They have much that they wish to tell one another but are prevented from doing so by their sense of propriety. Full of wine and remorse, Lu You writes "The Phoenix Headdress" on the garden wall: "Her fine, pink hands, the huangteng wine, the scent of spring that fills the garden, and the willow by the wall ...." Meanwhile, Tang Wan suffers her own grief beside him.
陸游感傷滿懷，趁著酒意於牆上題下一闕《釵頭鳳》：「紅酥手，黃藤酒，滿園春色宮牆柳……」唐琬在一旁早已柔腸寸斷，悲不自勝了。