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Chapter 1704: Why Haven'T You Come Out Yet?
Chapter 1704: Why Haven'T You Come Out Yet?
Chapter 1704: Why haven't you come out yet?
Not long after Stanley left, a maid suddenly came to report that the Imperial Grand Sacrifice was
requesting an audience. Upon hearing this, Selena immediately spoke without hesitation, "Tell them I'm
not here!"
The maid was about to reply when an elegant and aged female voice had already spoken first, "I'm
sorry, Your Majesty. Because I haven't seen you for a long time, I had to come in on my own. Please
forgive this old woman's intrusion."
Upon hearing this voice, Selena's eyelids twitched. She turned around with the most dignified and
ladylike smile on her face and said, "Why does the Imperial Grand Sacrifice have time to visit me
today?"
A white-haired woman with a dignified bearing sat in a wheelchair being pushed closer.
She held onto her cane and bowed respectfully towards Selena with a kind smile on her face
saying,"Mainly because Your Majesty has been too busy these past two months. This old woman has
requested an audience more than ten times but couldn't see you each time so she can only come
every day to ask."
Selena's eyelids twitched again as she replied,"The Empire has been busy these years; thank you for
your concern."
The woman smiled unchanged while speaking elegantly yet kindly,"Your Majesty should not neglect Upstodatee from Novel(D)ra/m/a.O(r)g
such important matters even if you are busy. As a young girl of twenty years old it is also time for you to
find yourself a boyfriend; as the Empress of our country it is crucial for your lifelong affairs."
In other words: Your Majesty should get married and have children.
Selena's smile almost went crazy inside but she tried hard to convince herself who had made great
contributions to the Empire - she could not be disrespectful or drive her away otherwise due to their
frequent reminders about marriage at such high frequency would make her go crazy.
It was probably because of what happened when she almost died on the battlefield which caused
psychological trauma among these elderly men and women resulting in her marriage being put on
schedule despite only being twenty years old.
Three days one big reminder; two days one small fuss - it wasn't just talk.
Selena's inner demons were raging like flipping tables but kept up appearances by maintaining serious
composure while saying,"Imperial Grand Sacrifice makes sense but now..."
As Selena tried to refuse, the woman smiled slightly. "I understand Your Majesty's concerns. It is
precisely because of the tense situation in the empire that you should have an heir as soon as
possible."
"The imperial bloodline is thin. In your father's generation, there were still Second Prince and Princess,
but in your generation, you are the only one left."
"If something happens to you, the empire will be shaken and it will not be conducive to stability."
"If you have children, Princess and Miss Regent will not act so recklessly."
"For the sake of peace and inheritance of the empire, please do not blame us old folks for being
meddlesome."
"There are many young talents in palace. Your Majesty should pay more attention to them recently,"
said the old woman.
At this point, she seemed unaware of Selena's black expression and her smile deepened. "If you're not
satisfied with anyone we suggest then let us help pick someone out for you," she added.
"It doesn't matter how many people you want to take on as heirs."
Upon hearing this last sentence, Selena's pretty face stiffened.
Seemingly aware of Selena's emotions reaching a critical point where she was about to snap back at
them any moment now; The old woman stopped talking and sighed softly: "Your Majesty please don't
blame us old folks for being meddlesome but just know that Miss Regent is coming back soon."
"Princess has been dormant for many years; her power is far from what You see on surface level
alone."
"Once You tear off your face with Miss Regent; The Empire will shake. If You win then everything will
be fine."
"But if anything happens again while we don't have a legitimate heir; The Empire shall experience a
change in dynasty."
"At that time; Bloodshed shall occur beyond what You can imagine even if it means thinking about Your
parents' well-being please keep this matter close at heart".
"Your Majesty, you have been intelligent since childhood and should know that we are not
exaggerating," the old woman said. "Please consider this carefully."
After finishing her words, the old woman bowed to Selena and said goodbye.
Selena watched as the old woman left, and her smile slowly disappeared from her face. She
instinctively raised her hand to touch the bite mark on her collarbone - a shallow mark that was almost
invisible on her fair skin if not looked at closely.
But Selena had never used medicine to remove it. Whenever she felt upset or alone, she would
subconsciously touch it and feel warm inside.
Looking down at the crescent-shaped scar on her collarbone, Selena whispered softly, "Why haven't
you come out yet?"
Although she didn't know who had left this scar on her collarbone, Selena knew that he must exist -
even if she couldn't remember him anymore.
She knew that there must have been a man whom she willingly allowed to leave this mark on her body.
Knowing herself well enough, if he wasn't important to her in any way, she wouldn't have let it stay
there - even if she couldn't remember him anymore.
As an Empress of the Empire, making a scar disappear was an easy task for Selena.
But in fact, she not only did not eliminate the scar, but also deliberately used medicine to prevent it from
healing completely, leaving this pale scar forever on her body.
Selena lowered her long eyelashes and clenched the flower in her hand.
In the evening, Selena sat alone by the pond, holding a flower and tearing it apart petal by petal. She
muttered softly to herself, "Will he come out? Will he not come out?"
When she reached the last petal, she said firmly, "He won't come out."
A few seconds later, Selena angrily threw the bare stem of the flower on the ground and stomped on it.
"No! No! Not at all!"
After stomping a few times, Selena deflated and hung her slender shoulders while looking at the
moonlight above her head. "Why aren't you coming out?"
After a moment's pause, she shouted fiercely again: "If you don't come out soon I'm going to get
married!"
When Stanley walked in he saw her sitting there talking to herself.
Stanley lowered his eyelashes and covered up his expression.
Although Selena had forgotten that man already subconsciously retained many habits from that year.
With her intelligence level surely having some suspicions deep down inside of herself for quite some
time now...
It's just...
As long as that man doesn't appear everything will remain unchanged.
Stanley walked over and asked softly: "I heard that today's big offering came again?"
Selena turned around and glared at him. "When did you learn how to stir things up?"
Stanley chuckled. "Do you really dislike the idea of getting married that much?"
Selena shook her head seriously. "You don't understand the annoyance of being pressured to get
married..."
As she spoke, she suddenly paused and turned curiously to look at the young man in front of her with
her dark, clear eyes. "Speaking of which, Stanley, you're already 26 years old. How come you haven't
gotten a wife yet?"