Perched on a Branch

Ever since Wuqing, the third top courtesan of Chenyange, was bought out, the establishment took quite a hit. For one thing, there was no decent candidate to replace him as its top courtesan. For another, everyone was saying that Wuqing wasn't as good-looking as the first two top courtesans, but he was more worldly and tactful. That was the only reason he had managed to take the top spot.

To tell the story of Chenyange's second top courtesan, we have to begin in an obscure little village...

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