English Original
This is an episode from the novel Strange Tales from a Make-Do Studio.
An Daye was exceptionally clever and handsome from a young age. His parents adored him, hoping he would achieve great success and bring honor to the family. Many neighbors vied to marry their daughters to him. One night, his mother dreamed that a princess would marry her son, so she declined all other proposals. However, years passed with no sign of the prophesied princess, and she began to regret her decision.
One day, while Daye was reading, a graceful young lady accompanied by several maids entered his room. She introduced herself as Princess Yunluo from the residence of Shenghou. Delighted, Daye invited her to play a board game. The princess proved highly skilled, defeating him several times in a row. When she prepared to leave, Daye was reluctant to part with her. Princess Yunluo gave him fifty kilograms of gold, instructing him to build a new house and promising to return once it was completed.
The princess returned as promised. That night, Daye proposed marriage. Princess Yunluo said, "If we marry, I can stay with you for only six years. But if we remain as companions in chess and wine, we can be together for thirty years." Daye replied, "Let us marry first, and let the future take care of itself." The princess remained silent, and they were married that very night.
Time passed quickly. Princess Yunluo bore Daye two sons. True to her warning, at the end of six years, she departed without saying goodbye. Daye missed her so deeply that he vowed never to marry again.
中文翻译
这是《聊斋志异》中的一个故事。
安大业自幼聪明绝顶，相貌俊美。父母视他为掌上明珠，希望他将来能光宗耀祖。村中邻居争相想把女儿嫁给他。一晚，大业的母亲梦见一位公主将嫁给自己的儿子，于是婉拒了所有提亲。然而数年过去，梦中的姻缘并未实现，母亲开始后悔当初的决定。
一日，大业正在房中读书，一位窈窕少女在几名婢女的陪伴下走了进来。她自称是圣后府上的云萝公主。大业惊喜万分，邀请公主对弈。公主棋艺高超，连胜数局。棋局结束，公主起身告辞，大业依依不舍。云萝公主赠予他五十公斤黄金，嘱咐他用这笔钱建造新房，并承诺房子建成后再来相会。
公主如约而至。当晚，大业向公主求婚。云萝公主说：“若结为夫妻，你我只能相伴六年；若为棋友酒伴，则可相处三十年。”大业答道：“我们不如先成婚，以后的事以后再说。”公主默然不语，当夜二人便结为连理。
时光飞逝。云萝公主为大业生下两个儿子。正如她当初所言，六年期满，她不辞而别。大业思念至深，发誓此生不再娶妻。