玉告訴他：“沒有什麼，不過怕我進園去淘氣，吩咐吩咐。”一面說，一面回至賈母跟前，回明原委。Just as he reached the front of the passageway gate, he saw Xiren standing there leaning against the door; as soon as she saw Baoyu return safely, her face broke into smiles and she asked, 'What did he call you for?' Baoyu told her, 'It was nothing—just that he was afraid I'd make mischief once I got into the garden, so he gave me a few instructions.' As he spoke, he made his way back to Grandmother Jia and reported the whole matter to her clearly.只見林黛玉正在那里，寶玉便問他：“你住那一處好？”林黛玉正心里盤算這事，忽見寶玉問他，便笑道：“我心里想著瀟湘館好，愛那幾竿竹子隱著一道曲欄，比別處更覺幽靜。”寶玉聽了拍手笑道：“正和我的主意一樣，我也要叫你住這里呢。There he found Lin Daiyu, and Baoyu asked her, 'Which place do you think is good for you to live in?' Lin Daiyu had just been turning this very matter over in her mind, and when she suddenly heard Baoyu ask her, she said with a smile, 'In my heart I've been thinking Xiaoxiang Guan would be good—I love the way those few stalks of bamboo half hide a winding balustrade; it feels quieter and more secluded than anywhere else.' Hearing this, Baoyu clapped his hands and said with a smile, 'That's exactly what I had in mind too—I meant to have you live there as well.'我就住怡紅院，咱們兩個又近，又都清幽。”'I'll live in Yihong Yuan myself—the two of us will be close by each other, and both places are quiet and secluded.'

王夫人摸挲著宝玉的脖项说道：“前儿的丸药都吃完了？”宝玉答道：“还有一丸。”王夫人道：“明儿再取十丸来，天天临睡的时候，叫袭人伏侍你吃了再睡。”宝玉道：“只从太太吩咐了，袭人天天晚上想著，打发我吃。”贾政问道：“袭人是何人？”王夫人道：“是个丫头。”贾政道：“丫头不管叫个什么罢了，是谁这样刁钻，起这样的名字？”王夫人见贾政不自在了，便替宝玉掩饰道：“是老太太起的。”贾政道：“老太太如何知道这话，一定是宝玉。”宝玉见瞒不过，只得起身回道：“因素日读诗，曾记古人有一句诗云：‘花气袭人知昼暖’。因这个丫头姓花，便随口起了这个名字。”王夫人忙又道：“宝玉，你回去改了罢。老爷也不用为这小事动气。”贾政道：“究竟也无碍，又何用改。只是可见宝玉不务正，专在这些浓词艳赋上作工夫。”说毕，断喝一声：“作业的畜生，还不出去！”王夫人也忙道：“去罢，只怕老太太等你吃饭呢。”宝玉答应了，慢慢的退出去，向金钏儿笑著伸伸舌头，带著两个嬷嬷一溜烟去了。刚至穿堂门前，只见袭人倚门立在那里，一见宝玉平安回来，堆下笑来问道：“叫你作什么？”宝玉告诉他：“没有什么，不过怕我进园去淘气，吩咐吩咐。”一面说，一面回至贾母跟前，回明原委。只见林黛玉正在那里，宝玉便问他：“你住那一处好？”林黛玉正心里盘算这事，忽见宝玉问他，便笑道：“我心里想著潇湘馆好，爱那几竿竹子隐著一道曲栏，比别处更觉幽静。”宝玉听了拍手笑道：“正和我的主意一样，我也要叫你住这里呢。我就住怡红院，咱们两个又近，又都清幽。”

