Anji woke up to the smell of ink instead of incense. Curious, she rolled herself off the bed and saw Gu Ying whispering to the maids, passing them a new sheet of paper with a drawing. It seemed like something fun, so the young princess crept up to them silently to take a closer look.
"What's that? Is this a martial arts comic book?" she asked, clambering to the nearby stool for a better look, mindful of the ink slab.
Startled by her student's sudden appearance, Gu Ying jolted and left an unsightly stain on an unfinished page. Despite ruining her work in the past ten minutes, the teacher's aide did not scold Anji. She appeared slightly embarrassed after getting discovered.
"It's a picture book," Gu Ying explained with a small trace of smile on her face. "I thought you might still be confused even after this morning's explanation, so I prepared something similar to a martial manual with the maids to help you revise it."
