Inside Chang Le Palace, Liu Hong's mindset also changed slightly. Since he couldn't avoid it, he might as well take a good look at his future wives. It wouldn't be a bad thing.

On the other side, Madam Yin, who was introduced by Dou Miao first, was overjoyed and quickly pulled her daughter forward to bow to Liu Hong.

"Greetings, Your Majesty!!"

"Madam Yin, you may dispense with the formalities!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Liu Hong smiled and nodded, then turned his gaze to Yin Lan, who was standing next to Madam Yin.

"Hmm, well-proportioned features, beautiful eyebrows and eyes, pretty!"

Looking at Yin Lan's handsome face, Liu Hong couldn't help but admire her.

Then Dou Miao pointed to the second lady and introduced her:

"This is Madam Fan, and next to her is her daughter, Fan Xing, who is thirteen years old. She is virtuous and skilled at cooking..."

"Hmm, dignified and elegant, fair-skinned and beautiful, she's a real beauty!"

Liu Hong looked at Fan Xing with a smile and made his own assessment.

"This is Madam Guo, and next to her is her daughter..."

"Hmm... lively and cute, not bad!"

Liu Hong nodded.

Dou Miao introduced the girls to Liu Hong one by one, and Liu Hong admired them while making his own judgments.

Dou Miao and Dong Shi had been keeping a close eye on Liu Hong's situation. When they noticed that Liu Hong's gaze remained calm and unchanging, they couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

Finally, Dou Miao pointed to the Song family mother and daughter on the far left, and then laughed and said:

"This is Madam Song, and next to her is her daughter, Song Yue. She has been well-versed in poetry and literature since childhood. She is dignified, quiet, well-behaved, sensible, and understanding. The sachet embroidered with plum blossoms that we saw earlier was made by her."

As Dou Miao introduced the item, she also mentioned the sachet from before.

"oh?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Hong's heart stirred, and he immediately looked up.

Madam Song quickly pulled Song Yue closer to pay her respects.

"Greetings, Your Majesty!!"

"As pure as jade, as clear as the moon!"

The moment Liu Hong saw Song Yue, he paused, and unconsciously made this assessment in his mind.

Although Song Yue's appearance was not as pretty and beautiful as the previous girls.

However, in Liu Hong's eyes, this woman gave people a very quiet and elegant feeling. Looking at Song Yue, he felt as if he smelled the fragrance of orchids, and his heart unconsciously became calm.

This made Liu Hong, who was always busy with both mental and physical labor, quite enjoy this feeling.

For a moment, Liu Hong just stared blankly at Song Yue, forgetting to tell them to get up.

Feeling Liu Hong's gaze, Song Yue blushed and lowered her head shyly.

Seeing Liu Hong's infatuated expression, Dou Miao and Dong Shi couldn't help but smile knowingly.

In their eyes, there was no doubt that their son had taken a liking to someone else's daughter, and all their efforts had not been in vain.

"What is the emperor standing there for?"

Dou Miao then looked at Liu Hong with an amused expression and waved her hand in front of him.

"Ah? Oh, Madam Song, no need for formalities!"

Liu Hong then came to his senses and quickly helped Song Yue and her daughter to get up.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!!"

Madam Song, with a delighted expression, pulled Song Yue back to their original position.

Dou Miao then looked at the group of ladies and said with a smile:

"Alright, it's getting late, you should head back now!"

"Yes, we shall take our leave!"

After bowing to Liu Hong, Dou Miao, and Dong Shi, the group walked out of Chang Le Palace led by palace maids.

Once only the mother and her two children remained in the palace, Dou Miao looked at Liu Hong and said with a smile:

"Hong'er has really grown up. Not only does he stare at girls, he's actually become infatuated with them!"

"Yes, after the New Year, Hong'er will be fourteen, fifteen, or sixteen years old (by Chinese reckoning). It's time for him to fulfill his childhood dream of having a beautiful wife and concubines!"

Dong, who was standing to the side, also laughed and chimed in, forcibly raising Liu Hong's age by three years according to the common saying.

Thinking of Liu Hong's silly look when he saw Song Yue, Dou Miao and Dong Shi couldn't help but tease her.

"Uh... Mother, what are you saying? They and I are still so young, this matter..."

Faced with the teasing of the two mothers, and recalling his earlier lapse in composure, Liu Hong suddenly felt extremely embarrassed.

"You're not young anymore. The other day, that old fellow Hu Guang even submitted a memorial to your mother, saying that the emperor's lack of a son is detrimental to the country, and requesting that your mother find you an empress as soon as possible so that you can quickly give birth to a prince, thus stabilizing the foundation of the country and reassuring the hearts of the people!"

"Uh... isn't he busy enough with the assessments? Why bring this up again?"

When Dou Miao mentioned that Hu Guang was pressuring him to get married and have children again, Liu Hong felt a headache coming on.

Dou Miao sighed softly, "Alas, the imperial family has no private matters. Hong'er should still recruit some noble people into the inner palace as soon as possible to appease the hearts of the officials."

Even if we don't establish an empress right now, we can raise them first and then decide later when they're older!

"Let's keep it for now...?"

Upon hearing Dou Miao's words, Liu Hong was speechless. It felt like she had taken over the place first.

"Yes, Hong'er, you're so busy all the time. If you let those girls into the palace, they could at least keep us company and have some conversation, right?"

Dong, standing to the side, also looked at Liu Hong with a resentful expression.

"Alright...then let's wait until after the New Year, and everything will be decided by Mother and Mother..."

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