The Plum in the Golden Vase Or, Chin P'ing Mei, Volume 3 The Aphrodisiac

793 Pages·1993·6.24 MB·English

by  Roy

THE PLUM IN THE GOLDEN VASE
PRINCETON LIBRARY OF ASIAN TRANSLATIONS

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Hsiao-hsiao-sheng
[ChinP’ingMei.English]
Thepluminthegoldenvase,or,ChinP’ingMei/
translatedbyDavidTodRoy.
p.cm.—(PrincetonlibraryofAsiantranslations)
Includesbibliographicalreferencesandindex.
Contents:v.1.Thegathering.v.2.Therivals.
ISBN-13:978-0-691-12534-3
ISBN-10:0-691-12534-1
1.Roy,DavidTod1933–. II.Title III.Series.
PL2698.H73C4713 1993
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To all those students, friends, and colleagues
WHO PARTICIPATED WITH ME IN THE EXCITEMENT
OF EXPLORING THE WORLD OF THE CHIN P’ING MEI
OVER THE PAST QUARTER CENTURY

CONTENTS
LISTOFILLUSTRATIONS ix
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xi
CASTOFCHARACTERS xiii
CHAPTER41
Hsi-menCh’ingFormsaMarriageAlliancewithCh’iaoHung;
P’anChin-lienEngagesinaQuarrelwithLiP’ing-erh 1
CHAPTER42
APowerfulFamilyBlocksItsGateinOrdertoEnjoyFireworks;
DistinguishedGuestsinaHighChamberAppreciatetheLanterns 19
CHAPTER43
BecauseoftheMissingGoldHsi-menCh’ingCursesChin-lien;
AsaResultoftheBetrothalYu¨eh-niangMeetsMadameCh’iao 40
CHAPTER44
WuYu¨eh-niangDetainsLiKuei-chiehOvernight;
Hsi-menCh’ingDrunkenlyInterrogatesHsia-hua 65
CHAPTER45
LiKuei-chiehRequeststheRetentionofHsia-hua;
WuYu¨eh-nianginaFitofAngerCursesatTai-an 81
CHAPTER46
RainandSnowInterruptaWalkduringtheLanternFestival;
WifeandConcubinesLaughinglyConsulttheTortoiseOracle 97
CHAPTER47
WangLiu-erhPeddlesInfluenceinPursuitofProfit;
Hsi-menCh’ingAcceptsaBribeandSubvertstheLaw 129
CHAPTER48
InvestigatingCensorTsengImpeachestheJudicialCommissioners;
GrandPreceptorTs’aiSubmitsaMemorialRegardingSevenMatters 147
CHAPTER49
Hsi-menCh’ingWelcomesInvestigatingCensorSungCh’iao-nien;
IntheTempleofEternalFelicityHeEncountersanIndianMonk 171
CHAPTER50
Ch’in-t’ungEavesdropsontheJoysofLovemaking;
Tai-anEnjoysaPleasingRambleinButterflyLane 203
viii CONTENTS
CHAPTER51
Yu¨eh-niangListenstotheExpositionOfTheDiamondSutra;
LiKuei-chiehSeeksRefugeintheHsi-menCh’ingHousehold 221
CHAPTER52
YingPo-chu¨ehIntrudesonaSpringBeautyintheGrotto;
P’anChin-lienInspectsaMushroomintheFlowerGarden 255
CHAPTER53
WuYu¨eh-niangEngagesinCoitioninQuestofMaleProgeny;
LiP’ing-erhFulfillsaVowinOrdertoSafeguardHerSon 289
CHAPTER54
YingPo-chu¨ehConvenesHisFriendsinaSuburbanGarden;
JenHou-ch’iDiagnosesanIllnessforaPowerfulFamily 320
CHAPTER55
Hsi-menCh’ingObservesaBirthdayintheEasternCapital;
SquireMiaofromYang-chouSendsaPresentofSingingBoys 346
CHAPTER56
