Hairpins Beneath His Cap

A collection of four homoerot*c stories published in the late Ming Dynasty.

1. A Hanlin Academician goes undercover to win the affections of a young scholar.

2. An accomplished soldier finds himself the target of a persistent suitor.

3. An opera singer goes to the greatest of lengths to repay his saviour.

4. A filial son has no choice but to sell himself into prostitution to save his father.