The lifelong, tangled love between Wang Muting, the Prince of Jianzhou, and Miao Qi. I don't know if my writing is up to the task, but I'll challenge myself and give it a try. Wang Muting and Miao Qi were childhood sweethearts. They were unexpectedly separated, reunited, then separated again because of a misunderstanding, before finally coming together.
Lyrics to "Shanghai Bund"
Waves surge, waves flow
The mighty river rolls on for thousands of miles, never ceasing
Sweeping away the affairs of the world
All blending into one surging tide
Is it joy, or sorrow?
In the waves, laughter and grief are hard to tell apart
Success, failure
In the waves, who can say what will come?
Love me, hate me, tell me, do you know?
Like the great river, once unleashed, it cannot be stopped
Turning through a thousand bends, crossing a thousand shoals
Yet the strife within remains unresolved
There is joy, and there is sorrow
Even if laughter and grief are hard to tell apart
I would still ride a hundred, a thousand waves
Until my heart has had its fill of surging tides
"Phoenix Hairpin: Red Hands"
Lu You, Song Dynasty
Red hands, yellow wine, spring fills the city, willows line the palace walls.
The east wind is cruel, our joy was fleeting. My heart is full of sorrow; years of separation have passed.
Wrong, wrong, wrong.
Spring is as before, but I am thin and gaunt. Tears redden the silk cloth, soaking it through.
Peach blossoms fall by the quiet ponds and pavilions. Our vows remain, but no letter can be sent.
No, no, no!
