As the You family members sized up the three under the eaves, Zhao Douan was similarly scrutinizing these western relatives.
He was not wearing an official robe, but rather a comparatively simple and elegant long robe that concealed the muscular contours of his body.
From the outside, he looked less like a martial artist or government officer and more like a scholar.
With his powdered face, he indeed fit the stereotype of a "pretty boy."
Beside him, You Jinhua and her daughter were also dressed to impress.
Her voluptuous and beautiful stepmother wore her favorite dark green printed long skirt made of Shu brocade bestowed by the palace, emanating extreme dignity and elegance.
Her black hair was styled into a married woman's bun, adorned with a heavy golden hairpin, and on her hands placed in front of her, she wore jade bracelets that were part of an apology gift from the Dong family.