Xin He had guessed long ago that in such a family alliance, there was no chance for children to resist, even for the Great Prince.
Now the Song Family was thriving. The eldest legitimate daughter of the Song Family had married into the palace and become the beloved Imperial Noble Consort Shu. The only other legitimate daughter of the Song Family was Song Yalin. The Empress naturally wanted to draw the power of the Song Family. This marriage was definitely to be arranged.
What the Empress didn't know was that the Song Family had long been divided, this marriage with the second branch of the Song family wouldn't bring any real influence from the Song family, because the main branch of the Song Family was under Mu Houchu's control.
But those were events of the future.