Crown Prince Feng Shun didn't have a harsh reputation, thus the Nobles were still a bit hopeful.
But even if they couldn't claim Lin Mu, it didn't mean they couldn't approach his companions. The nobles quickly discovered that Lu Xu, Qian Wen, and the Ming Sisters were all sponsored by other aristocrats and nobles.
Negotiations started among the nobles to try and claim them, but success was out of their reach.
The nobles who had sponsored Lin Mu's companions weren't blind and knew that their benefit was to hold on to them rather than sell them to others.
Of course, Lin Mu and his companions had no idea the kind of stress they were causing to the nobles and aristocrats. And even if they did know about it, there was no way they would care a single bit about it. After all, their benefits were all locked together thus it didn't make sense to change the sponsorship again.
