Chapter 716. Finally Seeing His Daughter

The head housekeeper made a slow round through the room, flipping through everyone’s files before speaking. “All single women, step forward.”

Those who were unmarried looked thrilled as they took a step ahead. They thought being single would make them the most desirable choice. But the next words out of the housekeeper’s mouth crushed that hope. “You’re all dismissed. Step back.”

The single women froze for a moment, then walked out, faces pale with disappointment. Only a dozen women remained, all of them married.

The housekeeper walked past them, stopping to point at a few. “You, you, and you. Step forward.”

The chosen women looked respectable and well-kept. Even with age, their features hinted at the beauty they once had. But they, too, were dismissed.

One woman dared to ask why. The housekeeper gave her a cold look. “You may be married, but you reek of perfume and powder. The royal family doesn’t need women who only know how to dress up.”

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