Question
An ongoing debate discusses the authenticity of this novel's last forty chapters, which are not found in manuscripts. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this novel, whose manuscripts contain commentary by Zhiyanzhai and Elderly Maimed Tablet. This novel depicts two adjacent families in the Rongguo and Ningguo Houses.
ANSWER: Dream of the Red Chamber [or Honglou Meng or The Story of the Stone or Shitou Ji]
[10e] Early drafts of Dream of the Red Chamber were circulated as The Story of the Stone, referencing this precious material. The protagonist is born with this precious stone in his mouth.
ANSWER: jade [or yù]
[10h] These two editors published the earliest printed editions of Dream of the Red Chamber, including changes not authorized by the author. Their editions are often referred to as the "versions" of these two editors. Name either one.
ANSWER: Cheng Weiyuan OR Gao E [or Cheng-Gao versions or Cheng-Gao versions]
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