One hates the prickly shad, the other hates the tasteless begonia, and the third hates the unfinished Dream of Red Mansions.

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From Zhang Ailing's Nightmare in the Red Chamber, the original text reads: "Some people said that the' three major hates' are' one hates the prickly shad, and the other hates the tasteless begonia'. I don't remember the third one, perhaps because I subconsciously think it should be' three hates the unfinished dream of red mansions'."

Generally, the most regrettable things are often closely linked with the best things. As said in A Dream of Red Mansions, there are some pleasures in the world of mortals, but they can't be held forever. In addition, the word "a fly in the ointment, a good thing is full of demons" is closely linked, and in an instant, people are extremely happy and sad. The shad, begonia and Dream of Red Mansions must be loved in Zhang Ailing's heart, but they are useless.

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Zhang Ailing is very fond of A Dream of Red Mansions. She has written a novel "Nightmare in the Red Mansion" which expresses her views on a Dream of Red Mansions, with hundreds of thousands of words. When Zhang Ailing talked about the three major regrets in life, she wrote her own views on Gao E's sequel (now the academic circles no longer think that the last forty is written by Gao E) after the unfinished sentence of A Dream of Red Mansions.

She said, "Even angrier, people like Gao E continue to marten, ignoring Xue Qin's blood and tears.". Zhang Ailing's dissatisfaction with the last forty sequels of A Dream of Red Mansions can be seen in her words.