In the gentle Xinghua Lane in the south of the Yangtze River, there is a quaint study called Yanxiangju. This is Shen Yanzhi's residence and the starting point of the story.
One day, a noble prince from the capital came to the study by mistake and crashed into Shen Yanzhi's world. The words of thanks conveyed the free and unrestrained style of the capital city, while Shen Yanzhi maintained the gentleness and restraint of a Jiangnan scholar. The encounter between the two was like spring rain knocking on the window, causing ripples. During the Lantern Festival, the lanterns were like daylight. The two made a vow to stay together under the plum tree and gave each other tokens. The agreement between "Plum Lord" and "Bamboo Guest" hides the sincerity and sincerity of the young people.
The good times did not last long, Xie Ci's family made an engagement for him, and people from the capital urged him to go back and get married. Shen Yanzhi endured the pain and distanced herself, but despite her family's objections, she insisted on returning to Beijing to cancel the engagement. After many twists and turns, she finally returned as promised. After that, the two stayed together in the study, replenishing bookshelves and polishing new ink in the spring, chatting about old dreams and writing poetry collections in the summer nights. In the autumn, they resigned from high school but refused to go to the capital to work, choosing to stay in Suzhou to accompany Shen Yanzhi. In the winter, they cooked wine around the stove and tied plum blossoms to keep the year old. Year after year, it was ordinary and warm.
As time passed slowly, they changed from handsome young people to old men with frost-stained temples, but the fragrance of ink and plum blossoms in the study remained the same, the moonlight beside the inkstone and the plum blossom hairpin on the temples witnessed the deep love for a lifetime. This is not only the end of the love between the two, but also the most beautiful hymn to purity and perseverance. In the daily fireworks, it composes a love song that never leaves.
Intention: I created this work after seeing my childhood sweetheart.