兩人正計較，就有賈政遣人來回賈母說：“二月二十二日子好，哥兒姐兒們好搬進去的。The two of them were just discussing this when someone sent by Jia Zheng came to report to Grandmother Jia, saying, 'The twenty-second day of the second month is an auspicious day, good for the young masters and young ladies to move in.'這幾日內遣人進去分派收拾。”薛寶釵住了蘅蕪苑，林黛玉住了瀟湘館，賈迎春住了綴錦樓，探春住了秋爽齋，惜春住了蓼風軒，李氏住了稻香村，寶玉住了怡紅院。'Within the next few days people will be sent in to assign quarters and get things ready.' Xue Baochai was to live in Hengwu Yuan, Lin Daiyu in Xiaoxiang Guan, Jia Yingchun in Zhuijin Lou, Tanchun in Qiushuang Zhai, Xichun in Liaofeng Xuan, Li Wan in Daoxiang Cun, and Baoyu in Yihong Yuan.每一處添兩個老嬤嬤，四個丫頭，除各人奶娘親隨丫鬟不算外，另有專管收拾打掃的。To each place were added two old nurses and four maids, apart from each person's own wet-nurse and personal maids, who were not counted; and there were, besides, servants specially assigned to keep the place clean and in order.至二十二日，一齊進去，登時園內花招繡帶，柳拂香風，不似前番那等寂寞了。By the twenty-second day, they all moved in together, and at once the garden was decked out like flowers waving banners and embroidered sashes, with willows brushing in the fragrant breeze—no longer as desolate as before.

两人正计较，就有贾政遣人来回贾母说：“二月二十二日子好，哥儿姐儿们好搬进去的。这几日内遣人进去分派收拾。”薛宝钗住了蘅芜苑，林黛玉住了潇湘馆，贾迎春住了缀锦楼，探春住了秋爽斋，惜春住了蓼风轩，李氏住了稻香村，宝玉住了怡红院。每一处添两个老嬷嬷，四个丫头，除各人奶娘亲随丫鬟不算外，另有专管收拾打扫的。至二十二日，一齐进去，登时园内花招绣带，柳拂香风，不似前番那等寂寞了。

閒言少敘。Enough of such incidental talk.且說寶玉自進花園以來，心滿意足，再無別項可生貪求之心。Now to speak of Baoyu: ever since he had moved into the garden, he was fully content, with no other desire left to covet.每日只和姊妹丫頭們一處，或讀書，或寫字，或彈琴下棋，作畫吟詩，以至描鸞刺鳳，斗草簪花，低吟悄唱，拆字猜枚，無所不至，倒也十分快樂。Every day he did nothing but stay together with his sisters and the maids, now reading, now practicing calligraphy, now playing the zither or a game of chess, painting pictures or composing poems, and going so far as embroidering phoenixes, comparing grasses in games, pinning flowers in their hair, humming low tunes and singing softly, guessing riddles by breaking up characters, or playing finger-guessing games at wine—there was nothing he did not do, and indeed he found it all thoroughly delightful.他曾有幾首即事詩，雖不算好，卻倒是真情真景，略記幾首云：He once wrote several poems on things as they occurred to him; though they cannot be called fine poetry, they do capture true feeling and true scenes, and a few of them are recorded here as follows:

闲言少叙。且说宝玉自进花园以来，心满意足，再无别项可生贪求之心。每日只和姊妹丫头们一处，或读书，或写字，或弹琴下棋，作画吟诗，以至描鸾刺凤，斗草簪花，低吟悄唱，拆字猜枚，无所不至，倒也十分快乐。他曾有几首即事诗，虽不算好，却倒是真情真景，略记几首云：

春夜即事Spring Night: Impromptu

霞綃雲幄任舖陳，隔巷蟆更聽未真。Cloud-silk curtains and rosy-gauze canopies spread out at will; across the lane, the watchman's frog-drum sounds, half heard, half not.

霞绡云幄任铺陈，隔巷蟆更听未真。

枕上輕寒窗外雨，眼前春色夢中人。A light chill on the pillow, rain beyond the window; spring's colors before my eyes, and someone in my dreams.

枕上轻寒窗外雨，眼前春色梦中人。

盈盈燭淚因誰泣，點點花愁為我嗔。Brimming candle-tears—for whom do they weep? Dot by dot the flowers' sorrow—do they reproach me?

盈盈烛泪因谁泣，点点花愁为我嗔。

自是小鬟嬌懶慣，擁衾不耐笑言頻。It's only that the young maids, spoiled and languid as ever, wrapped in their quilts, cannot bear so much idle laughing chatter.

自是小鬟娇懒惯，拥衾不耐笑言频。

夏夜即事Summer Night: Impromptu

倦繡佳人幽夢長，金籠鸚鵡喚茶湯。Weary of embroidery, the fair one dreams on and on in seclusion; in its gilded cage the parrot calls for tea.

