The Divine Doctor and Adorable Consort: The Demonic Emperor is Too Cunning

Moreover, when he mentioned Yuan Yanran, the undisguised praise and admiration in his expression made it clear to everyone that he had taken a liking to this Miss Yuan.

The more Luo Qianhao praised Yuan Yanran, the uglier Emperor Mingde's expression became.

Is he simply not suited to interfere in his children's marriages?

The people I should have liked, I didn't like; the people I shouldn't have liked, I did.

Luo Qianhao used almost every word he could think of, but Yuan Yanran remained unmoved, and a deep sense of disgust flashed in the depths of her eyes.

Rather than hearing so many words of praise, she would rather hear Luo Qianmo's "acceptable."

Amidst Luo Qianhao's eloquent praise, Emperor Mingde couldn't help but interrupt him: "Hao'er, you do indeed have some remarkable insights into the music of the zither."

He let Luo Qianhao continue, knowing that he would then ask Luo Qianhao to arrange a marriage between him and Qin Yanran.

This was something he absolutely could not accept, especially since his eldest son was not worthy of a woman like Qin Yanran at all.

"Father, Miss Yuan is an unparalleled beauty, your son..."

Luo Qianhao understood Emperor Mingde's thoughts and thought that he couldn't see that his father wanted to marry Yuan Yanran to Luo Qianmo, so he naturally couldn't allow such a thing to happen.

Not to mention that the Yuan family, with its profound family background, is a great help, he cannot let Luo Qianmo have a beauty like Yuan Yanran.

Over the years, he had never been so devoted to any woman.

Why should the best things be given to Luo Qianmo? He's the one who deserves everything.

Emperor Mingde's expression darkened further. Just as he was about to interrupt Luo Qianhao, he heard a soft female voice slowly emerge.

"Your Majesty, I am deeply honored to receive Your Majesty's praise. I have only one request, and I hope Your Majesty will grant it."

The owner of that female voice was none other than Yuan Yanran.

Seeing Yuan Yanran's solemn expression, Emperor Mingde couldn't help but ask, "Miss Yuan, what is it you need?"

Although he was interrupted, Luo Qianhao was not angry but delighted, practically overjoyed.

He wondered if Yuan Yanran also had her eye on him, and whether her request was to ask his father to marry her to him.

Thinking of this possibility, Luo Qianhao looked at her expectantly, his expression excited.

"Your Majesty, I have only returned to visit my family. After that, I will return to the academy. Before I came back, I promised Dean Xu that I would take up a teaching position at the academy after my visit. Therefore, I humbly request Your Majesty to grant me permission to teach at the academy after my visit."

Yuan Yanran looked solemn, but Luo Qianhao was struck dumb.

He was full of anticipation, thinking that Yuan Yanran had feelings for him, but the truth was that she was unwilling to marry him?

Although she didn't say a single word of dissent, her meaning was clear to everyone.

She said she had come back to visit her family and would be leaving soon, and asked her father to allow her to leave. Wasn't this clearly telling the world that she had no intention of getting married?

Isn't this a blatant rejection for him?

Emperor Mingde was taken aback. In fact, Grand Tutor Yuan had mentioned this matter to him, but judging from Yuan Yanran's words, it seemed that if she met a man she liked, she would not return to the academy. Why was she bringing it up so openly now?

However, he could understand Yuan Yanran and was actually quite happy. She clearly didn't want her eldest son to marry her, fearing that he, the emperor, would betroth her to him. That's why she was in a hurry to tell everyone about it, which was a way of subtly rejecting her eldest son.

With this in mind, Emperor Mingde understood what he should do.

“Miss Yuan, since you have agreed to Dean Xu’s request and shown respect to your teacher as if he were a father, it is truly touching. Therefore, I grant your request.”

Emperor Mingde had other plans in mind. Although he agreed to Yuan Yanran's request, he would grant them a marriage once her relationship with Luo Qianmo developed. Yuan Yanran would then naturally not leave.

Even if they were to leave, they could postpone it, at least until after the two of them got married.

Therefore, let's put Luo Qianmo and Yuan Yanran's marriage on hold for now. There's no rush. We need to give the two children some time.

After he said that, those who had feelings for Yuan Yanran no longer dared to have any ideas.

"Your Majesty, I thank you for your grace." Yuan Yanran's expression remained unchanged, but she suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.

She truly looked down on the eldest prince, Luo Qianhao, so how could she possibly wrong herself?

She glanced at Luo Qianmo secretly, but to her surprise, he seemed not to have seen her at all, and did not care at all whether she left or stayed.

I couldn't help but feel a little sour.

Luo Qianhao looked dejected, and his gaze towards Yuan Yanran was tinged with sorrow.

Seeing her profile, so cool and pure, like a serene fairy, stirred his heart. But why was she so heartless towards him?

After this incident, those with a keen eye realized what was going on.

In order not to incur the emperor's wrath, they naturally dared not make any more moves on Yuan Yanran.

Later, Emperor Mingde arranged several more couples to be married, and these couples all expressed their gratitude with great joy, which finally eased his expression.

After that, Emperor Mingde turned his gaze to She Yuyan.

As She Yuyan was smiling, she felt Emperor Mingde's gaze and her heart skipped a beat.

She thought her father and Emperor Mingde had made it clear that her marriage should wait until she met the person she wanted to marry.

She was serious about all the princes, heirs, and young masters in Kyoto, but none of them met her standards. She really didn't have anyone she wanted to marry.

However, Emperor Mingde then asked, "Yu Yan, what do you think of the men of Yunyue?"

She Yuyan's true feelings weren't great; out of so many unmarried men in Kyoto, she only found two that she liked.

One is Gu Jinyi, and the other is Luo Qianmo.

Gu Jinyi was practically perfect without a single flaw, but she only admired him and had no romantic feelings for him. She always felt that this kind of person was like a celestial being who didn't eat the food of mortals, and was not suitable to be a husband who stayed with her in the mortal world.

As for Luo Qianmo, she was actually quite familiar with him, and her mother even had some connection with him. But for some reason, she was afraid of him more than she was of her mother, father, or even the emperor. Marrying Luo Qianmo would be more frightening than killing her.

But apart from those two, she really couldn't stand the rest of them.

"Your Majesty, the men of Yunyue are naturally full of vigor, possess both talent and virtue, and are of unyielding character," She Yuyan said reluctantly, having finally found a few words of praise.

Emperor Mingde smiled, quite satisfied with She Yuyan's response. Then, his gaze swept past her and moved towards the direction where the princes and heirs were.