The next sentence is "The plum blossoms are lost in the pale moon".
"The gentle breeze supports the thin willows, and the pale moon loses the plum blossoms" comes from a sentence that Su Dongpo improvised when he and his sisters Su Xiaomei and Huang Shangu were writing poems together.
According to the "Jianhu Collection" written by Chu people in the Qing Dynasty: One night, Su Dongpo, Huang Tingjian and Su Xiaomei were discussing poetry. The little girl said: "The willows are swaying in the breeze, and the plum blossoms are reflected in the moonlight. Add a word in the middle to form a five-character couplet." Dongpo said: "The willows are swayed in the gentle breeze, and the plum blossoms are reflected in the moonlight." The little sister said, "Okay. "But it's not good enough." Huang Tingjian said: "The willows are dancing in the breeze, and the plum blossoms are hidden in the moonlight." "It's not good enough," the girl said again. Su Dongpo said: "Then what word would be good to add?" Su Xiaomei said: "The gentle breeze supports the thin willows, and the plum blossoms are lost in the pale moon." Dongpo and Huang Tingjian couldn't help but praise it. Extended information
Su Dongpo's "The gentle breeze shakes the thin willows, and the bright moon reflects the plum blossoms". The two words "shake" and "ying" describe the movement of the willows swayed by the breeze, and the bright moon reflecting the plum blossoms.
In Huang Tingjian's "The breeze dances on the thin willows, and the moonlight hides the plum blossoms", the two words dance and hidden seem to be more vivid than the two words shake and reflect. The dancing characters make the movement of the willow branches more intuitive, while the hidden characters make the moonlight appear brighter.
Su Xiaomei's "The gentle breeze supports the thin willows, and the pale moon loses the plum blossoms", the words "support and loss" are just right. The word "help" is an anthropomorphic way of writing, depicting the gentleness of the wind and the slenderness of the willow branches. The wind and the willow help each other because of their intimacy. It is so vivid and touching. A missing word makes the bright moonlight and the white plum blossoms blend into one, which not only highlights the brightness of the moonlight, but also takes into account the nobility of the plum blossoms, which is in line with the poetic meaning of the word "Dan".
Su Xiaomei, according to legend, was the younger sister of Su Shi. She was a famous talented woman at that time. There is even a popular story about "Su Xiaomei's Three Difficulties in Qin Guan".
Su Dongpo liked to write letters and communicate with relatives and friends throughout his life. His letters were compiled into documents by later generations. Among the existing letters written by Su Shi, most of them were addressed to his younger brother Su Che. The "sister" Su Xiaomei was never mentioned in the letters. Looking at Su Shi's poems handed down, there is no mention of this "sister" in any of them. However, according to the records of Sansu Temple, this person did exist in history. However, because Su Xiaomei died when brothers Su Shi and Su Che were still very young, naturally no relevant book records were left.
Baidu Encyclopedia-Su Xiaomei (Sister of Su Shi in Song Dynasty)