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MENG SHI

       There are only three paths a girl can take when the world decides she is beautiful. The first is to be bought by a husband, becoming a ghost in her own home. The second is to be bought by a master, becoming a song meant for others to sing. And the third? The third is to seek the mountains, trading her heart for a cultivation blade or a nun's robe (Taoist nun).

       I spent my youth learning to paint, never realizing I was merely choosing which colour I would use to disappear.

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CONTENT WARNING

This story will be exploring the tragic reality of Meng Shi in a historical setting. It will contain themes of Grooming, Sexual Harassment/ Assault, Loss of Innocence, Social Ostracization, Emotional Abuse, Strong Language, and Sexual Exploitation.
(Either implied or shown)

Please, DO NOT READ if these kind of topics/theme make you uncomfortable. (This story might be more suited for Ao3)

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These are some other movies/shows I watched that gave me inspiration and helped me create this story:

Malèna
Memoirs Of A Geisha
Raise the Red Lantern (1991)
Gangubai Kathiawadi
Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar

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