The Empress Dowager wasn't really concerned about who taught Gu Youyou her skills over the years; she simply thought Youyou was intelligent and studious, which led to her achievements.
"How old is Doctor Gu this year? Has she been promised to someone?"
Women, no matter their age, get curious once they are in a good mood, and they love to gossip about such matters when they do.
Gu Youyou said helplessly, "I am twenty-one this year and have not yet been betrothed."
After calculating, it had been three winters since she came here—three years in all. By nominal age, she was already twenty-one.
In this place, a twenty-one-year-old unmarried woman was rare indeed, and it was inevitable that she would become the subject of gossip.
As expected, once her age was revealed, it stunned everyone in the room.