Where did Hsi-men Ch’ing remain?
What did Hsi-men Ch’ing do?
Whom was the fireworks specialist hired by?
Where were lanterns hung?
Hsi-men Ch’ing remained at home, where he looked on as the fireworks
specialist hired by Pen the Fourth prepared the racks of fireworks, and lanterns
were hung in the main reception hall and the summerhouse.
What does "looked on" mean?
watch
Do you know other Phrasal Verbs With ‘Look’?
When Ch’un-mei heard this, she leaned nonchalantly on the table and
said, “If you call on anyone to do that, call on the other three.
What can we learn about Ch’un-mei's character from here?
Ch’un-mei is Arrogant; as she is a maidservant, but she "leaned nonchalantly" in front of her lord.
But I’ll
have to provide one for Hsi-men Ta-chieh as well.”
How did Hsi-men Ch’ing treat his daughter?
Hsi-men Ch’ing treated his daughter badly.
But Li P’ing-erh only smiled.
why did Li P’ing-erh only smile?
Li P’ing-erh is not satisfied with this marriage alliance