And the people of the Marquis Residence, loving the house and its crows, had never made things difficult for her on account of Jin Zijin; at worst, they just thought her a country bumpkin ignorant of proper manners.
"Mm, come with me," Marquess Yue gestured invitingly.
Gu Youyou followed Marquess Yue into the house with trepidation, and then into the study.
On the broad desk lay neatly-sharpened charcoal, brushes, paper, and various colored paints.
Uh, Gu Youyou was stupefied.
It wasn't her fault her mind raced; just now, Marquess Yue had been engrossed in a painting of a beauty. Before Gu Youyou entered, he had clearly been lost in contemplation. Recalling how she had captivated everyone with her charcoal drawing on New Year's Eve, she assumed that besides the old Marchioness, Marquess Yue too must have been unable to forget the Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady she had fabulated.
"Do you want me to draw the Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady for you?" Gu Youyou asked.
