Shen Qingqiu nods. "There are five or so that really matter," he says, and then lists them out on his fingers. "Ning Yingying, the childhood friend." He experiences a brief pang--he misses Yingying. "Sha Hualing, demon princess of the Southern desert." He does not miss Sha Hualing. "Qiu Haitang, the intended wife of--um, his enemy. Liu Mingyan--she's the best one, she's his empress and she's taking revenge for her brother's murder, except I did kind of accidentally save her brother's life, so. Um. Anyway." He holds up his thumb. "Little Palace Mistress. Can you believe that? Five women that matter, and one of them doesn't even have a name. And then the rest of them might as well be the same woman hundreds of times, only with different stupid kinks or gimmicks attached." He rolls his eyes. "Oh, sexy nuns. Oh, twin sisters. Oh, this one's cursed to have six boobs, or whatever."
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