筆者閱及「己卯本」原書後發現影印本多處失真。細覽其中殊筆校改，相信當是武裕庵及陶洙所為，且由所用附條紙色可知二人同時。六十四回係咸豐四年以後補入。六十七回則大約為武裕庵在民國20年前後依「亞東乙本」和「金玉緣本」補抄但偽稱「據乾隆抄本」。「己卯本」的某抄手似曾是怡親王府中人。前十回之墨筆評語可能多是較晚期讀者所批。另對避諱字、筆跡等問題也予討論。

The photo copy of the "Jii-Mao" version of The Story of the Stone was found not identical to the original after the present author had compared both in person. Careful examination led to the conclusion that the correction and the alteration in red-ink were likely the work by Tao Chu and by Wuu-Yuh-An. Moreover, they were considered to be contemporaries from the similarity in the color of the attached paper strips. Chapter 64 was added after the fourth year of Hsien-Feng (1854). Chapter 67 was copied after the second "Ch'eng-Kao" version by Ya-Tong Publisher and the "Jin-Yu-Yuan" version around 1931, but was claimed to follow a fake copy of Chien-Lung era. Probably a copier of the "Jii-Mao" version had been a member or employer in Prince Yi's Palace. The commentaries in black-ink in chapters 1 to 10 were likely done by late readers. The taboo word, and the handwriting were also discussed.