倦绣佳人幽梦长，金笼鹦鹉唤茶汤。

窗明麝月開宮鏡，室靄檀雲品御香。By the bright window, Sheyue opens the palace mirror; in the hazy room, Tanyun savors the imperial incense.

窗明麝月开宫镜，室霭檀云品御香。

琥珀杯傾荷露滑，玻璃檻納柳風涼。From an amber cup, lotus-dew pours smooth and cool; through a glazed balustrade, willow breezes bring in their coolness.

琥珀杯倾荷露滑，玻璃槛纳柳风凉。

水亭處處齊紈動，帘卷朱樓罷晚妝。By the water pavilion, everywhere fine silk fans stir; the blinds rolled up in the red tower, evening toilette is done.

水亭处处齐纨动，帘卷朱楼罢晚妆。

秋夜即事Autumn Night: Impromptu

絳芸軒里絕喧嘩，桂魄流光浸茜紗。In Jiangyun Xuan all clamor is stilled; the moon's radiant light steeps the madder-red gauze.

绛芸轩里绝喧哗，桂魄流光浸茜纱。

苔鎖石紋容睡鶴，井飄桐露濕栖鴉。Moss seals the stone's veined pattern, sheltering a sleeping crane; from the well drifts dew off the wutong tree, dampening a roosting crow.

苔锁石纹容睡鹤，井飘桐露湿栖鸦。

抱衾婢至舒金鳳，倚檻人歸落翠花。The maid arrives cradling the quilt and spreads its gold-phoenix pattern; leaning at the rail, someone returns, letting fall a kingfisher-blue hair ornament.

抱衾婢至舒金凤，倚槛人归落翠花。

靜夜不眠因酒渴，沉煙重撥索烹茶。Sleepless in the quiet night, thirsty from wine, once more I stir the smoldering incense and call for tea to be brewed.

静夜不眠因酒渴，沉烟重拨索烹茶。

冬夜即事Winter Night: Impromptu

梅魂竹夢已三更，錦罽鷫衾睡未成。The plum blossom's soul, the bamboo's dream—it is already the third watch; beneath brocade rugs and a goose-down quilt, still no sleep comes.

梅魂竹梦已三更，锦罽鹔衾睡未成。

松影一庭惟見鶴，梨花滿地不聞鶯。Pine shadows fill the courtyard—only a crane is to be seen; pear blossoms cover the ground—no oriole is to be heard.

松影一庭惟见鹤，梨花满地不闻莺。

女兒翠袖詩怀冷，公子金貂酒力輕。The girl's kingfisher-green sleeves feel cold to her poet's heart; the young master's golden sable coat makes light of the wine's effect.

女儿翠袖诗怀冷，公子金貂酒力轻。

卻喜侍兒知試茗，掃將新雪及時烹。Yet gladly the young attendant knows to try the new tea, sweeping up fresh snow to brew it while it's timely.

却喜侍儿知试茗，扫将新雪及时烹。

因這幾首詩，當時有一等勢利人，見是榮國府十二三歲的公子作的，抄錄出來各處稱頌，再有一等輕浮子弟，愛上那風騷妖艷之句，也寫在扇頭壁上，不時吟哦賞贊。Because of these few poems, there were at the time a certain sort of snobbish, opportunistic people who, seeing they had been written by a young master of twelve or thirteen from Rongguo Fu, copied them out and praised them everywhere; and there was also a certain sort of frivolous young fellow who, taken with their romantic and alluring lines, wrote them on fans and walls, and would recite and admire them from time to time.因此竟有人來尋詩覓字，倩畫求題的。As a result, there were even people who came seeking his poems and calligraphy, or asking him to paint pictures or write inscriptions for them.寶玉亦發得了意，鎮日家作這些外務。Baoyu, for his part, grew all the more pleased with himself, and spent whole days occupied with such outside affairs.

