《红楼梦》卓立千古,二百余年来,已是家弦户诵——它的作者曹雪芹也就名声遐迩,永垂不朽了。然而,现在我们读到的《红楼梦》全书,后四十回却非曹雪芹手笔,而是高鹗续作。续作虽立意运文不逮前茅,但其功亦有不可没之处。且不说后四十回的情节安排,如黛玉之死,贾母之丧,贾府被抄、宝玉出家等大体与雪芹构想无违,便是一些细微处也迭见生花妙笔,读来令人拍案叫绝。这里单说第九十六至九十八回, “Dream of Red Mansions” has been through the ages. For over two hundred years, it has become a family name. Cao Xueqin, the author of the book, has a reputation and is immortal. However, the book “A Dream of Red Mansions” that we read now is not Cao Xueqin’s handwriting for the last forty times, but Gao Shu’s sequel. Even though the sequel is not the best for the purpose of the essay, its merits are also indispensable. Not to mention the plot arrangement of the last 40 times, such as the death of Daiyu, the bereavement of Jiamu, the copying of Jia’s house, and the appearance of Baoyu, etc., which were basically inconsistent with the snow celery concept. It’s amazing to make a comedy. Here I say 96 to 98,