Yue Mingxuan rose and retreated a few steps to stand beside Shang Qinghua.
Gongsun Xing arrived quite late, he looked like as though he had not fully woken up.
He yawned while bowing to the Emperor, then shuffled over to stand next to Yue Mingxuan.
"Why are you so sleepy?" Yue Mingxuan asked in confusion.
Gongsun Xing shot him a look as though he were an idiot.
Shang Qinghua, however, chuckled and said lightly, "Wang Jian didn't come today. You should be able to figure it out from that."
Yue Mingxuan still did not understand at first.
After thinking it over for quite some time, realization suddenly dawned on him.
His face flushed slightly and he lowered his head while fiddling with his sleeve.
Above him, Shang Qinghua muttered, "Idiot," while lightly tapped his head with his folding fan.
Yue Mingxuan shot him a sideways glare.
That scene fell squarely into Rong Tieshan's eyes.
