some readers are a little confused it seems.
because the empress writes in her journal, she must've written about estrella's mother. her mother must've been the queen (lower than the empress) which is why the empress selina wasn't angry or mad for finding out about estrella. she must've been a legit child not an illegitimate one. it is just that because estrella's mother was shy and very closed off, when she died after giving birth- she might have just one person to attend to her then all the memories of her from other people were quickly wiped out. i think also it was for the emperor to figure out himself about his missing child and his dead queen. she must've love the emperor but maybe it was dangerous to receive the love so openly from him and the royal family, that is why she was such a closed off person.
honestly i love selina's character. she isn't the type to judge a person quickly. she also seems very knightly which is a rare character in these kind of stories.
anyway thanks for the translation team!! i've always enjoyed them.