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Lanling Xiaoxiao Sheng
A translated classical Chinese novel depicting the life of Ximen Qing, a wealthy but morally dissolute merchant in Song Dynasty China, exploring themes of desire, wealth, and karmic consequences through the protagonist's relationships and indulgences.
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Desire is power's truest currency: beauty, guile, and status interlock in a world where appetite governs every alliance.
erotic-as-power
I'm a piece of gold buried in the earth, while he's just a lump of low-grade copper — how can he compare with my golden color?
PGVJ-RC-020What a fine piece of meat, how did it end up in a dog's mouth? A strong horse carries a foolish rider, a beautiful wife often accompanies a clumsy husband.
PGVJ-RC-036If she stays, that's eight steps closer. When she starts drinking and the conversation turns intimate, I will pretend we've run out of wine.
PGVJ-RC-043ambition-and-status
He had connections with corrupt officials — Gao, Yang, Tong, and Cai — which allowed him to influence local matters and extort money; the entire county feared him.
PGVJ-RC-004desire
Lustrous black hair, crescent-shaped eyebrows, cherry-like lips, slender waist like a willow branch — one could never tire of admiring this woman's appearance.
PGVJ-RC-034Her nickname is Jinlian; she is exceptionally smart and talented — playing instruments, embroidery, singing, chess. My plan is nearly foolproof.
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