因这几首诗，当时有一等势利人，见是荣国府十二三岁的公子作的，抄录出来各处称颂，再有一等轻浮子弟，爱上那风骚妖艳之句，也写在扇头壁上，不时吟哦赏赞。因此竟有人来寻诗觅字，倩画求题的。宝玉亦发得了意，镇日家作这些外务。

誰想靜中生煩惱，忽一日不自在起來，這也不好，那也不好，出來進去只是悶悶的。Who would have thought that vexation would arise out of quiet—suddenly one day he grew ill at ease, finding this thing wrong and that thing wrong, going in and out only in a gloomy, listless mood.園中那些人多半是女孩兒，正在混沌世界，天真爛漫之時，坐臥不避，嘻笑無心，那里知寶玉此時的心事。Most of the people in the garden were girls, just then in the innocent, undifferentiated world of childhood, artless and unaffected in their prime, sitting and lying about without avoidance, laughing and joking without a care—how could they know what was on Baoyu's mind at such a time?那寶玉心內不自在，便懶在園內，只在外頭鬼混，卻又痴痴的。Baoyu, feeling ill at ease within, grew too listless to stay in the garden, and instead idled about outside, fooling around, yet all the while looking dazed and distracted.茗煙見他這樣，因想與他開心，左思右想，皆是寶玉頑煩了的，不能開心，惟有這件，寶玉不曾看見過。Seeing him like this, Mingyan wanted to cheer him up; he thought this way and that, but everything he considered was something Baoyu had already tired of and could not be cheered by—except for one thing, which Baoyu had never yet seen.想畢，便走去到書坊內，把那古今小說并那飛燕，合德，武則天，楊貴妃的外傳與那傳奇角本買了許多來，引寶玉看。Having thought of this, he went off to a bookshop and bought a great many novels both old and new, along with unofficial biographies of Feiyan, Hede, Wu Zetian, and Yang Guifei, as well as scripts of romantic plays, to entice Baoyu into reading them.寶玉何曾見過這些書，一看見了便如得了珍寶。Baoyu had never in his life seen such books before, and the moment he set eyes on them it was as though he had come into possession of rare treasures.茗煙又囑咐他不可拿進園去，“若叫人知道了，我就吃不了兜著走呢。”寶玉那里舍的不拿進園去，踟躕再三，單把那文理細密的揀了幾套進去，放在床頂上，無人時自己密看。Mingyan further warned him not to take them into the garden, saying, 'If anyone finds out, I'll be the one to suffer for it and won't be able to bear the consequences.' But how could Baoyu bear to leave them out of the garden? After much hesitation, he picked out just a few sets with the most refined language and subtle plots and took them in, placing them atop his bed canopy, to read secretly by himself whenever no one was about.那粗俗過露的，都藏在外面書房里。Those that were too coarse and explicit he hid away in the outer study.

谁想静中生烦恼，忽一日不自在起来，这也不好，那也不好，出来进去只是闷闷的。园中那些人多半是女孩儿，正在混沌世界，天真烂漫之时，坐卧不避，嘻笑无心，那里知宝玉此时的心事。那宝玉心内不自在，便懒在园内，只在外头鬼混，却又痴痴的。茗烟见他这样，因想与他开心，左思右想，皆是宝玉顽烦了的，不能开心，惟有这件，宝玉不曾看见过。想毕，便走去到书坊内，把那古今小说并那飞燕，合德，武则天，杨贵妃的外传与那传奇角本买了许多来，引宝玉看。宝玉何曾见过这些书，一看见了便如得了珍宝。茗烟又嘱咐他不可拿进园去，“若叫人知道了，我就吃不了兜著走呢。”宝玉那里舍的不拿进园去，踟蹰再三，单把那文理细密的拣了几套进去，放在床顶上，无人时自己密看。那粗俗过露的，都藏在外面书房里。

那一日正當三月中浣，早飯後，寶玉攜了一套《會真記》，走到沁芳閘橋邊桃花底下一塊石上坐著，展開《會真記》，從頭細玩。That day, right in the middle ten days of the third month, after breakfast, Baoyu took a set of Xixiang Ji and went to sit on a rock beneath the peach blossoms by the bridge at Qinfang Zha, and, opening Xixiang Ji, began to savor it carefully from the beginning.正看到“落紅成陣”，只見一陣風過，把樹頭上桃花吹下一大半來，落的滿身滿書滿地皆是。Just as he was reading the line 'fallen red forms drifts,' a gust of wind blew past, shaking down more than half the peach blossoms from the treetops, so that they fell all over his person, all over the book, and all over the ground.寶玉要抖將下來，恐怕腳步踐踏了，只得兜了那花瓣，來至池邊，抖在池內。Baoyu wanted to shake them off, but fearing they might be trampled underfoot, he gathered the petals up in the front of his robe instead, went to the edge of the pool, and shook them out into the water.那花瓣浮在水面，飄飄蕩蕩，竟流出沁芳閘去了。The petals floated on the surface of the water, drifting and bobbing, and eventually flowed on out through Qinfang Zha.

