Zhao Song said, "After today, the two of you will be joined as husband and wife. Husband and wife are like a bottle gourd split in two, sharing sweetness and bitterness alike, thus becoming one body. I hope you two will not forget the vows you make today, nor be harmed by those filthy rumors outside, thinking that between husband and wife it must be the east wind overwhelming the west wind, or the west wind overwhelming the east."
"If you harbor such thoughts, it is better to part early; better each to stand whole alone, and it also saves you from wasting yourselves in inner strife, only to let all those messy winds outside take advantage. You must know, husband and wife are one body; only if your hearts are as one can your virtues be shared, and only then can you walk the same path."
Zhao Hanzhang and Fu Tinghan exchanged a glance and both bowed to accept his words.
