That day Hsi-jen heard the Lady Dowager,Lady Wang and Hsi-feng saying that they would arrange a wedding for Pao-yu to drive away his bad luck and hasten his recovery.They had taken a fancy to Pao-ch'ai because of her steadiness and the monk's prediction of "a match between gold and jade."Hsi-jen was aware that Pao-yu had his heart set on Miss Lin.If the plotted marriage came about,there would be no hope of curing him;on the contrary,it might hasten his death.She quietly asked Lady Wang to talk with her in the rear room.
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