Tears of a Courtesan

Plot Synopsis

Su San's original name was Zheng Lichun or Zhou Yujie. She was from Suzhou. Both of her parents died when she was five years old. Later, she was abducted and sold to the Suhuai brothel in Beijing, so she changed her surname to Su and was named Su San. "Yutangchun" was her stage name. Su San was born with natural beauty, intelligent and studious, and proficient in everything such as playing musical instruments, chess, calligraphy and painting. She got acquainted with Wang Jinglong, the son of the former Minister of Rites in Nanjing, when he went to the capital to take the imperial examinations...