Into The Rose Garden - Chapter 12Vol. 5 ITRG Volume 5 .2

... only a mere gentry. That was a lame excuse.

“From the imperial family? Then shouldn’t you be there right away?”

“I will be entering the palace tomorrow.”

“I apologize for asking a busy man to come here.”

“Not at all. I don’t know about anyone else, but if it’s the Viscount Derbyshire’s call, of course I’ll come. And this is a prior arrangement too.”

Viscount Derbyshire was delighted to hear that Bendyke had rejected the imperial family ...