The visage of springtime longing on the face of Lin Qianqing instantly gave Gu Youyou a headache.
The one known for his purity and ability to charm people was mostly Jin Ziyuan, the rascal.
It was his people who had caused trouble that day, how did Lin Qianqing come to see it?
Gu Youyou sighed, "Those robbers are all desperate felons, you mustn’t fantasize about them. People like them have no future."
Lin Qianqing asked in confusion, "They were just causing a ruckus, they wouldn’t dare really do anything to me, cousin has already figured out who those people are."
Oh dear, girl, how stupid is your cousin to believe?
Unfortunately, Gu Youyou couldn’t explain this to her and said, "Just listen to your sister; if you do take a liking to someone, even if it’s not your cousin, it cannot be those robbers."
Gu Youyou felt that she had truly missed out on quite a spectacle by going to Qi Mountain, yet she was unaware that the little girl’s depression and anxiety were not due to being confined in the Prince Residence, but rather from lovesickness.
Thinking about it, Lin Qianqing was only fifteen or sixteen years old, a girl this age would just be starting high school in modern times. Young girls at the dawn of their romantic awakening are the most susceptible to temptation, and for someone like Qianqing, who also harbored some rebellious feelings, a bad boy, a little mysterious, a man with good looks like Jin Ziyuan, proved fatally enticing to her.
Gu Youyou wondered if her warning had any effect. In her view, it was fine for Lin Qianqing to make a fuss over anything else; she would support her decision, except falling for Jin Ziyuan was out of the question.
That guy had no future—he was even more tragic than she was. If they failed, perhaps he would really be taken by the devious old Yu Jizi, who would exchange their souls—oh heavens, the thought was terrifying.
Having not visited the Imperial Palace for a long time, Gu Youyou rested at the Lin Residence for a few days, prepared the medicine, and after arranging some simple lessons for the children, she went to the palace.
The connection to the Imperial Palace couldn’t be severed for now.
The two children hadn’t seen Gu Youyou for a while and were extremely happy.
They were still young, especially Cui Yingying. Her family was teaching her their ancestral medical skills, and at her age, learning the basic concepts and simple medical theory sufficed.
As for the Ninth Princess Jin Liuying, she seemed timid in front of the noble ladies in the palace, but in private, she loved to draw mountains and rivers, even though she had never truly seen such landscapes. She could only gaze at the paintings on the walls and use her imagination.
This time, Gu Youyou brought her numerous copies of paintings about rivers and mountains from all across Zhuzhao Country, including a wide variety of landscapes in a thick album, which would delight her for a long time.
"Master, the snow mountains here are so much prettier than the snow at the palace," she said.
Gu Youyou stroked her hair and said, "Princess, you’re still young. When you grow up, you can go see them with your own eyes."
Jin Liuying lowered her gaze and then asked excitedly, "Are they even more beautiful than in these paintings?"
Gu Youyou replied, "Of course, Zhuzhao Country’s landscapes are very beautiful."
"Have you seen them all, Master?"
Gu Youyou shook her head, "Zhuzhao Country is so vast, how could I have seen everything? I’ve only seen some. But there are tales of it everywhere! The grasslands in the north, the magnificent mountains and rivers in the south, the vast desert in the west, and the big seas in the east. All are views unmatched by neighboring nations!"
Cui Yingying, who had been earnestly studying a medical book, turned her head and said to Gu Youyou, "Master, my aunt said that I can go out into the world at fifteen and only return to serve in the palace at eighteen. I will have three years to witness the landscapes of Zhuzhao Country."