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Lady Peng， nee Wang， exercises her authority in the Iron Fence Temple. Chin Ching-ching (Ching Chung) amuses himself in the Man-tou (Bread) nunnery. But we shall now resume our story. When Pao-yue raised his eyes， he noticed that Shih Jung， Prince of Pei Ching， wore on his head a princely cap with pure white tassels and silvery feathers， that he was appareled in a white ceremonial robe， (with a pattern representing) the toothlike ripple of a river and the waters of the sea， embroidered with five-clawed dragons; and that he was girded with a red leather belt， inlaid with white jade. That his face was like a beauteous gem; that his eyes were like sparkling stars; and that he was， in very truth， a human being full of graceful charms. Pao-yue hastily pressed forward and made a reverent obeisance， and Shih Jung lost no time in extending his arms from inside the sedan-chair， and embracing him. At a glance， he saw that Pao-yue had on his head a silver cap， to which the hair was attached， that he had， round his forehead， a flap on which were embroidered a couple of dragons issuing from the sea， that he wore a white archery-sleeved robe， ornamented with dragons， and that his waist was encircled by a silver belt， inlaid with pearls; that his face resembled vernal flowers and that his eyes were like drops of lacquer. Shih Jung smiled. Your name is， he said， no trumped-up story; for you， verily， resemble a precious gem; but wheres the valuable trinket you had in your mouth? he inquired. | 
