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    hadireesticloyalty,thathascapturedthe

    popularfanatiityinthedesense,being

    posedoffortytsaioendingoveryears,norfordeliyof

    iginationoutanfing,norforpoetic

    beautyberhsihsiang,nrandeur

    ofpassionasinthehallofloygshtien}.buttherohe

    guitaeverthelessholdsitsoybyitssheerappealtothebeautyof

    dosticloveandloyalty,platheeseheart.its

    influenceisretrulytypical.

    thereesaiyung.

    becausehisparentsbitionsforapolitiareerandwas

    ostaye.hehadjustrriedagirl,chaowuniang,

    andtheplayopensilyfeastintheirgardeninspring.

    thereperialediallingforliterarytalentsiry,and

    thegistratehadreportedtsaisnatotheurt.thisantatriptothecapital

    andlongyearsofabsendthereperor

    andfilialpietyand

    togo,other,nsense,opposed.tsaifinallyhadto

    go,leavinghisagedparentsinthecareofhisyoungbrideandagoodfriendbythe

    naofg.

    tsaiinations,ingoutasthefirstscholaroftheland.

    thentroublebegan.fortheprinisteiuhadanonlydaughter,abeautifuland

    talentedgirl,helovedrethananythingelseoh.tsaio

    rriagehheragainsthisheir,hallworldlyglory

    beforehihishappinessarredbythethoughtofghaoinisters

    daughterfoundoutthetruthandplannedissiontogo

    hoaheirparents,butherfatherlyangeredandhearof

    it.

    intheaohao

    wuniangilybyherhandiea

    fane.luckilythereinerelieffrohepublicgrainage,andghaoreceived

    hershare.onhere,hoo

    juintoanoldhoughtofherresponsibilitytoheoldpeopleaed.theoseeg,tsaisfriend,toborroo

    feedherparentsh,ethehusksi.thepassagewhereshe

    singsaboutthehusks,paringtheoherself,partedfrohericehwas

    paredtoherhusband,isbynsensusofopiniovingpartofthe

    ory.

    soon,hoheparentsfoundthisoutandaskedherfivenessforpast

    plaintsagainstthethinals.butolds.tsaisoondied,andoldtsaihielf

    fdlill.shenursedhihroughhisillness,andoo,died,shecutoffherhair

    andsoldittodefraypartofthefuneralexpehehelpoodfriend

    g,shebuiltherfatherinlahheroiredandhungry,she

    laydoshesahatthegodof

    theearthhadtakenpityonheraonkeyandtheblack

    tiger,tohelpherinthereatjoyand

    surprise,thatthegravehadbeenfinished,aoldthestorytog.

    gthenadvisedhertosetouttothecapitalinsearchofherhusband.soshe

    paintedaportraitofherhusband,anddisguisingherselfasanun,shebeggedherway

    tothearryingaguitar.goingthroughallkindsofhardships,shefinally

    arrivedatloyang,andithappehereple,

    hereforeandhungherhusbandspictureinpublic.tsai,the

    bridegroohappeoetotheteletoprayforhisparents,andregnizing

    hisoe.chaohedayattsais

    hoasanun,beggingforal.sheenistersdaughter,

    lynspiredhhertotestherhusba.theyhenhappily

    reunited,andtheplayendsperor

    hielf.

    suent

    ofnobilityakesitpopularhtheeseasthesocietysdoingsare

    popularination,hplays

    suorethan

    thatitshohfuleddaughter,apairofagedparentsinneedof

    odeldajealousofherrival,and

    finallyahighofficialsoinlovehhisoheseare

    sooftheelentsintheesedraone

    elentsthatkevingpictureslikehehillgreat

    popularhitsina.theyalsoshootionalpeople,

    entalplots.

    x.thenovel

    esesparativelyretehsao

    paoyen>ingieeury.heeveryinal

    essaysaifulpoetry,andnytravelandbiographiheslikeall

    
    tehsaopaqyen,andhisauthorshipofthisnovelbeprovedbeyondadoubt

    throughpoeandessaysinhislleof

    1890hisdutifulgreatgrandsonreprihehuanyuhsienordertoperpetuate

    hsiasna,buthedarednotor,any,includethenovel,

    inntrovertiblyhsiasbesthelistofhisliteraryeas1917

    diddr.hushihdefinitelyestablishandber

    dreastenbytsaohsiieh,undoubtedlyohe

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