The Double-pearl Phoenix Hairpin
Xiqu
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Gifted scholar Wen Bizheng is visiting a convent when he runs into Dingjin, the daughter of Huo Tianguan. Chaperoned by her maid Qiuhua, Dingjin is visiting the convent to worship. Wen picks up the double-pearl phoenix hairpin of Dingjin. To express his romantic feelings to Dingjin, Wen pretends to be an interpreter of fortune-telling sticks. He calls Sanniang his godmother and even sells himself off as a servant to the Huo family. Ding Hanchang has always wanted to express his romantic feelings to Dingjin, but he has no true knowledge. Yet, as he is the godson of the Duke Wei, he becomes a member of the Imperial Academy. Ding is ridiculed by Bizheng at the banquet. Seeing her hairpin, Dingjin misses her beau. Bizheng is requested by Tianguan to take flowers up to Dingjin. Qiuhua, the maid, teases Bizheng. She insists Bizheng must call her his sworn sister after obtaining official titles, or she would not play the role of matchmaker. To please the Duke, Tianguan betroths Dingjin to Hanchang. Dingjin and Qiuhua fake their death by burning down her chamber. The duo goes to the capital city to look for Bizheng. They wander around the capital city and encounter the old prime minister Liu Jing, who adopts her. Learning that Dingjin, the adopted daughter of Liu Jing, has painted the Emperor’s portrait on behalf of her father, the Emperor bestows the title of princess upon the talented young woman. Bizheng wins the top honours in the imperial examination but refuses to become the husband of the princess. He only finds out the princess is Dingjin at a toast. Yet, this has triggered Hanchang’s fight for Dingjin as his wife too. Bizheng betroths his sworn sister Qiuhua to Hanchang. The two couples ask the Emperor for permission to wed.
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