The next day, Mingshu truly kept her promise and invited two masters into the palace for on-site teaching.
Of course, this required Si Chu's consent. At first, when Si Chu heard about her purpose, he was somewhat astonished, but his acceptance was clearly higher than that of Zhang Dequan, who was so shocked his eyes were bulging. After only a brief ponder, he agreed and also not forget to clear his throat, casually reminding her:
"Don't force yourself if you can't learn."
He had initially acted on a whim, harboring the intent to make things difficult and never really expected that she, with her small arms and legs, could learn it; yet, to his surprise, she took the matter to heart.
The complexity of Si Chu's feelings at that moment was hard to articulate.
If this had been anyone else, wouldn't they have tried every possible way to avoid it? But here she was, approaching the situation proactively without even a mention from him.