那一日正当三月中浣，早饭后，宝玉携了一套《会真记》，走到沁芳闸桥边桃花底下一块石上坐著，展开《会真记》，从头细玩。正看到“落红成阵”，只见一阵风过，把树头上桃花吹下一大半来，落的满身满书满地皆是。宝玉要抖将下来，恐怕脚步践踏了，只得兜了那花瓣，来至池边，抖在池内。那花瓣浮在水面，飘飘荡荡，竟流出沁芳闸去了。

回來只見地下還有許多，寶玉正踟躕間，只聽背後有人說道：“你在這里作什麼？”寶玉一回頭，卻是林黛玉來了，肩上擔著花鋤，鋤上挂著花囊，手內拿著花帚。When he came back, he saw there were still many petals left on the ground, and while he was hesitating over what to do, he suddenly heard someone behind him say, 'What are you doing here?' Baoyu turned his head, and it was Lin Daiyu who had come, a flower-hoe over her shoulder, a silk bag hanging from the hoe, and a flower-broom in her hand.寶玉笑道：“好，好，來把這個花掃起來，撂在那水里。Baoyu said with a smile, 'Good, good—come and sweep up these flowers, and toss them into the water there.'我才撂了好些在那里呢。”林黛玉道：“撂在水里不好。'I've just thrown a good many in there myself.' Lin Daiyu said, 'It's not good to throw them in the water.'你看這里的水乾淨，只一流出去，有人家的地方髒的臭的混倒，仍舊把花遭塌了。'You see, the water here is clean, but once it flows out, it passes places where people live, dirty and foul, and gets all mixed in with filth—so the flowers would still end up ruined.'那畸角上我有一個花冢，如今把他掃了，裝在這絹袋里，拿土埋上，日久不過隨土化了，豈不乾淨。”'Over there in that corner I have a flower grave; now let's sweep these up, put them into this silk bag, and bury them under the earth—in time they'll simply turn to soil along with it. Isn't that far cleaner?'

回来只见地下还有许多，宝玉正踟蹰间，只听背后有人说道：“你在这里作什么？”宝玉一回头，却是林黛玉来了，肩上担著花锄，锄上挂著花囊，手内拿著花帚。宝玉笑道：“好，好，来把这个花扫起来，撂在那水里。我才撂了好些在那里呢。”林黛玉道：“撂在水里不好。你看这里的水干净，只一流出去，有人家的地方脏的臭的混倒，仍旧把花遭塌了。那畸角上我有一个花冢，如今把他扫了，装在这绢袋里，拿土埋上，日久不过随土化了，岂不干净。”

寶玉聽了喜不自禁，笑道：“待我放下書，幫你來收拾。”黛玉道：“什麼書？”寶玉見問，慌的藏之不迭，便說道：“不過是《中庸》《大學》。”黛玉笑道：“你又在我跟前弄鬼。Hearing this, Baoyu was so pleased he could not help himself, and said with a smile, 'Let me put down my book and help you gather them up.' Daiyu said, 'What book is that?' At this question Baoyu, flustered, tried hastily to hide it but could not in time, and said, 'It's only the Zhongyong and the Daxue.' Daiyu said with a smile, 'You're up to your tricks with me again.'趁早兒給我瞧，好多著呢。”寶玉道：“好妹妹，若論你，我是不怕的。'Better show it to me at once—there's plenty of time yet.' Baoyu said, 'Dear cousin, as for you, I'm not afraid to let you see it.'你看了，好歹別告訴別人去。'Only, once you've read it, whatever happens, don't tell anyone else.'真真這是好書！'It really is a wonderful book!'你要看了，連飯也不想吃呢。”一面說，一面遞了過去。'If you read it, you won't even want to eat.' So saying, he handed it over.林黛玉把花具且都放下，接書來瞧，從頭看去，越看越愛看，不到一頓飯工夫，將十六出俱已看完，自覺詞藻警人，餘香滿口。Lin Daiyu set down her flower tools for the moment, took the book to look at, and read it through from the beginning; the more she read, the more she loved it, and in less time than it takes to eat a meal she had finished all sixteen scenes, feeling that its language was striking and that a lingering fragrance filled her mouth.雖看完了書，卻只管出神，心內還默默記誦。Though she had finished the book, she still sat lost in thought, silently reciting passages to herself in her mind.

