ANON
From Secret Sketches of the Han Palace
With Ch'ao in the outer room, Madame Wu took Nu Ying into
the bedroom. The maids were sent away and the door was locked. Nu Ling's
face was lit by the sun. She looked radiant, like snow in the morning sunlight.
Her eyes were as clear as a tranquil sea. Her eyebrows were long and shapely.
Her white teeth stood out against her tiny red mouth. Madam Wu pulled out
Nu Ying's hairpin and her hair cascaded like black satin to the floor.
After feeling the hair, Madam Wu told Nu Ying to take off her underwear.
Blushing, the young girl refused. The older woman told her that it was
an imperial order and she must obey.
Nu Ying began to cry and turned her face to the wall.
Then Madame Wu gently undressed her. She carried her naked body into the
sunlight. It was smooth. Her skin was creamy and the fragrance of her body
filled the air. Her breasts were firm and large enough to fill a cupped
hand and her navel was deep enough to carry a pearl half an-inch in diameter.
Madame Wu was delighted with Nu Ying's slightly raised
pubic mound. Then, gently, she parted the young girl's thigh to find her
jade gate scarlet like a glowing fire. 'She is a pure and chaste virgin,'
cried the older woman.