云羅公主

This is an episode from the novel Strange Tales from Make-Do Strdio. An Daye turned out to be out-standingly clever while he was very young. He was also very handsome. His parents loved him very much and regarded him as a precious pearl on their palms. They hoped that their son would be successful in his career and thereby glorify his ancestors. Neighbors in the village vied each other to marry their daughters to An Daye. One night， Daye's mother had a dream which told her that a princess would marry her son. So， Daye's mother gratefully declined all marriage offers. Yet several years had passed and there was still not the marriage suggested by the dream. Daye's mother began to regret declining all the marriage offers by her neighbors.
　One day shile Daye was reading， a graceful young lady walked into his room accompanied by several maids. The young lady introduced herself as Princess Yunluo from the official residence of Shenghou. Daye was pleasantly surprised. Daye and the princess sat down to play a board game. The princess was so good that she defeated Daye several games in a row. After the game， the princess stood up and prepared to leave. Daye was reluctant to part with the princess. Princess Yunluo gave Daye 50 kilograms of gold and told him to build a new house with the money. She promised to come again after the house was built.
　The princess came as she had promised. At night， Daye proposed to marry the princess. Princess Yunluo said："I'll be with you for six years if we get married， but I'll be with you for 30years if we remain as fellow players of the board game and fellow lovers of the dup."Daye said："We might as well get married in the first place.Let the future take care of all other matters." The princess ded not say anything. Daye and the princess got married that night.
　Time elapsed quickly. Princess Yunluo gave birth to two baby boys for Daye. As she had warned， the princess left without saying good-bye at the end of the six years. Daye missed the princess to much that he swore not to marry again.
　　

《聊齋志異》中的故事，安大業從小聰明絕頂，俊美出群。父母愛他如掌上明珠，希望他將來能光宗耀祖，成一番大事業。長大后，村中人爭著給他說媒。一天晚上，大業母親突然做一夢，說大業將娶一位公主為妻，于是婉言謝絕了那些提親的人。但夢過幾年也不公主到來，大業母親后悔當初不該回絕別人的提親。一天，大業正在房內讀書，只見幾個婢女擁著一個窈窕少女進屋。經問，說是圣后府上的云蘿公主，大業驚喜萬分。二人坐下對弈，精通棋道的大業連敗。下完棋，公主要走，大業不舍，公主拿出一千兩黃金，要大業蓋新房，等新房蓋好扣相會。公主如約趕到，當晚大業向公主求婚，公主說：“如我倆結為夫妻，我們只能在一起生活六年，我倆如果作為棋友、酒友，可生活三十年。”大業說：“我倆還是先結婚吧，以后的事再說。”公主默默不語，當夜成婚，一晃六年過去，公主為大業生了兩個男孩，公主按原先約定的時間不辭而別，大業日夜想念公主，誓不再娶。