The gatekeeper was the one to open the doors. As soon as he pulled them apart, he saw the tall figure standing outside.
It was the noble Crown Prince, dressed in dark cyan robes. His Jade Crown was beaded with the night's dew, which refracted the early morning sun with a cool glimmer.
Beneath the crown, his sharp, sword-like brows and fine eyelashes were dusted with frost, just like the embroidery on his shoulders.
It was impossible to tell how long Mo Lingwei had been standing there.
The gatekeeper rubbed his eyes. When he saw clearly that it was indeed Mo Lingwei, he quickly bowed and asked, his back bent, "Your Highness the Crown Prince, what brings you here? Are you here to see... to see the Chancellor?"
The gatekeeper had originally wanted to ask if Mo Lingwei was here to see the Princess.
But when he recalled the recent unpleasantness he'd heard about between the Princess and Mo Lingwei, he changed his question to ask about his master instead.
