From " Red Thead Maiden"

In this story, there are General Hsueh Sung and his maid, Red Thread Maiden. Between two of them, there are some similarities and differences. First of all, both General Sung and Red Thread Maiden are respectful to anyone because even though General Sung has strong power to do whatever he wants, he treats Red Thread Maiden well and often listens to her suggestion. In the same way, Red Thread Maiden really respects General Sung. She has been working under him as a maid and secretary for a long time. Second, they are interested in music in common. Red Thread Maiden is good at music and can tell the emotional state of a player by listening to the tune of a nusical instrument as the story mentions, and General Sung can also recognize musics. Although they have somethings in common, thier personal characters are different in some points. General Sung is a very careful of anything; for instance, he always asks Red Thead Maiden to get aome suggesions though he is a king. In contrast, Red Thead Maiden is active and bold. In this time period, women don't take action as much as men do; yet she proposes a plan to be avoid fighting and does in such a challenging way. In my opinion, her actions make the story more exiting