Hung Lou Meng - book 1 — Cao Xueqin

Hung Lou Meng - book 1 author: Cao Xueqin One thing alone marred his happiness. He had lived over half a century and had, as yet, no male offspring around his knees. He had one only child, a daughter, whose infant name was Ying Lien. She was just three years of age. On a long summer day, on which the heat had been intense, Shih-yin sat leisurely in his library. Feeling his hand tired, he dro