By the time Xu Yi left the Steel Pipe Processing Factory under the Ireland United Merchant Guild, he had regained his composure.
Yet countless questions still swirled in his mind.
He had known Freeman for quite some time and knew how cautious he was. He would never speak carelessly.
Although Freeman said he had picked up the news from rumors printed in a few tabloids, the fact that he had mentioned it meant he clearly believed it, lending it some credibility.
If the news was nothing but a rumor, that would be the end of it.
But what if it was true...
Xu Yi's expression became extraordinarily complicated and strange.
Wasn't this... utterly ridiculous?
Servini was still single!
There had long been all kinds of speculation within the Lampari Kingdom about Servini's marriage, and quite a few people hoped that their esteemed queen would settle on a marriage soon, preferably have children, and thus establish the Lampari Kingdom's next successor.
Before Servini ascended the throne, the Lampari Kingdom had suffered two successive upheavals. Now, no one in the kingdom wanted another problem over the succession.
Although the former king, Eric, had left behind a son, it was clear that the boy could not inherit the throne. The most suitable candidate would naturally be Queen Servini's own child.
If Servini decided to marry and publicly announced which man she had chosen, everyone in the Lampari Kingdom would probably rejoice.
But if news broke that Servini was already pregnant before she had even settled on a marriage, the reaction within the Lampari Kingdom would be hard to predict.
Social attitudes on the Sains Continent had always been fairly permissive, and aristocratic circles were even more chaotic.
On the surface, however, everyone still tried to observe tradition and avoid breaking it.
Nobles could