An upper-class son of urbane landowners falls in love with a peasant girl. When a pregnancy results, the couple are kept apart by strict societal morays.
Han Ping, a native of the Song Dynasty, bid farewell to his bride's true husband and went to Beijing to seek an official position. He did not return for six years. His true husband embroidered fish books and asked someone to send them to Han Ping. When Han saw the fish books, he fell in love and...