"Shangpai" is a term referring to the debut of a courtesan at a brothel, the moment she begins taking her first clients. Whether they are refined scholars or unrefined commoners, men are always keen to be the first to "open" a debutante, willing to spend a fortune just for the pleasure of it.
"Are you satisfied with the beauty I sent you last time, Prime Minister?"
"You mean Yu Shishi?" Cao Ziheng furrowed his brow slightly. "I had actually forgotten her name. I only recall she was the previous head courtesan at Huaman Building."
Chapter 67