宝玉点头叹道:“这又不知是那里的帐，只拣软的排揎。
Baoyu nodded and sighed.“Goodness only knows how this started.She keeps picking on people who can't defend themselves.
昨儿又不知是那个姑娘得罪了，上在他帐上。”
Obviously she only picked on Aroma because she is weak and can't defend herself.
I wonder which of the girls had offended her to make her so.
一句未了， 晴雯在旁笑道:“谁又不疯了，得罪他作什么。
The words were scarcely out of his mouth when Qingwen gave a laugh. “We're not off our heads,” she said. “Why should we annoy her?”
既得罪了他，就有本事承任，犯不着带累别人！”
And even if we had offended her, we should be perfectly capable of owning up to it and not letting someone else take the blame!”
袭人一面哭，一面拉宝玉道:“为我得罪了一个老奶奶，你这会子又为我得罪这些人，这还不够我受的，还只是拉别人。”
Aroma grasped Bao-yu's hand and wept:'Because I offended one old nurse, you have to go offending a whole roomful of people.Don't you think there's been enough trouble already without dragging other people into it?”
又见他汤烧火热，自己守着他，歪在旁边，劝他只养着病，别想着些没要紧的事生气。
She was burning with fever and stretching out beside her he tried to soothe her.“Just think of your health.Don't upset yourself over such trifles.”
时常我劝你，别为我们得罪人，你只顾一时为我们那样，他们都记在心里，遇着坎儿，说的好说不好听，大家什么意思。”
I'm always urging you to stop offending people on our account.
You're just out to stick up for us on the spur of the moment, but they remember it, and the next chance they have at the very least they say something unpleasant.Think how difficult you make it for us all.”
一时杂使的老婆子煎了二和药来。
Presently the odd-job woman brought in the second dose of medicine.
一时杂使的老婆子端上了二和药来，宝玉见他才有点汗儿，便不叫他起来，自己端着给他就枕上吃了，即令小丫鬟们铺炕。
Soon the odd-job woman came in with the second infusion of Aroma's medicine.
Bao-yu could see that she had started sweating again and told her not to get up, holding the medicine for her himself and supporting her while she drank it.
Then he told one of the junior maids to make up a bed for her on the kang.
袭人道:“你吃饭不吃饭，到底老太太、太太跟前坐一会子，和姑娘们玩一会子再回来。
'Whether you're going to eat there or not,' Aroma said to him, ‘you'd better go and sit with Her Old Ladyship and Her Ladyship for a bit and play a while with the young ladies
宝玉听说，只得依他，看着他去了簪环躺下，才去上屋里跟着贾母吃饭。
Hearing this, Baoyu removed her hairpins and bracelets for her and settled her for the night before going to dine in the Lady Dowager's quarters.
同贾母吃毕饭，贾母犹欲同那几个老管家嬷嬷斗牌解闷，宝玉记着袭人，便回至房中，见袭人朦朦睡去。
After dinner his grandmother felt disposed to play cards with some of the old stewardesses.Baoyu, still worried about Xiren, went back to find her dozing.
彼时晴雯、绮霰、秋纹、碧痕都寻热闹，找鸳鸯、琥珀等耍戏去了，独见麝月一个人在外间房里灯下抹骨牌。
Skybright, Mackerel, Ripple and Emerald had gone off in quest of livelier entertainment, hoping to persuade Grandmother Jia's maids, Faithful and Amber,
宝玉笑问道：“你怎么不同他们玩去？”
With a smile Baoyu asked,“Why didn't you go with the others?”
宝玉道:“床底下堆着那么些，还不够你输的?”
'There's a great pile of money under the bed.
Isn't that enough for you to lose?”
满屋里上头是灯，下头是火。
There are lamps above and stoves below everywhere.
那些老妈妈子们，老天拔地，伏侍一天，也该叫他们歇歇；小丫头子们也是伏侍了一天，这会子还不叫他们玩玩去。
And the girls have been on duty all day, too.
You could scarcely grudge them some time off now for amusement.
所以让他们都去罢，我在这里看着。”
―Which leaves only me to look after the place.”
宝玉听了这话，公然又是一个袭人了。
Why, she's another Xiren, thought Baoyu and smiled.
麝月道：“你既在这里，越发不用去了，咱们两个说话玩笑岂不好?”
“If you're here there's even less reason for me to go.Why don't we both sit here and talk?”
宝玉笑道：“咱两个作什么呢？
“Just the two of us sounds rather dull.What can we do?”
说着，将文具镜匣搬来，卸去钗钏，打开头发，宝玉拿了篦子替他 一一的梳篦。
and fetching her toilet-box with the mirror on top she proceeded to take off her ornaments and shake her hair out.Bao-yu took a comb and began to comb it for her.
一见了他两个，便冷笑道：“哦，交杯盏还没吃，倒上头了！”
She laughed mockingly at the sight of them.“Fancy!You haven't yet drunk the bridal cup but already you're doing her hair.”
说着，拿了钱，摔了帘子，就出去了。
Qingwen went off with the money, slamming the portière behind her.