as xi ren, the leading service girl who had taken care of baoyu was away to visit her home, the duties, and the charge of yihongyuan court, fell on qing wen. a girl anxious to excel in（胜过，擅长） everything, qing wen did everything personally.
宝玉的大丫头袭人回娘家,怡红院诸事交丫鬟晴雯料理。晴雯事事要强,带重病操持宝玉的一切。
for the special occasion of his uncle's birthday party, baoyu put on a very unique russian-made cloak woven with threads from peacock feather, a gift from his grandmother. that evening, he returned with a sad look: the cloak had a hold burnt in it. fortunately it was evening and the grandmother and the ladies in the house failed to notice.
宝玉为舅舅过生日,特穿上贾母送他的一件俄罗斯人用孔雀毛线织成的毛氅去赴宴。但晚上回来后,只见宝玉唉声叹气,一问才知毛氅烧了一个洞,幸好天黑,家母和太太们都没有看到。
