Chapter205

"So please, I beg you, let me still come to you in the future, alright? Your Majesty, don't worry, I won't bother you when there's nothing important. I only hope that if something ever happens to me one day, there will still be a place I can turn to and seek your help."

"I'm begging you, Your Majesty. Just this once. Please have mercy on me."

Elara left Imani's courtyard but still left behind a palace token.

With this token, Imani could go to the palace gates at any time and ask the palace attendants to deliver a message.

After Elara left, Imani stepped forward and carefully picked up the token. Along with the integration contract Elara had given him, he held them to his chest as if they were the most precious things.

"Young Master... are we really leaving the Princess's residence?"

The little attendant standing beside Imani asked this with some discomfort.

He had never seen his young master like this before. Even when fighting his way up the ranks in the Imani household, he could kneel to others, but he never once showed the humble, cautious, and deeply pleading expression he had when looking at Her Majesty just now.

Young Master truly loved Her Majesty.

The little attendant had been terrified of the Princess when he first arrived, but later... the Princess had detoxified his young master. Now that she was Empress, she still remembered his young master and gave him something he once wouldn't have dared to dream of — a stable place to live.

The little attendant felt that his young master hadn't loved the wrong person. Her Majesty really was an extraordinary person.

But unfortunately, Her Majesty was still Her Majesty. Her status was like the sky. And she was surrounded by many stunning men. The gap between his young master and Her Majesty... was simply too large.

"No, we're not leaving," Imani stood up after staying on the ground for a long time, holding the things in his arms.

He looked down at the box in his arms, his gaze full of tenderness and longing. "But since Her Majesty dislikes it, we really can't stay here and bother her."

"Help me pack. We'll go to the place Her Majesty gave me."

Imani gently stroked the box in his arms and looked up at the little attendant. "Her Majesty is someone with great vision. Only those who are useful can gain her attention and favor."

"I was born in a flower house anyway. Now I'll use what Her Majesty gave me to open a new one."

"It'll be right here in Plumera City. From now on, we'll focus on collecting all the information that flows through the flower house."

When Imani's courtyard was completely emptied, the Princess's residence, already quiet, became even more silent.

This left Francis, who had just stepped into the gates of the residence, slightly stunned.

What was going on?

Why did the Princess's residence feel so empty?

For the past few months, Francis had basically been staying at the Qi household and the military camp outside the city.

Since Elara was away in the southern region and not at the residence, no one was watching him, so he just went wherever he felt most comfortable.

But after all, he still held the identity of a male companion in the Princess's rear courtyard, so technically, he should have returned every few days.

These past few months, since Elara wasn't around, he had only come back a few times.

Now that Elara had returned and become Empress, and had even brought so much honor and high status to the Qi family.

Francis couldn't say he wasn't happy. So after finishing today's matters, he obediently returned to the Princess's residence. He planned to behave better the next time he saw Elara and stop acting the way he used to.

But... had the residence been robbed or hit by disaster? Why did it feel like everyone had left?

After finally grabbing a cleaning servant in the residence, Francis immediately asked his question.

The little servant replied, "Young Master, Young Master Mathias and Young Master Oswyn have both moved into the palace with Her Majesty. Just now, Her Majesty even came to visit Young Master Imani personally. Then Young Master Imani packed up and left too, probably also taken into the palace."

"As for the other young masters in the courtyard, it seems they all received imperial decrees from Her Majesty too. They'll probably be moving into the palace soon. But I'm just a cleaning servant, so I don't know the exact details."

After speaking, the little servant gave a bow and left. Francis stood there in a daze for a long time, and the happy look on his face slowly faded.

What did that mean? Why had she taken all the other men into the palace, but he hadn't received a single word?

Even though... he didn't really want to move into the palace either, but now that everyone else had been chosen and he was the only one left... how could that not feel bad?

Could it be that she knew he hadn't been around the residence for the past few months and was deliberately trying to provoke him?

Francis frowned. True, he had been absent for quite a while these past months, but... it wasn't like he had completely forgotten his identity.