《金瓶梅》問世以來，「家庭－社會」型世情小說可謂是明代後期以來最有成績的小說類型，然而自乾隆五十六年(1791)《紅樓夢》出版以後，清代中期世情小說發展卻呈現勢微的命運。這一方面是因為「中篇化」的趨勢，另一方面是受限「類型整併」的潮流，總之清代中期（嘉慶、道光年間）這批小說的「世情純度」大異於前。然而，向來不為學界注意的《三續金瓶梅》，似乎並不同流於《蜃樓志》、《清風閘》、《雅觀樓》等此時期世情小說，從某個角度看，它甚至和《金瓶梅》、《紅樓夢》的筆法互通聲息，世情書寫風格也似逡巡於市井和文雅之間，堪稱清代中期世情小說的一個異數。

Jin Ping Mei was the most successful type of novel that characterized family-society secularity in the latter stage of Ming Dynasty. However, the development of secular novels declined since The Dream of the Red Chamber published (1791) in the middle stage of Qing Dynasty. It was because novels in that era tended to medium length. The other reason was that combination of novel types became popular. This article discusses the style of SanXu Jin Ping Mei that lies in between elegant and secular tastes. The writing skill of San Xu Jin Ping Mei and The Dream of the Red Chamber and was distinct from its contemporary secular novels such as Shen Lou Zhi, Qing Feng Zha and Ya Guan Lou.