Court courtesans were won working as entertainers in the palace.
They were similar to the geisha in Yui is previous world who entertained guys by singing and dancing and even accepted male custors for the night.
And just like geisha, the people who beco courtesans were criminals or won who were sold as collaterals for debt.
However, the difference between a harlot and a courtesan was that the latter also included those proficient in the performing arts.
Even the singers, master musicians and actresses were referred to as courtesans.
People like Yui i thought it was such a crude way of classifying people because of this point.
And while commoner courtesans mainly worked in bedchambers, court courtesans were not employed for such purposes, and their job was purely to liven up banquets with their singing, dancing and performances with musical instrunts.
Well, the Inner Palace can be considered as the emperor and the crown princes bedroom, after all.
There was no way the empress would allow that.
Won enter the Inner Palace as court courtesans either because they beca criminals after their families lost in the war, or when they were sent as gifts from the lords.
Court courtesans didnt serve and work in the sa way as court ladies and maids, but they didnt differ from the other won living in the Inner Palace in that they could also beco concubines if the emperor fancied them.
They had a slightly different status than the court ladies and the maids.
And for so reason, one such court courtesan was currently here, at the trash burning site.
She was probably around 25 to 30 years old.
She wasnt here to burn trash; she was just sitting in the corner of the fence, staring blankly into space while surrounded by trash.
What is she doing?
Yui i was bothered about her, but she had to burn the fallen leaves she was carrying first.
Oopsie.
She lowered the basket she was carrying behind her back then turned it over the burnt spot and covered that place with the dry leaves. She promptly set it on fire using the flint in the burning site, and her preps were done.
She waited until all the leaves were burned. The leaves were very dry, so she just had to poke and stir them with a stick and they turned to ashes soon enough.
She placed the sweet potatoes among the ashes from the freshly burnt leaves. All she had to do now was to wait for the heat from the ashes to warm the sweet potatoes down to its core.
Hum, hum, hum~
Ti was also of essence in the pursuit of deliciousness, in order to make tasty food.
Yui i could brave the cold wind blowing on her, all for the sake of baked sweet potatoes.
.She couldnt help but drool when the sweet sll of sweet potatoes wafted from the midst of the ashes.
So fragrant.
Suddenly, the courtesan that had already beco part of the scenery in Yui is eyes mumbled.
Its almost done, so even if you say that, I wont give you any!
It wasnt because of gluttony, but because the coldness made her stomach rumble.
No, apparently, she also said that sumr was hot so it made her hungry.
She was in her growth period, so she was hungry all year round.
Yui i took a peek at the court courtesan, and she was taken aback. The woman was still staring blankly at space while huddled in the corner, and she didnt look like she wanted the sweet potatoes.
Did she simply express her thoughts about the fragrant sll?
The woman didnt open her mouth again, so Yui i turned her attention towards the freshly baked sweet potatoes.
Oh goody, its perfectly done!
She used the stick to grope around the ashes, and discovered that they were nicely done.
Yui i pushed the ashes away, then she picked the freshly baked potato with a cloth, while saying hot, hot. She was about to sink her teeth in, when
Yui i was bothered about the courtesan who had lted into the scenery.
What on earth happened, and why is she here?
She was all alone in this solitary place that people didnt frequent, and she didnt even do anything but just stare into space. Her current plight couldnt help but attract the gazes of those around her.
Yui i couldnt concentrate on the tasty sweet potato while soone was being all gloomy beside her.
And so, Yui i approached that court courtesan.
Ahm, would you like to have so?
She offered one-third of the baked sweet potato to her.
Yui i didnt divide the sweet potato in half because of a simple reason. She felt that she was justified even if she took the bigger portion, since she was also the one who prepared and baked it.
In short, gluttony won.
The woman t Yui is eyes for the first ti.
She had that forlorn, pitiful eyes that could make you feel gloomy.
she got quite a pair of botherso eyes.
Yui is brows shot up slightly. The girl stretched her thin arm and touched the cloth wrapping the baked potato with her hand that was barely peeking out of her sleeve.
warm.
A hoarse voice spilled that out of her mouth.
Its because its freshly baked.
Yui i replied, as if it was natural.
T/N: Geisha and Court Courtesans
Geisha
Courtesan
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