Source:
It comes from a four-line poem "To the Maid" written by Cui Jiao, a poet in the Tang Dynasty.
Meaning:
The whole poem summarizes the tragedy of the robbed poet's lover and reflects the love tragedy caused by the disparity of family status in feudal society. It has profound meaning, implicit expression without explicit expression, resentment without anger, euphemistic twists and turns.
Background:
At the end of the Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty, the aunt of scholar Cui Jiao had a beautiful handmaid who fell in love with Cui Jiao, but was later sold to a powerful person. Cui Jiao was fascinated by it and longed for it. During a cold meal, the maid occasionally went out to meet Cui Jiao. Cui Jiao wrote this song "To a Maid" with mixed feelings.