宝玉听了喜不自禁，笑道：“待我放下书，帮你来收拾。”黛玉道：“什么书？”宝玉见问，慌的藏之不迭，便说道：“不过是《中庸》《大学》。”黛玉笑道：“你又在我跟前弄鬼。趁早儿给我瞧，好多著呢。”宝玉道：“好妹妹，若论你，我是不怕的。你看了，好歹别告诉别人去。真真这是好书！你要看了，连饭也不想吃呢。”一面说，一面递了过去。林黛玉把花具且都放下，接书来瞧，从头看去，越看越爱看，不到一顿饭工夫，将十六出俱已看完，自觉词藻警人，余香满口。虽看完了书，却只管出神，心内还默默记诵。

寶玉笑道：“妹妹，你說好不好？”林黛玉笑道：“果然有趣。”寶玉笑道：“我就是個‘多愁多病身’，你就是那‘傾國傾城貌’。”林黛玉聽了，不覺帶腮連耳通紅，登時直豎起兩道似蹙非蹙的眉，瞪了兩只似睜非睜的眼，微腮帶怒，薄面含嗔，指寶玉道：“你這該死的胡說！Baoyu said with a smile, 'Cousin, tell me, is it good or not?' Lin Daiyu said with a smile, 'It really is delightful.' Baoyu said with a smile, 'I am just such a "care-worn, sickly form," and you are just that "beauty to topple kingdoms and cities."' Hearing this, Daiyu, quite without meaning to, flushed crimson from cheeks to ears; at once her two eyebrows, seemingly knit yet not quite, rose straight up, and her two eyes, seemingly wide yet not quite, glared; her soft cheeks carried a touch of anger, her delicate face held back displeasure, and pointing at Baoyu she said, 'You wretch, talking such nonsense!'好好的把這淫詞艷曲弄了來，還學了這些混話來欺負我。'Perfectly well-behaved, and yet you go and get hold of these lewd words and wanton songs, and now you've even learned this kind of vulgar talk to bully me with.'我告訴舅舅舅母去。”說到“欺負”兩個字上，早又把眼睛圈兒紅了，轉身就走。"I'm going to tell Uncle and Aunt." At the word "bully," her eyes had already reddened around the rims, and she turned and walked away.寶玉著了急，向前攔住說道：“好妹妹，千萬饒我這一遭，原是我說錯了。Baoyu, alarmed, stepped forward to block her way and said, "Dear sister, please forgive me this once — it was my fault for misspeaking.若有心欺負你，明兒我掉在池子里，教個癩頭黿吞了去，變個大忘八，等你明兒做了‘一品夫人’病老歸西的時候，我往你墳上替你馱一輩子的碑去。”說的林黛玉嗤的一聲笑了，揉著眼睛，一面笑道：“一般也唬的這個調兒，還只管胡說。‘呸，原來是苗而不秀，是個銀樣鑞槍頭。’”寶玉聽了，笑道：“你這個呢？If I ever meant to bully you, then let me fall into the pond tomorrow and be swallowed up by a scabby-headed turtle, turned into a great cuckold, and when you someday become a 'Lady of the First Rank' and die of old age, I'll carry your gravestone on my back for the rest of my life." At this Lin Daiyu burst out laughing despite herself, and rubbing her eyes, said with a laugh, "Scared into that tone of voice too, and yet you go right on talking nonsense. 'Pah — a fine shoot that never flowers, a pewter spearhead got up to look like silver.'" Hearing this, Baoyu laughed and said, "And what about this saying of yours?我也告訴去。”林黛玉笑道：“你說你會過目成誦，難道我就不能一目十行么？”I'll go tell on you too." Lin Daiyu laughed and said, "You say you can remember whatever you read at a single glance — can't I read ten lines at a glance too?"

