Along the River (31 page)

paternal grandmother 

mother; also means “young lady” 

Young Master (term of address) 

“First Man of All under Heaven”—cipher of Emperor Huizong 

Son of Heaven 

military general, court eunuch, political advisor to Emperor Huizong ( 
AD
1054—1126)

Grandma Wu 

Mei Lan’s father’s coachman;  
xiao
(little) is used as a prefix to Chen’s name

Little Miss (term of address) 

composers 

commissioner to whom Mei Lan’s father is chief assistant 

CC’s Big Aunt 

CC’s Chinese name