Jia Baoyu says, "The woman is sad as she spends her youth waiting by an empty pillow. The woman is distraught and regrets encouraging her husband to seek office [as he is too busy to spend time with her]. The woman is contented, admiring her beauty as she grooms herself in the mirror in the morning.
寶玉說的是：「女兒悲，青春已大守空閨；女兒愁，悔叫夫婿覓封侯；女兒喜，對鏡晨妝顏色美；女兒樂，鞦韆架上春衫薄。」