沉默了半晌。只听得姨太太扫清喉咙的咳咳的声音从楼上飘下来。
For a few moments neither of them spoke, and the silence was broken only by the sound of the concubine clearing her throat in the room above.
在解放前的旧社会，男人会通过娶姨太太来炫耀自己的地位和财富。
In the olden days before the communists took over, the way for a man to show his prestige and wealth was to take a mistress.
她好像听见五老爷对人说：“好个标致的姑娘，白白送给老头子做姨太太，真可惜。”
"Such a pretty girl, " she thought she heard the Fifth Master say. "It's shame to make her a concubine of that old man. "
“王夫人未及留，贾母也就遣人来说：”“请姨太太就在这里住下，大家亲密些”“等语。”
Before Lady Wang could extend this invitation, the Lady Dowager also sent to urge, "Do invite your sister to stay here, so that we can all be close together."
“王夫人未及留，贾母也就遣人来说：”“请姨太太就在这里住下，大家亲密些”“等语。”
Before Lady Wang could extend this invitation, the Lady Dowager also sent to urge, "Do invite your sister to stay here, so that we can all be close together."
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