The Younger Branch and Third Branch had been standing outside Deer Song Courtyard the whole time.
With His Highness the Crown Prince seated, they dared not sit. They all stood in neat rows behind him.
It was the first time the Old Madam had stood for so long, and she nearly fainted.
The Old Madam: Who told me to come watch the show?! Huh?!
I didn't get a show, and my legs nearly broke from standing. Are you happy now?!
The Younger Branch: "Mother, be patient. Until the very last moment, we haven't lost!"
The Third Branch: "Exactly, exactly. His Highness the Crown Prince is so unpredictable. How could he wait six hours just for Fifth Miss to wake up?"
His Highness must be saving up a big move!
The Old Madam: "You have a point!"
A ruler's mind is unfathomable!!
The Younger Branch, Third Branch, and Old Madam stood there for seven hours, eagerly anticipating Fifth Miss's misfortune, before Jian Ruonan finally woke.
After waking, Jian Ruonan saw a row of people standing at her courtyard entrance and looked rather bewildered. "If you have nothing to do, go find a job. Why are you all keeping watch in my courtyard?"
With His Highness the Crown Prince present, the Younger Branch, Third Branch, and Old Madam dared not speak out of turn. They all looked toward him.
Here it comes, here it comes! Fifth Miss, prepare to face His Highness's wrath!
Dantai Mo swept a cold gaze over them. "You may leave."
The Younger Branch, Third Branch, and Old Madam: "..."
Leave? We stood here for seven hours for nothing?!
No one dared defy His Highness's order. The Younger Branch, Third Branch, and Old Madam were about to slink away when Dantai Mo stopped them again. "Old Madam, wait a