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During the Qian and Chun reigns of Emperor Xiaozong of the Southern Song Dynasty, Xin Qiji and Jiang Kui stepped onto the stage one after another, and the poetry world of later generations has never been freed from their barriers. Lyricists of all generations have recognized the importance of this period but have different opinions. Specifically, Xiaozong's poetry broke the dominance of erotic poetry since the late Tang Dynasty. Themes such as chanting objects, describing feelings, reasoning, birthday wishes, and stanzas were highlighted. "Using poetry as lyrics" was completely realized, and discussions and allusions were extremely common. At the same time, there was a separation between the creation of literati and the entertainment needs of the society, and the songbooks compiled and selected by the public were still mainly composed of Northern Song Dynasty poems. "Poems in the Thatched Cottage" is a typical representative. By comparing the two great poets Su Shi and Xin Qiji, we can also see the differences in the times and the maturity and establishment of the style of poetry in the Southern Song Dynasty.

A senior brother and a junior sister from the law school met and fell in love. However, they broke up after graduating from college. They met in the court many years later. At this time, she was a judge and he was a lawyer...