Princess and the General

that they were more mature than others their age.
It seems that regardless of whether it’s boys or girls, that’s a common occurrence for all children.”

Yu Fu was dazed then angrily puffed up her cheeks in and snorted at him.

“I am not a little child!”

When they arrived outside Guang Sha Study, Yu Fu brushed her hair and asked Gu ShuBai: “Eldest brother, my hair isn’t messy, right?”

Gu ShuBai was about to take her to see Lin FengMiao.
She needed to pay close attention to her appearance.

“It’s not at all messy.
It’s extremely nice.”

But he really wanted to reach out and mess it up.
What sort of mentality was this?

As usual, Lin FengMiao was stretching in the wing of the backyard.
The white-haired old man stretched his body without any haste.
It seemed to have a unique style.

With a sweeping gaze, he saw Gu ShuBai and instantly began to smile.
The wrinkles on his face resembled a blooming golden chrysanthemum.

“ShuBai, why have you come back today?”

Comparing the look in Lin FengMiao’s eyes when he saw Gu ShuBai to when he saw Gu WenQing, Yu Fu finally realized that his favorite pupil was definitely not Gu WenQing.
It was Gu ShuBai.

Seeing that he was leading Yu Fu by the hand, Lin FengMiao’s look of joy dissipated just a little.

“Student greets Teacher Lin.”

Yu Fu walked out and respectfully performed a greeting.
There was none of the innocence or shamelessness that she displayed in front of Gu ShuBai.

Catching her off guard, Teacher Lin also smiled at her.

“ShuBai, are you worried that this old man will bully this little sister, thus you personally brought her to the study?”

Gu ShuBai saw his expression and came to an understanding, saying with a smile: “How could that be.
Teacher is a talented scholar who has taught all kinds of students and thus can teach to a student’s level.
But Yu Fu feels that her initial appearance stirred up some trouble and feared that Teacher would be unhappy, thus she had me come with her to apologize.”

“Hah, it’s not like that.”

Lin FengMiao waved his hand, turning around and retrieving two pieces of paper.
On them were the girl’s elegant writing.

The penmanship was orderly while the characters were unrestrained.
The style was also more refined than that of a hermit.
If it was not for the slight immaturity, it would definitely be considered exceptionally beautiful handwriting.

“This is…”

“This is what Yu Fu wrote yesterday.
Teacher Zhou gave it to me last night.
He also told me about Yu Fu’s understanding of the words Guang Sha.
Yu Fu, can you recite it for us again?”

After saying this, he handed the paper to Gu ShuBai then placed his hands behind his back and slightly leaned over to smile at Yu Fu.

Yu Fu nodded and recounted what she had told Zhou SiDao, providing her understanding of Guang Sha Study.

Gu ShuBai looked at the words on the two pieces of paper, and the corners of his lips slowly crept up.
There seemed to be a light that burned in his eyes.

“Very well said.
Teacher, what do you think?”

He looked toward Teacher Lin, and the latter nodded while brushing his beard.

“To say something offensive, though Gu Xiang and Gu Yi have been studying with me, if this question was asked of them, it’s unlikely that they could provide a more thorough explanation than Yu Fu.
I originally thought that Lord Marquis also forgot the goal of the study, actually sending a girl that he is doting on to play at my school, sullying the words ‘Guang Sha’.”

“After hearing Yu Fu’s insights, I know that it was my pettiness that misjudged Lord Marquis’ gentlemanly heart.
As long as the student is as good a female student as Yu Fu, I will definitely do my all to provide instruction.”

TN: The title is a reference to the poem tied to the school’s name.