Chapter 257: Side Story 3 (2/2)
Truthfully, she was behind Usually, it was coed in their teens and get e of 18 But the Imperial princess was about to celebrate her 20th birthday without a fiance She was really late
Thanks to that, the person as most troubled was Empress Leila If Elizabeth didn’t et troublesome
The reason for that was simple Elizabeth was a woman To marry her was to become the husband of the Euous position
Fundaly, so when they married, women becae could lead to the creation of a strong political rival It could even lead to the division of the state
That’s how it looked on the surface even for Leila and Milton, although in actuality, it was quite different for the, Milton and Leila had a close relationshi+p and even if they held equal authority, their realms of authority were coe of the e of the internal affairs of the Empire Neither encroached on the other’s territory But oal of protecting and developing the country fro the turbulent times that there had been little room for division and dissent
However, they couldn’t expect the sa from Elizabeth’s husband Now, the Lester Empire’s military poas under the jurisdiction of Grand Duke Forrest No matter who Elizabeth’s husband was, it was inty as it was done with Milton
So, if possible, they needed to decide on a husband before Elizabeth became an empress and very clearly draw the lines as to what the husband’s position hat his scope of authority was, and what his responsibilities were That hy they needed to hurry the wedding, no, the engagement as soon as possible…
‘But she has no interest in h
Requests for her hand inin not only from within the Lester Empire, but from all over the continent However, Elizabeth rejected all of them Appearance, bloodlines, ability, etc ingly, begging to love her, but Elizabeth was indifferent
It was inevitable that Empress Leila orried She had even consulted her husband Milton, but…
[Doesn’t a daughter live with her father for the rest of her life?]
Her only husband was no help in this reat Empire, but even if it was her, her children’s problem couldn’t be dealt with in a way she wanted
That hy she decided to take special measures
“Elizabeth von Lester”
“Don’t do that, Mother…”
When Leila said her full name with a solemn expression, Elizabeth’s face crumpled Usually, when herher to do so New Year’s banquet this year We will invite not only the country’s nobles and the members of the Northern parliament, but also all the royal families from the other countries”
“So?”
“I want you to find a husband frost them”
“Impossible”
“This is a command”
“Isn’t this tyranny?!”
“So what?”
“”
Even if they wereNo ot, her ain
“You’re too ainst her, but Leila responded without batting an eye
“I had no choice I didn’t want to do it like this either”
“”
“Well then, now that I’ve told you…”
Leila leisurely left her seat
Elizabeth dropped her head onto the tea table with a deep sigh
“Ah… I’h she didn’t fully understand as going on, young Sabria patted her sister on the head and comforted her
New Year’s banquet
As promised, Empress Leila sent out invitations to the entire continent Of course invitations went out to the nobles within the Empire, but they also went out to the royalty in other countries, particularly the young men Outwardly, it was a New Year’s banquet, but in actuality it was a social gathering to pick a husband for Elizabeth
‘If she can’t pick one here, then I’ to pick one at random’
Eht
“Greetings, Your I live Your Iht ss She looked around, then spoke with a slight frown
“Is the Imperial Princess still not here?”
“Yes, Your Ihness isn’t here yet”
“She just doesn’t give up Then immediately…”
Just as Leila was about to order someone to immediately fetch Elizabeth, a maid approached her
“Your… Your Imperial Majesty, there’s a problehness, Princess Elizabeth is…”
“Bess? What’s going on with her?”
As if she didn’t dare answer, the maid handed Leila a letter in response to Leila’s question
When Empress Leila read the letter…
<ul class="lst-kix_wqtz4fqorlkq-0 start"><li>To my dear and respected Mother</li></ul>
It’s sunny today and the country under Mother’s rule is peaceful and vibrant…
(oht about it, I realized that there was no co that Iout on a tour to find out the public’s sentiment in the northern part of the country on behalf of Mother Empress Once I’m done in the North, I think I’ll travel around the entire Empire, so it may take about a year or two
Please don’t worry about me
Love,
Elizabeth von Lester
PS If I find so him home as my husband Don’t be too mad
Crumple…
Queen Leila’s expression and the letter cruirl…”
In the end, vulgar words ca out of the mouth of the Empress of the Great Empire
No matter how old they were, children alorried their parents