As the Sixth-Rank Imperial Censor Lin Tianda entered, Zhuang Mingyue didn't even plan to rise. She merely sat there and cupped one hand in the other before her as a gesture of respect, considering her courtesy done.
Lin Rui had initially intended to stand up, but with a sidelong glance from Zhuang Mingyue, he realized he did not need to be too courteous to this Imperial Censor Lin and thus remained seated without moving.
He was now a member of the royal city's authority, holding the title of Seventh-Rank Martial Virtue Capital Commandant; he was an official, with a status on par with Zhuang Mingyue's, the Seventh-Rank Circuit Inspector.
Lin Rui inwardly sighed in admiration; they say that those from the Great Song's royal city's authority are exceptionally arrogant, even more so than crabs on land, and indeed, they were extraordinary upon first meeting.
