The Amorous Younger Sister, Ashamed of Her Love, Returns to the Netherworld; The Cold Second Young Gentleman, in Cold Detachment, Enters the Buddhist Order

Bao Er’s wife gave him a rap and laughed. “So some of it was true after all, and that’s why you’ve made up all this nonsense, more far-fetched than ever. You don’t sound like one of the Second Master’s men. Such talk sounds more like something from Baoyu’s lot.” Second Sister You was about to ask more when Third Sister You smiled and asked, “Tell me, what does that Baoyu of yours do besides go to school?” Xing’er laughed. “Auntie, don’t ask about him. Even if I told you, you might not believe it. He has grown so big, but he is the only one who has never attended a proper school. From our ancestors down to the Second Master, who has not studied ten years at a cold window? He alone dislikes reading. He is the old lady’s darling. The master tried to control him at first, but now he does not dare. All day long he is half crazy, saying things people do not understand and doing things people cannot fathom. Outsiders see his handsome face and think he must be clever, but he is fair without and muddled within. When he meets people, he cannot say a word. For all his virtues......