The Suffering Crimson Pearl Returns Her Soul to the Heaven of Parted Sorrow; The Sick Divine Jade Sheds Tears on the Ground of Mutual Longing

Now to return to Baoyu. After seeing Jia Zheng, he went back to his room and felt his head swim and his body ache. He was too lazy to move and could not eat a single bite. He fell into a drowsy sleep. The household still called physicians to examine him, but the medicine brought no improvement, and in the end he could not even recognize people. When others helped him sit up, he still looked like a normal person. This went on for several days. It happened that this day was the ninth day after the wedding, the day for the bride to return to her parents’ home. If they did not go to the Xue household, Aunt Xue would lose face. But if they went, Baoyu was in this state. Grandmother Jia knew in her heart that the root of Baoyu’s illness lay in Daiyu. She wanted to tell him the truth, but feared that if he were stirred up, his illness would worsen. Baochai was a new bride and could not very well comfort him; Aunt Xue would have to come over. But if they did not make the return visit, Aunt Xue would take offense. Grandmother Jia discussed it with Lady Wang and Xifeng: “I......