Hsi-menCh’ingAssistsCh’angShih-chieh;
YingPo-chu¨ehRecommendsLicentiateShui 374
CHAPTER57
AbbotTaoSolicitsFundstoRepairtheTempleofEternalFelicity;
NunHsu¨ehEnjoinsPayingfortheDistributionoftheDha¯ranı¯Sutra 394
CHAPTER58
InspiredbyaFitofJealousyChin-lienBeatsCh’iu-chu¨;
BeggingCuredPorktheMirrorPolisherTellsaSobStory 420
CHAPTER59
Hsi-menCh’ingDashes“SnowLion”toDeath;
LiP’ing-erhCriesOutinPainforKuan-ko 453
CHAPTER60
LiP’ing-erhBecomesIllBecauseofSuppressedAnger;
Hsi-menCh’ing’sSilkGoodsStoreOpensforBusiness 489
NOTES 507
BIBLIOGRAPHY 639
INDEX 673
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
TheInterplayofTwoInfantsLeadstoaMarriageAlliance 5
P’anChin-lienPunishesCh’iu-chu¨ toGetatLiP’ing-erh 16
APowerfulFamilyBlocksItsGateinOrdertoEnjoyFireworks 32
DistinguishedGuestsinaHighChamberAppreciatetheLanterns 34
P’anChin-lienExchangesCausticTauntswithHsi-menCh’ing 48
AsaResultoftheBetrothalYu¨eh-niangMeetsMadameCh’iao 58
Hsia-huaIsFoundundertheMangerwiththeStolenGold 73
TwoBeautiesEnjoyaGameofElephantChessbyLamplight 78
Hsi-menCh’ingAcceptsthePawningofaBronzeGongandDrum 86
LiP’ing-erhContributesaGiftofWhiteSatintoWuYin-erh 95
RainandSnowInterruptaWalkduringtheLanternFestival 118
WifeandConcubinesLaughinglyConsulttheTortoiseOracle 123
MiaoCh’ingConnivesintheMurderofHisMaster 134
Hsi-menCh’ingTakesaBribeandSubvertstheLaw 142
Chin-lienPutsaWreathofPeachBlossomsonChing-chi’sCap 157
Lai-paoPassestheMountedCourierConveyingtheImpeachment 168
Hsi-menCh’ingMeetstheBoatoftheSalt-ControlCensor 174
IntheTempleofEternalFelicityHeMeetsanIndianMonk 194
Ch’in-t’ungEavesdropsontheJoysofLovemaking 212
Tai-anEnjoysaPleasingRambleinButterflyLane 214
Chin-lienHitstheCatwhileSuckingOffHsi-menCh’ing 238
Ching-chiLosesatCardsandConsentstoStandaTreat 253
YingPo-chu¨ehIntrudesonaSpringBeautyintheGrotto 275
P’anChin-lienInspectsaMushroomintheFlowerGarden 286
ATrystbetweenChin-lienandChing-chiIsInterrupted 299
WuYu¨eh-niangRecitesaSutrainQuestofMaleProgeny 301
YingPo-chu¨ehTicklesHanChin-ch’uaninanIndecorousWay 337
JenHou-ch’iDiagnosesanIllnessforaPowerfulFamily 341
Hsi-menCh’ingObservesaBirthdayintheEasternCapital 355
MiaoCh’ingPresentsHsi-menCh’ingwithTwoSingingBoys 359
Hsi-menCh’ingComestotheAssistanceofCadgerCh’ang 380
CadgerCh’angwithSilverinHandLordsItoverHisWife 383
Hsi-menCh’ingSubscribesaSumfortheTemple’sRepair 408
P’anChin-lienandCh’enChing-chiEnjoyaFurtiveTryst 416
P’anChin-lienBeatsaDogattheExpenseofaHumanBeing 441
P’anChin-lienandMengYu¨-louPatronizeaMirrorPolisher 450
Hsi-menCh’ingExposesHisOrganandStartlesChengAi-yu¨eh 464
LiP’ing-erhonSeeingtheClapper-DrumGrievesforKuan-ko 483