Fragrance Tower is one of the Capital City's Twelve Floors.
The New Year was approaching, and the new pre-selected top courtesan had already been chosen. To be precise, she was elected. This election wasn't just by a few people, but by a large group over multiple rounds. She was chosen by masters of zither, chess, calligraphy, painting, song, and dance, endorsed by various scholars and poets, and only finalized after wealthy merchants had showered her with gold and silver.
You could say that a top courtesan had to prove herself far superior to the others in every aspect, so her inherent value was naturally extremely high.
Of course, since it was a pre-selection, things could still change. On the day of her debut, if someone else surpassed the pre-selected candidate, that person would become the new top courtesan.
