Jia Rui is critically ill when the Lame Taoist brings him the “Mirror of Romantic Vanity”. The Taoist repeatedly warns him: only look at the back side, never gaze at the front. The back bears a skull, while the front reflects Xifeng. Granted a means to save his life, why does Jia Rui keep turning the mirror to see Xifeng? Right before his death, he still cries: “Let me take the mirror with me before I go.” Notably, Zhiyanzhai uses this mirror to explain how to read Dream of the Red Chamber. To only indulge in the romantic bustle on the surface is to merely look at the front side of the mirror. This episode features narration of the original text plus in-depth analysis. 00:00 [Introduction] 00:56 [Original Text Narration] 06:38 [In-depth Analysis] #MirrorOfRomanticVanity #LameTaoist #Zhiyanzhai