On the same boat was a certain Madame Fan, a woman of exceptional beauty. Wishing to make her acquaintance, P'ei Hang wrote her some verses expressing his admiration. A few days later the lady arranged for an interview with the young scholar.
同船有一位樊夫人，國色天香，裴航很想一睹秀色，就作了一首詩，託婢女裊煙傳達愛慕之意：