" Flowers in the Mirror " was a story about the main characters of the Qing Dynasty, such as Jia Baoyu, Lin Daiyu, and Xue Baochai, as well as the decline of China's feudal society and the complexity of human nature. The first chapter, Zhen Shiyin's Dreamlike Knowledge, Psychic Sense, and Jia Yucun's Misery, told the story of Jia Baoyu's father, Jia Zheng, who was exiled to the frontier. Jia Baoyu went to Beijing with his mother, Grandmother Jia, and sister, Lin Daiyu. On the way, Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu met many interesting people such as Zhen Shiyin, Jia Lian, Xue Pan, etc. The second chapter," Jia Yuanchun's Poem Conceals Drunken Sleep in Fragrant Grass, Lin Daiyu Abandons Her Father to the Jia Family ", described the lives of Jia Yuanchun's relatives, Jia Baoyu, Lin Daiyu, and the others in the Grand View Garden. Jia Yuanchun's poem," Leaving the grass on the plain for a year, withers and thrives ", expressed her reverence for nature and her understanding of life. The third chapter," Thinking of the Ancient Canal, Boating Along the River, Searching for New Materials, Sighing at the Fragrance of Flowers ", described the experience of Jia Baoyu and the others sailing on the canal. They saw many beautiful scenery, such as Yangzhou's slender West Lake, Tianjin's ancient cultural street, and so on. The fourth chapter," Wang Xifeng, Wang Xifeng's Poisonous Lovesickness Game, Jia Baoyu, Lin Daiyu's Fantasy Journey in the West Chamber ", told the story of Wang Xifeng, Jia Baoyu, and the others at Grandmother Jia's birthday party. Wang Xifeng's lovesick plot and Jia Baoyu's fantasy tour of the Western Chamber show the joys and sorrows of human nature and the conflict between desire and reality. The fifth chapter," Jia Yingchun Marries Her Mother Without Father and Lin Daiyu Abandons Her Family ", described the death of Jia Yingchun's father, Jia Zhen. Jia Baoyu, Grandmother Jia, and others went to Nanjing to visit Lin Daiyu.