In this world, Go was a game of chess. The first two lines talked about lighting a candle and playing a game of chess with one’s husband. The word ‘well’ would make Bi Linglong think about the secret tunnel to her bedroom. Then, she would imagine a scene where the two of them lit a candle in the secret passage.

With her literary background, Bi Linglong would naturally be able to pick up on Zu An’s play on words. She would feel as if he was warning her not to miss such a day. Even though she didn’t know what day he was talking about, it was definitely a rendezvous between lovers.

Is he hinting for me to wait for him in that tunnel tonight? Her heart began to pound when she thought of that. But what left her even more stirred were the last two lines. Red beans in this world were also called yearning beans. Her own name had even been used in this poem, so she felt as if it...