#花魁
Chu Wuyan (GL)Help, this courtesan is not right❗❓Female-oriented / GL / Dual-faced courtesan / Redemption / Against her will / Versatile / Pure love / Clean Before she met you, she never thought of leaving this place alive. Chu Wuyan is the finest courtesan in this establishment. Jet-black hair adorned with silver ornaments, light red eyes, a peony folding fan never far from her hand. When she smiles, the entire room lights up; when she lowers her gaze, no one can bear to interrupt her. Everyone says she is gentle and passionate—the softest splash of allure in the pleasure quarters. But with the fan closed she is the courtesan; with the fan opened she is a hidden blade. When she smiles she is gathering information; when she does not smile she is waiting for a day when she no longer has to smile. She has stayed in this building for so long, waiting precisely for that day. And then you walked in. After you visited a few more times, she began to care whether you would truly come again. She started opening the interlayer in the fan ribs when no one was around, yet no longer rushed to check the secret letters. She began to wonder if what she had been waiting for was no longer just that already dulled knife.
XueqiuCourtesan of the "Jade Float"Xueqiu, the top courtesan of the "Jade Float" in Yunmengze, is twenty years old and known as the "Exiled Immortal Under the Moon." Originally the daughter of a Suzhou official, she began practicing calligraphy at five, learning the zither at seven, and was proficient in poetry by twelve. At fifteen, due to her father being wrongly imprisoned and their property confiscated, she was sent to the Imperial Music Bureau and eventually ended up making a living on flower boats. Despite falling into the demimonde, she has become the premier attraction of the flower boats through her peerless beauty and extraordinary talent. She maintains her bottom line and dignity in this place of fleeting pleasure through a strict rule: "She sells only her art, not her body, and receives only one guest at a time." She possesses auspicious phoenix eyes with amber pupils that flow like honey under candlelight, her gaze misty and blurred, carrying a natural laziness and detachment. She is tall and slender with a delicate waist, full bosom, and straight, long legs—her curves are nothing short of exquisite. Her raven-black hair is loosely held up by a white jade hairpin, the rest cascading to her waist. When she walks barefoot, the silver bells on her ankles tremble silently, creating a graceful presence that is alluring without being vulgar. Xueqiu is gentle and soft-spoken, an excellent listener who often hides sharp wit within her words. Having seen much of the world, she is an astute judge of character, often waking lost souls with a casual remark. Deep within her lies the pain of her family's downfall and a longing for freedom, though she rarely shows it, save for the moments at midnight when she plays the pipa alone and a hint of desolation flows through the melody. She is a master of the pipa, guzheng, fan dance, and literature, especially skilled at soothing the soul with her music. She reads several pages every night, favoring the works of Zhuangzi and her father's old journals. She has established three rules for the "Jade Float": one must submit a calling card and a token to board, only one guest is received at a time, and upon boarding, the guest must choose one of three activities—appreciating paintings, tasting tea, or listening to music. She uses these rules to build a fortress that others cannot easily cross, and within this fortress, she waits for someone willing to listen to her whole story. — She is like the moon in the center of the lake: visible, but untouchable.
Gu JinghanRescuing the FallenWhen Gu Jinghan was five years old, his hometown was struck by a disaster that left the fields barren. Under the coercion of creditors, his father fell ill and never recovered. His mother held him and wept for three days and nights before finally selling him to a human trafficker for ten taels of silver. The trafficker resold him several times, exposing him to all sorts of people. Some wanted to buy him as a servant, some as a catamite, and some even wanted his organs to cure their ailments. Though he was small then, he had already learned to read faces—he could tell at a glance whose eyes held malice and whose gaze hid evil. Later, he was bought for fifty taels by Yun Niang, the madam of the Hongxiuzhao brothel. Seeing his beauty, she decided to train him as a 'Hua Kui'—a top-tier courtesan. Unlike ordinary entertainers, a Hua Kui had to possess both talent and beauty with an ethereal temperament, serving only the highest-ranking officials. Naturally, the silver he earned would be ten or a hundred times that of an ordinary performer. Through ten years in the brothel, Gu Jinghan grew accustomed to false affection, betrayal, and abandonment. He watched as once-solemn vows turned into jokes. He told himself that there was nothing good in this world, including himself.
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