Comeuppance is an important element in the erotic fictions in Ming and Qing dynasties.It is a necessary link between lust and emptiness.

• 摘要明清艳情小说中的因果报应观念，是情节结构中的重要因素，是由欲的极度张扬到曲终奏雅的“空”之间必不可少的转换环节。