After the death of your parents, the emperor took advantage of the incident to force you to marry any man you wanted.

"If the man you want to marry refuses, his family will have to provide compensation once a month...so choose your man wisely, Estella." A gaze full of insults and intimidation...again the emperor is trying to humiliate you and humiliate you.

He sat on the throne waiting for your answer while you continued to think