The Scholars, Chapters 31 to 40

The Scholars was a famous ancient novel that mainly described the struggles and growth of Confucian scholars in politics, military, and culture during the Ming Dynasty. The 31st to 40th chapters of the novel mainly described the love story of Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu in the novel "Dream of the Red Chamber" written by Cao Xueqin. Chapter 31: The relationship between Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu gradually deepened, but Grandmother Jia opposed them being together. In the end, Jia Baoyu died of grief. Lin Daiyu's cousin, Xue Baochai, received Jia Baoyu's inheritance and became the new heir of the Jia family. However, Lin Daiyu's other cousin, Wang Xifeng, took advantage of this opportunity to fight for the inheritance, which eventually caused Jia Baoyu's death to become the result of internal strife in the family. Chapter 33: Wang Xifeng and Jia Baoyu's other beloved concubine, Xue Baochai, had a conflict. In the end, Wang Xifeng was framed by Xue Baochai and was expelled from the Jia family. Chapter 34: Jia Baoyu's other beloved concubine, Lin Daiyu, was framed by Xue Baochai and eventually passed away. Jia Baoyu was deeply saddened and began to think about his life and its value. Chapter 35: The fight between Wang Xifeng and Jia Baoyu's other beloved concubine, Xue Baochai, became more intense. In the end, Wang Xifeng was imprisoned by the Lady Dowager. Chapter 36: Jia Baoyu died of grief. Lin Daiyu and Xue Baochai finally helped each other through the difficulties. Chapter 37: The cause of death of Jia Baoyu's other beloved concubine, Lin Daiyu, was revealed, and the conflict between Grandmother Jia and Wang Xifeng was also alleviated. In chapter 38, Grandmother Jia ordered the release of Wang Xifeng and arranged for her to marry her own grandson, Jia Zhen. Chapter 39: Jia Baoyu's other beloved concubine Xue Baochai's wedding. There was an accident at the wedding, but in the end, Xue Baochai chose to forgive Jia Baoyu. Chapter 40 The love story between Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu ended in tragedy, but Jia Baoyu's thoughts and life experiences became the research object of later scholars.