In the anthology, both “Han Wu-niang Sells Her Charms at the New Brideg Market” and “A Henpecked Judge Who Loses a Governorship” are grouped in the section titled “The Femme Fatale.” However, there are many subtle details in both suggesting that the male protagonists themselves have made serious mistakes due to factors that are not directly associated with the influence of “fatal women. Please explore how these details contribute to the subversion of the apparent message of these two stories, namely, women are the source of disasters.

In the anthology, both “Han Wu-niang Sells Her Charms at the New Brideg Market” and “A Henpecked Judge Who Loses a Governorship” are grouped in the section titled “The Femme Fatale.” However, there are many subtle details in both suggesting that the male protagonists themselves have made serious mistakes due to factors that are not directly associated with the influence of “fatal women. Please explore how these details contribute to the subversion of the apparent message of these two stories, namely, women are the source of disasters.