Xīhóng Jūshì 惜紅居士 (“Gentleman Who Cherishes the Red”) is the pseudonym of the unidentified author of the late-Qīng gōng’àn novel Lǐ Gōng’àn Qíwén 李公案奇聞 KR4k0173. No biographical details have been identified; the pen name is a literary sobriquet of the type common among late-Qīng popular fiction writers who preferred not to use their real names for works in the vernacular fiction genre. The name suggests a sentimental attachment to the feminine world (hóng 紅 conventionally evoking women, romance, or the world of the inner chambers), somewhat at odds with the detective-fiction content of the novel.
Within the Kanripo corpus. KR4k0173 Lǐ Gōng’àn Qíwén 李公案奇聞 (撰).