So this is what I think happened.
1. The empress consort poisoned herself or the emperor did it. Why? Bc she could buy time and sympathy against the second consorts plan to get her son married before she found a wife for her own son. The emperor can also use this opportunity to accuse a political rival and destroy their family, say the fl’s family to weaken her position, or rope the duke into accusing someone innocent to save his reputation so the emperor can get the duke in his pocket.
2. The emperor doesn’t care if the Duke finds a culprit. If the duke discovers the Empress poisoned herself or the emperor, the emperor will just cover it up and use it to suppress the the empress and if he doesn’t discover it then the emperor can use the failed investigation to suppress the Duke.
Spacetrebuchet
So this is what I think happened.
1. The empress consort poisoned herself or the emperor did it. Why? Bc she could buy time and sympathy against the second consorts plan to get her son married before she found a wife for her own son. The emperor can also use this opportunity to accuse a political rival and destroy their family, say the fl’s family to weaken her position, or rope the duke into accusing someone innocent to save his reputation so the emperor can get the duke in his pocket.
2. The emperor doesn’t care if the Duke finds a culprit. If the duke discovers the Empress poisoned herself or the emperor, the emperor will just cover it up and use it to suppress the the empress and if he doesn’t discover it then the emperor can use the failed investigation to suppress the Duke.
Trucksanstan
Nice panel.. FL finally laughed without any bad intentions
Zhongli simp
Is there any missing panels? I fell like it had skipped something
Narujve
I can’t wait to see how her revenge will unfold