The story begins with
He said, "A pear in this pavilion speaks thousands of words in my heart, but it is not half as good as yours..."
She said, "He is so good, as bright as the dew on a clear night..."
The end of the story is
He said, "Don't cry. I, the general, will go to see the cattle and sheep of Mobei and the desert customs for you. You must follow me, the general..."
She said, "I'm sorry... I wish you all the best, I wish you no illness and no disaster, I wish you..."
This novel and its characters are purely fictitious. Any similarity is purely coincidental and should not be imitated.