Chapter 151: The People of Today Don’t See the Ancient Moon
Traditional characters can be a bit tricky to decipher.
But pictures, they’re universally understood, from ancient times to now.
Whether it’s a scholar like Hong Ru or a simpleton like Bai Ding, everyone can understand pictures.
Yu Jingting, staring at the indecent image with wide eyes, fearful of missing any details.
"Why is the belly so big?!"
"This is a pregnant woman. Since the reign of the Jiajing Emperor, scholars have been collecting these types of novels, and there’s even a special set of explicit pictorials—I’m sure you’d find the content quite interesting."
The book Suizi had in her hands was actually quite tasteful compared to others.
"Wait, there are...pictorials?!!" Yu Jingting gulps, these ancient people sure were something else.
"Yes, the stricter the era, the more prosperous this industry. Engaging with these works not only helps us explore societal settings, understand the life of common people, but also consider the rise of the gentry and the concessions of imperial power."
"...Are you really drawing all these conclusions from an erotic booklet?!"
If Yu Jingting wasn’t aware of the contents in the booklet, he might have fallen for her scholarly rhetoric.