宝玉笑道：“妹妹，你说好不好？”林黛玉笑道：“果然有趣。”宝玉笑道：“我就是个‘多愁多病身’，你就是那‘倾国倾城貌’。”林黛玉听了，不觉带腮连耳通红，登时直竖起两道似蹙非蹙的眉，瞪了两只似睁非睁的眼，微腮带怒，薄面含嗔，指宝玉道：“你这该死的胡说！好好的把这淫词艳曲弄了来，还学了这些混话来欺负我。我告诉舅舅舅母去。”说到“欺负”两个字上，早又把眼睛圈儿红了，转身就走。宝玉著了急，向前拦住说道：“好妹妹，千万饶我这一遭，原是我说错了。若有心欺负你，明儿我掉在池子里，教个癞头鼋吞了去，变个大忘八，等你明儿做了‘一品夫人’病老归西的时候，我往你坟上替你驮一辈子的碑去。”说的林黛玉嗤的一声笑了，揉著眼睛，一面笑道：“一般也唬的这个调儿，还只管胡说。‘呸，原来是苗而不秀，是个银样镴枪头。’”宝玉听了，笑道：“你这个呢？我也告诉去。”林黛玉笑道：“你说你会过目成诵，难道我就不能一目十行么？”

寶玉一面收書，一面笑道：“正經快把花埋了罷，別提那個了。”二人便收拾落花，正才掩埋妥協，只見襲人走來，說道：“那里沒找到，摸在這里來。As Baoyu gathered up the book, he said with a laugh, "Let's get down to business and bury the flowers — never mind about that." The two of them then set about gathering up the fallen blossoms, and just as they had finished burying them properly, Xiren came walking up and said, "I couldn't find you anywhere, and here you are, hiding out this way.那邊大老爺身上不好，姑娘們都過去請安，老太太叫打發你去呢。Sir She, over on that side, isn't feeling well, and the young ladies have all gone over to pay their respects — the Old Ancestress says you're to be sent over too.快回去換衣裳去罷。”寶玉聽了，忙拿了書，別了黛玉，同襲人回房換衣不提。Hurry back and change your clothes." Hearing this, Baoyu quickly picked up his book, took leave of Daiyu, and went back with Xiren to his room to change — no more of that for now.

宝玉一面收书，一面笑道：“正经快把花埋了罢，别提那个了。”二人便收拾落花，正才掩埋妥协，只见袭人走来，说道：“那里没找到，摸在这里来。那边大老爷身上不好，姑娘们都过去请安，老太太叫打发你去呢。快回去换衣裳去罢。”宝玉听了，忙拿了书，别了黛玉，同袭人回房换衣不提。

