"Have you come to pay respects to Consort Ming Guipin?" Fourth Master sat down and observed the few people below.
Ru Daying, who had a title after all, replied, "In answer to His Majesty the Emperor, we servants are here to pay respects to Consort Ming Guipin, unaware we would encounter His Majesty."
"Hmm, you are considerate. Now that you've paid your respects, you may leave first," Fourth Master waved his hand.
Ru Daying promptly rose to respond affirmatively and left with the other two.
Ning Daying and Guo Daying both looked back, while Ru Daying, frowning with her head down, walked straight away.
After walking a great distance, Ru Daying finally took deep breaths.
His Majesty looked at Consort Ming Guipin with such tenderness he seemed to drip with kindness, but treated them as if he didn't recognize them at all.
Ning Daying and Guo Daying had their own thoughts and paid no mind to her reaction.
