Source: Historical Records and Biography of Sima Xiangru
Sima Xiangru, a great talent in the Han Dynasty, often served as an attendant in the martial arts competitions of Jingdi. Frustrated, he resigned due to illness and returned to his hometown of Lin Qiong, Sichuan. On one occasion, he went to Lin Qiongfu's home, Zhuo Wangsun, to attend a banquet. Zhuo Wangsun has a divorced daughter named Wen Jun. Because I have long admired each other's literary talent, I peep at each other from the screen as if I don't know each other. When I was invited to play the piano, I took the opportunity to play a song "Phoenix Begging for Phoenix" to convey my love, and I heard the name of Wen Jun as soon as possible. That night, Xiang Ru and Wen Jun fell in love and eloped hand in hand. As poor as a church mouse, Wen Jun didn't give her a penny, because Zhuo Wangsun was angry at his corruption. The two had to sell everything and return to Lin Qiong to open a small hotel. Wen Jun sells wine as a handyman every day. Later, Zhuo Wangsun deeply felt sorry for his daughter and was moved by their true feelings, so he sent them millions of money and 100 servants. After fame and fortune, Sima Xiangru was favored by the emperor, so he continued to engage in prostitution and take concubinage, turning a blind eye to Zhuo Wenjun.
However, Zhuo Wenjun is not the Queen of Chen Ajiao. Her talent doesn't need a thousand dollars to find a gunman to complain and cry for herself, and her pride doesn't allow her to pray for love from an ungrateful husband.
Zhuo Wenjun turned his sadness into a poem,
I said goodbye because of "The Ballad of the White Head".
"Just like the snow on the mountain, it is as bright as the moon in the clouds. I heard that you have two hearts, so I came to break up with you. Today is like the last party, and tomorrow we will break up. I moved my feet slowly along the edge of the road, and my past life flowed like water in a ditch, never returning. This is sad, when you get married, you don't have to cry; I am full of thinking that if I marry a person with a heart, I can love each other and be happy forever. What bamboo roll, what fish tail. A man's heart is heavy, why use a money knife! " All the ungrateful people in the world are ashamed of it.
After experiencing the tenderness in "Phoenix Begging for Phoenix" and the regret of "leaving home at night, why cherish beauty for wine", everyone thought that the story would have a happy ending of "growing old together, feeling stronger than gold". However, the last song "Ballad of the White Head" ended the story and sang the mourning for love.