這里林黛玉見寶玉去了，又聽見眾姊妹也不在房，自己悶悶的。Here, Lin Daiyu, seeing that Baoyu had gone, and hearing too that none of the other sisters were in their rooms, felt gloomy and out of sorts on her own.正欲回房，剛走到梨香院牆角上，只聽牆內笛韻悠揚，歌聲婉轉。Just as she was about to return to her room, she had barely reached the corner of the wall by Pear Fragrance Court when she heard, from within the wall, the drawn-out strains of a flute and the sweet, winding notes of singing.林黛玉便知是那十二個女孩子演習戲文呢。Lin Daiyu knew at once that this was the twelve girls rehearsing their opera.只是林黛玉素習不大喜看戲文，便不留心，只管往前走。Only Lin Daiyu had never much cared for watching operas, so she paid it no mind and simply walked on.偶然兩句吹到耳內，明明白白，一字不落，唱道是：“原來奼紫嫣紅開遍，似這般都付與斷井頹垣。”林黛玉聽了，倒也十分感慨纏綿，便止住步側耳細聽，又聽唱道是：“良辰美景奈何天，賞心樂事誰家院。”聽了這兩句，不覺點頭自歎，心下自思道：“原來戲上也有好文章。By chance a couple of lines drifted to her ears, clear and distinct, not a single word lost, singing: "So the deep purples and brilliant reds all bloom, only to be given over, all of them, to broken wells and crumbling walls." Hearing this, Lin Daiyu felt a stirring of deep, lingering emotion despite herself, and she stopped in her tracks to listen closely, and then heard it sing: "Fine mornings, lovely scenes — oh, what can one do with such a sky? Pleasures of the heart, joys to delight in — in whose garden are they found?" Hearing these two lines, she could not help nodding and sighing to herself, thinking inwardly, "So it turns out there really is fine writing even in operas.可惜世人只知看戲，未必能領略這其中的趣味。”想畢，又後悔不該胡想，耽誤了聽曲子。What a pity that people in this world only know how to watch the show, and are not necessarily able to appreciate the flavor hidden within it." Having thought this, she then regretted having let her mind wander so, for it had made her miss part of the song.又側耳時，只聽唱道：“則為你如花美眷，似水流年……”林黛玉聽了這兩句，不覺心動神搖。Turning her ear to listen again, she heard it sing: "All for you, my flower-fair beloved, and the years flowing away like water..." Hearing these two lines, Lin Daiyu felt her heart stirred and her spirit shaken without her realizing it.又聽道：“你在幽閨自怜”等句，亦發如醉如痴，站立不住，便一蹲身坐在一塊山子石上，細嚼“如花美眷，似水流年”八個字的滋味。Then hearing lines such as "alone in your secluded chamber, pitying yourself," she grew even more dazed, as though drunk or entranced, and could not remain standing, so she lowered herself down and sat upon a rockery stone, savoring closely the flavor of those eight words, "a flower-fair beloved, the years flowing away like water."忽又想起前日見古人詩中有“水流花謝兩無情”之句，再又有詞中有“流水落花春去也，天上人間”之句，又兼方才所見《西廂記》中“花落水流紅，閒愁萬种”之句，都一時想起來，湊聚在一處。Suddenly she recalled too the line she had seen the other day in a poem by an ancient poet, "water flows on, flowers fall, both without feeling," and then again a line from a lyric, "flowing water, fallen blossoms, spring has gone — in heaven as on earth," and along with these, the line she had just read in The Western Chamber, "petals fall, the red washed away by flowing water, idle sorrows a myriad kinds" — all of these came to mind at once and gathered together in a single place.仔細忖度，不覺心痛神痴，眼中落淚。As she pondered them all carefully, she found her heart aching and her spirit growing numb, quite without noticing it, and tears fell from her eyes.正沒個開交，忽覺背上擊了一下，及回頭看時，原來是……Just as she found herself unable to break free of these feelings, she suddenly felt a tap on her back, and when she turned to look, it turned out to be...且聽下回分解。Listen to the next chapter to have it told.正是：Truly it is:

这里林黛玉见宝玉去了，又听见众姊妹也不在房，自己闷闷的。正欲回房，刚走到梨香院墙角上，只听墙内笛韵悠扬，歌声婉转。林黛玉便知是那十二个女孩子演习戏文呢。只是林黛玉素习不大喜看戏文，便不留心，只管往前走。偶然两句吹到耳内，明明白白，一字不落，唱道是：“原来姹紫嫣红开遍，似这般都付与断井颓垣。”林黛玉听了，倒也十分感慨缠绵，便止住步侧耳细听，又听唱道是：“良辰美景奈何天，赏心乐事谁家院。”听了这两句，不觉点头自叹，心下自思道：“原来戏上也有好文章。可惜世人只知看戏，未必能领略这其中的趣味。”想毕，又后悔不该胡想，耽误了听曲子。又侧耳时，只听唱道：“则为你如花美眷，似水流年……”林黛玉听了这两句，不觉心动神摇。又听道：“你在幽闺自怜”等句，亦发如醉如痴，站立不住，便一蹲身坐在一块山子石上，细嚼“如花美眷，似水流年”八个字的滋味。忽又想起前日见古人诗中有“水流花谢两无情”之句，再又有词中有“流水落花春去也，天上人间”之句，又兼方才所见《西厢记》中“花落水流红，闲愁万种”之句，都一时想起来，凑聚在一处。仔细忖度，不觉心痛神痴，眼中落泪。正没个开交，忽觉背上击了一下，及回头看时，原来是……且听下回分解。正是：

妝晨繡夜心無矣，對月臨風恨有之。Of dressing at dawn and embroidering by night, her heart has none left; but facing the moon and standing in the wind, resentment she has in plenty.

妆晨绣夜心无矣，对月临风恨有之。