The girls who were at the marriageable age took sneak peeks at the emperor while the younger ones who didn't know much about the world looked the jade-like gentleman Zhou Sheng.
When Zhou Sheng had entered the gardens, Ning Fu - who had been sitting at the furthest and the most secluded corner in the banquet, had looked at him with a critical eye.
This boy was supposed to be entered into Ning Clan's genealogy book and Ning Fu sympathised with the boy for not having the support of a big clan behind him but when he thought of sharing his family with the said person and again watched how His Majesty excused his late arrival without a word of reprimand, he felt unwillingness in his heart.
Meanwhile, the misses around Cheng Ru had been discussing His Majesty in soft whispers.
