A turning point in this novel comes when one of the characters is advanced to the rank of second degree Imperial consort. Dur
A turning point in this novel comes when one of the characters is advanced to the rank of second degree Imperial consort. During these celebrations for Cardinal Spring, a spell is cast on the novel's protagonist and on his relative Phoenix. Another turning point comes when a begonia blooms out of season and the protagonist is allowed by the Matriarch to marry Precious Virtue rather than Black Jade. At the end, the protagonist's uncle is banished, and he passes the Imperial Examination but disappears with a monk and priest rather than serving at court. Pao-yu is the main character in, FTP, this famous Chinese novel, a chronicle of the decline of an 18th century family.
A turning point in this novel comes when one of the characters is advanced to the rank of second degree Imperial consort.
{Dream of the Red Chamber} or {Story of the Stone} or {A Dream of Red Mansions} or {Hong Lou Meng}